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Subject:        Re: : legal boundaries
Date:   Tue, 6 Feb 2007 14:03:08 -0600
From:   Nat Case <[log in to unmask]>
To:     Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>



Legal municipal boundaries are a state matter; the secretary of state
for a state often has the current legal definitions, and is
responsible for approving and recording annexations and other
changes. Since these are constantly changing, they my not be entirely
up-to-date in the state GIS site(s). Some states of course have very
stable boundaries (the 13 colonies =+Vermont & Maine).

The Census TIGER files include sub-county administrative boundaries,
but they are likely even less up-to-date than the state data.

Nat Case
Hedberg Maps


At 1:22 PM -0600 2/6/07, Angie Cope wrote:
>-------- Original Message --------
>Subject:        legal boundaries
>Date:   Tue, 6 Feb 2007 11:10:45 -0800
>From:   Linda P Newman <[log in to unmask]>
>To:     Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>
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>Folks, do any of you know of a source [single or multiple] where I might
>find `legal boundaries' of cities & towns given?
>
>Not spot elevations, whole legal boundaries. Seems to me that this would
>be pretty complex given the wildly irregular boundaries of our cities but I
>
>know that if a site exists, a MAPS-L person would know!
>
>Thank you!
>
>Linda Newman
>
>University of Nevada Reno


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