US_PopAreas_TIGER

File Geodatabase Feature Class

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Tags
US, Populated Areas, Census


Summary

This layer contains populated areas in the US. This polygon file is intended for medium to large scale thematic mapping and analysis.

Description

            

The spatial data were obtained from the US Census Bureau and are current as of 2010. The populated place boundaries for every state were downloaded from the Census Bureau website and merged together to create one nationwide layer. Population information from the Census DP1 table was joined to the nationwide populated places layer. The attributes were modified to include name, FIPS code, identification information, label, area, and population. The coordinate system of this data is WGS 1984.

Credits

Center for Geospatial Technology, Texas Tech University
US Census Bureau 

Use limitations

Extent

West  -176.713114    East  173.429907
North  71.340257    South  19.018489

Scale Range
Maximum (zoomed in)  1:5,000
Minimum (zoomed out)  1:150,000,000

ArcGIS Metadata 

Topics and Keywords 

*Content type  Downloadable Data


Citation 

*Title US_PopAreas_TIGER


Presentation formats* digital map


Resource Details 

Dataset languages* English (UNITED STATES)


Spatial representation type* vector


*Processing environment Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.2.2.3552


Credits
Center for Geospatial Technology, Texas Tech University
US Census Bureau 

ArcGIS item properties
*Name US_PopAreas_TIGER
*Location file://\\cgstdb\CGSTGeognet\Geognet\Geognet2014\USLayers2014\US_PopPlaces\USPopPlaces.gdb
*Access protocol Local Area Network

Extents 

Extent
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
Extent type  Extent used for searching
*West longitude -176.713114
*East longitude 173.429907
*North latitude 71.340257
*South latitude 19.018489
*Extent contains the resource Yes

Extent in the item's coordinate system
*West longitude -176.713114
*East longitude 173.429907
*South latitude 19.018489
*North latitude 71.340257
*Extent contains the resource Yes

Spatial Reference 

ArcGIS coordinate system
*Type Geographic
*Geographic coordinate reference GCS_WGS_1984
*Coordinate reference details
Geographic coordinate system
Well-known identifier 4326
X origin -400
Y origin -400
XY scale 999999999.99999988
Z origin -100000
Z scale 10000
M origin -100000
M scale 10000
XY tolerance 8.983152841195215e-009
Z tolerance 0.001
M tolerance 0.001
High precision true
Left longitude -180
Latest well-known identifier 4326
Well-known text GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433],METADATA["World",-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.0,0.0,0.0174532925199433,0.0,1262],AUTHORITY["EPSG",4326]]

Reference system identifier
*Value 4326
*Codespace EPSG
*Version 8.2.6


Spatial Data Properties 

Vector
*Level of topology for this dataset  geometry only


Geometric objects
Feature class name US_PopAreas_TIGER
*Object type  composite
*Object count 29261



ArcGIS Feature Class Properties
Feature class name US_PopAreas_TIGER
*Feature type Simple
*Geometry type Polygon
*Has topology FALSE
*Feature count 29261
*Spatial index TRUE
*Linear referencing FALSE



Distribution 

Distribution format
*Name File Geodatabase Feature Class


Fields 

Details for object US_PopAreas_TIGER 
*Type Feature Class
*Row count 29261


Field OBJECTID
 
*Alias OBJECTID
*Data type OID
*Width 4
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
*Field description
Internal feature number.

*Description source
Esri

*Description of values
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.





Field Shape
 
*Alias Shape
*Data type Geometry
*Width 0
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
*Field description
Feature geometry.

*Description source
Esri

*Description of values
Coordinates defining the features.





Field STATE_FIPS
 
*Alias STATE_FIPS
*Data type String
*Width 2
*Precision 0
*Scale 0




Field PLACE_FIPS
 
*Alias PLACE_FIPS
*Data type String
*Width 5
*Precision 0
*Scale 0




Field PLACENS
 
*Alias PLACENS
*Data type String
*Width 8
*Precision 0
*Scale 0




Field GEOID10
 
*Alias GEOID10
*Data type String
*Width 7
*Precision 0
*Scale 0




Field NAME
 
*Alias NAME
*Data type String
*Width 100
*Precision 0
*Scale 0




Field LABEL
 
*Alias LABEL
*Data type String
*Width 100
*Precision 0
*Scale 0




Field AREA_SQMI
 
*Alias AREA_SQMI
*Data type Single
*Width 4
*Precision 0
*Scale 0




Field POP_2010
 
*Alias POP_2010
*Data type Double
*Width 8
*Precision 0
*Scale 0




Field Shape_Length
 
*Alias Shape_Length
*Data type Double
*Width 8
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
*Field description
Length of feature in internal units.

*Description source
Esri

*Description of values
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.





Field Shape_Area
 
*Alias Shape_Area
*Data type Double
*Width 8
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
*Field description
Area of feature in internal units squared.

*Description source
Esri

*Description of values
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.







Metadata Details 

*Metadata language English (UNITED STATES)
*Metadata character set  utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Scope of the data described by the metadata* dataset
Scope name* dataset


*Last update 2015-01-05


ArcGIS metadata properties
Metadata format ArcGIS 1.0
Standard or profile used to edit metadata ItemDescription


Created in ArcGIS for the item 2014-08-18 11:14:49
Last modified in ArcGIS for the item 2015-01-05 10:52:18


Automatic updates
Have been performed Yes
Last update 2015-01-05 10:51:21


FGDC Metadata (read-only) 

Entities and Attributes