National Populated Places 2000

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC)
Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (comp.)
Publication_Date: 2001
Title: National Populated Places 2000
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Suitland, MD
Publisher: U.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC)
Online_Linkage: <http://www.bts.gov/gis/>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Publication_Date: 2002
Title: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2002
Edition: 2002
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington DC
Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Online_Linkage: <http://www.bts.gov/gis/>
Description:
Abstract:
The National Populated Places database is a geographic database of populated places in the United States containing information on the location and 2000 census population. The database includes places in all 50 states as well as US territories.
Purpose:
The data provide users with information about the locations, names, and 2000 populations of places primarily for national planning applications.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2000
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -176.645060
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 173.186140
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 71.300370
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.954980
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: point
Theme_Keyword: background
Theme_Keyword: places
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: US Territories
Stratum:
Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Stratum_Keyword: ground
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: 2000
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
None. Acknowledgment of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics National Transportation Atlas Data would be ppreciated in products derived from these data.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 400 Seventh Street, SW
City: Washington
State_or_Province: District of Columbia
Postal_Code: 20590
Country: U.S.A.
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (202) 366-DATA
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (202) 366-3640
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows NT Version 4.0 (Build 1381) Service Pack 6; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.1.0.642
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC)
Originator: Bureau of Tansportation Statistics (comp.)
Publication_Date: 2001
Title: National Populated Places 2000
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Suitland, MD
Publisher: U.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC)
Online_Linkage: <http://www.bts.gov/gis/>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Bureau of Tansportation Statistics (BTS)
Publication_Date: 2002
Title: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2002
Edition: 2002
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington DC
Publisher: Bureau of Tansportation Statistics (BTS)
Online_Linkage: <http://www.bts.gov/gis>

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:
Attribute_Accuracy_Value: unknown
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Each place in this data set is represented as a point feature. The unique identifier (FEATUREID) contains the concatenated value of State FIPS Code plus FIPS Place Code for use as the link to the attributes.
Completeness_Report:
This data set contains every record found in the data provided by the Bureau of the Census.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: unknown
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Bureau of the Census
Publication_Date: 2001
Title: National Populated Places 2000
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington DC
Publisher: U.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC)
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2000
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
1. The ASCII data was imported into a Microsoft Access Database 2. The Type field was added to the table structure. 3. The values in the Name field were manipulated so that only the Place Names remained in the Name field. The values defining the Type of place were placed in the type field. 4. The table was exported as a dbase file. 5. The dbase file was converted to shapefile.
Process_Date: 2001
Process_Time: 2 Hours
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Derald Dudley
Contact_Organization: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Contact_Position: Spatial Data Analyist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 400 Seventh Street, SW
City: Washington
State_or_Province: District of Columbia
Postal_Code: 20590
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (202) 366-DATA
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (202) 366-3640
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 25375

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: place2000
Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STATEABBV
Attribute_Definition: United States Postal Service State Abbreviation
Attribute_Definition_Source: US Census
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: United States Postal Service State Abbreviations
Codeset_Source: US Postal Service
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STATEFIPS
Attribute_Definition: Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) State Code
Attribute_Definition_Source: US Census
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)
Codeset_Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PLACEFIPS
Attribute_Definition: FIPS County Code
Attribute_Definition_Source: US Census
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)
Codeset_Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NAME
Attribute_Definition: Name of the place being represented
Attribute_Definition_Source: US Census
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TYPE
Attribute_Definition: Type of place being represented
Attribute_Definition_Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TOTPOP2K
Attribute_Definition: Total Population in the year 2000
Attribute_Definition_Source: US Census
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Integers
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TOTHOS2K
Attribute_Definition: Total Housing Units in the year 2000
Attribute_Definition_Source: US Census
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Integers
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LAREAMET
Attribute_Definition: Land Area in square meters
Attribute_Definition_Source: US Census
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: measured values
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WAREAMET
Attribute_Definition: Water Area in square meters
Attribute_Definition_Source: US Census
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: measured values
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LAREAMI
Attribute_Definition: Land Area in square miles
Attribute_Definition_Source: Census
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: measured values
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WAREAMI
Attribute_Definition: Water Area in square miles
Attribute_Definition_Source: US Census
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: measured values
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LATITUDE
Attribute_Definition: Latitiude of item being represented
Attribute_Definition_Source: US Census
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -90
Range_Domain_Maximum: 90
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE
Attribute_Definition: Longitude of item being represented.
Attribute_Definition_Source: US Census
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -180
Range_Domain_Maximum: 180

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 400 Seventh Street, SW
City: Washington
State_or_Province: District of Columbia
Postal_Code: 20590
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (202) 366-DATA
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (202) 366-3640
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov
Resource_Description: National Transportation Atlas Databases 2001 (NTAD2002)
Distribution_Liability: None
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ESRI Shapefile
Format_Version_Number: 2002
File_Decompression_Technique:
No compression applied. However, if using digital transfer online option, note access instructions.
Transfer_Size: 7.228
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: <http://www.bts.gov/gis/>
Access_Instructions:
Anyone with access to the World Wide Web may connect to the BTS server. To access a specific database, go to the address listed above in the Network Resource Name. The visitor can create a package of the dataset for download in a .zip format (i.e. MS-DOS zip archive). This archived package is stored in a temporary file that can then be copied to the visitor's home directory.
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Recording_Capacity:
Recording_Density: 650
Recording_Density_Units: megabytes
Recording_Format: ISO 9660
Fees: None
Ordering_Instructions:
Call (202-366-DATA), fax (202-366-3640), or e-mail (answers@bts.gov) BTS to request the National Transportation Atlas Databases 2001 CD-ROM. This and other BTS products may be ordered at www.bts.gov/gis.
Technical_Prerequisites: Software that can process GIS files.
Available_Time_Period:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2002

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 5 May 2002
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Derald Dudley
Contact_Organization: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Contact_Position: Spatial Data Analyist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 400 Seventh Street, SW
City: Washington
State_or_Province: District of Columbia
Postal_Code: 20590
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (202) 366-DATA
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (202) 366-3640
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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