TIGER/Line Shapefile, 2008, state, Connecticut, County and Equivalent

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division
Publication_Date: 2008
Title:
TIGER/Line Shapefile, 2008, state, Connecticut, County and Equivalent
Edition: 2008
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Online_Linkage:
<http://magic.lib.uconn.edu/magic_2/vector/37800/countyct_37800_0000_2008_s100_census_1_shp.zip>
Online_Linkage: <http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger>
Description:
Abstract:
The TIGER/Line Shapefiles are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the Census MAF/TIGER database. The Census MAF/TIGER database represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts. However, each TIGER/Line Shapefile is designed to stand alone as an independent data set or the shapefiles can be combined to cover the whole nation.
Purpose:
In order for others to use the information in the Census MAF/TIGER database in a geographic information system (GIS) or for other geographic applications, the Census Bureau releases to the public extracts of the database in the form of TIGER/Line Shapefiles.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 200801
Ending_Date: 200807
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:
TIGER/Line Shapefiles are extracted from the Census MAF/TIGER database. No changes or updates will be made to this version of the TIGER/Line Shapefiles. Future releases of TIGER/Line Shapefiles will reflect updates made to the Census MAF/TIGER database.
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.727775
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.787239
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.050587
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.950943
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme_Keyword: boundaries
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: State or equivalent entity
Theme_Keyword: Polygon
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
FIPS Publication 5-2, FIPS Publication 6-4, FIPS Publication 8-6, FIPS Publication 9-1,FIPS Publication55-4
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: U.S.
Place_Keyword: State or Equivalent Entity
Place_Keyword: Connecticut
Place_Keyword: CT
Place_Keyword: 09
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
The TIGER/Line Shapefile products are not copyrighted however TIGER/Line and Census TIGER are registered trademarks of the U.S. Census Bureau. These products are free to use in a product or publication, however acknowledgement must be given to the U.S. Census Bureau as the source. The boundary information in the TIGER/Line Shapefiles are for statistical data collection and tabulation purposes only; their depiction and designation for statistical purposes does not constitute a determination of jurisdictional authority or rights of ownership or entitlement and they are not legal land descriptions.Coordinates in the TIGER/Line shapefiles have six implied decimal places, but the positional accuracy of these coordinates is not as great as the six decimal places suggest.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division, Geographic Products Branch
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing address
Address: 4600 Silver Hill Road, Stop 7400
City: Washington
State_or_Province: DC
Postal_Code: 20233-7400
Country: United States
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-763-1128
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-763-4710
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tiger@census.gov
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Accurate against Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), FIPS Publication 6-4, and FIPS-55 at the 100% level for the codes and base names. The remaining attribute information has been examined but has not been fully tested for accuracy.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
The Census Bureau performed automated tests to ensure logical consistency and limits of shapefiles. Segments making up the outer and inner boundaries of a polygon tie end-to-end to completely enclose the area. All polygons are tested for closure. The Census Bureau uses its internally developed geographic update system to enhance and modify spatial and attribute data in the Census MAF/TIGER database. Standard geographic codes, such as FIPS codes for states, counties, municipalities, county subdivisions, places, American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian areas, and congressional districts are used when encoding spatial entities. The Census Bureau performed spatial data tests for logical consistency of the codes during the compilation of the original Census MAF/TIGER database files. Most of the codes for geographic entities except states, counties, urban areas, Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs), American Indian Areas (AIAs), and congressional districts were provided to the Census Bureau by the USGS, the agency responsible for maintaining FIPS 55. Feature attribute information has been examined but has not been fully tested for consistency. For the TIGER/Line Shapefiles, the Point and Vector Object Count for the G-polygon SDTS Point and Vector Object Type reflects the number of records in the shapefile attribute table. For multi-polygon features, only one attribute record exists for each multi-polygon rather than one attribute record per individual G-polygon component of the multi-polygon feature. TIGER/Line Shapefile multi-polygons are an exception to the G-polygon object type classification. Therefore, when multi-polygons exist in a shapefile, the object count will be less than the actual number of G-polygons.
Completeness_Report:
Data completeness of the TIGER/Line Shapefiles reflects the contents of the Census MAF/TIGER database at the time the TIGER/Line Shapefiles were created.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Title: Census MAF/TIGER database
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 200801
Ending_Date: 200807
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: MAF/TIGER
Source_Contribution:
The selected geographic and cartographic information (line segments) are derived from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) database.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
TIGER/Line Shapefiles are extracted from the Census MAF/TIGER database by nation, state, county, and entity. Census MAF/TIGER data for the nation, state, county, and entity are then distributed among 58 shapefiles each containing attributes for line, polygon, or landmark geographic data.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Census MAF/TIGER
Process_Date: 2008
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Dataset copied.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Dataset copied.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
F:\Connecticut_Statewide_Shapfiles\Connecticut_State_Plane\Connecticut 2008 TIGER files\Connecticut TIGER 2008\tl_2008_09_county

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Indirect_Spatial_Reference:
Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), ANSI, and feature names.
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 8

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000000
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name:
North American Datum of 1983 in the 48 contiguous states, the District of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and the Pacific Island Areas.
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298257

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: COUNTY.shp
Entity_Type_Definition: Current County and Equivalent State-based entities
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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: STATEFP
Attribute_Definition:
Current state Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) code
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name:
FIPS PUB 5-2, Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of the United States, and Associated Areas
Codeset_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COUNTYFP
Attribute_Definition:
Current county Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) code
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name:
FIPS PUB 6-4, Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas
Codeset_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COUNTYNS
Attribute_Definition: Current county ANSI code
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: data are unavailable
Codeset_Source: data are unavailable
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CNTYIDFP
Attribute_Definition:
Current county identifier; a concatenation of current state Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) code and county FIPS code
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name:
FIPS PUB 5-2, Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of the United States, and Associated Areas, FIPS PUB 6-4, Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas
Codeset_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NAME
Attribute_Definition: Current county name
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name:
FIPS PUB 6-4, Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas
Codeset_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NAMELSAD
Attribute_Definition:
Current name and the translated legal/statistical area description for county
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name:
FIPS PUB 6-4, Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas and the translated legal/statistical area description code for county that appears in LSAD00
Codeset_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LSAD
Attribute_Definition: Current legal/statistical area description code for county
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 00
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Blank
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 03
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: City and Borough
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 04
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Borough
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 05
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Census Area
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 06
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: County
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 07
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: District
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Island
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 12
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Municipality
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 13
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Municipio
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 15
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Parish
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 25
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: city
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CLASSFP
Attribute_Definition:
Current Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 55 class code
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: C7
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: An incorporated place that is independent of any county
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: H1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: An active county or equivalent feature
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: H4
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: An inactive county or equivalent feature
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: H5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: A statistical county equivalent feature
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: H6
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
A county that is coextensive with an incorporated place, part of an incorporated place, or a consolidated city and the governmental functions of the county are part of the municipal govenment
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MTFCC
Attribute_Definition: MAF/TIGER feature class code
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: G4020
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: County or Equivalent Feature
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CSAFP
Attribute_Definition: Current combined statistical area code
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 100
Range_Domain_Maximum: 599
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CBSAFP
Attribute_Definition:
Current metropolitan statistical area/micropolitan statistical area code
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 10000
Range_Domain_Maximum: 49999
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: METDIVFP
Attribute_Definition: Current metropolitan division code
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 10004
Range_Domain_Maximum: 49994
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FUNCSTAT
Attribute_Definition: Current functional status
Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: A
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Active government providing primary general-purpose functions
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: B
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Active government that is partially consolidated with another government but with separate officials providing primary general-purpose functions
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: C
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Active government consolidated with another government with a single set of officials
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: F
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Fictitious Entity created to fill the Census Bureau geographic hierarchy
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: G
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Active government that is subordinate to another unit of government
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: N
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Nonfunctioning legal entity
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: S
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Statistical Entity
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Burea

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division, Geographic Products Branch
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing address
Address: 4600 Silver Hill Road, Stop 7400
City: Washington
State_or_Province: DC
Postal_Code: 20233-7400
Country: United States
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-763-1128
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-763-4710
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tiger@census.gov
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
No warranty, expressed or implied is made with regard to the accuracy of these data, and no liability is assumed by the U.S. Government in general or the U.S. Census Bureau in specific as to the spatial or attribute accuracy of the data. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty and no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. government in the use of these files. The boundary information in the TIGER/Line Shapefiles is for statistical data collection and tabulation purposes only; their depiction and designation for statistical purposes do not constitute a determination of jurisdictional authority or rights of ownership or entitlement and they are not legal land descriptions.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: TGRSHP (compressed)
File_Decompression_Technique: PK-ZIP, version 1.93 A or higher
Transfer_Size: 0.292
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: <http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger>
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: DVD-ROM (Only if offered offline)
Recording_Format: ISO 9660
Fees:
The online copy of the TIGER/Line files may be accessed without charge.
Ordering_Instructions:
To obtain more information about ordering TIGER/Line shapefiles visit <http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger>
Technical_Prerequisites:
The TIGER/Line shapefiles contain geographic data only and do not include display mapping software or statistical data. For information on how to use the TIGER/Line shapefile data with specific software package users shall contact the company that produced the software.

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 2008
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division, Geographic Products Branch
Contact_Person: REQUIRED: The person responsible for the metadata information.
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing address
Address: 4600 Silver Hill Road, Stop 7400
City: Washington
State_or_Province: DC
Postal_Code: 20233-7400
Country: United States
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-763-1128
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-763-4710
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tiger@census.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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