Public Use Microdata Area (PUMAPly)

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division
Publication_Date: 2007
Title: Public Use Microdata Area (PUMAPly)
Edition: 2007
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Online_Linkage:
Server=10.1.11.144; Service=5151; User=dcgis; Version=SDE.DEFAULT
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.
Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)
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.
Supplemental_Information:
PUMA
A Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA) is a decennial census area for which the Census Bureau provides specially selected extracts of raw data from a small sample of long-form census records that are screened to protect confidentiality. These extracts are referred to as "public use microdata sample (PUMS)" files. The 5-percent PUMAs comprise areas that contain at least 100,000 people. The 1-percent PUMAs, the Super PUMAs, comprise areas of at least 400,000 people. For Census 2000, PUMAs cannot be in more than one state or statistically equivalent entity. The larger 1-percent PUMAs are aggregations of the smaller 5-percent PUMAs.
Compared to other census products, such as the Redistricting Data File and Summary File 1 (SF 1) (based on 100 percent counts released at the census block level), or the Summary File 3 (SF 3) (based on the Census 2000 long form sample released at the census tract/block group level), the PUMS contains less geographic specificity, and a much smaller sample size.
For Census 2000, the Census Bureau offered the State Data Centers (SDCs) in each state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico the opportunity to delineate PUMAs within their state or statistically equivalent entity using Census Bureau criteria and guidelines [PDF]. Two states, Florida and Rhode Island, declined to participate in this voluntary program and the Census Bureau delineated the PUMAs in those states.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 200701
Ending_Date: 200707
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: -77.119862
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -76.909262
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.995555
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.791593
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme_Keyword: boundary
Theme_Keyword: County or equivalent entity
Theme_Keyword: Polygon
Theme_Keyword: Census Tract
Theme_Keyword: Tract
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
FIPS Publication 5-2, FIPS Publication 6-4, FIPS Publication 8-6, FIPS Publication 9-1
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: U.S.
Place_Keyword: County or Equivalent Entity
Place_Keyword: District of Columbia
Place_Keyword: 11001
Use_Constraints:
For data terms and conditions, go to <http://dc.gov/page/terms-and-conditions-use-district-data>
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division, Geographic Products Management 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: [email protected]
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4000

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: 200701
Ending_Date: 200707
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: 2007
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Address:
Address: 200 I Street SE, 5th Floor
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Projected to MD State Plan NAD83 (meters) by DC Office of Planning.
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Address:
Address: 200 I Street SE, 5th Floor
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Metadata imported.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: C:\DOCUME~1\aanna\LOCALS~1\Temp\xml3BF.tmp
Process_Date: 20080813
Process_Time: 12303100
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Address:
Address: 200 I Street SE, 5th Floor
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Dataset copied.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
Server=opdb2; Service=5151; Database=opgis; User=opgisuser; Version=sde.DEFAULT
Process_Date: 20081202
Process_Time: 18002600
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Address:
Address: 200 I Street SE, 5th Floor
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Dataset copied.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
Process_Date: 20081202
Process_Time: 18133900
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Address:
Address: 200 I Street SE, 5th Floor

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: 5

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: State Plane Coordinate System
State_Plane_Coordinate_System:
SPCS_Zone_Identifier: 1900
Lambert_Conformal_Conic:
Standard_Parallel: 38.300000
Standard_Parallel: 39.450000
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -77.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 37.666667
False_Easting: 400000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000063
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000063
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
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
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Altitude_System_Definition:
Altitude_Resolution: 0.250000
Altitude_Encoding_Method:
Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: DCGIS.PUMAPly
Entity_Type_Definition: Census 2000 Census Tract
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PUMA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OBJECTID
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: SHAPE.AREA
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE.LEN

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division, Geographic Products Management Branch
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing address
Address: 200 I Street SE, 5th Floor
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: [email protected]
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
For data terms and conditions, go to <http://dc.gov/page/terms-and-conditions-use-district-data>
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: 0.639
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: All data is available at <http://opendata.dc.gov>
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: 20110427
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division, Geographic Products Management Branch
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing address
Address: 200 I Street SE, 5th Floor
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: [email protected]
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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