GRC logo Geographic Resources Center 

MSDIS logo

Metadata for BLOCK

Table of Contents

Identification_Information
      Abstract 
      Purpose 
      Supplemental Information 
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
      Detailed Description
      Overview 
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Section


Identification_Information

Citation_Information Originator: Bureau of the Census, US Department of Commerce Publication_Date: 2001 Title: 2000 TIGER REDISTRICTING FILES Edition: 1 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Format: map

Description Abstract Geo-dataset delineating the census geography of Missouri counties. Purpose Geography to accompany 2000 census data. Supplemental_Information Procedures_Used Geography was imported from 2000 TIGER files. Population data was imported from the 2000 94-171 files. Revisions Possible revised version of TIGER within a year. Reviews_Applied_to_Data Reviewed by James D. Harlan, March 20, 2001. Related_Spatial_and_Tabular_Data_Sets pl94-171 files Source: Bureau of the Census, US Department of Commerce Notes: na Currentness_Reference: Summer 2000 Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: unknown Access_Constraints: none Data_Set_Credit: James D. Harlan, Geographic Resources Center John Blodgett, Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis Completeness_Report: complete Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: +or- 200 ft. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: na Cloud_Cover: na References_Cited Notes Time_Period_of_Content Range_of_Dates/Times Beginning_Date: 2000 Ending_Date: 2001 Currentness_Reference Status Progress: complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency Spatial_Domain Bounding_Coordinates West_Bounding_Coordinate: -92.8564487 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -92.34230508 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.34824165 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.03548967

Keywords Theme Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Missouri, 2000 Census Blocks Place Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: County-level Stratum Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Stratum_Keyword: Temporal Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Temporal_Keyword:

Access_Constraints Use_Constraints Should be used only in relation to demographic analysis. Geographic locations are suspect in accuracy. Point_of_Contact: See Distribution_Information for contact information.

Data_Set_Credit Security_Information Security_Classification_System: None Security_Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Security_Handling_Description: None

Native_Data_Set_Environment: AIX UNIX, ARC/INFO version 8.0.2

Cross_Reference Originator: Bureau of the Census, US Department of Commerce Publication_Date: 2001 Publication_Time: Title: 2000 TIGER REDISTRICTING FILES Edition: 1 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Series_Information Series_Name: Issue_Identification: Publication_Information Publication_Place: Publisher: Other_Citation_Details: Online_Linkage: Larger_Work_Citation:


Data_Quality_Information

Attribute_Accuracy Attribute_Accuracy_Report: See Entity_Attribute_Information

Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment Attribute_Accuracy_Value: See Explanation Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation: Attribute accuracy is described, where present, with each attribute defined in the Entity and Attribute Section.

Logical_Consistency_Report: Polygon topology present.

Completeness_Report Positional_Accuracy Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Lineage: See Supplemental_Information for overview.

Process_Steps Process_Step Process_Description: JHARLAN TIGERARC /AMAZON4/BBSP/TMPDIR/TGR29001.RT TG0011 TG0012 TG0013 1999 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None Process_Date: 20010131 Process_Time: 811 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None Process_Step Process_Description: JHARLAN BUILD TG0011 LINE Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None Process_Date: 20010131 Process_Time: 811 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None Process_Step Process_Description: JHARLAN BUILD TG0011 POLY Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None Process_Date: 20010131 Process_Time: 812 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None Process_Step Process_Description: JHARLAN ARCLABEL TG0011 TG0011 LEFT 0.0000001 POLYIDL Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None Process_Date: 20010131 Process_Time: 813 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None Process_Step Process_Description: JHARLAN ARCLABEL TG0011 TG0011 RIGHT 0.0000001 POLYIDR Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None Process_Date: 20010131 Process_Time: 813 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None Process_Step Process_Description: JHARLAN BUILD TG0011 POINT Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None Process_Date: 20010131 Process_Time: 813 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None Process_Step Process_Description: JHARLAN DROPFEATURES TG0011 POINT GEOMETRY Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None Process_Date: 20010131 Process_Time: 815 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None Process_Step Process_Description: JHARLAN COPYFEATURES TGR00000 POINT TG0011 POINT Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None Process_Date: 20010131 Process_Time: 815 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None Process_Step Process_Description: JHARLAN BUILD TG0011 POLY Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None Process_Date: 20010131 Process_Time: 815 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None Process_Step Process_Description: JHARLAN CENTROIDLABELS TG0011 INSIDE Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None Process_Date: 20010131 Process_Time: 815 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None Process_Step Process_Description: JHARLAN PROJECTDEFINE COVER TG0011 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None Process_Date: 20010131 Process_Time: 816 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None Process_Step Process_Description: JHARLAN RENAME TG0011 TG0011-TMP Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None Process_Date: 20010131 Process_Time: 816 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None Process_Step Process_Description: JHARLAN PROJECT COVER TG0011-TMP TG0011 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None Process_Date: 20010131 Process_Time: 816 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None Process_Step Process_Description: JHARLAN BUILD TG0011 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None Process_Date: 20010131 Process_Time: 817 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None Process_Step Process_Description: JHARLAN IMPORT COVER TGR00.E00 TGR00 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None Process_Date: 20010202 Process_Time: 1201 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None Process_Step Process_Description: JHARLAN BUILD TGR00 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None Process_Date: 20010202 Process_Time: 1202 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None Process_Step Process_Description: JHARLAN BUILD TGR00 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None Process_Date: 20010202 Process_Time: 1211 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None Process_Step Process_Description: JHARLAN DISSOLVE TGR00 BLOCK BLOCKLINK Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None Process_Date: 20010202 Process_Time: 1212 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None Process_Step Process_Description: JHARLAN ARCEDIT /AMAZON4/BBSP/TIGER/ADAIR/BLOCK Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None Process_Date: 20010202 Process_Time: 1224 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None Process_Step Process_Description: JHARLAN DOCUMENT BLOCK CREATE JHARLAN Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None Process_Date: 20010320 Process_Time: 1023 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None

Cloud_Cover


Spatial_Data_Organization_Information

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information SDTS_Terms_Description SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1560 SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 3833 SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains' Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1561


Spatial_Reference_Information

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition
     Planar
         Grid_Coordinate_System
         Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal_Transverse_Mercator (UTM)
            Zone_Number: 15
         Planar_Distance_Units: METERS
     Geodetic Model
         Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
         Ellipsoid_Name:  GRS1980


Entity_and_Attribute_Information

Detailed_Description Entity_Type Entity_Type_Label: BLOCK.PAT Entity_Type_Definition: Attribute table of BLOCK. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ARC/INFO Attribute: Attribute_Label: - Attribute_Definition: Attribute table of BLOCK. Attribute_Definition_Source: ARC/INFO Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: - Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: AREA Attribute_Definition: Area of poly/region in square coverage units Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: Positive real numbers Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: PERIMETER Attribute_Definition: Perimeter of poly/region in coverage units Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: Positive real numbers Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: BLOCK# Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sequential unique positive integer Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: BLOCK-ID Attribute_Definition: User-assigned feature number Attribute_Definition_Source: User-defined Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: Integer Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: BLOCKLINK Attribute_Definition: relate item linking to the PL94-171 data Attribute_Definition_Source: fips codes Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: concatenated Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: TRACTLINK Attribute_Definition: Attribute_Definition_Source: Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: BGLINK Attribute_Definition: Attribute_Definition_Source: Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: COUNTY Attribute_Definition: county fips code Attribute_Definition_Source: Bureau of the Census Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: text Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: TRACT Attribute_Definition: tract code Attribute_Definition_Source: Bureau of the Census Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: text Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: BLKGRP Attribute_Definition: blockgroup code Attribute_Definition_Source: Bureau of the Census Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: text Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: BLOCK Attribute_Definition: block code Attribute_Definition_Source: Bureau of the Census Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: text Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: POP90 Attribute_Definition: 1990 population Attribute_Definition_Source: computed Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: numeric Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: WHITE90 Attribute_Definition: 1990 white population Attribute_Definition_Source: computed Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: numeric Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: BLACK90 Attribute_Definition: 1990 black population Attribute_Definition_Source: computed Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: numeric Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: ASIAN90 Attribute_Definition: 1990 asian population Attribute_Definition_Source: computed Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: numeric Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: AMIND90 Attribute_Definition: 1990 american indian population Attribute_Definition_Source: computed Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: numeric Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: OTHER90 Attribute_Definition: 1990 other population Attribute_Definition_Source: computed Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: numeric Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: HISP90 Attribute_Definition: 1990 hispanic population Attribute_Definition_Source: computed Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: numeric Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: POP00 Attribute_Definition: 2000 population Attribute_Definition_Source: pl94-171 Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: numeric Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: WHITE00 Attribute_Definition: 2000 white population Attribute_Definition_Source: pl94-171 Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: numeric Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: BLACK00 Attribute_Definition: 2000 black population Attribute_Definition_Source: pl94-171 Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: numeric Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: ASIAN00 Attribute_Definition: 2000 asian population Attribute_Definition_Source: pl94-171 Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: numeric Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: AMIND00 Attribute_Definition: 2000 american indian population Attribute_Definition_Source: pl94-171 Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: numeric Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: HAWNPI00 Attribute_Definition: 2000 hawaiian/pacific population Attribute_Definition_Source: pl94-171 Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: numeric Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: OTHER00 Attribute_Definition: 2000 other population Attribute_Definition_Source: pl94-171 Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: numeric Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: MULTRA00 Attribute_Definition: 2000 population of 2 or more race combinations Attribute_Definition_Source: pl94-171 Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: numeric Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: HISP00 Attribute_Definition: 2000 hispanic population Attribute_Definition_Source: pl94-171 Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: numeric Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: WATER Attribute_Definition: flags water areas Attribute_Definition_Source: 2000 tiger Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: numeric Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Overview_Description Entity_and_Attribute_Overview See attribute descriptions. Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Not Available


Distribution_Information


Metadata_Reference_Section

Metadata_Date: 19010320 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: James D. Harlan Contact_Organization: Geographic Resources Center Contact_Position: Assistant Program Director Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: #16 Stewart Hall, University of Missouri City: Columbia State_or_Province: Missouri Postal_Code: 65211 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (573) 882-1404 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (573) 884-4239 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: harlanj@missouri.edu Hours_of_Service: 8-5 Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: 19940608 Metadata_Time_Convention: Local Time Metadata_Security_Information: Metadata_Security_Classification_System: None Metadata_Security_Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: None

Last modified: 01-03-20.10:28:15.Tue