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Identification Information
Citation Information
Originator Techni Graphic Systems, Inc.
Publication Date 20071101
Title colleges
Edition 3rd Quarter 2007
Geospatial Data Presentation Form vector digital data
Publication Place Augusta ME
Publisher Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS)
Online Linkage http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/
Abstract Colleges and Universities in Maine The Colleges and Universities dataset is composed of any type of Post Secondary Education such as: colleges, universities, technical schools, trade schools, business schools, satellite (branch) campuses, etc. that grant First Professional, Associate, Bachelors, Masters, or Doctoral degrees. Text fields in this dataset have been set to all upper case to facilitate consistent database engine search results. All diacritics (e.g. the German umlaut or the Spanish tilde) have been replaced with their closest equivalent English character to facilitate use with database systems that may not support diacritics. The currentness of this dataset is indicated by the [CONTDATE] attribute. Based upon this attribute, the oldest record dates from 07/10/2007 and the newest record dates from 07/11/2007.
Purpose Homeland SecurityUse Cases: Use cases help define and clarify requirements, and describe how the data may be used.1) Identification of populations that may need to be evacuated in the event of an emergency.2) Notification of groups of people who may be at risk from a contagious disease outbreak.
Time Period of Content
Beginning Date 20070710
Beginning Time Unknown
Ending Date 20070711
Ending Time Unknown
Currentness Reference ground condition
Status
Progress Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency Unknown
Bounding Coordinates
West Bounding Coordinate -70.596173
East Bounding Coordinate -67.242857
North Bounding Coordinate 47.250853
South Bounding Coordinate 43.310233
Keywords
Theme Universities and colleges, Community colleges, Junior colleges, Cooking schools, Business schools, Medical colleges, Trade schools, Law schools, Dental schools, Military education, Sports camps, Conservatories of music, Art Study and teaching, Massage therapy, Aviation technician training course., Theological seminaries, Executives Training of, Bible colleges, Technical institutes, Church and college, Health occupations schools, Islamic universities and colleges, Private universities and colleges, Public universities and colleges, Universities and colleges Religion (LCSH - Library of Congress subject headings (Washington, DC: LC, Cataloging Distribution Service))
Theme structure (ISO 19115 Topic Category)
Place Maine (LCSH - Library of Congress subject headings (Washington, DC: LC, Cataloging Distribution Service) http://authorities.loc.gov)
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints None
Contact Person Mike Thompson
Contact Organization Techni Graphic Systems, Inc.
Contact Position Director of Geospatial Datasets
Address Type Mailing and Physical Address
Address 2000 Noble Drive
City Wooster
State or Province OH
Postal Code 44691
Country USA
Contact Voice Telephone 330-263-6222
Contact Facsimile Telephone 330-263-6294
Contact Electronic Mail Address mthompson@tgstech.com
Hours of Service 8am - 5pm, Monday - Friday, Eastern Time
Security Classification System DOD
Security Classification Unclassified
Security Handling Description Unclassified
Native Data Set Environment Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.0.1324
Attribute Accuracy Report For entities that were contacted, the name, address, city, state, and five (5) digit zip codes were verified to be correct as of the date indicated by the [CONTDATE] attribute. The existence of the entity was also verified, as well as whether or not it met the criteria for inclusion in this dataset. Four (4) digit zip code extensions were derived from USPS (United States Postal Service) data and were not verified.ID Check: The [ID] attribute is not blank and all IDs are unique.Coordinate Check: Coordinates are not null or zero and the x and y fields match the shape.Basic Address Check: Physical addresses were verified to be non blank and to not be a "PO Box", "General Delivery", "Highway Contract", or "Rural Route" address.Highway Address without Type Check: Physical addresses containing the word "Highway" or "Route" were verified to also contain a type designator such as "State", "US", or "County", if one actually exists for the highway or route. These type designators are often missing from addresses, leading to confusion if more than one "Highway" of the given number exists in an area.Basic Name Check: Entity name is not blank, is not the same as entity city, and has a minimum of 2 characters. Name does not contain punctuation characters that can interfere with database operations, such as " (quote) and * (asterisk).Basic Phone Check: All phone numbers (including the area code) are ten (10) numeric digits. Alphabetic characters have been converted to the corresponding numeric digit.County FIPS to State Compare Check: The county represented by the tabular FIPS Code attribute is actually in the state specified by the state attribute.County Name to State Compare Check: The county represented by the tabular county name attribute is actually in the state specified by the state attribute.Phone Number Format Check: Phone numbers (including area code) were verified to be formatted as nnn-nnn-nnnn.NPA_NXX Check: Area codes
Logical Consistency Report See "Attribute_Accuracy_Report". Many of the checks described in that section check for both attribute accuracy and logical consistency.
Completeness Report This dataset consists of Colleges and Universities in Maine.Secondary education facilities, Administrative offices, or Post Secondary Education facilities that are non degree granting schools are intended to be excluded from this dataset, but a few may be included.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report The geographic location of contacted entities was verified to be correct relative to the street data and version indicated by the [ST_VENDOR] and [ST_VERSION] attributes. The horizontal accuracy is indicated by the [GEOPREC] attribute. A value of "BLOCKFACE" indicates the entity was geocoded on the correct block and correct side of the street. A value of "ONENTITY" indicates that the location is on the entity's facility as determined by USGS DOQQ imagery and that it is on the correct block and correct side of the street.
Citation Information
Originator State Partners and TGS research
Publication Date 2007
Title Colleges and Universities
Edition Unspecified
Geospatial Data Presentation Form vector digital data
Publication Place Augusta ME
Publisher Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS)
[smcilnkh]  false
[smcisrcm]  Online
Calendar Date 2007
Time of Day Unknown
[smcisrcc]  publication date
Type of Source Media Online
Calendar Date 2007
Time of Day Unknown
Source Currentness Reference publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation Coll_Univ
Source Contribution This was used as a source for Colleges and Universities.
Citation Information
Originator NAVTEQ
Publication Date 2006
Title NAVSTREETS
Edition 2006.3
Publication Place Augusta ME
Publisher Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS)
[smcilnkh]  false
Calendar Date 2006
Time of Day Unknown
[smcisrcc]  publication date
Calendar Date 2006
Time of Day Unknown
Source Currentness Reference publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation NAVTEQ_Streets_2006_Q4
Source Contribution NAVTEQ streets were used as a reference in the automatic geocoding and manual geolocating of entities during processing.
Process Description TGS Processing1) Verified name, physical address, and phone numbers by contacting the entity or an authority responsible for the entity.2) Determined or verified the geospatial location for the entity through contact with entity or authority responsible for entity. Entities were asked to describe their geospatial location relative to land marks visible in ortho imagery.3) All text fields were set to upper case.4) Leading and trailing spaces were trimmed from all text fields. These spaces can interfere with some database queries.5) Non printable and diacritic characters were removed from all text fields. These values have been found to prevent data from being loaded into some spatial database engines.
Source Used Citation Abbreviation Coll_Univ
Source Used Citation Abbreviation NAVTEQ_Streets_2006_Q4
Process Date 20070911
Contact Person Nicole Hackworth
Contact Organization Techni Graphic Systems, Inc.
Contact Position Project Manager
Address Type Mailing and Physical Address
Address 2000 Noble Dr
City Wooster
State or Province OH
Postal Code 44691
Country United States
Contact Voice Telephone 330-263-6222
Contact Electronic Mail Address nhackworth@tgstech.com
Hours of Service 8am - 5pm, Monday - Friday, Eastern Time
Cloud Cover 0
Direct Spatial Reference Method Vector
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type Point
Point and Vector Object Count 39
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Grid Coordinate System Name 
UTM Zone Number 19
Scale Factor at Central Meridian 0.9996
Longitude of Central Meridian -69
Latitude of Projection Origin 0
False Easting 500000
False Northing 0
Planar Coordinate Encoding Method 
Abscissa Resolution 0
Ordinate Resolution 0
Planar Distance Units m
Horizontal Datum Name North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid Name Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major Axis 6378137
Denominator of Flattening Ratio 298.257
Entity Type Label Colleges and Universities in Maine
Entity Type Definition The Colleges and Universities dataset is composed of any type of Post Secondary Education such as: colleges, universities, technical schools, trade schools, business schools, satellite (branch) campuses, etc. that grant First Professional, Associate, Bachelors, Masters, or Doctoral degrees.
Entity Type Definition Source TGS
Attribute Label ADDRESS
Attribute Definition Physical street address for entity. "PO Box", "General Delivery", "Rural Route", and "Highway Contract" addresses are not considered physical addresses and should not appear in this attribute. Some areas do not have regular city style addressing so entities in those areas may not have a street number. In such cases, the name of the road they are located on is listed in this attribute. Some rural areas may not have named roads. In these rare cases, this attribute will be blank.
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Unrepresentable Domain Text
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label ADDRESS2
Attribute Definition Location within physical address, e.g., floor, suite, building.
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Unrepresentable Domain Text
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label ANGLE
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label AREA
Attribute Definition Three (3) digit telephone area code for entity.
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Unrepresentable Domain Valid area codes without punctuation. Only numeric digits are used. A list of valid area codes can be found at http://www.nanpa.com
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label CITY
Attribute Definition The name of the city associated with the entity's physical address. For physical addresses that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) delivers to, this should be a "city" acceptable to the USPS as defined in their Address Information System (AIS). Sometimes the USPS does not deliver mail to a physical address but recognizes the location (i.e., they list the location as "undeliverable"). The cities associated with these locations are acceptable. In some cases, the USPS does not recognize individual physical addresses in a city, rather, they list the city as having "General Delivery". In these cases, the city and associated zip code are acceptable (the entity's [ADDRESS] attribute will contain a street address, not "general delivery"). The entity may not actually be located within the city limits of the "city" specified in its city field. Instead, it may actually be located within the city limits of another city. In some cases, the "city" that appears in this attribute may not even be a city in an administrative sense, but it is still an acceptable "city" to the USPS. An example of this is "Notre Dame, IN". There is no city in Indiana called "Notre Dame", but this is considered an acceptable city by the USPS for any delivery going to the University of Notre Dame which is actually located in the city of South Bend. "Notre Dame", like most USPS cities, is an easily recognized place, and it gives the user of the data a good general idea of where the entity is located (if the entity is located in a small municipality, the USPS "city" may be more recognizable than the name of the municipality), and it would be part of the address one would use to send a shipment to the entity's location. Using the USPS acceptable "city" also allows someone to do a logical consistency check between the zip code and the city by using the USPS AIS.Sometimes an entity may report a city that is not accepted by the USPS, and although TGS has tried to replace those cities with an acceptable alter
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Unrepresentable Domain Text
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label CONTDATE
Attribute Definition Date entity was contacted by TGS.
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Unrepresentable Domain Date
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label CONTHOW
Attribute Definition Method by which entity was contacted.
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Enumerated Domain Value PHONE
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Entity was contacted by phone.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source TGS
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label COUNTY
Attribute Definition County name where entity is located.
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Codeset Name Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Codeset Source US Department of the Interior - US Geologic Survey
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label DEGREE
Attribute Definition Highest level of degree offered by the institution.The values in this attribute have not been validated or checked by TGS.
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Enumerated Domain Value ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Indicates the facility highest level of degree offered is an Associate's Degree.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source TGS
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label DIRECTIONS
Attribute Definition Directions to entity location, or description of the entity's location.
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Unrepresentable Domain Text
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label EMERGEXT
Attribute Definition Telephone extension for emergency point of contact.
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Unrepresentable Domain Text
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label EMERGPHONE
Attribute Definition Ten (10) digit telephone number of emergency point of contact formatted as nnn-nnn-nnnn. All alphabetic characters have been translated to the corresponding numeric digit.
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Unrepresentable Domain Phone numbers, including area code, formatted as nnn-nnn-nnnn. A list of valid area code and exchange combinations can be found at http://www.nanpa.com
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label EMERGTITLE
Attribute Definition Title of person or name of office for emergency point of contact.
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Unrepresentable Domain Text
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label ENROLL
Attribute Definition Indicates the total enrollment for the facility.The values that this attribute have not been validated or checked by TGS.
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Unrepresentable Domain Number
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label FEATTYPE
Attribute Definition Geometry type of feature.
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Enumerated Domain Value POINT
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Feature is represented by point.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source TGS
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label FID
Attribute Definition Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition Source ESRI
Unrepresentable Domain Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label FIPS
Attribute Definition Five (5) digit FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) Code for the County where entity is located. The first two (2) digits represent the state and the last three (3) digits identify the county within the state.
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Codeset Name Federal Information Processing Standards Publications - Counties and Equivalent Entities of the U.S., Its Possessions, and Associated Areas
Codeset Source National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/co-codes/states.txt
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label GEODATE
Attribute Definition Date entity was geocoded by TGS.
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Unrepresentable Domain Date
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label GEOHOW
Attribute Definition Method by which entity was geocoded.
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Enumerated Domain Value AUTO
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Entity was automatically geocoded.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source TGS
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label GEOLINKID
Attribute Definition Link ID for the street segment to which the entity was geocoded. Refer to the [ST_VENDOR] and [ST_VERSION] attributes for the street vendor and version that was used to geocode the entity.
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Unrepresentable Domain Text
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label GEOPREC
Attribute Definition Geocoding precision.
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Enumerated Domain Value BLOCKFACE
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Entity is geocoded to correct block and correct side of street per street data indicated by [ST_VENDOR] and [ST_VERSION].
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source TGS
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label ID
Attribute Definition Unique identifier for feature.
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Unrepresentable Domain Text
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label METLNKID
Attribute Definition Link to Metadata.
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Unrepresentable Domain Text
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label NAICSCODE
Attribute Definition NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) Code for entity. NAICS codes (and NAICS Descriptions) have been assigned based upon the entity's primary function, regardless of if that is the function that qualified it to be included in this dataset.
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Codeset Name North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 2002)
Codeset Source US Census Bureau - http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label NAICSDESCR
Attribute Definition NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) Description for entity. The "Index Entries" that appear on the NAICS webpage (http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html) are being used to populate this attribute as opposed to the "NAICS Title". While there is a one to one correspondence between NAICS Codes and "NAICS Titles", there is a one to many relationship between NAICS Codes and the "Index Entries". By using the "Index Entries", we have placed the entities that make up this layer into more specific categories; however, the user of this data should be aware that this was not the intended purpose of these "Index Entries". The "Index Entries" were intended as a way to search the NAICS database and as a way of enumerating ways in which establishments falling under the given NAICS Code may be named. Thus, there are often two or more "Index Entries" that are synonyms, for example: "Prisons" and "Penitentiaries". In cases like this, we have standardized on one "Index Entry".NAICS Descriptions (and NAICS Codes) have been assigned based upon the entity's primary function, regardless of the function that qualified it to be included in this dataset.
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Enumerated Domain Value ACADEMIES, COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY
Enumerated Domain Value Definition ACADEMIES, COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY - [NAICS Code 611310]: Entities that are institutions of higher learning based to educate and grant degrees.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source TGS
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label NAME
Attribute Definition Name of entity.
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Unrepresentable Domain Text
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label PERIMETER
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label PHONE
Attribute Definition Seven (7) digit telephone number for entity formatted as nnn-nnnn. All alphabetic characters have been translated to the corresponding numeric digit.
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Unrepresentable Domain Phone numbers formatted as nnn-nnnn. Only numeric digits are used. The first three (3) digits (the exchange) must form a valid combination with the area code. A list of valid area code and exchange combinations can be obtained from http://www.nanpa.com
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label PHONELOC
Attribute Definition Indicates whether the phone number in the phone field rings to the actual location of the entity.
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Enumerated Domain Value YES
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Phone number rings to the actual entity location.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source TGS
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label POLYGONID
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label QC_QA
Attribute Definition Organization that performed Quality Control/Quality Assurance on the record.
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Enumerated Domain Value TGS
Enumerated Domain Value Definition TGS has performed Quality Control/Quality Assurance on the entity record after 01/01/2005.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source TGS
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label SCALE
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label SCHLIB_
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label SCHLIB_ID
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label SECCLASS
Attribute Definition Security classification of feature.
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Enumerated Domain Value UNCLASSIFIED
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Entity is unclassified.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source TGS
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label SHAPE
Attribute Definition Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition Source ESRI
Unrepresentable Domain Coordinates defining the features.
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label STATE
Attribute Definition Two (2) character abbreviation for state associated with the entity's physical address. In almost all cases this is the same as the state where the entity has been depicted geospatially. However, there are cases, particularly where an entity is part of a larger facility that cuts across state lines, where the entity's location may be depicted in a state other than the one indicated in this attribute. Also, the state in which an entity appears to be located may change depending on the scale of the state boundary theme being used.
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Codeset Name Official USPS Abbreviations - State Abbreviations
Codeset Source United States Postal Service http://www.usps.com/ncsc/lookups/usps_abbreviations.html
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label ST_VENDOR
Attribute Definition Indicates name of vendor providing original street data used for geocoding.
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Enumerated Domain Value NAVTEQ
Enumerated Domain Value Definition NAVTEQ streets were used for geocoding.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source TGS
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label ST_VERSION
Attribute Definition Indicates the year and quarter of streets used for geocoding.
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Enumerated Domain Value 2006Q4
Enumerated Domain Value Definition 2006Q4 NAVTEQ Street Data used for geocoding.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source TGS
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label Shape
Attribute Definition Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition Source ESRI
Unrepresentable Domain Coordinates defining the features.
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label X
Attribute Definition Longitude in WGS 84 Decimal Degrees.
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Range Domain Minimum -180
Range Domain Maximum 180
Attribute Units of Measurement WGS 84 Decimal Degrees
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label Y
Attribute Definition Latitude in WGS 84 Decimal Degrees.
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Range Domain Minimum -90
Range Domain Maximum 90
Attribute Units of Measurement WGS 84 Decimal Degrees
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label ZIP
Attribute Definition Five (5) digit USPS zip code for entity's physical location.
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Codeset Name USPS Address Information System - Domain is further restricted by only allowing physical (non PO Box) zip codes.
Codeset Source United States Postal Service
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label ZIPP4
Attribute Definition Four (4) digit USPS zip code extension. This attribute was automatically assigned using the entity's physical address and USPS address information system (AIS) data.
Attribute Definition Source TGS
Codeset Name USPS Address Information System (AIS) - ZIP9
Codeset Source United States Postal Service
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Entity and Attribute Overview The Colleges and Universities dataset is composed of any type of Post Secondary Education such as: colleges, universities, technical schools, trade schools, business schools, satellite (branch) campuses, etc. that grant First Professional, Associate, Bachelors, Masters, or Doctoral degrees.
Entity and Attribute Overview The Colleges and Universities dataset is composed of any type of Post Secondary Education such as: colleges, universities, technical schools, trade schools, business schools, satellite (branch) campuses, etc. that grant First Professional, Associate, Bachelors, Masters, or Doctoral degrees.
Contact Organization (MEGIS) Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems
Contact Person GIS Coordinator
Contact Position GIS Coordinator
Address Type mailing address
Address State House Station 174
City Augusta
State or Province ME
Postal Code 04333-0174
Country USA
Contact Voice Telephone 207 624-7700
Contact Facsimile Telephone 207 287-3842
Hours of Service Monday through Friday 0800 - 1700 EST
Resource Description http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/
Distribution Liability Users must assume responsibility to determine the usability of this data for their purposes. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems, no warranty expressed or implied is made by MEGIS regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Neither the Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems, nor any of its contributors, is liable for misuse of the data, for damage, for transmission of viruses, or for computer contamination through the distribution of these data sets.
Format Name ESRI Shapefile
Format Version Number ARC Version 9.x
Format Specification ArcView Shapefile Format
Format Information Content MEGIS has made all vector layers, in the Maine GIS Internet Data Catalog, available in ESRI's ArcView shapefile format. A shapefile is a simple non-topological format that stores the geometry and attribute information for a set of geographic features as a set of vector (point, line, polygon) coordinates. Shapefiles draw quickly and directly in ArcView, ArcGIS, ArcExplorer. Shapefiles are a compatible data type for many other types of GIS software. Three files are fundamental to each shapefile: .shp stores the feature geometry (shape and location information); .shx stores the index of the feature geometry; .dbf a dBASE (TM) file stores the attribute information for the features. Other index files may be created to help speed analysis and query: these file formats are .sbn .sbx .ain .aix .fbn and .fbx. In addition you may find projection .prj, and metadata .xml, files associated with shapefiles.
File Decompression Technique Data available from this website is in .zip compressed format. WinZip is a Windows based, PKZip-compatible compression utility. You will need a program like this to extract the data.
[accinstr]  These data are available to Internet browsers for download from the Maine GIS Internet Data Catalog - http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/Data available from this website is in .zip compressed format. WinZip is a Windows based, PKZip-compatible compression utility. You will need a program like this to extract the data.If you are not already a GIS user, free software for viewing these files is available from Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) - www.esri.com
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Fees Data may be downloaded from Maine GIS Internet Data Catalog at no charge.
Turnaround Data is available for immediate download from the Maine GIS Internet Data Catalog.
Technical Prerequisites If you are not already a GIS user, free software for viewing these files is available from Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) http://www.esri.com/
Contact Organization Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems
Contact Position GIS Coordinator
Address Type mailing address
Address State House Station 174
City Augusta
State or Province ME
Postal Code 04333-0174
Country USA
Contact Voice Telephone (207) 624-7700
Contact Facsimile Telephone (207) 287-3842
Hours of Service Monday through Friday 0800 - 1700 EST
Distribution Liability Users must assume responsibility to determine the usability of this data for their purposes.
Format Name ARCSDE
Format Version Number ArcSDE 9.x
Format Information Content Oracle 9i
[accinstr]  Please contact the Maine Office of GIS (MEGIS) for access instructions.
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Fees Access is available through Maine's wide area network; WAN users may contact the Maine Office of Information Technology, Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS) for a login.
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date 20070911
Metadata Review Date 20100114
Metadata Future Review Date 
Metadata Contact
Contact Person Mike Thompson
Contact Organization Techni Graphic Systems, Inc.
Contact Position Director of Geospatial Datasets
Address Type Mailing and Physical Address
Address 2000 Noble Drive
City Wooster
State or Province OH
Postal Code 44691
Country USA
Contact Voice Telephone 330-263-6222
Contact Facsimile Telephone 330-263-6294
Contact Electronic Mail Address mthompson@tgstech.com
Hours of Service 8am - 5pm, Monday - Friday, Eastern Time
Metadata Standard Name FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention local time
Metadata Access Constraints none
Metadata Use Constraints none
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