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Metadata for SBLKGRP
Table of Contents
Identification_Information
Abstract
Purpose
Supplemental Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Detailed Description
Overview
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Section
Identification_Information
Citation_Information
Originator: Missouri Spatial Data Information Service
Publication_Date: January 1995
Title: Blockgroups of Missouri
Publication_Information
Publication_Place: MSDIS
Publisher: Univ. of MO
Scale_Denominator: 100000
Description
Abstract
Geo-dataset delineating the area and boundaries of U.S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of the Census, Blockgroups.
Purpose
Can be related to a variety of other Dept. of the Census data.
Supplemental_Information
Procedures_Used
Downloaded from CD-ROM.
Revisions
Revised by James D. Harlan on Oct. 23, 1997 for addition
of item BGLINK.
Reviews_Applied
Reviewed by James D. Harlan, Feb. 4, 1997.
Related_Spatial_and_Tabular_Data_Sets
Refer to Bureau of the Census datasets.
Other_References_Cited
Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, TIGER line files.
Notes
None.
Time_Period_of_Content
Single_Date/Time
Calendar_Date: 1994
Currentness_Reference
1994 data.
Status
Progress: Data complete.
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency
1995 data currently available.
Spatial_Domain
Bounding_Coordinates
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -95.77527107
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.89802515
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.58727919
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.96248167
Keywords
Theme
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Blockgroups of Missouri
Place
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: State of Missouri
Stratum
Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Stratum_Keyword:
Temporal
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword:
Access_Constraints
n/a
Use_Constraints
Limitations are generally user-defined.
Point_of_Contact: See Data_Set_Credit
Missouri Spatial Data Information Service, Department of Geography,
University of Missouri - Columbia.
Security_Information
Security_Classification_System: None
Security_Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Security_Handling_Description: None
Native_Data_Set_Environment: AIX UNIX, ARC/INFO version 7.0.4
Cross_Reference
Originator: Bureau of the Census
Publication_Date: 1994
Publication_Time:
Title: 1994 Tiger Files
Edition:
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
Series_Information
Series_Name:
Issue_Identification:
Publication_Information
Publication_Place:
Publisher:
Other_Citation_Details:
Online_Linkage:
Larger_Work_Citation:
Data_Quality_Information
Attribute_Accuracy
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: See Logical_Consistency_Report: Polygon topology present.
Completeness_Report
Dataset complete.
Positional_Accuracy
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
DLG accuracy is 120 ft. DIME accuracy is 300ft.
Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: n/a
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Resolution as reported
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
n/a
Lineage: See Cloud_Cover
n/a
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information
SDTS_Terms_Description
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 5198
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 14511
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains'
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 5199
Spatial_Reference_Information
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition
Planar
Grid_Coordinate_System
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal_Transverse_Mercator (UTM)
Zone_Number: 15
Planar_Distance_Units: METERS
Geodetic Model
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: GRS1980
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Detailed_Description
Entity_Type
Entity_Type_Label: SBLKGRP.PAT
Entity_Type_Definition: Attribute table of SBLKGRP.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ARC/INFO
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: -
Attribute_Definition: Attribute table of SBLKGRP.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ARC/INFO
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: -
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AREA
Attribute_Definition: Area of poly/region in square coverage units
Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Positive real numbers
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PERIMETER
Attribute_Definition: Perimeter of poly/region in coverage units
Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Positive real numbers
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SBLKGRP#
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number
Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sequential unique positive integer
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SBLKGRP-ID
Attribute_Definition: User-assigned feature number
Attribute_Definition_Source: User-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Integer
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TRACT
Attribute_Definition: Census Tract identifier
Attribute_Definition_Source: Bureau of the Census
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: codeset
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FIPS
Attribute_Definition: FIPS code of county
Attribute_Definition_Source: Bureau of the Census
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: codeset
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COUNTY
Attribute_Definition: Name of County
Attribute_Definition_Source: State of Missouri
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: free text
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: BLKGRP
Attribute_Definition: Blockgroup identifier
Attribute_Definition_Source: Bureau of the Census
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: codeset
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: BGLINK
Attribute_Definition: Unique identifier for each blockgroup of the state
Attribute_Definition_Source: Geographic Resources Center
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: codeset
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: BGRP
Attribute_Definition: Identifier of blockgroup
Attribute_Definition_Source: Bureau of the Census
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: codeset
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Overview_Description
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview
Items TRACT, BLOCK, and BLOCKGROUP are Census-defined codes.
Item BGLINK was added at the GRC to provide a unique identifier
for each blockgroup in a statewide coverage since tract and
blockgroup numbers are repeated from county to county.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Not Available
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Section
Metadata_Date: 19971023
Metadata_Contact: jharlan
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: 19940608
Metadata_Time_Convention: Local Time
Metadata_Security_Information:
Metadata_Security_Classification_System: None
Metadata_Security_Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: None
Last modified: 97-10-23.09:50:57.Thu