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New York City Census Tracts for 2000 US Census Data Format: ESRI Shapefile, MapInfo Table File or table name: nyct2000 Coordinate system: State Plane Coordinate System Theme keywords: boundary, tracts, census, boundaries Abstract: The Census Tracts for the 2000 US Census. These boundary files are derived from the US Census Bureau's TIGER project and have been geographically modified to fit the New York City base map. Because some census tract are under water not all census tracts are contained in this file, only census tracts that are partially or totally located on land have been mapped in this file.
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FGDC: Identification Information Data Quality Information Spatial Data Organization Information Spatial Reference Information Entity and Attribute Information Distribution Information Metadata Reference Information Identification Information: Citation: Originator: New York City Department of City Planning Publication Date: October, 2004 Title: New York City Census Tracts for 2000 US Census Edition: 04C Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data Series Information: Series Name: BYTES of the BIG APPLE Issue Identification: 04C Publication Information: Publisher: New York City Department of City Planning Online Linkage: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/bytes/applbyte.html Description: Abstract: The Census Tracts for the 2000 US Census. These boundary files are derived from the US Census Bureau's TIGER project and have been geographically modified to fit the New York City base map. Because some census tract are under water not all census tracts are contained in this file, only census tracts that are partially or totally located on land have been mapped in this file. Purpose: These districts were created by the Department of City Planning to aid city agencies in administering public services. Time Period of Content: Time Period Information: Single Date/Time: Calendar Date: July, 2004 Currentness Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance and Update Frequency: Quarterly Spatial Domain: Bounding Coordinates: West Bounding Coordinate: -74.257465 East Bounding Coordinate: -73.699450 North Bounding Coordinate: 40.915808 South Bounding Coordinate: 40.495805 Keywords: Theme: Theme Keyword: boundary Theme Keyword: tracts Theme Keyword: census Theme Keyword: boundaries Place: Place Keyword: New York Place Keyword: New York City Place Keyword: Manhattan Place Keyword: Staten Island Place Keyword: Brooklyn Place Keyword: Bronx Place Keyword: Queens Access Constraints: The data are freely available to all New York City agencies and the public. Use Constraints: While all possible measures have been taken to ensure the accuracy of this data, the NYC Department of City Planning and the City of New York assume no responsibility for the accuracy of this data. All users should independently verify the accuracy of the data for their purposes. Point of Contact: Contact Information: Contact Organization Primary: Contact Organization: New York City Department of City Planning Contact Position: BYTES of the BIG APPLE Coordinator Contact Address: Address Type: mailing and physical address Address: 22 Reade St, 5N City: New York State or Province: NY Postal Code: 10007 Country: USA Contact Voice Telephone: 212.720.3505 Native Data Set Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800 Return to Contents Data Quality Information: Positional Accuracy: Horizontal Positional Accuracy: Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report: The census tracts are derived from the Department of City Planning LION files of the same release and are clipped to the mean high tide sea level. Lineage: Return to Contents Spatial Data Organization Information: Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector Point and Vector Object Information: SDTS Terms Description: SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: G-polygon Point and Vector Object Count: 2216 Return to Contents Spatial Reference Information: Horizontal Coordinate System Definition: Planar: Grid Coordinate System: Grid Coordinate System Name: State Plane Coordinate System State Plane Coordinate System: SPCS Zone Identifier: 3104 Lambert Conformal Conic: Standard Parallel: 40.666667 Standard Parallel: 41.033333 Longitude of Central Meridian: -74.000000 Latitude of Projection Origin: 40.166667 False Easting: 984250.000000 False Northing: 0.000000 Planar Coordinate Information: Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: coordinate pair Coordinate Representation: Abscissa Resolution: 0.000256 Ordinate Resolution: 0.000256 Planar Distance Units: survey feet Geodetic Model: Horizontal Datum Name: North American Datum of 1983 Ellipsoid Name: Geodetic Reference System 80 Semi-major Axis: 6378137.000000 Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257222 Vertical Coordinate System Definition: Altitude System Definition: Altitude Resolution: 1.000000 Altitude Encoding Method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates Return to Contents Entity and Attribute Information: Detailed Description: Entity Type: Entity Type Label: nyct2000 Attribute: Attribute Label: BOROCODE Attribute Definition: Borough of the census tract Attribute Domain Values: Enumerated Domain: Enumerated Domain Value: 1 Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Manhattan Enumerated Domain: Enumerated Domain Value: 2 Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Bronx Enumerated Domain: Enumerated Domain Value: 3 Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Brooklyn Enumerated Domain: Enumerated Domain Value: 4 Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Queens Enumerated Domain: Enumerated Domain Value: 5 Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Staten Island Attribute: Attribute Label: CT2000 Attribute Definition: String representation of the census tract number Attribute: Attribute Label: BOROCT2000 Attribute Definition: Merged string value of the census tract number and boro code Attribute: Attribute Label: CTLABEL Attribute Definition: The census tract identifier for the polygon. Each census tract number is unique to its borough. Return to Contents Distribution Information: Distributor: Contact Information: Contact Organization Primary: Contact Organization: New York City Department of City Planning Contact Address: Address Type: mailing and physical address Address: 22 Reade St. City: New York State or Province: New York Postal Code: 10007 Country: USA Contact Instructions: Available at the following website: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/bytes/applbyte.html Resource Description: Downloadable Data Standard Order Process: Digital Form: Digital Transfer Information: Transfer Size: 0.437 Fees: Free Return to Contents Metadata Reference Information: Metadata Date: 20041201 Metadata Contact: Contact Information: Contact Person Primary: Contact Organization: New York City Department of City Planning Contact Position: BYTES of the BIG APPLE Contact Address: Address Type: mailing and physical address Address: 22 Reade St, 5N City: New York State or Province: New York Postal Code: 10007 Contact Voice Telephone: 212.720.3505 Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata Time Convention: local time Metadata Extensions: Online Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html Profile Name: ESRI Metadata Profile Return to Contents