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Census Tracts (500k Carto Boundary File), WI 2023

Identification Information

Citation
Title
Census Tracts (500k Carto Boundary File), WI 2023
Originator
U.S. Census Bureau
Publication Date
2024-06-10
Edition
2023
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Collection Title
Statewide
Abstract
This data represents Census Tracts from the U.S. Census Bureau for Wisconsin in 2023.[The cartographic boundary files are simplified representations of selected geographic areas from the Census Bureau’s Master Address File/Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) System. These boundary files are specifically designed for small scale thematic mapping.When possible, generalization is performed with intent to maintain the hierarchical relationships among geographies and to maintain the alignment of geographies within a file set for a given year.To improve the appearance of shapes, areas are represented with fewer vertices than detailed TIGER/Line equivalents. Some small holes or discontiguous parts of areas are not included in generalized files.Generalized boundary files are clipped to a simplified version of the U.S. outline. As a result, some offshore areas may be excluded from the generalized files.]
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. [These files were specifically created to support small-scale thematic mapping. To improve the appearance of shapes at small scales, areas are represented with fewer vertices than detailed TIGER/Line Shapefiles. Cartographic boundary files take up less disk space than their ungeneralized counterparts. Cartographic boundary files take less time to render on screen than TIGER/Line Shapefiles.]
Supplemental Information
This is an archived copy of the data held at UW-Madison. For the most current data available, please visit: https://www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/cartographic-boundary.html
Temporal Extent
Time Instant
2023-01-01T00:00:00
Bounding Box
West
-92.888114
East
-86.805415
North
47.080621
South
42.491983
ISO Topic Category
boundaries
Place Keyword
Wisconsin
Place Keyword Thesaurus
GNS
Theme Keyword
Census districts
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Resource Constraints
Use Limitation
[These files should not be used for: geographic analysis including area or perimeter calculation; geocoding addresses; determining precise geographic area relationships; Some small geographic areas are excluded from these files; and Geographic areas may not align with the same areas from another year.]
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
11.008

Data Quality Information

Absolute External Positional Accuracy
Evaluation Method
[Data are not accurate. Data are generalized representations of geographic boundaries at 1:500,000.]
Result
Unified Code of Units of Measure m Missing
Completeness Commission
Evaluation Method
[The cartographic boundary files are generalized representations of extracts taken from the MAF/TIGER Database. Generalized boundary files are clipped to a simplified version of the U.S. outline. As a result, some off-shore areas may be excluded from the generalized files. Some small geographic areas, holes, or discontiguous parts of areas may not be included in generalized files if they are not visible at the target scale.]
Completeness Commission
Evaluation Method
[The cartographic boundary files are generalized representations of extracts taken from the MAF/TIGER Database. Generalized boundary files are clipped to a simplified version of the U.S. outline. As a result, some off-shore areas may be excluded from the generalized files. Some small geographic areas, holes, or discontiguous parts of areas may not be included in generalized files if they are not visible at the target scale.]
Lineage
Process Step
Description
Provided access to archived data at UW-Madison.
Process Date
2024-06-10T00:00:00

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_Tracts_2023.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
1528

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
dataset
Metadata File Identifier
EC542134-2C3D-4C0E-93A5-915FDB25A458
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
2024-06-10
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
Character Set
utf8
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