Dataset Identification:

Resource Abstract:
The TIGER/Line shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) 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 shapefile is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation. The Address Range / Feature Name Relationship File (ADDRFN.dbf) contains a record for each address range / linear feature name relationship. The purpose of this relationship file is to identify all street names associated with each address range. An edge can have several feature names; an address range located on an edge can be associated with one or any combination of the available feature names (an address range can be linked to multiple feature names). The address range is identified by the address range identifier (ARID) attribute that can be used to link to the Address Ranges Relationship File (ADDR.dbf). The linear feature name is identified by the linear feature identifier (LINEARID) attribute that can be used to link to the Feature Names Relationship File (FEATNAMES.dbf).
Citation
Title TIGER/Line Shapefile, 2012, county, Dorchester County, MD, Current Address Range-Feature Name Relationship File
publication  Date   2012-01-01
Edition 2012
presentationForm  tableDigital
cited responsible party - originator
organisation Name  U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division
cited responsible party -
organisation Name
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
URL:http://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2012/ADDRFN/tl_2012_24019_addrfn.zip
Theme keywords (theme):
State FIPS Code
County FIPS Code
State ANSI Code
County ANSI Code
Permanent edge ID
From House Number
To House Number
Side indicator flag
5-digit ZIP code
ZIP +4 code
thesaurus name >
Title None
Location keywords:
United States
U.S.
County or Equivalent Entity
Dorchester
24019
thesaurus name >
Title ANSI INCITS 38:2009 (Formerly FIPS 5-2), ANSI INCITS 31:2009 (Formerly FIPS 6-4),ANSI INCITS 454:2009 (Formerly FIPS 8-6), ANSI INCITS 455:2009(Formerly FIPS 9-1), ANSI INCITS 446:2008 (Geographic Names Information System (GNIS))
Theme keywords (theme):
thesaurus name >
Title Feature > Marine Feature
publication  Date   2016-11-12
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced at Sat Nov 12 02:20:09 UTC 2016
Theme keywords (theme):
thesaurus name >
Title Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Corporate Names
publication  Date   2016-11-12
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced at Sat Nov 12 02:20:09 UTC 2016
Theme keywords (theme):
thesaurus name >
Title Feature > Physiographic Feature
publication  Date   2016-11-12
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced at Sat Nov 12 02:20:09 UTC 2016
Theme keywords (theme):
thesaurus name >
Title Science Domain > Earth Science
publication  Date   2016-11-12
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced at Sat Nov 12 02:20:09 UTC 2016
purpose:
In order for others to use the information in the Census MAF/TIGER database in a geographic information system (GIS) or for other geographic applications, the Census Bureau releases to the public extracts of the database in the form of TIGER/Line relationship files.
Resource language:  eng; USA
Resource progress code:  completed
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:  NO CHANGES OR UPDATES WILL BE MADE TO THIS VERSION OF THE TIGER/LINE RELATIONSHIP FILES. FUTURE RELEASES OF TIGER/LINE RELATIONSHIP FILES WILL REFLECT UPDATES MADE TO THE CENSUS MAF/TIGER DATABASE.
Constraints on resource usage:
Constraints
Use limitation statement:
No warranty, expressed or implied is made with regard to the accuracy of these data, and no liability is assumed by the U.S. Government in general or the U.S. Census Bureau in specific as to the spatial or attribute accuracy of the data. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty and no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. government in the use of these files. The boundary information in the TIGER/Line Shapefiles is for statistical data collection and tabulation purposes only; their depiction and designation for statistical purposes do not constitute a determination of jurisdictional authority or rights of ownership or entitlement and they are not legal land descriptions.
Constraints on resource usage:
Legal Constraints
use constraint:  otherRestrictions
Other constraints
Use Constraints: The TIGER/Line Shapefile products are not copyrighted however TIGER/Line and Census TIGER are registered trademarks of the U.S. Census Bureau. These products are free to use in a product or publication, however acknowledgement must be given to the U.S. Census Bureau as the source.
Constraints on resource usage:
Legal Constraints
Access Constraints  otherRestrictions
Other constraints
Access Constraints: None
Resource extent
Geographic Extent
Geographic Bounding Box
westBoundLongitude  -76.438814
eastBoundLongitude  -75.701569
northBoundLatitude  38.704185
southBoundLatitude  38.05841
Temporal Extent
2011-08-01 2012-06-01
point of contact - pointOfContact
organisation Name  U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division, Geographic Products Branch
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 301-763-1128
Fax 301-763-4710
Address
4600 Silver Hill Road, Stop 7400, Washington, DC, 20233-7400 Country United States
electronic Mail Addressgeo.tiger@census.gov
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Coverage description

Type of coverage content
Cell value attribute description:
Band
descriptor Address range identifier
sequence Identifier
name ARID
Band
descriptor Linear feature identifier
sequence Identifier
name LINEARID
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Content information: feature catalog description

Included With Dataset  true
Feature Types  
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Scope of quality information
scope level  dataset
Resource lineage description
source
source description  Source Contribution: All tabular dataSource Type online
source citation
Title Census MAF/TIGER database
publication  Date
cited responsible party - originator
organisation Name  U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division
Resource extent
Temporal Extent
2011-08-01 2012-06-01
Completeness Commission
evaluation Method Description  Tabular data has been tested for proper domain and format.
Completeness Omission
evaluation Method Description  Tabular data has been tested for proper domain and format.
ConceptualConsistency
measure Description  The Census Bureau performed automated tests to ensure logical consistency and limits of relationship files. Tabular data has been tested for proper domain and format. The Census Bureau uses its internally developed geographic update system to enhance and modify spatial and attribute data in the Census MAF/TIGER database. Standard geographic codes, such as FIPS codes for states, counties, municipalities, county subdivisions, places, American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian areas, and congressional districts are used when encoding spatial entities. The Census Bureau performed spatial data tests for logical consistency of the codes during the compilation of the original Census MAF/TIGER database files. Most of the codes for geographic entities except states, counties, urban areas, Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs), American Indian Areas (AIAs), and congressional districts were provided to the Census Bureau by the USGS, the agency responsible for maintaining FIPS 55. Feature attribute information has been examined but has not been fully tested for consistency.

Resource distribution information

Distributor
distributor contact - distributor
organisation Name  U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division, Geographic Products Branch
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 301-763-1128
Fax 301-763-4710
Address
4600 Silver Hill Road, Stop 7400, Washington, DC, 20233-7400 Country United States
electronic Mail Addressgeo.tiger@census.gov
Standard ordering process
fees The online copy of the TIGER/Line files may be accessed without charge.
Ordering Instructions  Ordering Instructions: To obtain more information about ordering TIGER/Line shapefiles visit http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger
Format
Format name TGRSHP (compressed)
Format version
file Decompression Technique  PK-ZIP, version 1.93 A or higher
Digital Transfer Options
Linkage for online resource
URL:http://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2012/ADDRFN/tl_2012_24019_addrfn.zip
Metadata data stamp:  2012-06-15
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:  annually
notes: This metadata was automatically generated from the FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata standard (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using the 2012-06-20T17:21:00 version of the FGDC RSE to ISO 19115-2 transform.
Metadata contact - pointOfContact
organisation Name  U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division, Geographic Products Branch
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 301-763-1128
Fax 301-763-4710
Address
4600 Silver Hill Road, Stop 7400, Washington, DC, 20233-7400 Country United States
electronic Mail Addressgeo.tiger@census.gov
Metadata scope code  dataset
Metadata language  eng; USA
Metadata character set encoding:   utf8
Metadata standard for this record:  ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
standard version:  ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
Metadata record identifier:  d5e2f76e-ec9b-4ca6-b6ee-936060cb2067

Metadata record format is ISO19139-2 XML (MI_Metadata)