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New York City Community Districts

Data Format: ESRI Shapefile, MapInfo Table

File or table name: nycd

Coordinate system: Lambert Conformal Conic

Theme keywords: boundary, borough, community districts, boundaries

Abstract: Community Districts are mandated by the city charter to review and monitor quality of life issues for New York City neighborhoods.

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Identification Information
Data Quality Information
Spatial Data Organization Information
Spatial Reference Information
Entity and Attribute Information
Distribution Information
Metadata Reference Information


Identification Information:
Citation:
Originator: New York City Department of City Planning
Publication Date: July, 2005
Title: New York City Community Districts
Edition: 05B
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Series Information:
Series Name: BYTES of the BIG APPLE
Issue Identification: 05B
Publication Information:
Publisher: New York City Department of City Planning
Online Linkage: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/bytes/applbyte.html
Description:
Abstract:
Community Districts are mandated by the city charter to review and monitor quality of life issues for New York City neighborhoods.
Purpose:
These districts were created by the Department of City Planning to aid city agencies in administering public services.
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: May, 2005
Currentness Reference:
ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: Quarterly
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -74.257465
East Bounding Coordinate: -73.699450
North Bounding Coordinate: 40.915808
South Bounding Coordinate: 40.495805
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: Administrative and Political
Theme Keyword: boundary
Theme Keyword: borough
Theme Keyword: community districts
Theme Keyword: boundaries
Place:
Place Keyword: New York
Place Keyword: New York City
Place Keyword: Manhattan
Place Keyword: Staten Island
Place Keyword: Brooklyn
Place Keyword: Bronx
Place Keyword: Queens
Access Constraints: The data are freely available to all New York City agencies and the public.
Use Constraints:
While all possible measures have been taken to ensure the accuracy of this data, the NYC Department of City Planning and the City of New York assume no responsibility for the accuracy of this data. All users should independently verify the accuracy of the data for their purposes.
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NYC Department of City Planning
Contact Position: BYTES of the BIG APPLE Coordinator
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
22 Reade St, 5N
City: New York
State or Province: NY
Postal Code: 10007
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 212.720.3505
Native Data Set Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535

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Data Quality Information:
Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy:
Lineage:

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Spatial Data Organization Information:
Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector
Point and Vector Object Information:
SDTS Terms Description:
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: G-polygon
Point and Vector Object Count: 71

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Spatial Reference Information:
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
Planar:
Map Projection:
Map Projection Name: Lambert Conformal Conic
Lambert Conformal Conic:
Standard Parallel: 40.666667
Standard Parallel: 41.033333
Longitude of Central Meridian: -74.000000
Latitude of Projection Origin: 40.166667
False Easting: 984250.000000
False Northing: 0.000000
Planar Coordinate Information:
Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate Representation:
Abscissa Resolution: 0.000256
Ordinate Resolution: 0.000256
Planar Distance Units: survey feet
Geodetic Model:
Horizontal Datum Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257222

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Entity and Attribute Information:
Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: nycd
Attribute:
Attribute Label: OBJECTID
Attribute Definition:
Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition Source:
ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: COMMDIST
Attribute Definition:
Community District or Joint Interest Area defined by the polygon
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 101-112
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Manhattan Community Districts
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 201-212
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Bronx Community Districts
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 301-318
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Brooklyn Community Districts
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 401-414
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Queens Community Districts
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 501-503
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Staten Island Community Districts
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 164
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Central Park
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 226
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Van Cortlandt Park
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 227
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Bronx Park
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 228
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Pelham Bay Park
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 355
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Prospect Park
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 356
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Brooklyn Gateway National Recreational Area
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 480
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
LaGuardia Airport
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 481
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Flushing Meadows / Corona Park
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 482
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Forest Park
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 483
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
JFK International Airport
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 484
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Queens Gateway National Recreational Area
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: 595
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Staten Island Gateway National Recreational Area
Attribute Value Accuracy Information:
Attribute Value Accuracy Explanation:
Two portions of the city, Marble Hill and Rikers Island, are legally located in one borough and are each serviced by different boroughs. The COMMDIST codes associated with these areas are the community districts they are serviced by. Specifically, Marble Hill is legally located in Manhattan but is serviced by the Bronx and has Bronx COMMDIST codes of 207 or 208. Rikers Island has a Queens COMMDIST code of 401 since it is serviced by Queens even though it is legally located in the Bronx.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Shape
Attribute Definition:
Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition Source:
ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain:
Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Shape.area
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Shape.len

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Distribution Information:
Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NYC Department of City Planning
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
22 Reade St.
City: New York
State or Province: New York
Postal Code: 10007
Country: USA
Contact Instructions:
Available at the following website: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/bytes/applbyte.html
Resource Description: Downloadable Data
Standard Order Process:
Digital Form:
Digital Transfer Information:
Transfer Size: 0.437
Fees: Free

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Metadata Reference Information:
Metadata Date: 20050203
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Organization: New York City Department of City Planning
Contact Position: BYTES of the BIG APPLE Coordinator
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
22 Reade St, 5N
City: New York
State or Province: New York
Postal Code: 10007
Contact Voice Telephone: 212.720.3505
Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention: local time
Metadata Extensions:
Online Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Profile Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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