20240223 14175900 1.0 TRUE Townships OBJECTID: System-generated unique identifier for each record within the feature classGEODBID: Three-digit code that assigns editing responsibility to a community in the GIS ConsortiumFEATUREID: GIS-Consortium-generated unique identifier for each record within the feature class. All FEATUREIDs start with the GEODBID of the community that owns the record.DATECREATED: Date/time stamp from the moment the GIS record was created DATEMODIFIED: Date/time stamp from the last moment the GIS record was changed SOURCE: Organization that provided the data. The GIS Consortium standard is to preface the source with the three-letter municipal code of the community providing the data, followed by a dash. Example: VGV-Public WorksSOURCETYPE: Accuracy context for the recordPRODUCTIONNOTES: Technical notes from GIS personnelREPLICAFILTER: Code used to filter data for the creation of custom geodatabasesSTATE: Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code for the state that the township is in. The FIPS code for Illinois is 17.COUNTY: Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code for the county that the township is in.MCD: Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code for a US-Census-Bureau-defined Minor Civil Division. MCDs are a type of County Subdivision that serve as the primary governmental or administrative division of a county. MCDs only exist in 29 states, including Illinois.COUSUBFP: Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code for a US Census Bureau defined County SubdivisionNAME: Township nameLSAD: Legal/Statistical Area Description code, a two-digit code that describes the legal or statistical nature of the geographic area. Example: 44 is the LSAD code for a townshipLSADDESC: Text description of the LSAD codeGlobalID: System-generated unique identifier for each record that is required in replicated geodatabasesPOINTOFCONTACT: Contact information for the government officeEMAIL: Email address for the government officeADDRESS: Address of the government officeWEBLINK: URL for a website related to the recordSHAPE: System-generated geometry type of the featureSHAPE.area: System-generated area of the featureSHAPE.len: System-generated length of the feature Original data obtained from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources; the GIS Consortium's members make ongoing updates.