Bureau of the Census Urbanized Area Boundaries

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: US Bureau of the Census (BOC)
Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (comp.)
Publication_Date: 1990
Title: Bureau of the Census Urbanized Area Boundaries
Edition: 1990
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Suitland, MD
Publisher: US Bureau of the Census (BOC)
Online_Linkage: <http://www.bts.gov/gis/>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Publication_Date: 2002
Title: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2002
Edition: 2002
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington DC
Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Online_Linkage: <http://www.bts.gov/gis/>
Description:
Abstract:
The Bureau of the Census Urbanized Area Boundaries data set contains boundary information for urban areas with a population greater than 50,000. The data set includes boundaries for urban areas in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
Purpose:
The data provide users with information about the locations, names, and size urban areas. The data are used primarily for national planning applications.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1990
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Annually
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -158.081251
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.778774
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 61.462711
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.883140
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: point
Theme_Keyword: transportation
Theme_Keyword: freight
Theme_Keyword: intermodal terminal
Theme_Keyword: highway
Theme_Keyword: railway
Theme_Keyword: waterway
Theme_Keyword: pipeline
Theme_Keyword: cargo
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: US
Place_Keyword: USA
Place_Keyword: US Territories
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: United State of America
Stratum:
Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Stratum_Keyword: ground
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: 2002
Temporal_Keyword: 2000
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Acknowledgment of the The Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics(BTS) National Transportation Atlas Database(NTAD) 2002 would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Address: 400 Seventh Street, S.W.
City: Washington
State_or_Province: District of Columbia
Postal_Code: 20590
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-366-DATA
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202-366-3640
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov
Data_Set_Credit: The data was acquired from the US Bureau of the Census.
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows NT Version 4.0 (Build 1381) Service Pack 6; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.1.0.642
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: US Bureau of the Census (BOC)
Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (comp.)
Publication_Date: 1990
Title: Bureau of the Census Urbanized Area Boundaries
Edition: 1990
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Suitland, MD
Publisher: US Bureau of the Census (BOC)
Online_Linkage: <http://www.bts.gov/gis/>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Publication_Date: 2002
Title: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2002
Edition: 2002
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington DC
Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Online_Linkage: <http://www.bts.gov/gis/>
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: The Bureau of Census supplied the attributes.
Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:
Attribute_Accuracy_Value: unknown
Logical_Consistency_Report:
All node-link and polygon topological relationships are created and verified using ESRI Arc/Info.
Completeness_Report:
A total of 405 distinct Urbanized areas are identified in this data set.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The Bureau of the Census Urbanized Area database was derived from the TIGER data base. It was created from data created 100,000 or better and as such has a positional accuracy of +/- 80m.
Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: unknown
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: US Bureau of the Census (BOC)
Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (comp.)
Publication_Date: 1990
Title: Bureau of the Census Urbanized Area Boundaries
Edition: 1990
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Suitland, MD
Publisher: US Bureau of the Census (BOC)
Online_Linkage: <http://www.bts.gov/gis/>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Publication_Date: 2002
Title: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2002
Edition: 2002
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington DC
Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Online_Linkage: <http://www.bts.gov/gis/>
Source_Scale_Denominator: 100,000
Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1990
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: BOC
Source_Contribution: All data contained in the file.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
After completing topological and attribute verification using ARC/INFO the data was extracted and reformatted into the BTS ACSII format. The ASCII data were then reformattted as an ESRI shapefile.
Process_Date: 2002
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 854
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Label point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 854
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 895
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 4
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: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: boc_uza
Entity_Type_Definition: Bureau of the Census Urbanized Area Boundaries
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition:
Internal feature number. A system assigned sequential number uniquely identifying each record in the data set.
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. The SHAPE attribute is a data attribute inherent to the ESRI shapefile format. It defines the vector data as a point, polyline, or polygon. For further information concerning the definition of SHAPE, consult ESRI documentation.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Polyline (or Polygon | or Point)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Polylinear (or Polygon | or Point) Shapes as defined by ArcView
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ArcView Internal Attribute
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: POLYID
Attribute_Definition: Unique identifier for each polygon.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Domain consists of all integers.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: VERSION
Attribute_Definition:
The VERSION is a 2-digit number that will be incremented for all records in the database whenever a new release is distributed. In this release the value is 04.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 00
Range_Domain_Maximum: 99
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: REVISION
Attribute_Definition:
REVISION is a 2-digit number that will be incremented individually for each record whenever a change is made to one of its fields. In this release the value is 01.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 00
Range_Domain_Maximum: 99
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FEATUREID
Attribute_Definition:
FeatureID is a unique character string assigned to each record. Formatted as SSCCC-NNN where SS is the State Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, CCC is a the County FIPS code and NNNN is a sequential number within SSCCC.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: 1990 Urbanized Area Codes and Names
Codeset_Source: Bureau of Census
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CNTRLONG
Attribute_Definition:
Centroid longitude value for the polygon expressed expressed as a signed integer with six implied decimal places.
Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 180 degrees east
Range_Domain_Maximum: 180 degrees west
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CNTRLAT
Attribute_Definition:
Centroid latitude value for the polygon expressed as a signed integer with six implied decimal places.
Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 90 degrees North
Range_Domain_Maximum: 90 degrees South
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DESCRIP
Attribute_Definition: Name of the Urbanized Area
Attribute_Definition_Source: BOC
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Domain consists of all possible place names.
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Address: 400 Seventh Street, S.W.
City: Washington
State_or_Province: District of Columbia
Postal_Code: 20590
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-366-DATA
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202-366-3640
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov
Resource_Description: National Transportation Atlas Databases 2002
Distribution_Liability: None
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ESRI Shapefile
Format_Version_Number: 2002
File_Decompression_Technique:
No compression applied. However, if using digital transfer online option, note access instructions.
Transfer_Size: 1.865
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_Capacity:
Recording_Density: 650
Recording_Density_Units: megabytes
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 (NTAD) 2002 CD-ROM. This and other BTS products may be ordered from the BTS Internet website (hppt://www.bts.gov/gis/).
Technical_Prerequisites: Software that can process GIS files.
Available_Time_Period:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2002
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 26 April 2002
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Address: 400 Seventh Street, S.W.
City: Washington
State_or_Province: District of Columbia
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_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
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