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Census Tracts (500k Carto Boundary File), WI 2010
- Identification Information
- Spatial Reference Information
- Data Quality Information
- Distribution Information
- Spatial Representation Information
- Metadata Reference Information
Identification Information
- Citation
- Title
- Census Tracts (500k Carto Boundary File), WI 2010
- Originator
- U.S. Census Bureau
- Publication Date
- 2020-05-04
- Edition
- 2010
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- mapDigital
- Collection Title
- Statewide
- Abstract
- This data represents Census Tracts from the U.S. Census Bureau for Wisconsin in 2010. [The 2010 cartographic boundary shapefiles are simplified representations of selected geographic areas from the Census Bureau's MAF/TIGER geographic database. 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. Geographic areas may not align with the same areas from another year. Some geographies are available as nation-based shapefiles while others are available only as state-based 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. [To improve the appearance of shapes at small scales, areas are represented with fewer vertices than detailed TIGER/Line equivalents. These boundary files take up less disk space than their ungeneralized counterparts. Cartographic boundary files take less time to render on screen. These files were specifically created to support small-scale thematic mapping.]
- Supplemental Information
- This is an archived copy of the data held at UW-Madison.
- Temporal Extent
- Time Instant
- 2010-01-01T00:00:00
- Bounding Box
- West
- -92.888114
- East
- -86.805415
- North
- 47.080006
- South
- 42.49192
- ISO Topic Category
- boundaries
- Place Keyword
-
Wisconsin
- Place Keyword Thesaurus
- Theme Keyword
-
Census districts
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- LCSH
- Resource Constraints
- Use Limitation
- [These products are free to use in a product or publication, however acknowledgement must be given to the U.S. Census Bureau as the source. The boundary information is for visual display at appropriate small scales only. Cartographic boundary files should not be used for geographic analysis including area or perimeter calculation. Files should not be used for geocoding addresses. Files should not be used for determining precise geographic area relationships.]
- 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
- 9.7
Data Quality Information
- Lineage
- Process Step
- Description
- Provided access to archived data at UW-Madison.
- Process Date
- 2020-04-27T00:00:00
Distribution Information
- Format Name
- Shapefile
- Format Version
- 1.0
- Distributor
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Distributor
- U.S. Census Bureau
- Online Access
- https://gisdata.wisc.edu/public/WI_CensusCBF_Tracts_2010.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
- 1396
Metadata Reference Information
- Hierarchy Level
- dataset
- Metadata File Identifier
- 06810A3A-4313-4844-9CDF-BA86654A8407
- 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
- askmap@library.wisc.edu
- Phone
- (608) 262-1471
- Metadata Date Stamp
- 2020-05-04
- Metadata Standard Name
- ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
- Metadata Standard Version
- 2007
- Character Set
- utf8