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Resource Abstract:
- description: County boundaries with shorelines cut in (NTAD). The TIGER/Line Files are shapefiles and related database files
(.dbf) that are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address
File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). The MTDB represents a seamless
national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line File is designed to stand alone as an independent
data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation. The primary legal divisions of most States are termed counties.
In Louisiana, these divisions are known as parishes. In Alaska, which has no counties, the equivalent entities are the organized
boroughs, city and boroughs, and municipalities, and for the unorganized area, census areas. The latter are delineated cooperatively
for statistical purposes by the State of Alaska and the Census Bureau. In four States (Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia),
there are one or more incorporated places that are independent of any county organization and thus constitute primary divisions
of their States. These incorporated places are known as independent cities and are treated as equivalent entities for purposes
of data presentation. The District of Columbia and Guam have no primary divisions, and each area is considered an equivalent
entity for purposes of data presentation. The Census Bureau treats the following entities as equivalents of counties for purposes
of data presentation: Municipios in Puerto Rico, Districts and Islands in American Samoa, Municipalities in the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Islands in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The entire area of the United States, Puerto Rico,
and the Island Areas is covered by counties or equivalent entities. The boundaries for counties and equivalent entities are
mostly as of January 1, 2013, primarily as reported through the Census Bureau's Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS).
However, some changes made after January 2013, including the addition and deletion of counties, are included.; abstract: County
boundaries with shorelines cut in (NTAD). The TIGER/Line Files are shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) that are an
extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically
Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). The MTDB represents a seamless national file with
no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line File is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or
they can be combined to cover the entire nation. The primary legal divisions of most States are termed counties. In Louisiana,
these divisions are known as parishes. In Alaska, which has no counties, the equivalent entities are the organized boroughs,
city and boroughs, and municipalities, and for the unorganized area, census areas. The latter are delineated cooperatively
for statistical purposes by the State of Alaska and the Census Bureau. In four States (Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia),
there are one or more incorporated places that are independent of any county organization and thus constitute primary divisions
of their States. These incorporated places are known as independent cities and are treated as equivalent entities for purposes
of data presentation. The District of Columbia and Guam have no primary divisions, and each area is considered an equivalent
entity for purposes of data presentation. The Census Bureau treats the following entities as equivalents of counties for purposes
of data presentation: Municipios in Puerto Rico, Districts and Islands in American Samoa, Municipalities in the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Islands in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The entire area of the United States, Puerto Rico,
and the Island Areas is covered by counties or equivalent entities. The boundaries for counties and equivalent entities are
mostly as of January 1, 2013, primarily as reported through the Census Bureau's Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS).
However, some changes made after January 2013, including the addition and deletion of counties, are included.
Citation
- Title County Boundaries with Shorelines (National).
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- creation Date
2017-04-11T23:50:38.762883
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2018-08-06T21:17:50Z
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- 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 2018-08-06T21:17:50Z
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CINERGI Metadata catalog
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ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
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2007
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urn:dciso:metadataabout:127d76b2-540f-4751-a9d7-40d76647c1c4
Metadata record format is ISO19139 XML (MD_Metadata)