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. The Topological
Faces / Area Landmark Relationship File (FACESAL.dbf) contains a record for each face / area landmark relationship. Face refers
to the areal (polygon) topological primitives that make up MTDB. A face is bounded by one or more edges; its boundary includes
only the edges that separate it from other faces, not any interior edges contained within the area of the face. The face to
which a record in the Topological Faces / Area Landmark Relationship File (FACESAL.dbf) applies can be determined by linking
to the Topological Faces Shapefile (FACES.shp) on the permanent topological face identifier (TFID) attribute. The area landmark
to which a record in the Topological Faces / Area Landmark Relationship File (FACESAL.dbf) applies can be determined by linking
to the Area Landmark Shapefile (AREALM.shp) on the area landmark identifier (AREAID) attribute. A face may be part of multiple
area landmarks. An area landmark may consist of multiple faces.
Citation
Title TIGER/Line Shapefile, 2012, state, Kansas, Current Topological Faces-Area Landmark Relationship File
publication Date
2012-01-01
Edition 2012
presentationForm
tableDigital
cited responsible party
-
originator
organisation Name
U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division
Title 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))
other Citation Details
Cinergi keyword enhanced at Sun Nov 13 04:28:28 UTC 2016
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
relationship files.
Resource language:
eng; USA
Resource progress code:
completed
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:
NO CHANGES OR UPDATES WILL BE MADE TO THIS VERSION OF THE TIGER/LINE RELATIONSHIP FILES. FUTURE RELEASES OF TIGER/LINE RELATIONSHIP
FILES WILL REFLECT UPDATES MADE TO THE CENSUS MAF/TIGER DATABASE.
Constraints on resource usage:
Constraints
Use limitation statement:
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.
Constraints on resource usage:
Legal Constraints
use constraint:
otherRestrictions
Other constraints
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.
Constraints on resource usage:
Legal Constraints
Access Constraints
otherRestrictions
Other constraints
Access Constraints: None
Resource extent
Geographic Extent
Geographic Bounding Box
westBoundLongitude
-102.051769
eastBoundLongitude
-94.588387
northBoundLatitude
40.003166
southBoundLatitude
36.993016
Temporal Extent
2011-08-01
2012-06-01
point of contact
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pointOfContact
organisation Name
U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division, Geographic Products Branch
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 301-763-1128
Fax 301-763-4710
Address
4600 Silver Hill Road, Stop 7400, Washington, DC, 20233-7400
Country United States
source description
Source Contribution: All tabular dataSource Type online
source citation
Title Census MAF/TIGER database
publication Date
cited responsible party
-
originator
organisation Name
U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division
Resource extent
Temporal Extent
2011-08-01
2012-06-01
Completeness Commission
evaluation Method Description
Tabular data has been tested for proper domain and format.
Completeness Omission
evaluation Method Description
Tabular data has been tested for proper domain and format.
ConceptualConsistency
measure Description
The Census Bureau performed automated tests to ensure logical consistency and limits of relationship files. Tabular data has
been tested for proper domain and format. 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.
notes: This metadata was automatically generated from the FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata standard (version
FGDC-STD-001-1998) using the 2012-06-20T17:21:00 version of the FGDC RSE to ISO 19115-2 transform.
Metadata contact
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pointOfContact
organisation Name
U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division, Geographic Products Branch
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 301-763-1128
Fax 301-763-4710
Address
4600 Silver Hill Road, Stop 7400, Washington, DC, 20233-7400
Country United States