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Census Designated Places (500k Carto Boundary File), WI 2000

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Identification Information

Citation
Title
Census Designated Places (500k Carto Boundary File), WI 2000
Originator
U.S. Census Bureau
Publication Date
2020-04-27
Edition
2000
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Collection Title
Statewide
Abstract
This data represents Census Designated Places from the U.S. Census Bureau for Wisconsin in 2000.
Purpose
This data is intended for reference and mapping purposes, and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production, or to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data.
Supplemental Information
This is an archived copy of the data held at UW-Madison.
Temporal Extent
Time Instant
2000-01-01T00:00:00
Bounding Box
West
-92.807988
East
-87.104718
North
46.824577
South
42.49192
ISO Topic Category
boundaries
Place Keyword
Wisconsin
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Theme Keyword
Census districts
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Legal Constraints
Use Limitation
Although this data is being distributed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the University as to the accuracy of the data and related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the University in the use of this data, or related materials.
Status
completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency
unknown
Language
eng
Credit
U.S. Census Bureau
Point of Contact
Contact
U.S. Census Bureau

Spatial Reference Information

Reference System Identifier
Code
4269
Code Space
EPSG
Version
9.7

Data Quality Information

Lineage
Process Step
Description
Process Description: Provided access to archived data at UW-Madison.
Process Date
2020-04-27T00:00:00

Distribution Information

Format Name
Shapefile
Format Version
1.0
Distributor
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Distributor
U.S. Census Bureau
Online Access
https://web.s3.wisc.edu/rml-gisdata/WI_CensusCBF_Places_2000.zip
Protocol
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download
Name
GeoData@Wisconsin
Function
download

Spatial Representation Information

Vector
Topology Level
geometryOnly
Vector Object Type
composite
Vector Object Count
816

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
dataset
Metadata File Identifier
3AF0A555-B8FC-47F4-B7B1-A466E9B97D80
Metadata Point of Contact
Name
Arthur H. Robinson Map Library
Position Name
Metadata technician
Delivery Point
550 N. Park Street
City
Madison
Administrative Area
WI
Postal Code
53706
Country
US
Email
askmap@library.wisc.edu
Phone
(608) 262-1471
Metadata Date Stamp
2020-05-04
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
Character Set
utf8
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