METADATA FOR BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS (BEA), ECONOMIC AREAS
VERSION 3 RELEASE 0
Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Publication_Date: 2001
Title: Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Economic Areas
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington, DC
Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Publication_Date: 2001
Title: National Transportation Atlas Databases
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington, DC
Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Description:
Abstract:
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)database is a Geographic polygon data
set representing county based economic regions for the United States.
Purpose:
The database provides locational information for
use in national and regional cartographic and spatial
analysis applications.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1998
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As required
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -179.147340
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 179.778470
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 71.382690
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.910842
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: area
Theme_Keyword: background
Theme_Keyword: polygon
Theme_Keyword: boundary
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: US Territories
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
None. Acknowledgment of the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics National Transportation Atlas
Database would be appreciated in products derived from
these data.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Bureau of Transportation
Statistics, USDOT
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, USDOT
Address: 400 Seventh Street, SW
City: Washington
State_or_Province: District of Columbia
Postal_Code: 20590
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-202-366-DATA
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 1-202-366-3640
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov
Data_Set_Credit:
The data set was compiled by the Bureau of Transportation
Statistics from the NTAD county database.
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Attributes for the Bureau of
Economic Areas data set have been created using ARC/INFO,
a Geographic Information System. All area and distance
values are calculated to the nearest 50m.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
All node-link and polygon topological relationships
are created and verified using ARC/INFO. Unique entity
identifiers were similarly verified using ARC/INFO.
Completeness_Report:
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The positional accuracy of each data set varies
as described. The County borders database was compiled
from TIGER/Line data with a corresponding positional
accuracy of +/- 80m for the contiguous 48 States
plus Washington DC and Hawaii. TIGER lines for
Alaska are at a scale of 1:250,000. The shorelines
for the 23 coastal states were created using 1:250,000
NOS digital data which has a positional accuracy of
+/- 200m. Thus, all internal political boundaries
have a higher accuracy than do the coastal definitions
with the exception of Alaska.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Publication_Date: 1995
Title: NTAD county database, BEA
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington, DC
Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1996
Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: COUNTY
Source_Contribution:
Spatial information for BEA economic regions.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)Economic Areas was
created using the NTAD county data set and a list of the
redefined economic areas from the BEA. The data was
compiled using ARC/INFO. After completing topological
and attribute verification using ARC/INFO. It was then converted into a
shapefile format. (Adjoining counties which comprise the BEA regions
were merged into unique polygons.)
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: COUNTY, BEA
Process_Date: 1995
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, USDOT
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, USDOT
Address: 400 Seventh Street, SW
City: Washington
State_or_Province: District of Columbia
Postal_Code: 20590
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-202-366-DATA
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 1-202-366-3640
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:
GT-Polygon composed of chains
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 19,580
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Area chain
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:
12,160
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000464
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000464
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name:
Geodetic Reference System (GRS) 1980
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: BEA.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: "Polygon"
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
A "Polygon" is an area feature comprised of points
and line segments.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
ESRI and BTS
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
release the value is 03.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 00
Range_Domain_Maximum: 99
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: REVISION
Attribute_Definition:
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). In this release the
value is 00.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 00
Range_Domain_Maximum: 99
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MODDATE
Attribute_Definition: Record Modification Date
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: POLYID
Attribute_Definition: Unique identifier for each polygon
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FEATUREID
Attribute_Definition:
Unique identifier for the geographic
entity - the BEA Code
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE
Attribute_Definition:
Centroid longitude value for the polygon 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:
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LATITUDE
Attribute_Definition:
Centroid latitude value for the polygon 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:
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT
Attribute_Definition: Name/identification - blank
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: BTS Product Distribution Center
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 400 Seventh Street, SW
City: Washington
State_or_Province: District of Columbia
Postal_Code: 20590
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-202-366-DATA
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 1-202-366-3640
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov
Resource_Description:
National Transportation Atlas Databases 2001
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: 23 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 - an MS-DOS zip archive;
.tgz - a gzip-ed 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 Solaris 5.7 operating system.
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Recording_Capacity:
Recording_Density: 650
Recording_Density_Units: megabytes
Recording_Format: ISO 9660
Compatibility_Information:
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 from the BTS Internet
site (www.bts.gov).
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 19950830
Metadata_Review_Date: 200105
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 400 Seventh Street, SW
City: Washington
State_or_Province: District of Columbia
Postal_Code: 20590
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-202-366-3282
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 1-202-366-3640
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name:
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998