Dataset Identification:

Resource Abstract:
This map layer includes Global Map data showing cities and towns in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The data are a modified version of the National Atlas of the United States 1:1,000,000-scale cities and towns of the United States; those source data were derived from the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and the U.S. Census Bureau National Places Gazetteer files. Global Map refers to these locations as Built-up Area (point) and defines them as areas containing a concentration of buildings and other structures (smaller than Built-up Area (face)). National Atlas cities or towns are defined as places with a recorded population, usually with at least one central area that provides commercial activities. Cities are generally larger than towns; no distinction is made between cities and towns in this map layer. No attempt has been made to reconcile the Global Map and National Atlas feature definitions.
Citation
Title USGS Small-scale Dataset - Global Map: Cities and Towns of the United States 201403 Shapefile
Publication Date  Date   2014-03
Time Period  Date   2014-03
File Modification Date  Date   2016-10-06
Topic Category:  geoscientificInformation
Theme Keywords
Location
society
thesaurus name >
Title ISO 19115 Topic Category
revision  Date   2018-08-24
Theme Keywords
National Atlas of the United States
Cities
Towns
Populated places
thesaurus name >
Title None
revision  Date   2018-08-24
Theme Keywords
Small-scale Datasets
Small-scale Datasets - Boundaries
Small-scale Datasets - Structures
thesaurus name >
Title The National Map Collection Thesaurus
revision  Date   2018-08-24
Theme Keywords
Downloadable Data
Downloadable Data
thesaurus name >
Title The National Map Type Thesaurus
revision  Date   2018-08-24
Theme Keywords
Small-scale Datasets
Small-scale Datasets
thesaurus name >
Title The National Map Theme Thesaurus
revision  Date   2018-08-24
Theme Keywords
National
National
thesaurus name >
Title The National Map Product Extent Thesaurus
revision  Date   2018-08-24
Theme Keywords
Shapefile
Shapefile
thesaurus name >
Title The National Map Product Format Thesaurus
revision  Date   2018-08-24
Place Keywords
United States
US
thesaurus name >
Title Organization for International Standards, 2008, ISO 3166 Country Codes, https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#search.
revision  Date   2018-08-24
Place Keywords
USA
thesaurus name >
Title None
revision  Date   2018-08-24
Place Keywords
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands
thesaurus name >
Title U.S. Department of Commerce; 2013; American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Codes for States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Insular Areas of the United States; Washington, DC; U.S. Census Bureau; http://www.census.gov/geo/reference/ansi_statetables.html.
revision  Date   2018-08-24
purpose:
Global Map data are part of a cooperative effort among national mapping organizations around the world to produce and maintain a standard set of basic cartographic data that supports global investigations of natural and human-built environments. Participating nations prepare data using a common data structure and description to ensure compatibility and to tangibly promote the tenets of the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure. These data are intended for geographic display and analysis at the national level, and for large regional areas. The data should be displayed and analyzed at scales appropriate for 1:1,000,000-scale data. No responsibility is assumed by the National Atlas of the United States in the use of these data.
Resource language:  eng
Resource extent
Geographic Extent
Geographic Bounding Box
westBoundLongitude  -177
eastBoundLongitude  -64
northBoundLatitude  72
southBoundLatitude  17
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Resource distribution information

Distributor
distributor contact - distributor
organisation Name  U.S. Geological Survey, National Geospatial Technical Operations Center
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1-888-ASK-USGS (1-888-275-8747)
Address
hoursOfService Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
contact Instructions
Metadata information can also be obtained through online services using The National Map Viewer, at http://nationalmap.usgs.gov or EarthExplorer, at http://earthexplorer.usgs.gov or Ask USGS at http://www.usgs.gov/ask.
Digital Transfer Options
Linkage for online resource
name ScienceBase Item Summary Page
URL:https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/581d0517e4b08da350d52386
protocol WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
link function information
Description Link to the ScienceBase Item Summary page for the item described by this metadata record
target application profile  Web Browser
Linkage for online resource
name Shapefile
URL:https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Small-scale/data/Structures/builtupp_usa.shp_nt00899.tar.gz
protocol WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
link function information
Description ScienceBase WebLink
target application profile  Web Browser
Linkage for online resource
name Download Attached Files
URL:https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/file/get/581d0517e4b08da350d52386
protocol WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
link function information
Description Download Link
target application profile  Web Browser
Metadata data stamp:  2016-11-15T14:20:24Z
Metadata Constraints
Constraints
Use limitation statement:
none
Metadata contact - pointOfContact
organisation Name  National Atlas of the United States
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1-888-ASK-USGS (1-888-275-8747)
Address
electronic Mail Addressatlasmail@usgs.gov
contact Instructions
For questions about this map layer or metadata, please contact the National Atlas using the information above, or through the U.S. Geological Survey contact page at http://www.usgs.gov/ask/. For distribution questions, please see the Distribution Information elsewhere in this metadata.
Metadata contact - originator
organisation Name  U.S. Geological Survey
Contact information
Metadata contact - metadataContact
organisation Name  U.S. Geological Survey, National Geospatial Technical Operations Center
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1-888-ASK-USGS (1-888-275-8747)
Address
hoursOfService Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
contact Instructions
Metadata information can also be obtained through online services using The National Map Viewer, at http://nationalmap.usgs.gov or EarthExplorer, at http://earthexplorer.usgs.gov or Ask USGS at http://www.usgs.gov/ask.
Metadata contact - publisher
organisation Name  U.S. Geological Survey
Contact information
Metadata scope code  dataset
Metadata language  eng USA
Metadata character set encoding:   utf8
Metadata standard for this record:  ISO19115
standard version:  1.0
Metadata record identifier:  581d0517e4b08da350d52386
URI for dataset described: > https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/581d0517e4b08da350d52386

Metadata record format is ISO19139 XML (MD_Metadata)