Abstract:
This coverage shows all colleges and universities in the form of points in Westchester County. The institutions of higher education are defined by two categories: Public and private.
Source materials include: 1) Westchester County Databook 1998, Westchester County Department of Planning. 2) Bell Atlantic Phone Book
In addition, college and university existence and locations were verified by phone contact.
Purpose:
This coverage was compiled at a scale of 1:24,000. The coverage is intended for general planning purposes only, and may not be appropriate for site specific analysis.
Supplemental_Information:
This coverage is in Arc/Info export format. Coordinate System - New York State Plane, FIPS zone: 3101 (Formerly East Zone 4801), Units: Feet, North American Datum 1983. This coverage can be accessed electronically by clicking on the above link, or by visit the Westchester County GIS web site to download this coverage along with additional Westchester County data layers. http://giswww.westchestergov.com