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\viewkind4\uc1\pard\lang1033\f0\fs20 DIGITAL SPATIAL DATA DOCUMENTATION FORM               ENTRY DATE: 10/30/2003\par
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NAME OF DATA SET:             2002 Land Use/Land Cover for Maryland\par
KEYWORDS:                     Land Use/Land Cover\par
ORIGINATING AGENCY:           Maryland Department of Planning\par
DIVISION:                     Planning Data Services\par
PHONE NUMBER:                 (410) 767-4450\par
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DESCRIPTION OF DATA SET:      Level 2 U.S.G.S. Classification of land use/land\par
                               cover for each Maryland County and Baltimore City.\par
                               Initially developed using high altitude aerial\par
                               photography and satellite imagery. Urban land\par
                               use categories were further refined using parcel\par
                               data from MDPropertyView.\par
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PROJECT OR INTENDED PURPOSE:  To display generalized land use/land Cover to support\par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab  mapping efforts related to Smart Growth and \par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab  Neighborhood Conservation in Maryland.\par
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RELATED DATA SETS (include catalog #:)              1997 SPOT Satellite Imagery\par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab     2002 Aerial Photography\par
                                                    MDPropertyView (2002 Edition)\par
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SOURCE OF DIGITAL DATA (agency/vendor/other):       Maryland Department of Planning\par
TYPE OF DATA (raster/vector/cad/database/text):     Vector\par
TYPE OF SOURCE MATERIAL (Map/photo/field/document): Aerial Photography/Satellite Imagery                                               \par
SCALE OR ACCURACY OF SOURCE MATERIAL:               1 inch equals 1 mile (1:63,360)\par
DATE(s) OF SOURCE MATERIAL:                         2002\par
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METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION/DIGITIZATION:  Various land use categories were identified\par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab   \tab\tab using satellite imagery. Land uses were\par
\tab\tab\tab\tab\tab   \tab\tab then digitized in a vector format. Urban\par
                                          land use types were identified\\verified\par
                                          using parcel information available from\par
                                          MDPropertyView.\par
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DATE(s) OF DIGITAL PRODUCTION:           2003\par
STATUS OF DATA SET:                      Complete\par
INTENDED ACCURACY OR OUTPUT SCALE:       1:63,360\par
RESOLUTION (pixel size or min. unit):    10 acre minimum mapping unit\par
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GEOGRAPHIC AREA COVERED:                 Coverage for all of Maryland is Complete.\par
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GEOGRAPHIC UNITS (quad/county/other):    County\par
COORDINATE SYSTEM AND UNITS:             Maryland State Plane Coordinates - meters\par
HORIZONTAL DATUM (1927/1983):            NAD 1983 \par
VERTICAL DATUM:                          N/A\par
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ATTRIBUTES OR DATA BASE: (see list of definitions on page two of this metadata)\par
FORMAT OF DATA:                          ARC/INFO Export File Format, Shapefile format.\par
FILE/COVERAGE SIZE (mb/unit):            40 megabytes\par
AVAILABLE MEDIA:                         CD ROM\par
AVAILABLE HARDCOPY:                      Yes. Color maps are available upon request.\par
CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS:             Contact the Maryland Department of Planning.\par
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