Contours.shp is an arc shape file which contains the City of Bellingham's contour and elevation information.
The Arc Attribute Table stores the contour elevation and type. Note: Only item fields of interest are shown in table below. All internal fields have not been described.
| Item | Type | Length | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| elevation | Float | 4 | Elevation of features. |
| type | Character | 10 | Type of line (for indexing): - 25 contour, - 5 contour. |
The AutoCAD contour and topography drawings were converted to ArcInfo in 1997 by city staff.
| Projection | Stateplane, Washington North |
| Units | Feet |
| FIPSZone | 4601 |
| Datum | NAD27 |
| Spheroid | Clarke 1866 |
| Xshift | 609601.21920 |
| Yshift | 0.0 |
| Parameters | None |
Xmin = 1585967.475
Ymin = 619937.749
Xmax = 1628030.857
Ymax = 668187.545
The City of Bellingham Public Works Department has developed this data and maps for its own use and is not responsible for use by others. Therefore, the City of Bellingham makes no guarantees as to the quality, completeness or accuracy of the data.
Persons using this data do so at their own risk and agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City of Bellingham as to any claims or suits arising out of such use.
The data is the property of the City of Bellingham and is intended to be used by the receiving person(s) only and not to be redistributed or reproduced without the City of Bellingham's permission.
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Three files are necessary to view a shape file in ArcView or ArcExplorer. The files must all be stored in the same directory. The following three files have been zipped together in contours.exe:
Click on the link below to download the zipped file. The files will automatically unzip when the downloaded filed has been executed.
Download contours.exe
