Dataset Identification:
Resource Abstract:
- description: CENSUS_TRACTS_TIGER2011_IN.SHP is a polygon shapefile that contains 2011 census tract boundaries for the state
of Indiana. Census tracts are not legal boundaries, but are considered stable geographic units used for the presentation of
decennial census data. The following is excerpted from an Adobe Acrobat PDF document named "TGRSHP2011_TECHDOC.PDF (U.S.
Census Bureau): "Census tracts are small, relatively permanent statistical subdivisions of a county or equivalent entity,
and are reviewed and updated by local participants prior to each decennial census as part of the Census Bureau's Participant
Statistical Areas Program. The Census Bureau updates census tracts in situations where no local participant existed or where
local or tribal governments declined to participate. The primary purpose of census tracts is to provide a stable set of geographic
units for the presentation of decennial census data. "Census tracts generally have a population size between 1,200 and
8,000 people with an optimum size of 4,000 people. The spatial size of census tracts varies widely depending on the density
of settlement. Census tracts are delineated with the intention of being maintained over a long time so that statistical comparisons
can be made from census to census. However, physical changes in street patterns caused by highway construction, new development,
and so forth, may require boundary revisions. In addition, census tracts occasionally are split due to population growth,
or combined as a result of substantial population decline. "Census tract boundaries generally follow visible and identifiable
features. They may follow legal boundaries such as minor civil division (MCD) or incorporated place boundaries in some states
and situations to allow for census tract-to-governmental unit relationships where the governmental boundaries tend to remain
unchanged between censuses. State and county boundaries always are census tract boundaries in the standard census geographic
hierarchy."; abstract: CENSUS_TRACTS_TIGER2011_IN.SHP is a polygon shapefile that contains 2011 census tract boundaries
for the state of Indiana. Census tracts are not legal boundaries, but are considered stable geographic units used for the
presentation of decennial census data. The following is excerpted from an Adobe Acrobat PDF document named "TGRSHP2011_TECHDOC.PDF
(U.S. Census Bureau): "Census tracts are small, relatively permanent statistical subdivisions of a county or equivalent
entity, and are reviewed and updated by local participants prior to each decennial census as part of the Census Bureau's
Participant Statistical Areas Program. The Census Bureau updates census tracts in situations where no local participant existed
or where local or tribal governments declined to participate. The primary purpose of census tracts is to provide a stable
set of geographic units for the presentation of decennial census data. "Census tracts generally have a population size
between 1,200 and 8,000 people with an optimum size of 4,000 people. The spatial size of census tracts varies widely depending
on the density of settlement. Census tracts are delineated with the intention of being maintained over a long time so that
statistical comparisons can be made from census to census. However, physical changes in street patterns caused by highway
construction, new development, and so forth, may require boundary revisions. In addition, census tracts occasionally are split
due to population growth, or combined as a result of substantial population decline. "Census tract boundaries generally
follow visible and identifiable features. They may follow legal boundaries such as minor civil division (MCD) or incorporated
place boundaries in some states and situations to allow for census tract-to-governmental unit relationships where the governmental
boundaries tend to remain unchanged between censuses. State and county boundaries always are census tract boundaries in the
standard census geographic hierarchy."
Citation
- Title Demographic Data - CENSUS_TRACTS_TIGER2011_IN: Census Tract Areas for Indiana in 2011 (United States Census Bureau, 1:100,000,
Polygon Shapefile).
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- creation Date
2017-08-19T18:54:58.619165
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Digital Transfer Options
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- Linkage for online resource
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- name Dublin Core references URL
- URL: http://maps.indiana.edu/metadata/Demographics/Census_Tracts_2011.xml
- protocol WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
- link function information
- Description URL provided in Dublin Core references element.
Linkage for online resource
- name Dublin Core references URL
- URL: http://www.igic.org
- protocol WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
- link function information
- Description URL provided in Dublin Core references element.
Metadata data stamp:
2018-08-06T20:07:52Z
Resource Maintenance Information
- maintenance or update frequency:
- notes: This metadata record was generated by an xslt transformation from a dc metadata record; Transform by Stephen M. Richard, based
on a transform by Damian Ulbricht. Run on 2018-08-06T20:07:52Z
Metadata contact
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pointOfContact
- organisation Name
CINERGI Metadata catalog
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- Contact information
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- Address
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- electronic Mail Address cinergi@sdsc.edu
Metadata language
eng
Metadata character set encoding:
utf8
Metadata standard for this record:
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
standard version:
2007
Metadata record identifier:
urn:dciso:metadataabout:8abe60aa-ffe5-4c99-8417-82fa4f58b803
Metadata record format is ISO19139 XML (MD_Metadata)