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Wards - 2002 (Ward02Ply)

by Office of Planning on 03/05/2007

Keywords
About: Government Jurisdictions, Wards, Political Jurisdictions, Demographic, boundaries
Taking place at: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, DC, DC GIS, DCGIS

Abstract

2002 Wards. The dataset contains polygons representing boundaries of District of Columbia 2000 election wards, created as part of the DC Geographic Information System (DC GIS) for the D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) and participating D.C. government agencies. These political jurisdictions were identified from public records, including published maps and written legal descriptions and heads-up digitized from the 1995 orthophotographs, and updates from 2002.

All DC GIS data is stored and exported in Maryland State Plane coordinates NAD 83 meters.

METADATA CONTENT IS IN PROCESS OF VALIDATION AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

Purpose

This data is used for the planning and management of Washington, D.C. by local government agencies.

Access constraints

Contact OCTO GIS. Any data obtained outside of OCTO GIS are unauthorized copies.

Use constraints

Acknowledgment of the DC Geographic Information Systems Program (DC GIS). The District of Columbia Government makes no claims as to the completeness, accuracy or content of any data contained hereon, and makes no representation of any kind, including, but not limited to, the warranty of the accuracy or fitness for a particular use, nor are any such warranties to be implied or inferred with respect to the information or data furnished herein.

Point of contact

GIS Data Coordinator
in D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer

441 4th St NW, Suite 930 South
Washington DC, 20001, USA

phone: (202) 727-1761
fax: (202) 727-5660
hours: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Credits

DC GIS
D.C. Office of Planning

Data accuracy

Accuracy
Data believed to be complete and accurate as of the time period cited. Subject to change. Digital version compared with original source data for accuracy and completeness. In process of validation by source and/or responsible agency.

Logical consistency
In process of validation by source and/or responsible agency.

Completeness
Data believed to be complete and accurate, subject to change. Digital version compared with original source data for accuracy and completeness. In process of validation by source and/or responsible agency.

Horizontal positional accuracy
In process of validation by source and/or responsible agency.

Vertical positional accuracy
In process of validation by source and/or responsible agency.

Lineage / Sources

1992 D.C. Office of Planning Ward and Census Tract Boundaries Map
paper, boundaries
1992 D.C. Office of Planning Ward Boundaries Map
by D.C. Office of Planning, 1992
ANC boundaries
shapefile, locations
2002 ANC
by BOEE, 2002
Census Data - 2000
database,
Census Data - 2000
by DC Office of Planning - State Data Center, 2000

Lineage / Processes

GIS Data Coordinator in D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer 441 4th St NW, Suite 930 South Washington DC, 20001, USA phone: (202) 727-1761 fax: (202) 727-5660 hours: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm	1992 political map was heads-up digitized from the 1995 orthophotographs and a shapefile was created. A base ArcInfo coverage of correct linework (snapbase.e00) for all DC data was developed after the final delivery of the planimetric street centerlines. The political datasets were selected using the above shapefile from the snapbase coverage, creating coincident geography with the other DC GIS datasets. The resulting planimetric features were built as lines and converted to polygons. When imported into the DC GIS geodatabase, the coverages shift 0.01mm since the geodatabase supports only 11 digits of precision, not double precision (16 digits). The three political jurisdictions were created together since they share partial topology and nest partially within each other. Generally, a street centerline is used as a boundary. Line coverages, containing the polygons bounding attributes, accompany all polygons and are made available for editing and updating purposes. Attribute data was provided by public record. Planimetrics were created at a scale of 1:1,000. This means that a well defined feature falls within two feet of true position. All DC GIS data is stored and exported in Maryland State Plane coordinates NAD 83 meters.
GIS Data Coordinator in OCTO phone: 202-727-1761 fax: 202-727-5660 hours: 8:30am - 5:00pm	Through the comparison of 2000 ward, 2002 ANC, 2002 SMD, and the snapbase features, OCTO staff performed several edits to align these layers. In this effort, staff corrected six issues. For consistency, OCTO dated the layer as 2002 to match other references.
	Dataset copied.
GIS Data Coordinator in Office of the Chief Technology Officer 441 4th St NW, Suite 930 South Washington DC, 20001, USA fax: 202-727-5660 hours: 8:30am - 5:30pm	Updated the council links based on 2006 elections.

Distribution

Contact OCTO GIS.

Distribution liability
Acknowledgment of the DC Geographic Information Systems Program (DC GIS). The District of Columbia Government makes no claims as to the completeness, accuracy or content of any data contained hereon, and makes no representation of any kind, including, but not limited to, the warranty of the accuracy or fitness for a particular use, nor are any such warranties to be implied or inferred with respect to the information or data furnished herein.

Distributed by
GIS Data Coordinator
in D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer

441 4th St NW, Suite 930 South
Washington DC, 20001, USA

phone: (202) 727-1761
fax: (202) 727-5660
hours: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Entity

DCGIS.Ward02Ply

Attributes

Shape / ESRI
Feature geometry.
NAME
Ward Name
GIS_ID
Sequential OCTO-GIS number that links points and polygons.
WEB_URL
web url link
WARD_ID
Ward identifier
AREASQMI / ESRI
Ward area in square miles
SHAPE / ESRI
Feature geometry.
POPDENSITY
Ward population density
WARD2002
2002 Wards
POP2000
Census 2000 total population
MEDAGE
Median Age
POPWHITE
White population
POPBLACK
Black population
POPASIAN
Asian Population
POPIND
American Indian and Alaska Native population
POPNHP
Native Hawaiian and Pacific islander population
POPHISP
Hispanic population
FAMILYHH
Family Households
FEMALEHH
Female householder, no husband
MALEHH
Male householder, no wife
HSCH_PC
Persons 25 years and over who are high school graduates or higher
BACH_PC
Persons 25 years and over who are college graduates or higher
GRAD_PC
Persons 25 years and over with a graduate or professional degree
UNEMP_PC
Individuals 16 years and over who are unemployed
MINC_DL
Median household income
PCAP_DL
Per capita income
POVFAM_
Families in poverty
POVIND_
Individuals in poverty
SFHV_
Median value of single family housing
WPOV_PC
Percent of White Population in Poverty
BPOV_PC
Percent of Black Population in Poverty
APOV_PC
Percent of Asian Population in Poverty
HPOV_PC
Percent of Hispanic Population in Poverty
NFMHH_
Percent of Non-Family Households
AGE_0_4
Total population age 0 - 4
AGE_5_17
Total population age 5- 17
AGE_18_24
Total population age 18 - 24
AGE_25_34
Total population age 25 - 34
AGE_35_44
Total population age 35 - 44
AGE_45_54
Total population age 45 - 54
AGE_55_64
Total population age 55 - 64
AGE_65_
Total population age 65+
TOTAL_YOUT
Total Youth Population
WHITE_Y
Total Youth Population - White
BLCK_AFR_Y
Total Youth Population - Black
AM_IND_Y
Total Youth Population - American Indian
ASIAN_Y
Total Youth Population - Asian
FMHH_PC
Percent of Family Households
HAW_PAC_Y
Total Youth Population - Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
HISPANIC_Y
Total Youth Population - Hispanic
OBJECTID / ESRI
Internal feature number.
TWO_OR_MOR
Two or More Households
OTHER_Y
Total Youth Population - Other
SHAPE.AREA
SHAPE.LEN

Metadata

FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata / FGDC-STD-001-1998 as of 04/11/2009

Provided by
GIS Data Coordinator
in D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer

441 4th St NW, Suite 930 South
Washington DC, 20001, USA

phone: (202) 727-1761
fax: (202) 727-5660
hours: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm