TIGER/Line Shapefile, 2012, 2010 state, Pennsylvania, 2010 Census Voting District State-based (VTD)

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Distributor 1
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division

Publication_Date:2012

Title:

TIGER/Line Shapefile, 2012, 2010 state, Pennsylvania, 2010 Census Voting District State-based (VTD)

Edition:2012

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:vector digital data

Online_Linkage: http://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2012/VTD10/tl_2012_42_vtd10.zip

Description:

Abstract:

The TIGER/Line shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB).  The MTDB 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 they can be combined to cover the entire nation.  Voting district is the generic name for geographic entities such as precincts, wards, and election districts established by State governments for the purpose of conducting elections.  States participating in the 2010 Census Redistricting Data Program as part of Public Law 94-171 (1975) provided the Census Bureau with boundaries, codes, and names for their VTDs.  Each VTD is identified by a 1- to 6-character alphanumeric census code that is unique within county.  For the 2010 Census, Rhode Island is the only State that did not participate in Phase 2 (the Voting District Project) of the Redistricting Data Program and no VTDs exist for this State in the 2010 Census data products.  Note that only Montana and Oregon do not have complete coverage of VTDs for the 2010 Census.

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.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date:201108

Ending_Date:201206

Currentness_Reference:

publication date

Status:

Progress:Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: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:-80.519851

East_Bounding_Coordinate:-74.689502

North_Bounding_Coordinate:42.516072

South_Bounding_Coordinate:39.719799

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:ISO 19115 Topic Categories

Theme_Keyword:boundaries

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:None

Theme_Keyword:State or equivalent entity

Theme_Keyword:Polygon

Theme_Keyword:Voting District

Theme_Keyword:State Legislative District

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:ANSI INCITS 38:2009 (Formerly FIPS 5-2), ANSI INCITS 31:2009 (Formerly FIPS 6-4),ANSI INCITS 454:2009 (Formerly FIPS 8-6), ANSI INCITS 455:2009(Formerly FIPS 9-1), ANSI INCITS 446:2008 (Geographic Names Information System (GNIS))

Place_Keyword:United States

Place_Keyword:U.S.

Place_Keyword:State or Equivalent Entity

Place_Keyword:Pennsylvania

Place_Keyword:PA

Place_Keyword:42

Access_Constraints:None

Use_Constraints:

The TIGER/Line Shapefile products are not copyrighted however TIGER/Line and Census TIGER are registered trademarks of the U.S. Census Bureau.  These products are free to use in a product or publication, however acknowledgement must be given to the U.S. Census Bureau as the source.
The boundary information in the TIGER/Line Shapefiles are for statistical data collection and tabulation purposes only; their depiction and designation for statistical purposes does not constitute a determination of jurisdictional authority or rights of ownership or entitlement and they are not legal land descriptions.Coordinates in the TIGER/Line shapefiles have six implied decimal places, but the positional accuracy of these coordinates is not as great as the six decimal places suggest.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division, Geographic Products 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:geo.tiger@census.gov

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Accurate against Federal Information Processing Series (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:201108

Ending_Date:201206

Source_Currentness_Reference:

publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation:

MAF/TIGER

Source_Contribution:

All line segments

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 all of the aforementioned geographic entities are then distributed among the shapefiles each containing attributes for line, polygon, or landmark geographic data. 

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

MAF/TIGER

Process_Date:2012

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference_Method:

Federal Information Processing Series (FIPS), ANSI, and feature names.

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method:Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution:0.000458

Longitude_Resolution:0.000458

Geographic_Coordinate_Units:Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name:North American Datum of 1983

Ellipsoid_Name:Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis:6378137

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio:298.257

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label:tl_2012_42_vtd10

Entity_Type_Definition:

2010 Census Voting District (VTD) State-based

Entity_Type_Definition_Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:FID

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:STATEFP10

Attribute_Definition:

2010 Census state Federal Information Processing Series (FIPS) code

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:INCITS.38-2009,, Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Insular Areas of the United States (Formerly FIPS 5-2)

Codeset_Source:U.S. Census Bureau

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:COUNTYFP10

Attribute_Definition:

2010 Census county Federal Information Processing Series (FIPS) code

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:INCITS.31-2009, Codes for the Identification of the Counties and Equivalent Areas of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Insular Areas of the United States (Formerly FIPS 6-4)

Codeset_Source:U.S. Census Bureau

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:VTDST10

Attribute_Definition:

2010 Census voting district code

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:Any ASCII alphabetic or numeric character combination plus hyphens from one to six characters

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Voting district code

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:ZZZZZZ

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

No voting district defined

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:GEOID10

Attribute_Definition:

Voting district identifier; a concatenation of 2010 census state FIPS code, county FIPS code, and voting district code

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:INCITS.38-2009, Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Insular Areas of the United States (Formerly FIPS 5-2), INCITS.31-2009, Codes for the Identification of the Counties and Equivalent Areas of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Insular Areas of the United States (Formerly FIPS 6-4), and the voting district code found in VTDST10

Codeset_Source:U.S. Census Bureau

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:VTDI10

Attribute_Definition:

2010 Census voting district indicator

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:A

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Actual

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:P

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Pseudo (adjusted)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:NAME10

Attribute_Definition:

2010 Census voting district name

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

data are unavailable

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:NAMELSAD10

Attribute_Definition:

2010 Census name and the translated legal/statistical area description for voting district

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Refer to the name in the 'NAME' field and the translated legal/statistical area description code for Voting District

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:LSAD10

Attribute_Definition:

2010 Census legal/statistical area description code for voting district

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:00

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Blank

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:V1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Voting District

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:V2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Voting District

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:MTFCC10

Attribute_Definition:

MAF/TIGER feature class code

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:G5240

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Voting District

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:FUNCSTAT10

Attribute_Definition:

2010 Census functional status

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:F

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Fictitious entity created to fill the Census Bureau geographic hierarchy

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:N

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Nonfunctioning legal entity

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:S

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Statistical entity

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:ALAND10

Attribute_Definition:

Current land area (square meters)

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum:0

Range_Domain_Maximum:9,999,999,999,999

Attribute_Units_of_Measure:square meters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:AWATER10

Attribute_Definition:

Current water area (square meters)

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum:0

Range_Domain_Maximum:9,999,999,999,999

Attribute_Units_of_Measure:square meters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:INTPTLAT10

Attribute_Definition:

2010 Census latitude of the internal point

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum:-90.000000

Range_Domain_Maximum:90.000000

Attribute_Units_of_Measure:Decimal degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:INTPTLON10

Attribute_Definition:

2010 Census longitude of the internal point

Attribute_Definition_Source:

U.S. Census Bureau

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum:-180.000000

Range_Domain_Maximum:180.000000

Attribute_Units_of_Measure:Decimal degrees

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division, Geographic Products Branch

Contact_Address:

Address_Type:Mailing

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:geo.tiger@census.gov

Distribution_Liability:

No warranty, expressed or implied is made with regard to the accuracy of these data, and no liability is assumed by the U.S. Government in general or the U.S. Census Bureau in specific as to the spatial or attribute accuracy of the data.  The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty and no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. government in the use of these files.  The boundary information in the TIGER/Line Shapefiles is for statistical data collection and tabulation purposes only; their depiction and designation for statistical purposes do not constitute a determination of jurisdictional authority or rights of ownership or entitlement and they are not legal land descriptions.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name:TGRSHP (compressed)

File_Decompression_Technique:PK-ZIP, version 1.93 A or higher

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: http://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2012/VTD10/tl_2012_42_vtd10.zip

Fees:The online copy of the TIGER/Line files may be accessed without charge.

Ordering_Instructions:

To obtain more information about ordering TIGER/Line shapefiles visit http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger 

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.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type:mailing and physical address

Address:

115 Land and Water building

City:University Park

State_or_Province:Pennsylvania

Postal_Code:16802

Country:United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone:(814) 865 - 8792

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:pasda@psu.edu

Distribution_Liability:

   The USER shall indemnify, save harmless, and, if requested, defend those parties involved with the development and distribution of this data, their officers, agents, and employees from and against any suits, claims, or actions for injury, death, or property damage arising out of the use of or any defect in the FILES or any accompanying documentation. Those parties involved with the development and distribution excluded any and all implied warranties, including warranties or merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and makes no warranty or representation, either express or implied, with respect to the FILES or accompanying documentation, including its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. The FILES and documentation are provided "as is" and the USER assumes the entire risk as to its quality and performance. Those parties involved with the development and distribution of this data will not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the FILES or any accompanying documentation.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date:20120615

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division, Geographic Products Branch

Contact_Address:

Address_Type:Mailing

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:geo.tiger@census.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name:FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version:FGDC-STD-001-1998