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RFCD Grid-based Aerial Photo Grids

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Descriptive nameRFCD Grid-based Aerial Photo Grids
File namefpgbgrid
Spatial domainPima County
AbstractThe RFCD Grid-based Aerial Photo Grids layer shows the six area PLSS section grids originally defined for the RFCD grid-based aerial photo project. The grid areas are defined as Tucson (TU), Arivaca (AV), Sasabe (SA), Ajo (AJ), Why (WY) and Lukeville (LU) each with their own origin distinct from PLSS TRS numbering.

The original photo grid coordinates have since been translated to PLSS section coordinates. Both are included in this layer's attributes.

This layer assisted with understanding the grids and their extents and may have little value now that we've associated PLSS section coordinates with each photo and grid section.
Known errors/qualificationsWhile the grid's origins match the original project's grids, many grid extents have been arbitrarily extended for convenience and to include photo areas not shown on the available paper map of the grids.

This layer is static. It's only for the completed grid-based photo project.
Feature typepolygon
Feature count 4,812
Thumbnail Map fpgbgrid.pdf PDF file format   (545,762 bytes, PDF created 07/19/2022 )
ProjectionNAD83 HPGN (Parameters)
Rectificationparcel
Field/value metadata Field metadata
Source organizationPima County ITD GIS
Source contactSteve Whitney
Source document or file nametrs
Source date20191231
Source scale
Source formatGeodatabase
Second source namePima County RFCD
Second source contact
Second source document or file namePaper document of photo grids dated as year 2000.
Second source date
Second source scale
Second source formatPaper
Date of last data update
(This date may not be current.)
20191231
Last data update byJohn Dickinson
Date/time last touched - Meaning? 2020-11-05  11:29 PM - Enterprise GDB
  2020-11-05  10:53 PM - Shapefile - Library input format
  See coverage files, if any, for date.
LineagePLSS section geometry for this layer was largely derived from the Pima County layer (trs), but also includes sections from portions of adjacent Pinal (pinaltrs) and Santa Cruz (scc_trs) sections.
On maintenance?No
Maintenance organizationPima County ITD GIS
Maintenance description
Original conversion byJohn Dickinson
Pima County ITD GIS contactJohn Dickinson
Alternate Pima County ITD GIS contacte-mail address
On  Pima County Geospatial Data Portal? No

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