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: 2009
      Title: cd111
      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.census.gov/geo/www/cob/cd110.html
      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: 2009
          Title: Nartional 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/
  Description:
    Abstract: The 111th Congressional District Boundaries data set contains geographic information for the political entities of the 111th Congressional districts.
    Purpose: The data provide users with information about the locations of congressional districts, primarily for national planning applications.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 2009
    Currentness_Reference: publication date
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -179.147340
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: 179.778470
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 71.352561
      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: Congressional District
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: United States
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: US Territories
    Stratum:
      Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Stratum_Keyword: ground
    Temporal:
      Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Temporal_Keyword: 2007
      Temporal_Keyword: 2006
      Temporal_Keyword: 2008
      Temporal_Keyword: 2009
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints: None.  Acknowledgment of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS) National Transportation Atlas Database (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 Statsitics (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: 202-366-3282
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov
  Security_Information:
    Security_Classification: Unclassified
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850
  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: Suitland, MD
        Publisher: U.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC)
      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 111th Congressional District data set were created in a consistent manner using similar tolerances.
    Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:
      Attribute_Accuracy_Value: unknown
  Logical_Consistency_Report: All node-link and polygon topological relationships were created and verified using ARC/INFO, a Geographic Information System.  The unique identifiers were verified using ARC/INFO.  The data was then converted to a shapefile format.
  Completeness_Report: This data set is composed of the 437 Districts having voting representation plus two districts without voting rights the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The Congressional District data set was created from TIGER/Line data having a nominal scale of 1:100,000.
      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: 2009
          Title: 111th Congressional Districts
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Suitland, MD
            Publisher: US Bureau of the Census
          Online_Linkage: http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/cd110.html
      Type_of_Source_Media: online
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2009
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: TIGER
      Source_Contribution: Spatial information for the 110th Congressional District boundaries.
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Techpolitics
          Publication_Date: 2003
          Title: Techpolitics
          Online_Linkage: (http://congress.techpolitics.org/houseofreps.htm )
      Type_of_Source_Media: online
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2007
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Techpolitics
      Source_Contribution: Attribute Data
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Individual files for the Congressional Districts in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the 48 contiguous states were merged into a single data set using ARC/INFO.  After completing topological and attribute verification using ARC/INFO, the data was converted into shapefile format.
      Process_Date: 2009
      Process_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_Facsimile_Telephone: (202) 366-3640
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Downloaded the shapefile from BOC.  Downloaded congressional district information from USGS (http://www-atlas.usgs.gov/mld/cgd109p.html ) and joined the spatial with the latest attribute data on distritic reprsentatives.  Used ArcGIS for topological and attribute verification.
      Process_Date: 2007
      Process_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, S.W.
            City: Washington
            State_or_Province: DC
            Postal_Code: 20590
            Country: USA
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-366-3282
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202-366-3640
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Downloaded the shapefile from BOC.  Downloaded congressional district information from USGS (http://www-atlas.usgs.gov/mld/cgd109p.html ) and joined the spatial with the latest attribute data on district representatives.  Used ArcGIS for topological and attribute verification.  110th Congressional District Boundaries did not change from the 109th.
      Process_Date: 2007
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Metadata imported.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: C:\DOCUME~1\MARK~1.BRA\LOCALS~1\Temp\xmlF4AD.tmp
      Process_Date: 20090429
      Process_Time: 07390000
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Dataset copied.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
      Process_Date: 20090429
      Process_Time: 07495300
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: 437
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Label point
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 706
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 706
    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: 0.000000
      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: cd111
      Entity_Type_Definition: Congressional Districts
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: FID
      Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: numeric
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Shape
      Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: DISTRICT
      Attribute_Definition: Congressional District Code
      Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC)
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String of Individual District Codes
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: NAME
      Attribute_Definition: Name the congress person that represents the congressional district
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Techpolitics
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: PARTY
      Attribute_Definition: The party affiliation
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Techpolitics
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Democrat
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Democrat
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Techpolitics
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Republican
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Republican
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Techpolitics
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Independent
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Independent
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Minnesota DFL Party
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Minnesota DFL Party
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: n/a
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vacant
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STATE
      Attribute_Definition: US Postal Service State Abbreviation
      Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC)
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: Official US Postal Service State Abbreviations
          Codeset_Source: US Postal Service (USPS)
    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: Assigned
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 00
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 99
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    Contact_Information:
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        Contact_Organization: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportaion Statistics (RITA/BTS)
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        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
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          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
          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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  Technical_Prerequisites: Software that can process GIS files.
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    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 2009
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        Address: 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
        City: Washington
        State_or_Province: DC
        Postal_Code: 20590
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-366-3282
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov
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