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United States Populated Place Areas, 2012
- Identification Information
- Data Quality Information
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Spatial Reference Information
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Distribution Information
- Metadata Reference Information
- Identification Information
- Citation
- Originator
- U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Esri
- Publication Date
- 2012
- Title
- United States Populated Place Areas, 2012
- Edition
- 2012
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- vector digital data
- Series Information
- Series Name
- Data Maps for ArcGIS
- Issue Identification
- 2012 - World, Europe, and United States
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Redlands, California, USA
- Publisher
- Esri
- Online Linkage
- https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/acis/eds/dgate/studies/C1301/data/esri_2012_us_placeply.zip
- Abstract
- United States Populated Place Areas is a polygon theme representing populated place areas such as census designated places, consolidated cities, and incorporated places within United States identified by the U.S. Census Bureau. Attribute information includes the name, class, population classification, population density, number of housing units and size of the areas.
- Purpose
- United States Populated Place Areas provides areal locations for populated places including attributes—name, FIPS code, census class, area, and selected demographic data from the U.S. Census.
- Supplemental Information
- Largest scale when displaying the data: 1:50,000.
- Temporal Extent
- Currentness Reference
- ground condition: 2010; publication date: 2011, 201112, 201003, 20111027
- Bounding Box
- West
- -176.713098
- East
- -66.979932
- North
- 71.339872
- South
- 19.018485
- Theme Keyword
- polygon
- places
- populated places
- incorporated places
- census designated places
- cities
- towns
- villages
- boroughs
- demographics
- housing units
- boundaries
- society
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Theme Keyword
- society
- boundaries
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- ISO 19115 Topic Categories
- Place Keyword
- United States
- Place Keyword Thesaurus
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Temporal Keyword
- 2010
- 2011
- Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Access Restrictions
- For current Columbia affiliates only.
- Use Restrictions
- For educational, non-commercial use only.
- 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
- USA
- Contact Telephone
- 909-793-2853
- Contact Facsimile Telephone
- 909-793-5953
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- info@esri.com
- Hours of Service
- 7:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Pacific time, Monday-Friday
- Native Data Set Environment
- Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7600) ; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4000
- Data Quality Information
- Logical Consistency Report
- The shapefile is converted to SDC (Smart Data Compression) format using tools in ArcGIS. The SDC data set is then imported into a file geodatabase to verify, validate, and if needed repair the geometry.
- Completeness Report
- After processing, the data set is checked for drawing display and number of records and file sizes compared with source materials.
- Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
- The positional accuracy of TIGER/Line varies with the source materials used. In areas where the Census Bureau has not realigned street features as part of MTAIP it meets, at best, the established National Map Accuracy standards (approximately +/-50 meters or 167 feet) where 1:100,000-scale maps from the USGS were the source. The Census Bureau cannot specify the accuracy of feature changes added by its field staff or local updates or of features derived from the GBF/DIME-Files or other sources. Thus, the level of positional accuracy in the TIGER/Line shapefiles may not be suitable for high-precision measurement applications such as engineering problems, property transfers, or other uses that might require highly accurate measurements of the earth's surface.
- Lineage
- Source
- Originator
- U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
- Publication Date
- 2011
- Title
- 2010 Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles, 2012
- Edition
- 2010
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- vector digital data
- Series Information
- Series Name
- Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- Issue Identification
- 2010
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Washington, DC, USA
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
- Online Linkage
- http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/tgrshp2010/tgrshp2010.html
- Source Scale Denominator
- 100000
- Type of Source Media
- online
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Multiple Dates/Times
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 2010
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 2011
- Source Currentness Reference
- ground condition: 2010; publication date: 2011
- Contribution
- Attribute and geospatial data
- Source
- Originator
- TomTom North America, Inc.
- Publication Date
- 201112; 201003
- Title
- TomTom MultiNet Administrative Areas, 2012
- Edition
- Versions 2011.12 and 2010.03
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- vector digital data
- Series Information
- Series Name
- TomTom MultiNet North America
- Issue Identification
- Versions 2011.12 and 2010.03
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
- Publisher
- TomTom North America, Inc.
- Online Linkage
- http://www.tomtom.com/
- Type of Source Media
- DVD-ROM
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Multiple Dates/Times
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 201112
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 201003
- Source Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Contribution
- Attribute and geospatial data
- Source
- Originator
- Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
- Publication Date
- 2011
- Title
- Summary File 1 (SF 1)
- Edition
- 2010
- Series Information
- Series Name
- Summary File 1 (SF 1)
- Issue Identification
- 2010
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Washington, DC, USA
- Publisher
- Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
- Other Citation Details
- The Summary File 1 (SF 1) data is based on the 2010 Census of Population and Housing.
- Online Linkage
- http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/doc/sf1.pdf
- Type of Source Media
- online
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Multiple Dates/Times
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 2010
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 2011
- Source Currentness Reference
- ground condition: 2010; publication date: 2011
- Source
- Originator
- ESRI
- Publication Date
- 20111027
- Title
- Esri Data
- Edition
- 2011
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- tabular digital data
- Series Information
- Series Name
- Esri Data
- Issue Identification
- 2011
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Redlands, California, USA
- Publisher
- Esri
- Online Linkage
- http://www.esri.com
- Type of Source Media
- DVD-ROM
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 20111027
- Source Currentness Reference
- publication date
- 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
- 29260
- 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
- Entity Type
- Entity Type Label
- placeply
- Entity Type Definition
- The polygons represent concentrations of population within the United States that include both incorporated places and census designated places identified by the U.S. Census Bureau.
- Entity Type Definition Source
- Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
- Attributes
- ObjectID
- Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
- Definition Source
- Esri
- Shape
- Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
- Definition Source
- Esri
- NAME
- The populated place name. (Names for the features.)
- Definition Source
- Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
- CLASS
- The class of the populated place.
- borough
- In Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, an incorporated place.
- CDP
- Census designated place - A statistical area defined for a named concentration of population and the statistical counterpart of an incorporated place.
- city
- An incorporated place in all states (not Hawaii) and the District of Columbia.
- city (consolidated, balance)
- The portion of a consolidated city (a unit of local government for which the functions of an incorporated place and its county or minor civil division (MCD) have merged) not included in another separately incorporated place.
- city and borough
- A type of incorporated place in Alaska.
- city and county
- A consolidated city-county.
- municipality
- A type of incorporated place in Pennsylvania and Alaska.
- town
- An incorporated place in 30 States. In some states, the Census Bureau treats these towns as the equivalent of a minor civil division.
- village
- An incorporated place in 19 States. The Census Bureau treats villages in some states as county subdivisions.
- unknown
- The populated place class is unknown.
- Definition Source
- Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
- ST
- The two-letter abbreviation for the state in which the populated place is located. (Federal Information Processing Standards 5-2National Institute of Standards and Technology)
- Definition Source
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
- STFIPS
- The FIPS code (two-digit number) for the state in which the populated place is located. (Federal Information Processing StandardsNational Institute of Standards and Technology)
- Definition Source
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
- PLACEFIPS
- The FIPS code (five-digit number) for the populated place within a state. (Federal Information Processing Standards Pub 55National Institute of Standards and Technology)
- Definition Source
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
- HOUSEUNITS
- The 2010 housing unit counts of the populated place. (Numbers for the features.)
- Definition Source
- Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
- POP2010
- The 2010 population of the populated place. (Populations for the features.)
- Definition Source
- Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
- POP_CLASS
- The code for the 2010 population class of the populated place.
- 1
- Population from 0 - 249.
- 2
- Population from 250 - 499.
- 3
- Population from 500 - 999.
- 4
- Population from 1,000 - 2,499.
- 5
- Population from 2,500 - 9,999.
- 6
- Population from 10,000 - 49,999.
- 7
- Population from 50,000 - 99,999.
- 8
- Population from 100,000 - 499,999.
- 9
- Population from 500,000 - 999,999.
- 10
- Population from 1,000,000 and up.
- Definition Source
- Esri
- POP10_SQMI
- The 2010 population of the populated place per square mile. (Calculated populations per square mile for the features.)
- Definition Source
- Department of Commerce, Census Bureau; Esri
- SQMI
- The area of the populated place in square miles using Albers Equal Area Projection. (Calculated areas for the features.)
- Definition Source
- Esri
- Distribution Information
- Format Name
- SDC
- Distributor
- Esri; Esri Offices
- Online Access
- http://www.ArcGIS.com
- Name
- Metadata Reference Information
- Metadata Date
- 20130205
- Metadata Contact
- Contact Information
- Contact Organization Primary
- Contact Organization
- Research Data Services (RDS), Columbia University Libraries
- Contact Person
- GIS/Metadata Librarian
- Contact Address
- Address
- 420 W. 118th St. 215 IAB, MC 3301
- City
- New York
- State or Province
- NY
- Postal Code
- 10027
- Contact Voice Telephone
- (212) 854-6012
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- data@library.columbia.edu
- Metadata Standard Name
- FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata Standard Version
- FGDC-STD-001-1998
