Description: This layer delineates the Arcs of the Polygons of the 703 subsections of the Highway Division of the City of Philadelphia Streets Department. Subsections can be aggregated into sections and districts. A Highway Engineer is responsible for each district. These arcs can be used to easily label all borders of the subsections using the F_NAME field. Lastly, these arcs can be used to recreate subsections, sections and districts if changes are necessary.DATA DEVELOPMENT:Boundary Polygon Data was constructed by Streets GIS staff under the direction of the Highway District Engineers and created using the most current composite layer in ArcGIS Desktop.KEY ATTRIBUTE FIELDS:F_NAME: Composite Source Name (i.e. Street Name, Hydrology Name, etc)COORDINATE SYSTEM:Lambert Conformal Conic, NAD83, PA South Stateplane coordinates, US Foot.THEMATIC MAPPING:Use the F_NAME field for thematic mapping and labeling.
Copyright Text: Streets Department GIS Unit
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City of Philadelphia
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Philadelphia, PA 19102
Contact: Andrew Newell 215-686-5187, andrew.newell@phila.gov