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METADATA INFORMATION: 
     METADATA LAST CHANGE DATE: 7/17/02
GENERAL INFORMATION: 
              CITATION - TITLE: Historic Lansing: Lansing Streets 1914
        BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION: MSU Map Library, 2002
             BRIEF DESCRIPTION: ArcView shapefile of streets found within Lansing city limits in 1914. Address segments
                                included when available, so the data could be used for geocoding and/or network analysis.
      INTENDED USE/LIMITATIONS: Any use/ no limitations
         DESCRIPTION - PURPOSE: Streets found within Lansing city limits in 1914.  Address segments are included when 
                                available, so the data could be used for geocoding and/or network analysis.
                  DATA VINTAGE: 10/00
           LAST FILE EDIT DATE: 3/20/02
     ARCHIVE/TRANSFER FILE TAG: Complete - new archived data file
         CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS: Streets that did not exist in 1914 were deleted. Those existing in 1914, but not in the
                                1992 TIGER (specifically those along the I496 corridor) were digitized.
     EXPECTED UPDATE FREQUENCY: Irregular
                THEME KEYWORDS: INFRASTRUCTURE; ROADS
                THEME KEYWORDS: INFRASTRUCTURE; TRANSPORTATION
          GEOGRAPHIC AREA TYPE: State
       GEOGRAPHIC AREA NAME(S): Michigan
TECHNICAL INFORMATION - GENERAL: 
        SPATIAL REFERENCE TYPE: Vector CAD/GIS
           DATA OBJECT TYPE(S): Line/Arc/String (w/any associated text)
       DATA FILE/COVER NAME(S): 1914_rds.shp
           DATA FILE(S) FORMAT: ArcView ShapeFile
TECHNICAL INFORMATION - SPATIAL: 
            REGISTERED TO BASE: Not Applicable
             COORDINATE SYSTEM: Latitude/Longitude
     PLANAR DISTANCE/MAP UNITS: Decimal Degrees
           HORIZONTAL ACCURACY: Not Applicable
TECHNICAL INFORMATION - ATTRIBUTE/NON-SPATIAL: 
       ATTRIBUTE DATA OVERVIEW: Streets found within Lansing city limits in 1914. Address segments are included when 
                                available, so the data could be used for geocoding and/or network analysis.
SOURCE and PROCESSING INFORMATION: 
            SOURCE(S) OVERVIEW: Streets were identified from the Map of the City of Lansing, published by A. M. Emery in
                                1914. 1992 TIGER Line Files were used as a base for the street file.
        PROCESSING STEPS/NOTES: Streets that did not exist in 1914 were deleted. Those existing in 1914, but not in the
                                1992 TIGER (specifically those along the I496 corridor) were digitized.
AVAILABILITY and STATUS INFORMATION: 
       AVAILABILITY NOTES/FEES: Available to the public at no cost.
    ARCHIVE/TRANSFER FILE NAME: 1914_rds.zip
    ARCHIVE/TRANSFER FILE TYPE: WINZIP
    ARCHIVE/TRANSFER FILE SIZE: 151 KB
CONTACT INFORMATION: 
           CONTACT INFORMATION: 
                      CONTACT TYPE: All Inquiries
                  PERSON and TITLE: Kathleen Weessies, Map Librarian
                      ORGANIZATION: Michigan State University Map Library
           MAILING STREET/P.O. BOX: 308 West Main Library
                              CITY: East Lansing
                             STATE: Michigan
                          ZIP CODE: 48824
                             PHONE: (517) 432- 6123 x249
                    E-MAIL ADDRESS: weessie2@msu.edu
              CONTACT INSTRUCTIONS: Email