METADATA FOR NATIONAL POPULATED PLACES, 1990
VERSION 2 RELEASE 01
Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), (comp.)
Publication_Date: 2001
Title: National Populated Places
Series_Information:
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington, DC
Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Publication_Date: 2001
Title: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD)
Series_Information:
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington, DC
Publisher:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Description:
Abstract:
The National Populated Places database is a geographic
database of populated places in the United States
containing information on the location and 1990 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 1990 populations of places primarily
for national planning applications.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1990
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Multiple_Dates/Times:
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -176.642744
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 178.874604
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 71.267846
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.954979
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:
Temporal:
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
None. Acknowledgment of the Bureau of Transportation
Statistics National Transportation Atlas Data would be
appreciated in products derived from these data.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Address:
Security_Information:
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Series_Information:
Publication_Information:
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
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:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Bureau of the Census
Publication_Date: 19900000
Publication_Time: Unknown
Title:
1990 Census Master Area Reference File
of Places
Series_Information:
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington D.C.
Publisher: U.S. Bureau of the Census
Online_Linkage: www.census.gov
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Series_Information:
Publication_Information:
Source_Scale_Denominator: none
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 19900000
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Multiple_Dates/Times:
Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication Date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Master Reference File
Source_Contribution:
All data was provided by the Bureau of the Census.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The data provided by the Bureau of the Census was
converted to ARC/INFO format then exported into the BTS
ASCII format. It was then converted to a shapefile
format.
Process_Date: 19900000
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Address:
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 23654
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000658
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000658
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6,378,137
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.25722
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Altitude_System_Definition:
Depth_System_Definition:
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: PLACE90.SHP
Entity_Type_Definition: ESRI Shapefile
Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE
Attribute_Definition:
The SHAPE attribute is a data attribute inherent to the
ESRI shapefile format. It defines the vector data as
either a point, polyline, or polygon. For further
information concerning the definition of SHAPE, consult
ESRI documentation.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI and BTS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: "Point"
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
A "Point" is a combination of two numbers
(often a latitude and a longitude) used to
represent alocation on a surface.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
ESRI and BTS
Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: VERSION
Attribute_Definition:
The VERSION is a 2-digit number that will be incremented
for all records in the database whenever a new release is
distributed. In this version the value is "02"
Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Domain: Range
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 01
Range_Domain_Maximum: 99
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: REVISION
Attribute_Definition:
The REVISION is a 2-digit number that will be incremented
individually for each record whenever a change is made to
one of its fields. (Revision numbers will not be reset
with each new release.)
Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Domain: Range
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 01
Range_Domain_Maximum: 99
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MODDATE
Attribute_Definition:
The MODDATE (or modification date) indicates when each
record in the database was last changed. As changes are
made to a record, the modification date is entered in the
format 'yyyymmdd'.
Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: "19990212"
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The modification date.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS
Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: POINTID
Attribute_Definition:
The POINTID is a unique sequential number assigned
to each record in the point feature file. It is used
internally by most GIS software to index records. It is
not permanent and may change between different versions
of the file.
Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 23655
Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FEATUREID
Attribute_Definition:
The FEATUREID is a unique character string associated
with a point feature. It is the concatenated value of
State FIPS Code plus FIPS Place Code.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Bureau of the Census (BOC)
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain: FIPS Pub 6-4
Codeset_Name: State FIPS Code plus FIPS Place Code
Codeset_Source: BOC
Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE
Attribute_Definition:
The longitude of the point expressed as a signed integer
with six implied decimal places. Adding the six decimal
places converts the value to decimal degrees. Negative
values indicate West longitude and positive values
indicate East longitude.
Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -180000000
Range_Domain_Maximum: +180000000
Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LATITUDE
Attribute_Definition:
The latitude of the point expressed as a signed integer
with six implied decimal places. Adding the six decimal
places converts the value to decimal degrees. Negative
values indicate South latitude and positive values
indicate North latitude.
Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: -90000000
Range_Domain_Maximum: +90000000
Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT
Attribute_Definition:
The DESCRIPT field contains a character string describing
the point feature by name or identification. It is the
Place Name in text.
Attribute_Definition_Source: BOC
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Too numerous to list.
The values are individual place names.
Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STFIPS
Attribute_Definition:
The STFIPS field contains the two digit State Federal
Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Code for the State
in which the point feature is located. If the point
feature is located on the border of two or more States,
this field contains 00. If the point feature is located
outside the borders of the United States, the field
contains 99. (If you see a one-digit number in this field,
it is because there is actually a leading zero.)
Attribute_Definition_Source: BOC
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain: FIPS Pub 6-4
Codeset_Name: State Federal Information Processing Standard
Codeset_Source: BOC
Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: POP1990
Attribute_Definition: 1990 Population
Attribute_Definition_Source: BOC
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Too numerous to list.
These are values from the 1990 Census population
survey. These numeric values represent the 1990
population measured at each place name in the
Place90 data set.
Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: HU1990
Attribute_Definition: 1990 Housing Units
Attribute_Definition_Source: BOC
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Too numerous to list.
These are values from the 1990 Census population
survey. These numeric values represent the 1990
count of Housing Units at each place name in the
Place90 data set.
Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STATE
Attribute_Definition: State Postal Code Abbreviation
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Postal Service
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain: U.S. Postal Manual
Codeset_Name: State Postal Code Abbreviations
Codeset_Source: U.S. Postal Service
Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:
Overview_Description:
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: BTS Product Distribution Center
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 400 Seventh Street, SW
City: Washington
State_or_Province: District of Columbia
Postal_Code: 20590
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 (NTAD2001)
Distribution_Liability: None
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: Shapefile
File_Decompression_Technique:
No compression applied. However, if using digital
transfer online option, note access instructions.
Transfer_Size: 3.4 megabytes
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: www.bts.gov/gis/
Access_Instructions:
Anyone with access to the Internet
may connect to the BTS web server. To access
a specific data set, go to the web address
listed above in the Network Resource Name.
The BTS server allows visitors to create an
archive package for download in one of three
common formats: .zip - a Windows zip archive;
.tgz - a "gziped" unix tar archive; and
.tar - a unix tar archive.
This archived package is stored in a temporary
file which can then be copied to the visitor's
home directory.
Online_Computer_and_Operating_System:
Sun Ultra running a Solaris 5.7
operating system.
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CD-ROM
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.
Available_Time_Period:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Multiple_Dates/Times:
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 19950830
Metadata_Review_Date: 200105
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 400 Seventh Street, SW
City: Washington
State_or_Province: District of Columbia
Postal_Code: 20590
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 (Version 2.0)
Metadata_Security_Information: