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Administrative Boundaries Processes. Strawman Diagram of Current Administrative Boundary Update Processes. USGS Topo Boundaries Digitized into Administrative Boundary Dataset. VDCR Administrative Boundary GIS Layer. Submission to Circuit Court.
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Strawman Diagram of Current Administrative Boundary Update Processes USGS Topo Boundaries Digitized into Administrative Boundary Dataset VDCR Administrative Boundary GIS Layer Submission to Circuit Court Notification to Commission on Local Governments Locality Boundary Change Identified, Locality updates its internal boundary Commission on Local Governments notates change in its internal tracking GIS data layer Census Produces Boundary and Annexation Survey\TIGER Boundary layers merging data from all localities and topologically integrating it Typical annual submission process (either paper or digital) of changes to Census; Locality submits annually if needed US Census Solicits Boundary Changes from Localities
Strawman Diagram of One Possibility for Improving Administrative Boundary Processes Base Boundary Product (Census TIGER or DCR Boundaries) Output to Localities, Agencies, and Public One time initial boundary choice (T0) VGIN Admin Boundary Product Feed Census BAS Updates as a Statewide Product Editing Process VGIN Administrative Boundaries Edit Team Verification of Nature of and Legal Approval for Boundary Changes Description of Boundary Changes (draft) Commission on Local Government Locality needs to make changes to boundaries Circuit Court