Targeted Employment Area
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- Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: US Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Publication_Date: 20110429
- Title: Targeted Employment Area
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Online_Linkage:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: DC GIS
- Title: DC Geographic Information System
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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Targeted Employment Areas. The dataset contains locations and attributes of Targeted Employment Area, created as part of the DC Geographic Information System (DC GIS) for the D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) and participating D.C. government agencies.
All DC GIS data is stored and exported in Maryland State Plane coordinates NAD 83 meters.
METADATA CONTENT IS IN PROCESS OF VALIDATION AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
- Purpose:
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This data is used for the planning and management of Washington, D.C. by local government agencies.
- Supplemental_Information:
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Immigration and Nationality Act - Section 203(b)(5)(B):
Set-aside for targeted employment areas.-
(i) In general. - Not less than 3,000 of the visas made available under this paragraph in each fiscal year shall be reserved for qualified immigrants who 4/ invest in a new commercial enterprise described in subparagraph (A) which will create employment in a targeted employment area.
(ii) Targeted employment area defined. - In this paragraph, the term ``targeted employment area'' means, at the time of the investment, a rural area or an area which has experienced high unemployment (of at least 150 percent of the national average rate).
(iii) Rural area defined. - In this paragraph, the term ``rural area'' means any area other than an area within a metropolitan statistical area or within the outer boundary of any city or town having a population of 20,000 or more (based on the most recent decennial census of the United States).
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- Calendar_Date: 20110429
- Currentness_Reference: publication date
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
- Spatial_Domain:
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- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.058513
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -76.909066
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.957296
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.791608
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- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
- Theme_Keyword: employment
- Theme_Keyword: poverty
- Place:
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- Place_Keyword: Washington, D.C.
- Place_Keyword: District of Columbia
- Place_Keyword: DC
- Place_Keyword: DC GIS
- Place_Keyword: DCGIS
- Use_Constraints:
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For data terms and conditions, go to <http://dc.gov/page/terms-and-conditions-use-district-data>
- Point_of_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization: Office of the Chief Technology Officer
- Contact_Person: GIS Data Coordinator
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 441 4th St NW, Suite 930 South
- City: Washington
- State_or_Province: DC
- Postal_Code: 20001
- Country: USA
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202-727-5660
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: [email protected]
- Hours_of_Service: 9am - 5pm
- Data_Set_Credit: US Citizenship and Immigration Services
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Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4000
- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Attribute_Accuracy:
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- Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Validated by source and/or responsible agency
- Logical_Consistency_Report: Validated by source and/or responsible agency
- Completeness_Report: Validated by source and/or responsible agency
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- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: US Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Publication_Date: 20110429
- Title: Immigration and Nationality Act - Section 203(b)(5)(B)
- Online_Linkage: <http://www.uscis.gov/>
- Type_of_Source_Media: legislation
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Immigration and Nationality Act
- Source_Contribution: location
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- Process_Description:
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Using the ward and census layers, DC GISstaff constructed the targeted employment areas per ther definition in the leglislation. It was then dissolved into one boundary for DC.
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- Process_Date: 20110429
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization: Office of the Chief Technology Officer
- Contact_Person: GIS Data Coordinator
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 200 I Street SE, 5th Floor
- City: Washington
- State_or_Province: DC
- Postal_Code: 20001
- Country: USA
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202-727-5660
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: [email protected]
- Hours_of_Service: 9am - 5pm
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- Process_Description: Metadata imported.
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- Process_Description: Metadata imported.
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W:\DCGISDATA_WORKSPACE\Metadata\Metadata_Template_Open_DCGIS.shp.xml
- Process_Date: 20110429
- Process_Time: 16013200
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- Grid_Coordinate_System:
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- Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983
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- SPCS_Zone_Identifier: 1900
- Lambert_Conformal_Conic:
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- 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
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- Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000100
- Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000100
- Planar_Distance_Units: meters
- Geodetic_Model:
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- 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
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- Altitude_Resolution: 1.000000
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Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
- Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
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- Detailed_Description:
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- Entity_Type:
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- Entity_Type_Label: DCGIS.TargetedEmploymentAreaPly
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: OBJECTID
- Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
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- Attribute_Label: Shape
- Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry
- Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: NAME
- Attribute_Definition: Name of area
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: SHAPE.AREA
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- Attribute_Label: SHAPE.LEN
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization: DC Office of the Chief Technology Officer
- Contact_Person: GIS Data Coordinator
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 200 I Street SE, 5th Floor
- City: Washington
- State_or_Province: DC
- Postal_Code: 20001
- Country: USA
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (202) 727-5660
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: [email protected]
- Hours_of_Service: 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
- Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
- Distribution_Liability:
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For data terms and conditions, go to <http://dc.gov/page/terms-and-conditions-use-district-data>
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- Metadata_Reference_Information:
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- Metadata_Date: 20110429
- Metadata_Review_Date: 20110429
- Metadata_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization: D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer
- Contact_Person: GIS Data Coordinator
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 200 I Street SE, 5th Floor
- City: Washington
- State_or_Province: DC
- Postal_Code: 20001
- Country: USA
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (202) 727-5660
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: [email protected]
- Hours_of_Service: 8:30 am - 5 pm
- Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
- Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
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