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            <resTitle>County Boundaries in Minnesota</resTitle>
            			
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                <rpOrgName>Minnesota Department of Transportation</rpOrgName>
                				
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                <rpOrgName>Minnesota Department of Transportation</rpOrgName>
                				
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        <suppInfo>State of Minnesota</suppInfo>
        		
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            <keyword>Minnesota</keyword>
            			
            <keyword>County</keyword>
            			
            <keyword>and Boundaries</keyword>
            			
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            <rpIndName>Peter Morey</rpIndName>
            			
            <rpOrgName>Minnesota Department of Transportation</rpOrgName>
            			
            <rpPosName>Roadway Data and Support Section Director</rpPosName>
            			
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                    <eMailAdd>linearreferencingsystem.admin.dot@state.mn.us</eMailAdd>
                    					
                    <delPoint>395 John Ireland Blvd.</delPoint>
                    					
                    <city>Saint Paul</city>
                    					
                    <adminArea>MN</adminArea>
                    					
                    <postCode>55155</postCode>
                    				
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                    <faxNum>651-366-3886</faxNum>
                    				
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                <useLimit>USE OF THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO MNDOT'S DISCLAIMERS, LEGAL NOTICES AND POLICIES FOUND at http://www.dot.state.mn.us/information/disclaimer.html</useLimit>
                			
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            <bgFileName>http://www.dot.state.mn.us/maps/gdma/data/maps/County_Sheet_Index.pdf</bgFileName>
            			
            <bgFileDesc>PDF file of County Index Map, which is linked to detailed county maps</bgFileDesc>
            		
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        <dataLineage>
            			
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                <stepDesc>This dataset was originally developed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, then adjusted by MnDOT staff to match county boundaries more accurately using high resolution imagery, USGS boundary interpretations, and interpretations from local sources.</stepDesc>
                			
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            <measDesc>Topology Rules for: Gaps, Overlaps, Covered By State</measDesc>
            		
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            <measDesc>Complete</measDesc>
            		
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                <linkage>https://gisdata.mn.gov/dataset/bdry-counties</linkage>
                			
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            <enttyp>
                				
                <enttypl>County</enttypl>
                				
                <enttypd>list of Minnesota counties</enttypd>
                				
                <enttypds>MnDOT</enttypds>
                			
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                <attrlabl>County_Code</attrlabl>
                				
                <attrdef>Unique numeric identification code assigned to counties</attrdef>
                				
                <attrdefs>MnDOT</attrdefs>
                			
            </attr>
            			
            <attr>
                				
                <attrlabl>FIPS55_Code</attrlabl>
                				
                <attrdef>Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 55 is a 3-digit feature identification number for geographic names and is a part of the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).</attrdef>
                				
                <attrdefs>Federal</attrdefs>
                			
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                <attrlabl>GNIS_Feature_ID</attrlabl>
                				
                <attrdef>Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a 6-digit ifeature identification code for geographic names.</attrdef>
                				
                <attrdefs>Geographic Names Information System</attrdefs>
                			
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            <attr>
                				
                <attrlabl>ATP_Code</attrlabl>
                				
                <attrdef>Numeric Code for ATP District</attrdef>
                			
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        <ArcGISstyle>FGDC CSDGM Metadata</ArcGISstyle>
        		
        <CreaDate>2021-08-12</CreaDate>
        		
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        <ModDate>2022-06-07</ModDate>
        		
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    <mdDateSt>2022-05-31</mdDateSt>
    	
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        <rpIndName>Kyle House</rpIndName>
        		
        <rpOrgName>Minnesota Department of Transportation</rpOrgName>
        		
        <rpPosName>Research Analyst Intermediate</rpPosName>
        		
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                <delPoint>395 John Ireland Blvd.</delPoint>
                				
                <city>Saint Paul</city>
                				
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                <postCode>55155</postCode>
                			
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