U.S. Populated Place Areas represents populated place areas that include census designated places, consolidated cities, and incorporated places within United States identified by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Logical consistency: The shapefile is converted to SDC (Smart Data Compression) format using either Esri SDC Data Development Kit Professional 2 (DDKP2) or tools in ArcGIS. The SDC data set is then loaded into ArcSDEĀ® to verify and validate the geometry. Horizontal position accuracy: The geospatial part of this data set was extracted from the Census 2000 TIGER/LineĀ® files. The positional accuracy of the TIGER/Line coordinates varies with the source materials used but at best meets the established National Map Accuracy standards (+/- 167 feet approximately) where 1:100,000-scale maps from the USGS are the source. The Census Bureau cannot specify the accuracy of feature updates added by its field staff or of features derived from the GBF/DIME-Files or other map sources. Thus, the level of positional accuracy in the TIGER/Line files is not suitable for high-precision measurement applications such as engineering problems, property transfers, or other uses that might require highly accurate measurements of the earth's surface. Other data details: After processing, the data set is checked for drawing display and number of records and file sizes compared with source materials.
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U.S. Populated Place Areas provides areal locations for populated places including attributes--name, FIPS code, census class, area, and selected demographic data from the U.S. Census. Largest scale when displaying the data: 1:100,000. Publication date: 200701; Ground condition: 200004. Vector digital data.
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