Census Designated Places

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Frequently-anticipated questions:

What does this data set describe?

Title: Census Designated Places
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.
  1. How should this data set be cited?

    United States Census Bureau, Natural Resource Analysis Center, and West Virginia GIS Technical Center, 2001, Census Designated Places.

    Online Links:

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.672258
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.666888
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.626081
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.192424

  3. What does it look like?

  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

    Calendar_Date: 2001
    Currentness_Reference: publication date

  5. What is the general form of this data set?

    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?

    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):

      • G-polygon (291)

    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      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 coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.001024
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.001024
      Planar coordinates are specified in meters

      The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1983.
      The ellipsoid used is Geodetic Reference System 80.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.000000.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257222.

  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
    This dataset contains Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) codes and names.
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: None

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)

  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

    United States Census Bureau
    1395 Brewery Park Boulevard
    Detroit, MI 48207
    USA

    (313) 259-1158 (voice)
    (313) 259-5045 (FAX)
    detroit.regional.office@census.gov

Why was the data set created?

To illustrate the general extent of CDPs in West Virginia.

How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

    CENSUS (source 1 of 1)
    Bureau, US Census , 2001, Census Designated Places.

    Type_of_Source_Media: vector digital data
    Source_Scale_Denominator: 100000
    Source_Contribution: CDP boundaries

  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

    Date: 2001 (process 1 of 3)
    US Census collected and published Census Designated Places in 2001.

    Data sources used in this process:

    • CENSUS

    Date: 2003 (process 2 of 3)
    The Natural Resource Analysis Center downloaded the data and clipped it to the West Virginia border.

    Person who carried out this activity:

    Natural Resource Analysis Center
    2009 Agricultural Sciences Building
    Morgantown, WV 26506
    USA

    (304) 293-4832 (voice)
    jfletch@wvu.edu

    Data sources used in this process:
    • CENSUS

    Date: 2003 (process 3 of 3)
    The West Virginia GIS Technical Center received and published the data in 2003.

    Person who carried out this activity:

    West Virginia GIS Technical Center
    West Virginia University
    Morgantown, WV 26506-6300
    USA

    (304) 293-5603 x4339 (voice)
    (304) 293-6522 (FAX)
    kurt.donaldson@mail.wvu.edu

  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?

    All data checked and approved by the US Census Bureau.

  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

    All data checked and approved by the US Census Bureau.

  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

    All data checked and approved by the US Census Bureau.

  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

    All data checked and approved by the US Census Bureau.

  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

    All data checked and approved by the US Census Bureau.

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: None

  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)

    West Virginia GIS Technical Center
    West Virginia University
    Morgantown, WV 26506-6300
    USA

    (304) 293-5603 x4339 (voice)
    (304) 293-6522 (FAX)
    kurt.donaldson@mail.wvu.edu

  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

    Downloadable Data

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

    None

  4. How can I download or order the data?

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 07-Jul-2005
Metadata author:
West Virginia GIS Technical Center
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506-6300

(304) 293-5603 x4339 (voice)
(304) 293-6522 (FAX)
kurt.donaldson@mail.wvu.edu

Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)
Metadata extensions used:

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