GISDATA.populated_place_250k

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What does this data set describe?
Title:
GISDATA.populated_place_250k

Abstract:
NBII-SAIN (ed.) created this file by clipping ESRI 2002 places.shp. with the boundaries of the southern and eastern states.  NBII-SAIN website:  (http://sain.nbii.gov/).  Populated Place Points represents populated places that include census designated places, consolidated cities, and incorporated places within these counties identified by the U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Supplemental information:
Largest scale when displaying the data: 1:250,000.

  1. How should this data set be cited?

    Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI), 20020401, GISDATA.populated_place_250k: ESRI Data & Maps 2002, Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI), Redlands, California, USA.

    Online links:

    Other citation details:
    Location: ESRI Data & Maps 2002 (CD 2) \usa

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    Bounding coordinates:
    West: -109.028733
    East: -67.003914
    North: 48.968242
    South: 24.559166

  3. What does it look like?

  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

    Calendar date: 200004
    Currentness reference:
    ground condition

  5. What is the general form of this data set?

    Geospatial data presentation form: vector digital data

  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?

    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
      • Entity point (19222)

    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.000000. Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.000000. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal degrees.

      The horizontal datum used is D_WGS_1984.
      The ellipsoid used is WGS_1984.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.000000.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257224.

      Vertical coordinate system definition:
      Altitude system definition:
      Altitude resolution: 1.000000
      Altitude encoding method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

    GISDATA.populated_place_250k
    The points represent concentrations of population that include census designated places, consolidated cities, and incorporated places identified by the U.S. Census Bureau.
     (Source: 
    Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
    )

    OBJECTID
    Internal feature number.
     (Source: 
    ESRI
    )

    Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

    AREANAME
    Feature geometry.
     (Source: 
    ESRI
    )

    Coordinates defining the features.

    CLASS
    The populated place name.
     (Source: 
    Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
    )

    Names for the features.

    ST
    The class of the populated place.
     (Source: 
    Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
    )

    Value Definition
    borough 
    In Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, an incorporated place.
    CDP 
    Census designated place - A statistical entity, defined for each decennial census according to Census Bureau guidelines, comprising a densely settled concentration of population that is not within an incorporated place, but is locally identified by a name.
    city 
    An incorporated place in 49 States and the District of Columbia. In 20 States, some or all cities are not part of any minor civil division, and the Census Bureau also treats these as county subdivisions, statistically equivalent to minor civil divisions.
    city (consolidated, balance) 
    The portion of the consolidated city minus the incorporated places. For statistical purposes, these entities are treated as statistically equivalent to a place and have no legal basis or functions.
    city and borough 
    unknown
    city and county 
    unknown
    municipality 
    unknown
    town 
    An incorporated place in 30 States. In New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and South Dakota, the Census Bureau treats these towns as the equivalent of a minor civil division.
    village 
    An incorporated place in 20 States. The Census Bureau treats all villages in New Jersey, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, and some villages in Ohio as county subdivisions.

    STFIPS
    The two-letter abbreviation for the state in which the populated place is located.
     (Source: 
    Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
    )

    Formal codeset
    Codeset name: Federal Information Processing Standards 5–2
    Codeset source: National Institute of Standards and Technology

    PLACEFIP
    The FIPS code (two-digit number) for the state in which the populated place is located.
     (Source: 
    Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
    )

    Formal codeset
    Codeset name: Federal Information Processing Standards
    Codeset source: National Institute of Standards and Technology

    HOUSEUNITS
    The FIPS code (five-digit number) for the populated place within a State.
     (Source: 
    Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
    )

    Formal codeset
    Codeset name: Federal Information Processing Standards Pub 55
    Codeset source: National Institute of Standards and Technology

    POPULATION
    The 2000 housing unit counts of the populated place.
     (Source: 
    Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
    )

    Numbers for the features.

    POP_CL
    The 2000 population of the populated place.
     (Source: 
    Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
    )

    Numbers for the features.

    AREALAND
    The code for the population class of the populated place.
     (Source: 
    ESRI
    )

    Value Definition
    1 
    Population from 0 - 249.
    2 
    Population from 250 - 499.
    3 
    Population from 500 - 999.
    4 
    Population from 1,000 - 2,499.
    5 
    Population from 2,500 - 9,999.
    6 
    Population from 10,000 - 49,999.
    7 
    Population from 50,000 - 99,999.
    8 
    Population from 100,000 - 499,999.
    9 
    Population from 500,000 - 999,999.
    10 
    Population from 1,000,000 and up.

    AREAWATER
    The area in square miles of the populated place which is land.
     (Source: 
    Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
    )

    Numbers for the features.

    SHAPE
    The area in square miles of the populated place which is water.
     (Source: 
    Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
    )

    Numbers for the features.

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Who produced the data set?
  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)


  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

    Data Team
    Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)
    380 New York Street
    Redlands, California 92373-8100
    USA

    909-793-2853 (voice)
    909-793-5953 (FAX)
    info@esri.com
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Why was the data set created?

 
U.S. Populated Place Points provides locations for populated places including attributes - name, FIPS code, Census class, area, and selected demographic data.

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How was the data set created?
  1. Where did the data come from?

    Census SF1 (source 1 of 1)

    Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, 2001, Summary File 1 (SF1): Summary File 1 (SF1) 2000, Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, USA.

    Other citation details:
    The Summary File 1 (SF1) data is based on the 2000 Census of Population. The geospatial data is calculated from the latitude/longitude coordinate attributes.

    Type of source media: CD?ROM
    Source contribution:
    Attribute and geospatial data

  2. What changes have been made?

    Date: 20020125 (change 1 of 4) 
    The following steps were performed by ESRI for Data & Maps 2002: Created a data set by extracting populated places from U.S. Bureau of the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF1).  Ran ArcView command Add Event Theme on the data set to create the point location centroids shapefile. Reformatted attributes and finalized attribute order.  Created ArcView legend file (.avl), ArcGIS? layer file (.lyr) file, projection file (.prj), and spatial indices.

Additionally, the data was "clipped" to the southern and eastern states with ESRI ArcMap 8.2.

    Person responsible for change:
    NBII-SAIN

    Data sources used in this process:
    • Census SF1

    (change 2 of 4) 
    Metadata imported.

    Data sources used in this process:
    • S:\Library\ParentDataSets\ESRIDATA\usa\places.shp.xml

    (change 3 of 4) 
    Metadata imported.

    Data sources used in this process:
    • C:\WorkSpace\populated_place_250k.xml

    (change 4 of 4) 
    Dataset copied.

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How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?
  1. How well have the observations been checked?

  2. How accurate are the geographic locations? 

    The geospatial part of this data set was calculated from latitude/longitude coordinates from the U.S. Bureau of the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF1).  The horizontal positional accuracy is unknown.

  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing? 

    After processing, the data set is checked for drawing display and number of records and file sizes compared with source materials.  NBII-SAIN (ed.) created this dataset by clipping ESRI 2002 places.shp. to the boundaries of the southerna nd eastern states NBII-SAIN website:  (http://sain.nbii.gov/).

  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology? 

    No duplicate features are present.

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How can someone get a copy of the data set?
Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access constraints: Access granted to Licensee only.
Use constraints:
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  1. Who distributes the data set?

    Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI); ESRI International Distributors
    380 New York Street
    Redlands, California 92373-8100
    USA

    800-447-9778 (voice)
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    Offline Data

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read? 

    See use constraints.

  4. How can I download or order the data?

    • Availability in digital form:


      • Data format:
      		 in format SHP 
      The SHP file contains the geospatial data. The SHX file contains the index of the geospatial data. The DBF file contains the attribute data in dBASE format. The PRJ file contains the coordinate system information (optional). The AVL file contains the legend information (optional). The SBN and SBX files contain the spatial index of the geospatial data (optional). The XML file contains the metadata describing the data set <data set name>.shp.xml (optional).
       Size: 4.247      		 
      Media you can order:
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    • Cost to order the data: Software purchase price


  5. Is there some other way to get the data?

  6. What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?

    To use this data requires software that supports ArcView® GIS shapefiles.

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Who wrote the metadata?
Dates:
Last modified: 20030508

Metadata author:
Data Team
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)
380 New York Street
Redlands, California 92373-8100
USA

909-793-2853 (voice)
909-793-5953 (FAX)
info@esri.com
Hours of Service: 8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Pacific time, Monday–Friday

Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)

Metadata extensions used:
  • http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
  • http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html

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