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Unit of General Local Government (UGLG), 2020

Identification Information
Citation
Publication Date
20230731
Title
Unit of General Local Government (UGLG), 2020
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Collection Title
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Maps and GIS Data
Publication Information
Publication Place
Publisher
United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Abstract
The term quot;Unit of General Local Governmentquot; refers to a city, county, town, parish, village, or other general-purpose political subdivision of a State. Units of General Local Government (UGLG) are comprised of several Census geographies including: Summary Level 050 - State-County; Summary Level 060 - County Subdivision; Summary Level 070 - State-County-County Subdivision-Place/Remainder; Summary Level 160 - Place; Summary Level 170 - State-Consolidate City; Remainders of County Lands. Please note that this version of the data does not include Community Planning and Development entitlement grantees. To learn more about the HUD FHA Revitalization Areas Program visit: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/housing/sfh/reo/abtrevt/ Data Dictionary: DD_Unit of General Local Government (UGLG) Date of Coverage: 2020
Purpose
Symbolizes city, county, town, parish, village, or other general-purpose political subdivisions of a State.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
ground condition
Time Instant
20200101
Bounding Box
West
-179.147339
East
179.778467
North
71.390482
South
17.881327
Theme Keyword
Administrative and political divisions
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
lcsh
Theme Keyword
boundaries
economy
location
society
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Place Keyword
United States
Place Keyword Thesaurus
geonames
Temporal Keyword
Access Restrictions
This work is in the Public Domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright.
Use Restrictions
HUD and the dataset and metadata authors assume no responsibility for the use or misuse of the dataset. No warranty, expressed or implied is made with regard to the accuracy of the spatial accuracy, and no liability is assumed by the U.S. Government in general, the dataset creators or the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development specifically, as to the spatial or attribute accuracy of the data.
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Annually
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Delivery Point
451 7th Street SW rm. 8126
City
Washington
State
D.C.
Postal Code
20410-0001
Country
US
Contact Telephone
202-402-4153
Contact Electronic Mail Address
GIShelpdesk@hud.gov
Credit
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Native Data Set Environment
Esri ArcGIS 12.9.3.32739
Collection
Title
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Maps and GIS Data
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Vector
Point and Vector Object Information
SDTS Terms Description
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
GT-polygon composed of chains
Point and Vector Object Count
38233
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
Unit of General Local Government (UGLG)
Entity Type Definition
Symbolizes city, county, town, parish, village, or other general-purpose political subdivisions of a State.
Entity Type Definition Source
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Attributes
OBJECTID
In ArcGIS, a system-managed value that uniquely identifies a record or feature. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
HUD Authors
STUSAB
State Abbreviation
Definition Source
HUD Authors
UGLGSUMLEV
UGLG Summary Level
Definition Source
HUD Authors
UGLGNAME
UGLG Name
Definition Source
HUD Authors
UGLGKEY
UGLG FIPS Key Code - A concatenation of state, county, county subdivision, and place FIPS codes depending on the UGLGSUMLEV value
Definition Source
HUD Authors
UGLG_UNIQUE_NAME
SHAPE
The characteristic appearance or visible form of a geographic object as represented on a map (Coordinates defining the features.)
Definition Source
HUD Authors
SHAPE_Length
Length of feature in internal units. (Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
Esri
SHAPE_Area
Area of feature in internal units squared. (Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
Esri
Distribution Information
Distributor
Stanford Geospatial Center
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20230731
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Stanford Geospatial Center
Contact Address
Address
Mitchell Bldg. 2nd floor
Address
397 Panama Mall
City
Stanford
State or Province
California
Postal Code
94305
Country
US
Contact Voice Telephone
650-723-2746
Contact Electronic Mail Address
brannerlibrary@stanford.edu
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version
FGDC-STD-001-1998

Unit of General Local Government (UGLG), 2020

Identification Information

Citation
Title
Unit of General Local Government (UGLG), 2020
Publisher
United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Publication Date
2023-07-31
Identifier
https://purl.stanford.edu/bg631zt1709
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Collection Title
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Maps and GIS Data
Abstract
The term quot;Unit of General Local Governmentquot; refers to a city, county, town, parish, village, or other general-purpose political subdivision of a State. Units of General Local Government (UGLG) are comprised of several Census geographies including: Summary Level 050 - State-County; Summary Level 060 - County Subdivision; Summary Level 070 - State-County-County Subdivision-Place/Remainder; Summary Level 160 - Place; Summary Level 170 - State-Consolidate City; Remainders of County Lands. Please note that this version of the data does not include Community Planning and Development entitlement grantees. To learn more about the HUD FHA Revitalization Areas Program visit: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/housing/sfh/reo/abtrevt/ Data Dictionary: DD_Unit of General Local Government (UGLG) Date of Coverage: 2020
Purpose
Symbolizes city, county, town, parish, village, or other general-purpose political subdivisions of a State.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
ground condition
Time Instant
2020-01-01T00:00:00
Bounding Box
West
-179.147339
East
179.778467
North
71.390482
South
-14.548699
Bounding Box
West
-179.147339
East
179.778467
North
71.390482
South
17.881327
ISO Topic Category
boundaries
economy
location
society
Place Keyword
United States
Place Keyword Thesaurus
geonames
Theme Keyword
Administrative and political divisions
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
lcsh
Resource Constraints
Use Limitation
HUD and the dataset and metadata authors assume no responsibility for the use or misuse of the dataset. No warranty, expressed or implied is made with regard to the accuracy of the spatial accuracy, and no liability is assumed by the U.S. Government in general, the dataset creators or the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development specifically, as to the spatial or attribute accuracy of the data.
Legal Constraints
Use Restrictions
otherRestrictions
Other Restrictions
This work is in the Public Domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright.
Security Constraints
Status
completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency
annually
Collection
Collection Title
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Maps and GIS Data
URL
https://purl.stanford.edu/bg631zt1709
Language
eng
Credit
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Point of Contact
Contact
HUD eGIS Team
Delivery Point
451 7th Street SW rm. 8126
City
Washington
Administrative Area
D.C.
Postal Code
20410-0001
Country
US
Email
GIShelpdesk@hud.gov
Phone
202-402-4153

Spatial Reference Information

Reference System Identifier
Code
3857
Code Space
EPSG
Version
6.18.3(9.3.1.2)

Distribution Information

Format Name
Shapefile
Distributor
Stanford Geospatial Center
Online Access
Protocol
Name

Content Information

Feature Catalog Description
Compliance Code
false
Language
eng
Included With Dataset
true
Feature Catalog Citation
Title
Entity and Attribute Information
Feature Catalog Identifier
0575881d-f10d-43fe-8b9f-8e7bf79d7303UUID

Spatial Representation Information

Vector
Topology Level
geometryOnly
Vector Object Type
composite
Vector Object Count
38233

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
dataset
Metadata File Identifier
https://purl.stanford.edu/bg631zt1709
Parent Identifier
https://purl.stanford.edu/wc590wy7540.mods
Dataset URI
https://purl.stanford.edu/bg631zt1709
Metadata Date Stamp
2023-07-31
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
Character Set
utf8
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