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Collection Information for the 2010 Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMA) State-Based TIGER/Line Shapefiles, 2020
The TIGER/Line shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). The MTDB represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line shapefile is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation.
After each decennial census, the Census Bureau delineates Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) for the tabulation and dissemination of decennial census Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data, American Community Survey (ACS) PUMS data, and ACS period estimates. Nesting within states, or equivalent entities, PUMAs cover the entirety of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. PUMA delineations are subject to population, building block geography, geographic nesting, and contiguity criteria. Each PUMA is identified by a 5-character numeric census code that may contain leading zeros and a descriptive name.
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | non-public |
| contactPoint |
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"fn": "U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division, Spatial Data Collection and Products Branch",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:geo.geography@census.gov"
}
|
| describedByType | application/octet-steam |
| description | The TIGER/Line shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). The MTDB represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line shapefile is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation. After each decennial census, the Census Bureau delineates Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) for the tabulation and dissemination of decennial census Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data, American Community Survey (ACS) PUMS data, and ACS period estimates. Nesting within states, or equivalent entities, PUMAs cover the entirety of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. PUMA delineations are subject to population, building block geography, geographic nesting, and contiguity criteria. Each PUMA is identified by a 5-character numeric census code that may contain leading zeros and a descriptive name. |
| distribution |
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"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "PUMA10",
"mediaType": "placeholder/value",
"description": "Directory containing state-level PUMA10 shapefiles.",
"downloadURL": "https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2020/PUMA/",
"describedByType": "application/octet-steam"
}
]
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| identifier | collection_tl_2020_puma10.shp.iso.xml |
| isPartOf | https://meta.geo.census.gov/data/existing/decennial/GEO/GPMB/TIGERline/Collections/_CollectionInfo/collection_tl_2020_puma10.shp.iso.xml |
| issued | 2020-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| keyword |
[
"State or equivalent entity",
"Polygon",
"Public Use Microdata Area",
"PUMA",
"U.S",
"United States"
]
|
| language |
[]
|
| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| modified | 2020-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| publisher |
{
"name": "U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division, Spatial Data Collection and Products Branch",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| rights | otherRestrictions |
| spatial | 179.859681,-14.601813,-179.231086,71.439786 |
| temporal | 2019-06-01T00:00:00+00:00/2020-05-01T00:00:00+00:00 |
| title | Collection Information for the 2010 Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMA) State-Based TIGER/Line Shapefiles, 2020 |
