dkgskarjx.json

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	"core": {
		"$id": "ark:/76611/dkgskarjx",
		"title": "Massachusetts Town Boundaries",
		"recordType": "Dataset",
		"excludeIndex": true,
		"shortDescription": "Boundary file showing city and town extents; geography covers the state of Massachusetts; time period reflects the present",
		"fullDescription": "This dataset represents town boundaries in the state of Massachusetts. The geographic coverage is the state of Massachusetts. The time coverage reflects the present day. MassGIS created and maintains this dataset. The LMEC has included it in our portal because it is the source of our [standardized town boundaries data](.//catalog/dkgsk7g8m).",
		"dataTypes": ["MultiPolygon"],
		"bboxPreview": {
			"previewSRS": "EPSG:4326",
			"lowerCorner": [-73.508210, 41.239062],
			"upperCorner": [-69.928093, 42.886778]
		},
		"accessCondition": "This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use."
	},
	"access": [{
		"$id": "ark:/76611/dkgskarjx/endpoint/1",
		"accessURL": "http://download.massgis.digital.mass.gov/shapefiles/state/townssurvey_shp.zip",
		"title": "Massachusetts Town Boundaries Zipped Shapefile",
		"source": "MassGIS",
		"format": "Zipped Shapefile"
	}],
	"tags": {
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			"LCSH": [{
					"authorityName": "LCSH",
					"authorityID": "http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects.html",
					"subjectTag": "Cities and towns"
				},
				{
					"authorityName": "LCSH",
					"authorityID": "http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects.html",
					"subjectTag": "Towns"
				},
				{
					"authorityName": "LCSH",
					"authorityID": "http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects.html",
					"subjectTag": "Municipalities"
				},
				{
					"authorityName": "LCSH",
					"authorityID": "http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects.html",
					"subjectTag": "Cartography"
				}
			]
		},
		"geographic":  [{
			"authorityName": "geonames",
			"authorityID": "http://www.geonames.org/ontology#",
			"valueID": "http://sws.geonames.org/6254926",
			"placeTag": "Massachusetts"
		}],
		"temporal": {
			"temporalNotes": "This data was derived from surveys published in atlases going back to the 1890s. The original surveys were conducted in the 1890s. The Atlas series was published in the early 1900s and has since been updated by the Survey Section of the Massachusetts Highway Department (now The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) - Highway Division) with changes as they are approved by the legislature.",
			"temporalRepresentation": {
				"encoding": "https://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime",
				"valueType": "singleDate",
				"singleDate": "2020"
			},
			"temporalPublication": {
				"encoding": "https://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime",
				"valueType": "singleDate",
				"singleDate": "2020-06-16"
			}
		}
	},
	"lifecycle": {
		"acquisition":{
			"creator": "MassGIS"
		},
		"description": {
			"contextProvider": {
				"name": "Belle Lipton",
				"relationshipToData": "Archivist"
			},
			"contextPublicationDate": "2020-10-02",
			"metadataSchema": {
				"schemaName": "LMEC Data Description Schema",
				"$id": "https://github.com/bplmaps/data-description-schema/blob/master/schema.json"
			}
		},
		"maintenance": {
			"officialMaintainer": "MassGIS",
			"maintenanceFrequency": "This dataset is updated frequently, roughly once a year, at no regular interval. Maintenance notes with all versions can be found in the codebook."
		}
	},
	"considerations":{
		"machineReadability": {
			"value": 1
		},
		"humanReadability":{
			"value": 0
		},
		"socialEmbeddedness":{
			"value": 0
		}
	},
	"resources": {
		"codebooks": [{
			"$id": "https://docs.digital.mass.gov/dataset/massgis-data-community-boundaries-towns-survey-points",
			"title": "MassGIS Data: Community Boundaries (Towns) from Survey Points",
			"maintainedBy": "MassGIS",
			"notes": "Variable name breakdowns are available via the official MassGIS documentation for this dataset.",
			"important": true
		}]
	}
}