Census Designated Places

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: United States Census Bureau

Originator: Natural Resource Analysis Center

Originator: West Virginia GIS Technical Center

Publication_Date: 2001

Title: Census Designated Places

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage: <http://www.wvgis.wvu.edu/data/dataset.php?action=search&ID=8>

Description:

Abstract:

Census Designated Places (CDPs) are populations centers without legally defined corporation limits and defined by the Census Bureau in cooperation with state officials and local data users.

Purpose: To illustrate the general extent of CDPs in West Virginia.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2001

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.672258

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.666888

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.626081

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.192424

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: society

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: census designated places

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: West Virginia

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: None

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: United States Census Bureau

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1395 Brewery Park Boulevard

City: Detroit

State_or_Province: MI

Postal_Code: 48207

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (313) 259-1158

Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: (313) 259-5169

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (313) 259-5045

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: detroit.regional.office@census.gov

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: All data checked and approved by the US Census Bureau.

Logical_Consistency_Report: All data checked and approved by the US Census Bureau.

Completeness_Report: All data checked and approved by the US Census Bureau.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: All data checked and approved by the US Census Bureau.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: All data checked and approved by the US Census Bureau.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: US Census Bureau

Publication_Date: 2001

Title: Census Designated Places

Source_Scale_Denominator: 100000

Type_of_Source_Media: vector digital data

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2001

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: CENSUS

Source_Contribution: CDP boundaries

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

US Census collected and published Census Designated Places in 2001.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CENSUS

Process_Date: 2001

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The Natural Resource Analysis Center downloaded the data and clipped it to the West Virginia border.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CENSUS

Process_Date: 2003

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Natural Resource Analysis Center

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 2009 Agricultural Sciences Building

City: Morgantown

State_or_Province: WV

Postal_Code: 26506

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (304) 293-4832

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jfletch@wvu.edu

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The West Virginia GIS Technical Center received and published the data in 2003.

Process_Date: 2003

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: West Virginia GIS Technical Center

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: West Virginia University

Address: Department of Geology and Geography

Address: 425 White Hall

Address: PO Box 6300

City: Morgantown

State_or_Province: WV

Postal_Code: 26506-6300

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (304) 293-5603 x4339

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (304) 293-6522

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kurt.donaldson@mail.wvu.edu

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

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: 291

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator

Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

UTM_Zone_Number: 17

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -81.000000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000

False_Easting: 500000.000000

False_Northing: 0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.001024

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.001024

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

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

This dataset contains Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) codes and names.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: None

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: West Virginia GIS Technical Center

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: West Virginia University

Address: Department of Geology and Geography

Address: 425 White Hall

Address: PO Box 6300

City: Morgantown

State_or_Province: WV

Postal_Code: 26506-6300

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (304) 293-5603 x4339

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (304) 293-6522

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kurt.donaldson@mail.wvu.edu

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability: None

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ARCE

Transfer_Size: 0.795 MB

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <http://wvgis.wvu.edu/data/dataset.php?action=search&ID=8>

Fees: None

Ordering_Instructions:

Please visit <http://wvgis.wvu.edu/data/data.php> to download data.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20050707

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: West Virginia GIS Technical Center

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: West Virginia University

Address: Department of Geology and Geography

Address: 425 White Hall

Address: PO Box 6300

City: Morgantown

State_or_Province: WV

Postal_Code: 26506-6300

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (304) 293-5603 x4339

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (304) 293-6522

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kurt.donaldson@mail.wvu.edu

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