Dataset Identification:
Resource Abstract:
- description: 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. County subdivisions are the primary divisions of counties and their equivalent entities for the reporting of Census
Bureau data. They include legally-recognized minor civil divisions (MCDs) and statistical census county divisions (CCDs),
and unorganized territories. For the 2010 Census, the MCDs are the primary governmental and/or administrative divisions of
counties in 29 States and Puerto Rico; Tennessee changed from having CCDs for Census 2000 to having MCDs for the 2010 Census.
In MCD States where no MCD exists or is not defined, the Census Bureau creates statistical unorganized territories to complete
coverage. The entire area of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas are covered by county subdivisions. The
boundaries of most legal MCDs are as of January 1, 2015, as reported through the Census Bureau's Boundary and Annexation
Survey (BAS). The boundaries of all CCDs, delineated in 20 states, are those as reported as part of the Census Bureau's
Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) for the 2010 Census.; 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. County subdivisions are the primary divisions
of counties and their equivalent entities for the reporting of Census Bureau data. They include legally-recognized minor civil
divisions (MCDs) and statistical census county divisions (CCDs), and unorganized territories. For the 2010 Census, the MCDs
are the primary governmental and/or administrative divisions of counties in 29 States and Puerto Rico; Tennessee changed from
having CCDs for Census 2000 to having MCDs for the 2010 Census. In MCD States where no MCD exists or is not defined, the Census
Bureau creates statistical unorganized territories to complete coverage. The entire area of the United States, Puerto Rico,
and the Island Areas are covered by county subdivisions. The boundaries of most legal MCDs are as of January 1, 2015, as reported
through the Census Bureau's Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS). The boundaries of all CCDs, delineated in 20 states,
are those as reported as part of the Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) for the 2010 Census.
Citation
- Title Series Information File for the 2017 TIGER/Line Shapefile, Current County Subdivision State-based.
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- creation Date
2017-11-08T15:00:12.890429
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2018-08-06T19:38:53Z
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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 2018-08-06T19:38:53Z
Metadata contact
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pointOfContact
- organisation Name
CINERGI Metadata catalog
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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:aa33a109-48e7-446f-a08a-8ff09aa34946
Metadata record format is ISO19139 XML (MD_Metadata)