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<citation>
<citeinfo>
<origin>City of Bellingham</origin>
<pubdate>20090116</pubdate>
<title>City of Bellingham Annexation History</title>
<geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
<pubinfo>
<pubplace>Bellingham, WA</pubplace>
<publish>City of Bellingham, Public Works Department</publish>
</pubinfo>
<onlink>http://www.cob.org/services/maps/index.aspx</onlink>
<onlink>http://www.cob.org</onlink>
</citeinfo>
</citation>
<descript>
<abstract>Annexations is a Planning featureclass which contains the City of Bellingham's Annexation history since Incorporation as a city in 1903 .  Attributes include Name of Annexation, Year of Annexation, Ordinance Number, and size in acres of annexation.</abstract>
<purpose>The purpose of the Annexations data is to show the location of past Annexations within the City of Bellingham city limits.</purpose>
</descript>
<timeperd>
<timeinfo>
<sngdate>
<caldate>20090204</caldate>
</sngdate>
</timeinfo>
<current>Publication date</current>
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<status>
<progress>Complete</progress>
<update>As needed</update>
</status>
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-122.527498</westbc>
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-122.396540</eastbc>
<northbc>
48.818739</northbc>
<southbc>
48.687735</southbc>
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</spdom>
<keywords>
<theme>
<themekt>ISO 19115 Topic Category</themekt>
<themekey>boundaries</themekey>
<themekey>planningCadastre</themekey>
</theme>
<theme>
<themekt>COB</themekt>
<themekey>Land</themekey>
</theme>
<theme>
<themekt>EPA GIS Keyword Thesaurus</themekt>
<themekey>Regulatory</themekey>
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<place>
<placekt>None</placekt>
<placekey>City of Bellingham</placekey>
<placekey>United States</placekey>
<placekey>Washington</placekey>
<placekey>Whatcom County</placekey>
</place>
</keywords>
<accconst>None.</accconst>
<useconst>None. Data are considered current to the date of the original source material. Please check sources, scale, accuracy, currentness and other available information. Please confirm that you are using the most recent copy of both data and metadata.</useconst>
<ptcontac>
<cntinfo>
<cntorgp>
<cntorg>City of Bellingham</cntorg>
<cntper>Public Works GIS Staff</cntper>
</cntorgp>
<cntpos>Public Works GIS Staff</cntpos>
<cntaddr>
<addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
<address>2221 Pacific St</address>
<city>Bellingham</city>
<state>WA</state>
<postal>98229</postal>
</cntaddr>
<cntvoice>360-778-7700</cntvoice>
<cntfax>360-778-7701</cntfax>
<cntemail>gishelp@cob.org</cntemail>
<cntinst>http://www.cob.org/services/maps/index.aspx</cntinst>
</cntinfo>
</ptcontac>
<secinfo>
<secsys>COB Metadata Implementation</secsys>
<secclass>No Confidentiality</secclass>
<sechandl>Standard Technical Controls</sechandl>
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<dataqual>
<logic>Tests for integrity have not been performed.</logic>
<complete>Features represent all of the Annexations within the City of Bellingham city and urban growth area limits.</complete>
<posacc>
<horizpa>
<horizpar>Horizontal positional accuracy may vary greatly throughout these data.  Consult attribute descriptions to locate a horizontal accuracy code if present.</horizpar>
</horizpa>
</posacc>
<lineage>
<procstep>
<procdesc>Metadata created.</procdesc>
<procdate>20090216</procdate>
</procstep>
<procstep>
<procdesc>Dataset copied.</procdesc>
<procdate>20090204</procdate>
</procstep>
<procstep>
<procdesc>Metadata imported.</procdesc>
<procdate>20090817</procdate>
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<horizsys>
<planar>
<mapproj>
<mapprojn>Lambert Conformal Conic</mapprojn>
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<stdparll>47.500000</stdparll>
<stdparll>48.733333</stdparll>
<longcm>-120.833333</longcm>
<latprjo>47.000000</latprjo>
<feast>1640416.666667</feast>
<fnorth>0.000000</fnorth>
</lambertc>
</mapproj>
<planci>
<plance>coordinate pair</plance>
<coordrep>
<absres>0.000195</absres>
<ordres>0.000195</ordres>
</coordrep>
<plandu>survey feet</plandu>
</planci>
</planar>
<geodetic>
<horizdn>North American Datum of 1983</horizdn>
<ellips>Geodetic Reference System 80</ellips>
<semiaxis>6378137.000000</semiaxis>
<denflat>298.257222</denflat>
</geodetic>
</horizsys>
<vertdef>
<altsys>
<altres>1.000000</altres>
<altenc>Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates</altenc>
</altsys>
</vertdef>
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<eainfo>
<detailed>
<enttyp>
<enttypl>
COBGIS.Annexations</enttypl>
<enttypd>City of Bellingham Annexations</enttypd>
<enttypds>COB</enttypds>
</enttyp>
<attr>
<attrlabl>OBJECTID</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Internal feature number</attrdef>
<attrdefs>ESRI</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>EDITOR</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Initials of the last editor of the feature</attrdef>
<attrdefs>COB</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Unrepresentable Domain</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>GLOBALID</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Internal feature number</attrdef>
<attrdefs>ESRI</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Positive Values automatically generated</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>SHAPE</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Feature Geometry</attrdef>
<attrdefs>ESRI</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Coordinates defining the features</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>SHAPE.AREA</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Area in projection units</attrdef>
<attrdefs>COB</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Unrepresentable Domain</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>EDITOR</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Initials of the last editor of the feature</attrdef>
<attrdefs>COB</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Unrepresentable Domain</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>DATECREATED</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Date the feature was created</attrdef>
<attrdefs>COB</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Dates</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>DATEMODIFIED</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Date the feature was last edited</attrdef>
<attrdefs>COB</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Dates</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>SHAPE.LEN</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Perimeter in projection units</attrdef>
<attrdefs>COB</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Unrepresentable Domain</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>ANNEXATION_NAME</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Names of Annexations as recorded in the Ordinance</attrdef>
<attrdefs>COB</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Unrepresentable Domain</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>ANNEXATION_ORDINANCE</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Ordinance Number that references the Annexation</attrdef>
<attrdefs>COB</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Unrepresentable Domain</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>ANNEXATION_CHRONOLOGY</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Numerical Value representing chronological order of Annexations</attrdef>
<attrdefs>COB</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Unrepresentable Domain</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>ANNEXATION_YEAR</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Year that the Annexation took place</attrdef>
<attrdefs>COB</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Unrepresentable Domain</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
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<overview>
<eaover>Attribute information includes name of Annexation, Ordinance Number, Chronological Order and Year of Annexation.</eaover>
<eadetcit>Citation 1: document the source materials or citation information within this element</eadetcit>
</overview>
</eainfo>
<distinfo>
<distrib>
<cntinfo>
<cntorgp>
<cntorg>City of Bellingham</cntorg>
<cntper>Planning GIS Staff</cntper>
</cntorgp>
<cntpos>Planning GIS Staff</cntpos>
<cntaddr>
<addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
<address>210 Lottie St</address>
<city>Bellingham</city>
<state>WA</state>
<postal>98225</postal>
</cntaddr>
<cntvoice>360-778-8300</cntvoice>
<cntfax>360 778-8302</cntfax>
<cntemail>gishelp@cob.org</cntemail>
<cntinst>http://www.cob.org/services/maps/index.aspx</cntinst>
</cntinfo>
</distrib>
<resdesc>Downloadable Data</resdesc>
<distliab>The City of Bellingham has developed these data and maps for its own use and no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data to evaluate data set limitations, restrictions, or intended use.  The City of Bellingham shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. The risk or liability resulting from the use of this product is entirely assumed by the user.</distliab>
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<metd>20090204</metd>
<metfrd>20110204</metfrd>
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<cntinfo>
<cntorgp>
<cntorg>City of Bellingham</cntorg>
<cntper>Planning GIS Staff</cntper>
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<cntpos>Planning GIS Staff</cntpos>
<cntaddr>
<addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
<address>210 Lottie St</address>
<city>Bellingham</city>
<state>WA</state>
<postal>98225</postal>
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<cntvoice>360-778-8300</cntvoice>
<cntfax>360 778-8302</cntfax>
<cntemail>gishelp@cob.org</cntemail>
<cntinst>http://www.cob.org/services/maps/index.aspx</cntinst>
</cntinfo>
</metc>
<metstdn>FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata</metstdn>
<metstdv>FGDC-STD-001-1998</metstdv>
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