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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: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census Publication_Date: 1994 Title: Census Blocks Scale_Denominator: 100000

Description Abstract Dataset geo-referencing the census blocks of Missouri.

Purpose Generally used in geographic and demographic analysis when related to other Census datasets.

Supplemental_Information Procedures_Used County-level data was downloaded from CD-ROM. State-level data was attained by combining the county-level data into one covereage.

Revisions none

Reviews_Applied Reviewed by James D. Harlan, February 3, 1997.

Related_Spatial_and_Tabular_Data_Sets Reference the Bureau of the Census for related datasets.

Other_References_Cited U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census

Notes none

Time_Period_of_Content Single_Date/Time Calendar_Date: 1994 Currentness_Reference 1994 data

Status Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency 1995 data is available

Spatial_Domain Bounding_Coordinates West_Bounding_Coordinate: -95.77527069 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.89802556 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.58727783 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.96248168

Keywords Theme Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Census Blocks Place Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: State of Missouri Stratum Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Stratum_Keyword: Temporal Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Temporal_Keyword:

Access_Constraints none

Use_Constraints Data limitations are generally user-defined.



Data_Set_Credit Missouri Spatial Data Information Service, Department of Geography, University of Missouri-Columbia

Security_Information Security_Classification_System: None Security_Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Security_Handling_Description: None

Native_Data_Set_Environment: AIX UNIX, ARC/INFO version 7.0.4

Cross_Reference Originator: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census Publication_Date: 1994 Publication_Time: Title: Census Blocks Edition: Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: 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 Logical_Consistency_Report: Polygon topology present.

Completeness_Report Data complete

Positional_Accuracy Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: DLG accuracy is 120ft. DIME accuracy is 300ft.



Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 120ft. Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Resolution as reported

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: n/a

Cnd_Attribute_Overview: (Describe each table that has attributes in it. Use the contents of the .ATT table for reference. For each column and each item give a brief description and a list of valid attribute values that

Lineage: See Cloud_Cover n/a





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: 209294 SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 511681 SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains' Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 209502





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: SBLK.PAT Entity_Type_Definition: Attribute table of SBLK. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ARC/INFO Attribute: Attribute_Label: - Attribute_Definition: Attribute table of SBLK. 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: SBLK# 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: SBLK-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: COUNTY Attribute_Definition: FIPS code of county which contains census block Attribute_Definition_Source: Bureau of the Census Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: codeset Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: VTD Attribute_Definition: Numeric identifier of vtd which contains census block Attribute_Definition_Source: Bureau of the Census Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: codeset Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: TRACT Attribute_Definition: numeric identifier of tract which contains census block Attribute_Definition_Source: Bureau of the Census Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: codeset Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: BLOCK Attribute_Definition: Numeric identifier of census block Attribute_Definition_Source: Bureau of the Census Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: codeset Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: TBKEY Attribute_Definition: numeric identifier of tract/block key (generally same as poprec) Attribute_Definition_Source: Bureau of the Census Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: codeset Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: POPREC Attribute_Definition: numeric identifier of polling precincts Attribute_Definition_Source: Bureau of the Census Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: codeset Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: TRBLK Attribute_Definition: numeric identifier for both tract and block Attribute_Definition_Source: Bureau of the Census Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: codeset Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: VTDCODE Attribute_Definition: Combined numeric identifier of vtd and county Attribute_Definition_Source: Bureau of the Census Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: codeset Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: BLOCKGROUP Attribute_Definition: numeric identifier of blockgroup which contains the census block Attribute_Definition_Source: Bureau of the Census Attribute_Domain_Values Enumerated_Domain Enumerated_Domain_Value: codeset Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Overview_Description Entity_and_Attribute_Overview PAT items County, VTD, Tract, Block, Tbkey, Poprec, Trblk, Vtdcode,and Blockgro are numeric identifiers of Bureau of the Census-defined areas.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Not Available





Distribution_Information





Metadata_Reference_Section

Metadata_Date: 19970203 Metadata_Contact: jharlan 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



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