Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
      Publication_Date: 2004
      Title: Metropolitan Planning Organization
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Washington, DC
        Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
      Online_Linkage: <http://www.bts.gov/gis/>
      Larger_Work_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
          Publication_Date: 2004
          Title: National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD) 2004
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Washington, DC
            Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
          Online_Linkage: <http://www.bts.gov/gis/>
  Description:
    Abstract: The United States Metropolitan Planning Organization database is a geographic database of Metropolitan Planning Organization political boundaries.
    Purpose: The data provides users with information about the locations, names and sizes of Metropolitan Planning Organizations and is intended for use primarily with national planning applications.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 2004
    Currentness_Reference: publication date
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Annually
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -158.280941
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.657677
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 64.920888
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.930787
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None.
      Theme_Keyword: municipal
      Theme_Keyword: planning
      Theme_Keyword: organization
      Theme_Keyword: region
      Theme_Keyword: regional
      Theme_Keyword: polygon
      Theme_Keyword: transportation
      Theme_Keyword: MPO
      Theme_Keyword: Agency
      Theme_Keyword: COG
      Theme_Keyword: Council of Governments
      Theme_Keyword: metropolitan
      Theme_Keyword: study area
      Theme_Keyword: planning commission
      Theme_Keyword: planning agency
    Temporal:
      Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Temporal_Keyword: 2004
  Access_Constraints: None.
  Use_Constraints: Acknowledgement of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2004 would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 400 Seventh Street, S.W. Room 4117
        City: Washington
        State_or_Province: DC
        Postal_Code: 20590
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1 202 366 DATA
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 1 202 366 3640
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov
  Data_Set_Credit: The Bureau of Transportation Statistics and the Federal Highway Administration.
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
      Publication_Date: 2004
      Title: Metropolitan Planning Organization
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Washinton, DC
        Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
      Online_Linkage: <http://www.bts.gov/gis/>
Data_Quality_Information:
  Logical_Consistency_Report: All node-link and polygon topological relationships were created and verified using ESRI ArcGIS 8.3
  Completeness_Report: Complete.
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
          Publication_Date: 2001
          Title: US Counties
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
          Larger_Work_Citation:
            Citation_Information:
              Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
              Publication_Date: 2001
              Title: North American Transportation Atlas Databases
              Publication_Information:
                Publication_Place: Washington, DC
                Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
      Type_of_Source_Media: unknown
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: unknown
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: cou
      Source_Contribution: US Counties
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Data for individual MPOs were collected from the MPOs, state DOTs, and other government agencies.  Data were received in a variety of geospatial data formats. The Federal Highway Administration and BTS collected the individual MPO files, digitized raster images where necessary and reformatted geospatial data files to fit into a national database.  Data collected from the above-listed agencies was not edited or altered in any way.  If you have questions about the process steps for particular MPOs or regions, please contact BTS.
      Process_Date: 2003
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Organization_Primary:
            Contact_Organization: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing and physical address
            Address: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
            Address: 400 Seventh Street, SW Room 4117
            City: Washington
            State_or_Province: DC
            Postal_Code: 20590
            Country: USA
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-366-DATA
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202-366-3640
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 384
Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Geographic:
      Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001
      Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
      Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
      Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: mpo
      Entity_Type_Definition: Metropolitan Planning Organization Boundaries
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: BTS
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: FID
      Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Shape
      Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ID
      Attribute_Definition: Unique Identifier
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: Numeric Value
          Codeset_Source: BTS
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: AREA
      Attribute_Definition: The area size of the polygon--System generated
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: Numeric Value
          Codeset_Source: BTS
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: MPO_ID
      Attribute_Definition: Unique numerical identifier.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: MPO_NAME
      Attribute_Definition: Official MPO name.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: MPO_ACRONY
      Attribute_Definition: Official MPO acronym.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STAFF_AGEN
      Attribute_Definition: Lead staffing agency for MPO.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: FHWA
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STAFF_AGE1
      Attribute_Definition: Additional staffing agency for MPO.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: FHWA
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: PHYSICAL_A
      Attribute_Definition: Physical address of MPO.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: PHYSICAL_1
      Attribute_Definition: Physical address of MPO, line 2.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: CITY
      Attribute_Definition: Physical address city.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STATE
      Attribute_Definition: Physical address state.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ZIP_CODE
      Attribute_Definition: Physical address zip code.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: PO_BOX
      Attribute_Definition: Post office box.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: PO_CITY
      Attribute_Definition: Post office box city.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: PO_STATE
      Attribute_Definition: Post office box state.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: PO_ZIP
      Attribute_Definition: Post office box zip code.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: WEB_SITE
      Attribute_Definition: URL for MPO internet site.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: DESIGNAT
      Attribute_Definition: Year MPO was designated and created.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: FHWA
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Numeric Value
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: MPO_POP
      Attribute_Definition: Population of MPO area.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: TMA
      Attribute_Definition: Indicated whether the MPO serves a transportation management areas (TMA).
      Attribute_Definition_Source: FHWA
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: NO_OF_UAS
      Attribute_Definition: The number of urbanized areas served by the MPO.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: FHWA
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Numeric Value
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: PRIME_UA
      Attribute_Definition: The primary urbanized area served by the MPO.  The most populous UZA served was identified as the primary UZA.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: UA_POP
      Attribute_Definition: Population of the primary UA served by the MPO.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: FHWA
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Numeric Value
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: INCLUDED_U
      Attribute_Definition: Urbanized area contained within MPO area.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: INCLUDED_1
      Attribute_Definition: Urbanized area contained within MPO area.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: INCLUDED_2
      Attribute_Definition: Urbanized area contained within MPO area.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: INCLUDED_3
      Attribute_Definition: Urbanized area contained within MPO area.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: INCLUDED_4
      Attribute_Definition: Urbanized area contained within MPO area.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: INCLUDED_5
      Attribute_Definition: Urbanized area contained within MPO area.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: INCLUDED_6
      Attribute_Definition: Urbanized area contained within MPO area.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: INCLUDED_7
      Attribute_Definition: Urbanized area contained within MPO area.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: INCLUDED_8
      Attribute_Definition: Urbanized area contained within MPO area.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: INCLUDED_9
      Attribute_Definition: Urbanized area contained within MPO area.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: INCLUDED10
      Attribute_Definition: Urbanized area contained within MPO area.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: INCLUDED11
      Attribute_Definition: Urbanized area contained within MPO area.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: INCLUDED12
      Attribute_Definition: Urbanized area contained within MPO area.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: INCLUDED13
      Attribute_Definition: Urbanized area contained within MPO area.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: INCLUDED14
      Attribute_Definition: Urbanized area contained within MPO area.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: FIPS
      Attribute_Definition: Primary State FIPS Code
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: Federal Information Processing Standard- FIPS Pub 6-4
          Codeset_Source: National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: VERSION
      Attribute_Definition: Version of the database
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 00
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 99
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: REVISION
      Attribute_Definition: Feature revision number
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 00
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 99
Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 400 Seventh Street, SW Room 4117
        City: Washington
        State_or_Province: DC
        Postal_Code: 20950
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-366-DATA
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202-366-3640
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov
  Resource_Description:
    Downloadable Data
    National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD) 2004
  Distribution_Liability: None
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: ESRI Shapefile
        Format_Version_Number: 2004
        File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied. However, if using digital transfer online option, note access instructions.
        Transfer_Size: 7.256
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: <http://www.bts.gov/gis/>
          Access_Instructions: Anyone with access to the World Wide Web may connect to the BTS server. To access a specific database, go to the address listed above in the Network Resource Name. The visitor can create a package of the dataset for download in a .zip format (i.e. MS-DOS zip archive). This archived package is stored in a temporary file that can then be copied to the visitor's home directory.
        Offline_Option:
          Offline_Media: CD-ROM
          Recording_Format: ISO 9660
    Fees: None
    Ordering_Instructions: Call 202-366-DATA, fax 202-366-3640, or E-mail (answers@bts.gov) BTS to request the National Transportation Atlas Databases 2004 CD-ROM. This and other BTS products may be ordered from the BTS Internet website (<http://www.bts.gov/gis/>).
  Technical_Prerequisites: Software that can process GIS files.
  Available_Time_Period:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 2004
Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20040514
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Bureau of Tranportation Statistics (BTS)
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 400 Seventh Street, SW Room 4117
        City: Washington
        State_or_Province: DC
        Postal_Code: 20590
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202 366 DATA
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202 366 3640
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
  Metadata_Extensions:
    Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
    Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
