Mississippi Automated Resource Information System (MARIS) 2009Communitiesvector digital datahttp://www.maris.state.ms.us/statewide.html enLocations of populated places not including incorporated cities or census designated places. This data was created using the US Geological Survey's Geographic Names (GNIS) file for Mississippi. In July 2009, MARIS staff added over 250 communities to this data layer using the MS DOT county highway maps.Data were compiled as part of a statewide GIS repository effort.This data is part of Phase II updates dated 1989 for Mississippi. Updates occured in July 2009. 1989 publication date Complete As needed -91.688585-88.09866834.99309530.212565 322999.776500650762.4709001047850.6637001576482.824200 none townsvillagesettlement none Mississippi USA societyboundariesISO19115location none Data users are encouraged to read this metadata record to better comprehend and utilize the described data set. MARIS should be recognize as a source data provider on all data derived from this data set. The data are not survey products and not intended for legal use. Mississippi Automated Resource Information System (MARIS) Steve Walker GIS Operations Manager mailing and physical address

3825 Ridgewood Road

Jackson MS 39211-6453 USA (601) 432-6149 (601) 432-6893 swalker@ihl.state.ms.us Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000 Shapefile Attribute values were validated via cross-checks with exisiting data resources including photographs, maps, imagery, and scientific reports. All line work is checked for topological integrity and to ensure that polygons are fully enclosed, no duplicate lines or points exists, line segments are composed of sequentially numbered coordinate pairs, intersecting lines are separated by a node, and no dangling lines exist. Topological checks and strucuturing are performed using the ArcInfo software. Data dictionary specification are automatically implemented via the ESRI Info database management software. Data collected from external data providers are randomly verified. The data are complete with respect to the data publication date and scale. Feature locations were were validated via cross-checks with exisiting data resources including photographs, maps, imagery, and scientific reports. Data was created from the comma-delimeted ASCII file MS_deci.html containing x,y coordinate pairs. The coverage was then projected by MARIS staff from Lat/Long into MSTM. Populated places were extracted using the GNIS attribute type='ppl' meaning place or area with clustered or scattered buildings and a permanent human population. The points that were also incoroporated cities or census designated places were deleted using intersects with the cityi and cityp data layers. USGS - GNIS ESRI ArcGIS 9.02002 U.S. Geological Survey198924000 and 100000online19691989publication dateUSGSOriginal Data sourceMARIS staff used the MS DOT county highway maps to locate over 250 additional communites not on the GNIS file. This data was added using heads-up digitization with the MS 811 highways and streets layers as backgroung along with the 2007 Census places layer.MS DOT2009072707240200Jim SteilMARISDirector601-432-6354jsteil@ihl.state.ms.usM-F 8 - 5 CDTArcGIS 9.3Variespaper1984publication dateMS DOTLocations of additional communities not included in the GNIS file. FIPS = 28 (Mississippi) VectorSimplePointFALSE2295FALSEFALSEEntity point2295 coordinate pair 0.0000010.000001 meters Transverse Mercator0.999834-89.75000032.500000500000.0000001300000.000000 North American Datum of 1983 Geodetic Reference System 80 6378137.000000 298.257222 GCS_North_American_1983mstm Steve Walker Mississippi Automated Resource Information System (MARIS) GIS Operations Manager mailing and physical address

3825 Ridgewood Road

Jackson MS 39211-6453 USA 601.432.6149 601.432.6893 swalker@ihl.state.ms.us 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. CST stowns The information contained in this catalog and data distributed by the Board of Trustees / Institutions of Higher Learning's MARIS Technical Center (MTC) is derived from a variety of public and private sector sources considered  to be dependable, but the accuracy, completeness, and currency thereof are not guaranteed. The IHL/MTC makes no warranties, expressed or implied as to the accuracy, completeness, currency, reliability, or suitability for any particular purpose of information or data contained in or generated from the state geographic database. Additionally, the State of Mississippi, the Board of  Trustees for IHL or any employee thereof assume no liability associated with the use of these data. ARCE (ArcInfo export ), ArcGIS (shapefile) TAR, WinZip 0.0610.061 http://www.maris.state.ms.us/Data_Warehouse/Download_Data/download_data.html CD-ROM CD Write Direct downloads and CDs of standard MARIS products are available free of charge 20090810 Mississippi Automated Resource Information System (MARIS) Steve Walker GIS Operations Manager mailing and physical address

3825 Ridgewood Road

Jackson MS 39211-6453 USA (601) 432-6149 (601) 432-6893 swalker@ihl.state.ms.us FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 local time none none http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html ESRI Metadata Profile enhttp://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.htmlESRI Metadata Profile 2009072707240200FALSE20090810140619002009081014061900{55AEC743-D593-47F4-A54A-6B92ADCCF2FF}Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000Communities322999.7765650762.47091576482.82421047850.66371-91.688585-88.09866834.99309530.2125651ISO 19115 Geographic Information - MetadataDIS_ESRI1.0dataset002file://\\SWALKER-6712\E$\DATA\New_Standard_Base_Data\Statewide\Communities.shpLocal Area Network0.061Shapefile20090810mstm2295CommunitiesFeature Class2295place or area with clustered or scattered buildings and a permanent human populationUSGS GNISFIDFIDOID400Internal feature number.ESRISequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.ShapeShapeGeometry000Feature geometry.ESRICoordinates defining the features.AREAAREAFloat19Area in meters - 0 for pointsESRInumbering schema11PERIMETERPERIMETERFloat19Perimeter in meters - 0 for pointsESRInumbering schema11NAMENAMEString45Name of placeUSGS GNISnaming schemaCLASSCLASSString9pplpopulated placeUSGS GNISppl_dotpopulated place from MS DOT mapsMARISData SourceMARIS/ USGS GNIS