Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: U.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC)
      Originator: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
      Publication_Date: 2000
      Title: National Metropolitan Statistical Areas
      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.census.gov
      Online_Linkage: http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/
      Larger_Work_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
          Publication_Date: 2006
          Title: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2006
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Washington DC
            Publisher: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
          Online_Linkage: http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/
  Description:
    Abstract:
      The United States MSA Boundaries data set contains the boundaries for metropolitan statistical areas in the United States.  The data set contains information on location, identification, and size.  The database includes metropolitan boundaries within all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

      The general concept of a metropolitan area (MA) is one of a large population nucleus, together with adjacent communities that have a high degree of economic and social integration with that nucleus. Some MAs are defined around two or more nuclei.  Each MA must contain either a place with a minimum population of 50,000 or a U.S. Census Bureau-defined urbanized area and a total MA population of at least 100,000 (75,000 in New England). An MA contains one or more central counties. An MA also may include one or more outlying counties that have close economic and social relationships with the central county. An outlying county must have a specified level of commuting to the central counties and also must meet certain standards regarding metropolitan character, such as population density, urban population, and population growth. In New England, MAs consist of groupings of cities and towns rather than whole counties. The territory, population, and housing units in MAs are referred to as "metropolitan." The metropolitan category is subdivided into "inside central city" and "outside central city." The territory, population, and housing units located outside territory designated "metropolitan" are referred to as "non-metropolitan." The metropolitan and non-metropolitan classification cuts across the other hierarchies; for example, generally there are both urban and rural territory within both metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas.
    Purpose:
      The data provide users with information about the locations, names, and sizes of MSAs primarily for national planning applications.

      The MA(s) and the central cities within an MA are designated and defined by the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), following a set of official standards that are published in a Federal Register Notice. The interagency Federal Executive Committee on Metropolitan Areas developed these standards, with the aim of producing definitions that are as consistent as possible for all MA(s) nationwide.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 2000
    Currentness_Reference: ground condition
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -178.342102
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.565072
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 61.483898
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.884813
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: polygon
      Theme_Keyword: area
      Theme_Keyword: background
      Theme_Keyword: polygon
      Theme_Keyword: boundary
      Theme_Keyword: MSA
      Theme_Keyword: metropolitan statistical area
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: United States
      Place_Keyword: US
      Place_Keyword: USA
      Place_Keyword: US Territories
    Stratum:
      Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Stratum_Keyword: ground
    Temporal:
      Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Temporal_Keyword: 2000
      Temporal_Keyword: 2003
      Temporal_Keyword: 2004
      Temporal_Keyword: 2005
      Temporal_Keyword: 2006
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints: Acknowledgment of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS) National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2006 would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
        Contact_Person: Geospatial Information Program
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 400 7th 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
  Data_Set_Credit: The United States MSA Boundaries files were compiled from a variety of sources including the US Bureau of the Census, and data supplied by individual states.
  Security_Information:
    Security_Classification_System: None
    Security_Classification: Unclassified
    Security_Handling_Description: N/A
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
      Publication_Date: 2000
      Title: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2006
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Washington, DC
        Publisher: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
      Online_Linkage: http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/
      Larger_Work_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Publication_Information:
Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Attributes for the MSA Boundary database have been created using ARC/INFO, a Geographic Information System (GIS).  All area and distance values were calculated to the nearest 50m.
    Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:
      Attribute_Accuracy_Value: unknown
      Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation: None
  Logical_Consistency_Report: All node-link and polygon topological relationships are created and verified using ARC/INFO. Unique entity identifiers were similarly verified using ArcGIS.
  Completeness_Report: None
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The Metropolitan Statistical Areas database was compiled from TIGER/Line data with a corresponding positional accuracy of +/- 80m for the contiguous 48 States plus Washington D.C. and Hawaii.  TIGER/Line files for Puerto Rico and Alaska are at a scale of 1:125,000.  The shorelines for the 23 coastal states were created using 1:250,000 NOS digital data which has a positional accuracy of +/- 200m.  Thus, all internal political boundaries have a higher accuracy than do the coastal definitions with the exception of Puerto Rico and Alaska.
      Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
        Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 1:
        Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: 1: = Unknown
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: U.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC)
          Publication_Date: 1990
          Title: 1999 Metropolitan Statistical Areas
          Edition: 2003
          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.census.gov
          Larger_Work_Citation:
            Citation_Information:
              Publication_Information:
      Type_of_Source_Media: Download
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Multiple_Dates/Times:
            Single_Date/Time:
              Calendar_Date: 1990
            Single_Date/Time:
              Calendar_Date: 1996
            Single_Date/Time:
              Calendar_Date: 1998
            Single_Date/Time:
              Calendar_Date: 1999
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Unknown
      Source_Contribution: TIGER/Line files of spatial information for political boundaries of MSAs except New England.
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: U.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC)
          Publication_Date: 1999
          Title: Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas
          Edition: 2003
          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.census.gov
      Type_of_Source_Media: Download
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2003
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Unknown
      Source_Contribution: TIGER/Line files of spatial information for political boundaries of MSA
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: All state supplied maps were digitized.  MSA boundaries were added from TIGER data and topologically integrated.  The data were checked for completeness and accuracy and were extracted and reformatted into ASCII data files.  These were then converted to ESRI shapefiles.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: TIGER
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: STATE  DATA
      Process_Date: Unknown
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: MSA
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Organization_Primary:
            Contact_Organization: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing and physical address
            Address: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/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
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: All MSA political boundaries were extracted from the TIGER/Line files and appended into a single polygon database.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: TIGER
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: STATE DATA
      Process_Date: Unknown
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: MSA
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: After completing topological and attribute verification using ARC/INFO, the data was extracted and reformatted into the BTS ACSII format.  This file was then converted to the ESRI shapefile format.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: TIGER
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: STATE DATA
      Process_Date: Unknown
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: MSA
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Downloaded the Metropolitan Statistical Areas and the Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas.  Merged the Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas with the Metropolitan Statistical Areas.  Created two State abbreviation columns; the first column will hold the primary state and the second column will hold the remain states that the MSA falls within. Used ArcGIS for topological and attribute verification.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: TIGER
      Process_Date: 2003
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: MSA
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Organization_Primary:
            Contact_Organization: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing and physical address
            Address: 400 Seventh Street, SW
            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: 467
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Label point
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 532
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 542
    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: 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: msa
      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:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Polygon
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Polygon shape as defined by ArcView
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ArcView Internal Attribute
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: MSACMSA
      Attribute_Definition: Unique identifier for each geographic entity (MSA code).
      Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC)
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: MSA code
          Codeset_Source: BOC
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: NAME
      Attribute_Definition: Name/identification of the geographic entity.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC)
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: Official List of MSA names.
          Codeset_Source: BOC
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ST_POSTAL
      Attribute_Definition: U.S. Postal Service two letter state abbreviation.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: Official List of State Postal Abbreviations
          Codeset_Source: U.S. Postal Service
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ST_POSTAL_
      Attribute_Definition: U.S. Postal Service two letter state abbreviation for the additional states
      Attribute_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: Official List of State Postal Abbreviations
          Codeset_Source: U.S. Postal Service
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LSAD
      Attribute_Definition: List if the data was original from metropolitan area or primary metropolitan statistical areas
      Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC)
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: PMSA
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Primary metropolitan statistical areas
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BOC
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: MSA
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Metropolitan statistical area
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BOC
    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: RITA/BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: -90 degrees west
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 90 degrees east
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: CNTRLONG
      Attribute_Definition: Centroid longitude value for the polygon expressed as a signed integer with six implied decimal places.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: -180 degrees south
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 180 degrees north
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STFIPS
      Attribute_Definition: State FIPS code
      Attribute_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: Federal Information Processing Standard
          Codeset_Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
    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.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS
      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.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 00
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 99
  Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: National Metropolitan Statistical Areas Polygons
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Unknown
Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
        Contact_Person: Geospatial Information Program
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
        Address: 400 7th Street, SW Room 4117
        City: Washington
        State_or_Province: District of Columbia
        Postal_Code: 20590
        Country: United States of America
      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 (NTAD) 2006
  Distribution_Liability: None
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: ESRI Shapefile
        Format_Version_Number: 2006
        File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied.  However, if using digital transfer online option, note access instructions.
        Transfer_Size: 0.902
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
          Access_Instructions: Due to a significant reduction in resources, the NTAD is no longer available for download.  The NTAD cdrom can be ordered from the online bookstore at www.bts.gov.  If resources allow, download applications will be restored.  When the applications become available, they will be found at www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services.
        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) RITA/BTS to request the National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2006 CD-ROM.  This and other RITA/BTS products may be ordered from the RITA/BTS Internet website http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/.
  Technical_Prerequisites: Software that can process GIS files.
  Available_Time_Period:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 2006
Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20060328
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
        Contact_Person: Geospatial Information Program
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
        Address: 400 7th Street, SW Room 4117
        City: Washington
        State_or_Province: District of Columbia
        Postal_Code: 20590
        Country: United States of America
      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
