Port Districts: Santa Cruz County, California, 2015
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- This polygon shapefile contains port districts 1 and 2 in the County of Santa Cruz, California. The port districts qualify as special districts and are governed by an elected, 5 person Board of Commissioners. The specific powers of the Board of Commissioners are to acquire, construct, maintain, operate, develop and regulate all facilities incidental to or necessary for the operation and development of a port, ports or waterways. This includes but is not limited to wharves, docks, belt railroads, warehouses, etc. (from pg 71 A Guide to Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) Procedures - San Diego LAFCO 1995). In addition, the Board of Commissioners may provide for and supervise pilots and pilotage of vessels, provide streets leading to the waterfront, establish a plan and system of harbors and do all necessary acts to carry out its purpose. LAFCO was created in 1963 to encourage orderly formation of local government agencies, preserve agricultural land resources and discourage urban sprawl. LAFCos are responsible for coordinating logical and timely changes in local governmental boundaries, conducting special studies that review ways to reorganize, simplify, and streamline governmental structure and preparing a sphere of influence for each city and special district within each county. This layer is part of a collection of GIS data created for Santa Cruz County, California.
- Purpose
- The Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Unit falls under the purview of the County of Santa Cruz Information Services Department. The GIS Unit serves all County departments and external customers and provides data on land, features and people of Santa Cruz County. Santa Cruz County encompasses 4 cities and approximately 265,000 people. This coverage can be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying and map output production, or to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analyses of geospatial data.
Description
| Type of resource | cartographic, software, multimedia |
|---|---|
| Form | Shapefile |
| Extent | 4.516 |
| Place | Santa Cruz, California, US |
| Publisher | County of Santa Cruz Information Services Department |
| Date valid | 2015 |
| Publication date | 2015 |
| Language | English |
| Digital origin | born digital |
| Map data | Scale not given. ; EPSG::2227 W 122°4ʹ18ʺ--W 121°55ʹ11ʺ/N 37°2ʹ52ʺ--N 36°56ʹ53ʺW 122°4ʹ12ʺ--W 121°55ʹ15ʺ/N 37°2ʹ46ʺ--N 36°56ʹ53ʺ, Scale not given ; EPSG::4326 |
Creators/Contributors
| Creator | Garcia, Paul |
|---|---|
| Creator | Price, Matt |
Subjects
| Subject | Port districts |
|---|---|
| Subject | Harbors |
| Subject | Santa Cruz County (Calif.) |
| Subject | 2015 |
| Subject | Inland Waters |
| Genre | Geospatial data |
| Genre | Cartographic dataset |
Bibliographic information
| Supplemental information | GIS Layer Number = 7A/ Boundaries were first converted from Local Area Formation Commission (LAFCO) paper maps to AutoCAD drawings. These were plotted and reviewed by the LAFCO executive officer. |
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| Use limitation | These data were compiled from many different sources; therefore, the accuracy of the individual layers varies significantly, and some layers do not align exactly with others. In the urban areas, data are generally accurate within five to ten feet of their true geographic coordinates, but in the rural areas, data may be accurate to only within three hundred feet. With these limitations, the County of Santa Cruz disclaims any responsibility for the accuracy or correctness of this data. This disclaimer is exclusive and in lieu of any warranties, fitness for particular purpose, and/or any other type of warranty, whether expressed or implied. |
| WGS84 Cartographics | This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection. |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/rh989mc8372 |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use.
- Copyright
- This work is in the Public Domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright.
Preferred citation
- Preferred citation
- County of Santa Cruz Information Services Department. (2015). Port Districts: Santa Cruz County, California, 2015. Santa Cruz County, California. Available at http://purl.stanford.edu/rh989mc8372.
Collection
Santa Cruz County, California GIS Maps & Data
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