      DIGITAL SPATIAL DATA DOCUMENTATION FORM                ENTRY DATE: 8/14/02

      NAME OF DATA SET:              2002 Congressional Districts for Maryland
      KEYWORDS:		             Congressional Districts

      ORIGINATING AGENCY:   	     Maryland Department of Planning
      DIVISION:                      Planning Data Services
      PHONE NUMBER:                  (410) 767-4450

      DESCRIPTION OF DATA SET:	2002 Congressional Districts for Maryland.
		Derived from U.S. Census Bureau TIGER\Line Files for Maryland.

      PROJECT OR INTENDED PURPOSE:2000 Population Apportionment for Redistricting
      
      RELATED DATA SETS (include catalog #:)  2002 Legislative Districts

      DIGITAL DATA (agency/vendor/other):     Maryland Department of Planning
      TYPE OF DATA (raster/vector/cad/database/text):     Vector
      TYPE OF SOURCE MATERIAL (Map/photo/field/document): U.S. Census Bureau 
                                                 TIGER\Line Files for Maryland

      SCALE OR ACCURACY OF SOURCE MATERIAL:   1:100,000 (varies)

      DATE(s) OF SOURCE MATERIAL:             2000
      METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION/DIGITIZATION: 2000 Census Blocks were aggregated 
                                              to create Congressional Districts.

      DATE(s) OF DIGITAL PRODUCTION:          May 6, 2002
      STATUS OF DATA SET:                     Completed
      INTENDED ACCURACY OR OUTPUT SCALE       1:100,000 (varies)
      RESOLUTION (pixel size or min. unit     N\A

      GEOGRAPHIC AREA COVERED:                All of Maryland covered
      GEOGRAPHIC UNITS (quad/county/other     State
      COORDINATE SYSTEM AND UNITS:            Maryland State Plane Coordinates
      HORIZONTAL DATUM (1927/1983):           NAD 1983 meters (U.S. State Plan)
      VERTICAL DATUM:                         N/A
      
      ATTRIBUTES OR DATA BASE (list fields or refer to documentation):
      FORMAT OF DATE:                         ARC VIEW Shape File and Block Assignment 
                                              file in Dbase formats are available.
      FILE/COVERAGE SIZE (mb/unit):           3.4 and 2.1 megabytes       
      AVAILABLE MEDIA:                        CD-ROM
      AVAILABLE HARDCOPY:                     Yes, black and white and color maps are 
                                              available for a fee or via web:
                                      http://www.mdp.state.md.us/redistrict/index.htm

      CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS:            Contact the Maryland Department of Planning 
                                              for a copy of the Product Announcement 
                                              describing this data set.

      COMMENTS: Any questions related to Congressional and Legislative Districts contact:
       Nasrin Rahman 
       Department of Planning
       Planning Data Services, Redistricting
       301 W. Preston St. Baltimore, MD 21201
       Phone # (410)767-4211
       Email nrahman@mdp.state.md.us



