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U.S. National Atlas Cities, 2013
- Identification Information
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Spatial Reference Information
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Distribution Information
- Metadata Reference Information
- Identification Information
- Citation
- Originator
- National Atlas of the United States and the United States Geological Survey
- Publication Date
- 20130601
- Title
- U.S. National Atlas Cities, 2013
- Edition
- 2013
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- vector digital data
- Series Information
- Series Name
- Data Maps for ArcGIS®
- Issue Identification
- 2013 - World, Europe, and United States
- Online Linkage
- https://figgy.princeton.edu/downloads/0030b5fd-3ccb-433c-8f90-c3e9ac85a2cf/file/b582ca0c-5ad4-4e6e-aa42-0423beec8813
- Abstract
- U.S. National Atlas Cities represents cities and towns in the United States.
- Purpose
- U.S. National Atlas Cities provides information about the locations, names, and populations of cities and towns for conducting geographic analysis on national and large regional scales.
- Supplemental Information
- Dataset includes ArcGIS .lyr files symbolizing USA City Populations and USA City Type.
- Temporal Extent
- Currentness Reference
- Unknown
- Time Period
- Beginning
- 19720101
- End
- 20070606
- Bounding Box
- West
- -174.202942
- East
- 178.874600
- North
- 71.290137
- South
- 17.711706
- Theme Keyword
- point
- cities
- towns
- populated places
- population
- location
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Theme Keyword
- location
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- ISO 19115 Topic Categories
- Place Keyword
- United States
- Puerto Rico
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Place Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Temporal Keyword
- 1972–2004
- 2007
- Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Access Restrictions
- The data are provided by multiple, third party data vendors under license to Esri for inclusion on Data Maps for ArcGIS® for use with Esri® software. Each data vendor has its own data licensing policies and may grant varying redistribution rights to end users. Please consult the redistribution rights below for this data set provided on Data Maps. As used herein, “Geodata” shall mean any digital data set consisting of geographic data coordinates and associated attributes. The redistribution rights for this data set: Public domain data from U.S. government is freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. The terms and conditions below apply to all the data sets provided on Data Maps. Proprietary Rights and Copyright: Licensee acknowledges that the Data and Related Materials contain proprietary and confidential property of Esri and its licensor(s). The Data and Related Materials are owned by Esri and its licensor(s) and are protected by United States copyright laws and applicable international copyright treaties and/or conventions. Limited Warranty and Disclaimer: Esri warrants that the media upon which the Data and Related Materials are provided will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of receipt. THE DATA AND RELATED MATERIALS ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE LIMITED WARRANTY, AND THE LICENSEE EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE DATA CONTAINS SOME NONCONFORMITIES, DEFECTS, OR ERRORS. Esri DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE DATA WILL MEET LICENSEE'S NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS; THAT THE USE OF THE DATA WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED; OR THAT ALL NONCONFORMITIES, DEFECTS, OR ERRORS CAN OR WILL BE CORRECTED. Esri IS NOT INVITING RELIANCE ON THIS DATA, AND THE LICENSEE SHOULD ALWAYS VERIFY ACTUAL DATA. 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- Use Restrictions
- See legal constraints.
- Status
- Complete
- Maintenance and Update Frequency
- Annually
- Point of Contact
- Contact Organization
- Esri
- Delivery Point
- 380 New York Street
- City
- Redlands
- State
- California
- Postal Code
- 92373-8100
- Country
- us
- Contact Telephone
- 909-793-2853
- Contact Facsimile Telephone
- 909-793-5953
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- info@esri.com
- Point of Contact
- Contact Organization
- Map and Geospatial Information Center, Lewis Library, Princeton University
- Delivery Point
- Map and Geospatial Information Center, Lewis Library, Princeton University
- City
- Princeton
- State
- NJ
- Postal Code
- 08544
- Country
- US
- Contact Telephone
- 609-258-1097
- Point of Contact
- Contact Organization
- Esri
- Delivery Point
- 380 New York Street
- City
- Redlands
- State
- California
- Postal Code
- 92373-8100
- Country
- us
- Contact Telephone
- 909-793-2853
- Contact Facsimile Telephone
- 909-793-5953
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- info@esri.com
- Credit
- ESRI
- Native Data Set Environment
- Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.0 (Build 6001) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.2.0.3348
- 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
- 35432
- Spatial Reference Information
- Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
- Geographic
- Latitude Resolution
- 8.983152841195215e-009
- Longitude Resolution
- 8.983152841195215e-009
- Geographic Coordinate Units
- Decimal Degrees
- Geodetic Model
- Horizontal Datum Name
- D WGS 1984
- Ellipsoid Name
- WGS 1984
- Semi-major Axis
- 6378137.0
- Denominator of Flattening Ratio
- 298.257223563
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Entity Type
- Entity Type Label
- ESRI_2103_cities_dtl
- Entity Type Definition
- The points represent cities and towns in the United States.
- Entity Type Definition Source
- National Atlas of the United States and the United States Geological Survey
- Attributes
- FID
- Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
- Definition Source
- Esri
- Shape
- Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
- Definition Source
- Esri
- FEATURE
- The categorized population of the city or town.
- less than 10,000
- The population of the city or town is less than 10,000.
- 10,000 - 49,999
- The population of the city or town is at least 10,000 but not greater than 49,999.
- 50,000 - 99,999
- The population of the city or town is at least 50,000 but not greater than 99,999.
- 100,000 - 249,999
- The population of the city or town is at least 100,000 but not greater than 249,999.
- 250,000 - 499,999
- The population of the city or town is at least 250,000 but not greater than 499,999.
- 500,000 - 999,999
- The population of the city or town is at least 500,000 but not greater than 999,999.
- 1,000,000 - 9,999,999
- The population of the city or town is at least 1,000,000 but not greater than 9,999,999.
- Definition Source
- National Atlas of the United States and the United States Geological Survey
- NAME
- The name of the city or town. (Geographic Names Information SystemUnited States Geological Survey)
- Definition Source
- National Atlas of the United States and the United States Geological Survey
- ST_ABBREV
- The two-letter abbreviation for the state. (Federal Information Processing Standards 5–2National Institute of Standards and Technology)
- Definition Source
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
- FIPS
- The combined state and county FIPS code (five-digit number). The combined code uniquely identifies the county in which the city or town is located. (Federal Information Processing StandardsNational Institute of Standards and Technology)
- Definition Source
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
- PLACE_FIPS
- The FIPS code (five-digit number) for named populated places (city or town). (Federal Information Processing Standards PUB 55-DC3National Institute of Standards and Technology)
- Definition Source
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
- POP_2000
- The 2000 population of the city or town. (Populations for the features.)
- -99999
- The population is unknown.
- Definition Source
- National Atlas of the United States and the United States Geological Survey
- POP2007
- The 2007 population of the city or town. (Populations for the features.)
- -99999
- The population is unknown.
- Definition Source
- Esri
- STATUS
- The status of the city or town.
- National Capital
- City is the national capital.
- State Capital
- City is a state capital.
- State Capital County Seat
- City is a state capital and county seat.
- County Seat
- City is a county seat.
- Definition Source
- Esri
- Distribution Information
- Format Name
- SDC Feature Database
- Distributor
- Esri; Esri Offices
- Online Access
- http://www.ArcGIS.com
- Name
- Metadata Reference Information
- Metadata Date
- 20141009
- Metadata Contact
- Contact Information
- Contact Organization Primary
- Contact Organization
- Esri
- Contact Person
- ArcGIS Content Team
- Contact Position
- ArcGIS Content Team
- Contact Address
- Address
- 380 New York Street
- City
- Redlands
- State or Province
- California
- Postal Code
- 92373-8100
- Country
- us
- Contact Voice Telephone
- 909-793-2853
- Contact Facsimile Telephone
- 909-793-5953
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- info@esri.com
- Metadata Standard Name
- FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata Standard Version
- FGDC-STD-001-1998
