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United States Cities and Towns, 2007

  • Identification Information
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  • Distribution Information
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Identification Information
Citation
Originator
U.S. Geological Survey
Publication Date
Unknown
Title
United States Cities and Towns, 2007
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Publication Information
Publication Place
Reston, VA
Publisher
Geological Survey
Online Linkage
https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/acis/eds/dgate/studies/C1301/data/landinfo_us_cities_2007.zip
Abstract
United States Cities Towns is a point theme representing population centers throughout the United States.
Purpose
For educational, non-commercial purposes only.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
2007
Bounding Box
West
-176.658060
East
173.175560
North
71.298060
South
-21.908060
Theme Keyword
society
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ISO 19115 Topic Categories.
Theme Keyword
Cities
Towns
Population Centers
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Place Keyword
United States
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Temporal Keyword
Access Restrictions
For current Columbia affiliates only.
Use Restrictions
For educational, non-commercial use only.
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Unknown
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
LAND INFO Worldwide Mapping, LLC
Delivery Point
PO Box 261961
City
Highlands Ranch
State
CO
Postal Code
80163-1951
Country
USA
Contact Telephone
303-790-9730
Contact Electronic Mail Address
sales@landinfo.com
Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.6.1500
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
164045
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
North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid Name
Clarke 1866
Semi-major Axis
6378206.400000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
294.978698
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
us_gaz_pop
Entity Type Definition
Population Centers
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
STATE
US state the center is in
FULL_NAME
Name of the city or Town
FEATURE_DE
Feature type
LAT
Latitude
LON
Longitude
Distribution Information
Distributor
LAND INFO Worldwide Mapping, LLC
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20080924
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
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