Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: U.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC)
      Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (comp.)
      Publication_Date: 2001
      Title: National Populated Places 2000
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Series_Information:
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Suitland, MD
        Publisher: U.S. 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 National Populated Places database is a geographic database of populated places in the United States containing information on the location and 2000 census population.  The database includes places in all 50 states as well as US territories.
    Purpose: The data provide users with information about the locations, names, and 2000 populations of places primarily	for national planning applications.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 2000
    Currentness_Reference: ground condition
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -176.645060
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: 173.186140
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 71.300370
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.954980
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: point
      Theme_Keyword: background
      Theme_Keyword: places
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: United States
      Place_Keyword: US Territories
    Stratum:
      Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Stratum_Keyword: ground
    Temporal:
      Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Temporal_Keyword: 2000
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints: None.  Acknowledgment of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics National Transportation Atlas Data would be ppreciated 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: 400 Seventh Street, SW
        City: Washington
        State_or_Province: District of Columbia
        Postal_Code: 20590
        Country: U.S.A.
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (202) 366-DATA
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (202) 366-3640
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov
  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: U.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC)
      Originator: Bureau of Tansportation Statistics (comp.)
      Publication_Date: 2001
      Title: National Populated Places 2000
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Suitland, MD
        Publisher: U.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC)
      Online_Linkage: http://www.bts.gov/gis/
      Larger_Work_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Bureau of Tansportation 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 Tansportation Statistics (BTS)
          Online_Linkage: http://www.bts.gov/gis
Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:
      Attribute_Accuracy_Value: unknown
  Logical_Consistency_Report: Each place in this data set is represented as a point feature.  The unique identifier (FEATUREID) contains the concatenated value of State FIPS Code plus FIPS Place Code for use as the link to the attributes.
  Completeness_Report: This data set contains every record found in the data provided by the Bureau of the Census.
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
        Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: unknown
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: U.S. Bureau of the Census
          Publication_Date: 2001
          Title: National Populated Places 2000
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Washington DC
            Publisher: U.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC)
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2000
        Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        1.  The ASCII data was imported into a Microsoft Access Database
        2.  The Type field was added to the table structure.
        3.  The values in the Name field were manipulated so that only the Place Names remained in the Name field.  The values defining the Type of place were placed in the type field.
        4.  The table was exported as a dbase file.
        5.  The dbase file was converted to shapefile.
      Process_Date: 2001
      Process_Time: 2 Hours
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Person_Primary:
            Contact_Person: Derald Dudley
            Contact_Organization: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
          Contact_Position: Spatial Data Analyist
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing and physical address
            Address: 400 Seventh Street, SW
            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
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 25375
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: place2000
      Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI
    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: STATEABBV
      Attribute_Definition: United States Postal Service State Abbreviation
      Attribute_Definition_Source: US Census
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: United States Postal Service State Abbreviations
          Codeset_Source: US Postal Service
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STATEFIPS
      Attribute_Definition: Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) State Code
      Attribute_Definition_Source: US Census
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)
          Codeset_Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: PLACEFIPS
      Attribute_Definition: FIPS County Code
      Attribute_Definition_Source: US Census
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)
          Codeset_Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: NAME
      Attribute_Definition: Name of the place being represented
      Attribute_Definition_Source: US Census
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: TYPE
      Attribute_Definition: Type of place being represented
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: TOTPOP2K
      Attribute_Definition: Total Population in the year 2000
      Attribute_Definition_Source: US Census
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Integers
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: TOTHOS2K
      Attribute_Definition: Total Housing Units in the year 2000
      Attribute_Definition_Source: US Census
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Integers
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LAREAMET
      Attribute_Definition: Land Area in square meters
      Attribute_Definition_Source: US Census
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: measured values
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: WAREAMET
      Attribute_Definition: Water Area in square meters
      Attribute_Definition_Source: US Census
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: measured values
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LAREAMI
      Attribute_Definition: Land Area in square miles
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Census
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: measured values
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: WAREAMI
      Attribute_Definition: Water Area in square miles
      Attribute_Definition_Source: US Census
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: measured values
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LATITUDE
      Attribute_Definition: Latitiude of item being represented
      Attribute_Definition_Source: US Census
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: -90
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 90
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE
      Attribute_Definition: Longitude of item being represented.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: US Census
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: -180
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 180
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
        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 2001 (NTAD2002)
  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: 7.228
      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 2001 CD-ROM. This and other BTS products may be ordered at 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: 5 May 2002
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Derald Dudley
        Contact_Organization: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
      Contact_Position: Spatial Data Analyist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 400 Seventh Street, SW
        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
