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The electric service area boundary data base, originally digitized in 1989, was re-created from scratch in 2007. Mylar quadrangle boundary maps were scanned and then digitized, adding any boundary changes made since 1981. The PUCO plans to keep these maps up-to-date, updating any maps involved in a boundary change. The quadrangle maps are in PDF format, with each digital topographic map overlaid by boundary lines for service areas, municipals with electric systems, and overlap areas. Individual layers in the PDF files can be toggled off and on, in order to see the boundary lines more clearly. There are 611 quadrangle maps in the database. These were selected from the complete set of 787 quadrangles for Ohio by omitting maps with no electric service area boundary lines. Quadrangles containing only municipal boundary lines were also omitted. individual maps may be accessed using either the quadrangle code or the quadrangle name. Both names and codes are shown on the Electric Service Area Quadrangle Index Map. If you are unable to find a particular map in the drop-down lists, it is probably because there are no boundary lines on that particular map -- check the quadrangle index map to be sure. |
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Each boundary map is made up of four layers:
1) a 24,000 scale USGS topographic map as the base layer. These maps are Copyright 2007 Maptech Inc.
2) a service area boundary layer shown using black dashed lines
3) an overlap area layer shown using green dashed lines
4) a municipal layer shown using blue dashed lines
The first two layers appear on every map; the other two layers may or may not appear. The municipal layer represents the current boundaries of Ohio municipalities which have some form of municipal electric system.
The overlay maps are best suited to printing, or to viewing in Adobe reader at the actual size (Zoom to Actual Size on the View menu). When printed full size, each map is 22 x 34 inches. The printed output can be scaled down in Adobe reader, and readable maps can be printed at 11 x 17 inches. Adobe reader can also be used to print portions of the map, using the Current View option on the print dialog. In this way good maps can be produced on 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper. |
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