Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: U.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC)
      Publication_Date: 2003
      Title: cbsa
      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:
          Originator: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
          Publication_Date: 2009
          Title: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2009
          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 Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSA) Boundaries data set contains the boundaries for metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas in the United States.  The data set contains information on location, identification, and size.  The database includes metropolitan and micropolitan boundaries within all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

      Combined statistical areas are groupings of adjacent metropolitan and/or micropolitan statistical areas that have social and economic ties as measured by commuting to work, but at lower levels than are found among counties within individual metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas. Combined statistical areas can be characterized as representing larger regions that reflect broader social and economic interactions, such as wholesaling, commodity distribution, and weekend recreation activities, and are likely to be of considerable interest to regional authorities and the private sector. 

      Each metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area consists of a core area containing a substantial population nucleus, together with adjacent communities having a high degree of economic and social integration with that core. Metropolitan statistical areas contain at least one U.S. Census Bureau-defined urbanized area of 50,000 or more population; micropolitan statistical areas contain at least one Census Bureau-defined urban cluster of at least 10,000 and less than 50,000 population. If specified criteria are met, a metropolitan statistical area containing a single urbanized area with a population of 2.5 million or more may be subdivided into metropolitan divisions, which function as distinct social and economic areas within the larger metropolitan statistical area.
    Purpose:
      The data provide users with information about the locations, and names of CBSAs primarily for national planning applications.

      Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas (referred to generically as "core based statistical areas" or CBSAs) are statistical geographic areas defined by the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), following a set of official standards published in the Federal Register. To meet the needs of various users for standard units at various geographic scales, OMB's standards provide for a flexible framework of area definitions that includes, in addition to metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan divisions, combined statistical areas, New England city and town areas (NECTAs), NECTA divisions, and combined NECTAs. Documentation of the metropolitan and micropolitan statistical area standards and how they are applied is available on the Census Bureau's website or from the Population Distribution Branch, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233-8800, telephone (301) 763-2419.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 2009
    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: 65.454475
      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: CBSA
      Theme_Keyword: metropolitan statistical area
      Theme_Keyword: Micropolitan Statistical Areas
      Theme_Keyword: Core Based Statistical Areas
    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: 2003
      Temporal_Keyword: 2008
      Temporal_Keyword: 2009
  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) 2009 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: 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE
        City: Washington
        State_or_Province: DC
        Postal_Code: 20590
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-366-DATA
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov
  Data_Set_Credit: The United States CBSA 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 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.6.1500
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
      Publication_Date: 2009
      Title: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2009
      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/
Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Attributes for the CBSA 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 CBSA 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.
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: U.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC)
          Publication_Date: 2003
          Title: 2003 Core Based Statistical Areas (Metropolitan and Micropolitan 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: online
      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 CBSAs.
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: CBSA boundaries were added from TIGER data and topologically integrated.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: TIGER
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: STATE  DATA
      Process_Date: Unknown
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: CBSA
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: All MSA political boundaries were extracted from the TIGER/Line files and appended into a single polygon database.
      Process_Date: Unknown
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Person_Primary:
            Contact_Organization: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing and physical address
            Address: 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE
            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
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Dataset copied.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
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: 947
Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Geographic:
      Latitude_Resolution: 0.000000
      Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000
      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: cbsa
      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: CBSA
      Attribute_Definition: Census CBSA identifying code
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: Each metropolitan and micropolitan statistical area is assigned a five-digit code.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: CBSA_NAME
      Attribute_Definition: Title of CBSA
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: Name of the largest principal city and up to two additional principal cities.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: TYPE
      Attribute_Definition: Type of Statistical Area
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: METRO
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Metropolitan Statistical Area
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: MICRO
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Micropolitan Statistical Area
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STATUS
      Attribute_Definition: Type of Statistical Area
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Metropolitan Statistical Area
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Micropolitan Statistical Area
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: GEOCODE
      Attribute_Definition: Census CBSA identifying code
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: Each metropolitan and micropolitan statistical area is assigned a five-digit code.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ST_POSTAL1
      Attribute_Definition: State Postal Code
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: Principal State CBSA is located in
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ST_POSTAL2
      Attribute_Definition: State Postal Code
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: State containing the second largest area for the CBSA
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ST_POSTAL3
      Attribute_Definition: State Postal Code
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: State containing the third largest area for the CBSA
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ST_POSTAL4
      Attribute_Definition: State Postal Code
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: State containing the fourth largest area for the CBSA
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STFIPS1
      Attribute_Definition: State FIPS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: FIPS code of the state containing largest CBSA area.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STFIPS2
      Attribute_Definition: State FIPS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: FIPS code of the state containing second largest CBSA area.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STFIPS3
      Attribute_Definition: State FIPS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: FIPS code of the state containing third largest CBSA area.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STFIPS4
      Attribute_Definition: State FIPS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: FIPS code of the state containing fourth largest CBSA area.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: VERSION
      Attribute_Definition: Version of the database
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS/RITA
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 00
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 99
  Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Core Based Statistical Areas
    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: 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE
        City: Washington
        State_or_Province: DC
        Postal_Code: 20590
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-366-DATA
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov
  Resource_Description: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2009
  Distribution_Liability: None
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        Format_Version_Number: 2009
        File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied.  However, if using digital transfer online option, note access instructions.
        Transfer_Size: 5.524
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          Access_Instructions: The NTAD DVD can be ordered from the online bookstore at www.bts.gov.  NTAD can also be downloaded from the Geographic Information Program web sit at http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/.
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          Offline_Media: DVD
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            Recording_Density: 650
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    Fees: None
    Ordering_Instructions: Call (202-366-DATA), or E-mail (answers@bts.gov) RITA/BTS to request the National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2009 DVD.The NTAD DVD can be ordered from the online bookstore at www.bts.gov.  Individual datasets from the NTAD can also be downloaded from the Geographic Information Program web sit at http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/.
  Custom_Order_Process: Call (202-366-DATA), or E-mail (answers@bts.gov) RITA/BTS to request the National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2009 DVD.The NTAD DVD can be ordered from the online bookstore at www.bts.gov.  Individual datasets from the NTAD can also be downloaded from the Geographic Information Program web sit at http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/.
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    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 2009
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        City: Washington
        State_or_Province: DC
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      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov
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