106th Congressional District Boundaries

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Publication_Date: 2000

Title: 106th Congressional District Boundaries

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Washington, DC

Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Larger_Work_Citation:

Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Publication_Date: 2000

Title: National Transportation Atlas

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Washington, DC

Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Online_Linkage: <http://www.princeton.edu/~geolib/gis/nausa.html>

Description:

Abstract:

The 106th Congressional District Boundaries data set contains geographic information for the political entities of the 106th Congressional districts.

Purpose:

The data provide users with information about the locations of congressional districts, primarily for national planning applications.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2000

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As necessary

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -179.147400

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 179.761414

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 71.332237

South_Bounding_Coordinate: -14.605210

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: area

Theme_Keyword: background

Theme_Keyword: polygon

Theme_Keyword: boundary

Theme_Keyword: congressional district

Theme_Keyword: 106 congressional district

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: United States

Place_Keyword:

US Territories

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

None. Acknowledgment of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics National Transportation Atlas would be appreciated in products derived from these data.

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Attributes for the 106th Congressional District data set were created in a consistent manner using similar tolerances.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

All node-link and polygon topological relationships were created and verified using ARC/INFO a Geographic Information System. The unique identifiers were verified using ARC/INFO.

Completeness_Report:

This data set is composed of the 435 Districts having voting representation plus seven districts without voting rights including the District of Columbia and US territories.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

The Congressional District data set was created from TIGER/Line data having a nominal scale of 1:100,000.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Scale_Denominator: none

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2000

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: TIGER

Source_Contribution:

Spatial information for the 106th Congressional District boundaries.

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: 673

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Area chain

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:

1919

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.000464

Longitude_Resolution: 0.000464

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983

Ellipsoid_Name:

Geodetic Reference System (GRS) 1980

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: CD106.ARE

Entity_Type_Definition: Polygon Attribute Table

Entity_Type_Definition_Source:

Field Field Field Beg End Field Field Number Name Width Pos Pos Type Description 1 RECTYPE 1 1 1 C Record Type: Always 'A' 2 VERSION 2 2 3 C File Version Number 3 REVISION 2 4 5 C Record revision number 4 MODDATE 8 6 13 I Record modification date 5 POLYID 10 14 23 I Unique identification for each polygon 6 FEATURID 10 24 33 C Unique identification for the geographic entity (Congressional District) 7 CNTRLONG 10 34 43 I Centroid longitude value for the polygon 8 CNTRLAT 10 44 54 I Centroid latitude value for the polygon 9 DESCRIPT 35 55 88 C Name/identification for the geographic entity 10 STFIPS 2 89 90 C State FIPS Code

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RECTYPE

Attribute_Definition:

One character which defines the type of file from a data set.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: A

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: VERSION

Attribute_Definition: File version number

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: REVISION

Attribute_Definition: Record revision number

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MODDATE

Attribute_Definition: Record Modification Date

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: POLYID

Attribute_Definition: Unique identifier for each polygon

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FEATURID

Attribute_Definition:

unique identifier for the geographic entity - the Congressional District Code: composed of the two digit State FIPS Code plus the two digit Congressional District Code

Attribute_Definition_Source: Census

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CNTRLONG

Attribute_Definition:

Centroid longitude value for the polygon expressed as a signed integer with six implied decimal places

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CNTRLAT

Attribute_Definition:

Centroid latitude value for the polygon expressed as a signed integer with six implied decimal places

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT

Attribute_Definition: Name/identification - blank

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STFIPS

Attribute_Definition: State FIPS Code

Attribute_Definition_Source: FIPS Pub 6-4

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Federal Information Processing Standard

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label:

CD106.TP1 CD106.DBF

Entity_Type_Definition: Polygon Attribute Table

Entity_Type_Definition_Source:

Field Field Field Beg End Field Field Number Name Length Pos Pos Type Description 1 RECTYPE 1 1 1 C Record Type: always 'T' 2 VERSION 2 2 3 C File version number 3 REVISION 2 4 5 C Record revision number 4 MODDATE 8 6 13 I Record modification date 5 FEATURID 10 14 23 C Unique identification for the geographic entity (Congressional District) 6 REP_NAME 60 24 93 C Representative's Name

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RECTYPE

Attribute_Definition:

One character which defines the type of file from a data set.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: T

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: VERSION

Attribute_Definition: File version number

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: REVISION

Attribute_Definition: Record revision number

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MODDATE

Attribute_Definition: Record Modification Date

Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FEATURID

Attribute_Definition:

unique identifier for the geographic entity - the Congressional District Code: composed of the two digit State FIPS Code plus the two digit Congressional District Code

Attribute_Definition_Source: Census

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: REP_NAME

Attribute_Definition:

Representative's name and party affiliation

Attribute_Definition_Source: Census

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Princeton University Library

Contact_Person: Tsering Wangyal Shawa

Contact_Position: GIS Librarian

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: Digital Map and Geospatial Information Center, Guyot Hall

City: Princeton

State_or_Province: NJ

Postal_Code: 08544

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 609) 258-3247

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (609) 258-1274

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: shawatw@princeton.edu

Hours_of_Service: 8:45am-5:00pm

Resource_Description:

National Transportation Atlas Databases 2000

Distribution_Liability: None

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: shapefile

Fees: none

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20000920

Metadata_Review_Date:

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Princeton University Library

Contact_Person: Tsering Wangyal Shawa

Contact_Position: GIS Librarian

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: Digital Map and Geospatial Information Center, Guyot Hall

City: Princeton

State_or_Province: NJ

Postal_Code: 08544

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (609) 258-3247

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (609) 258-1274

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: shawatw@princeton.edu

Hours_of_Service: 8:45am-5:00pm

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998