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    • 2016 Cartographic Boundary File, Region for United States, 1:500,000

    Metadata Updated: January 13, 2021

    The 2016 cartographic boundary shapefiles are simplified representations of selected geographic areas from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). These boundary files are specifically designed for small-scale thematic mapping. When possible, generalization is performed with the 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 files while others are available only as state-based files. Regions are four groupings of states (Northeast, South, Midwest, and West) established by the Census Bureau in 1942 for the presentation of census data.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date 2017-03
    Metadata Created Date January 13, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date January 13, 2021
    Reference Date(s) 2017-03 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from 2017_region_500

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date 2017-03
    Metadata Created Date January 13, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date January 13, 2021
    Reference Date(s) 2017-03 (publication)
    Responsible Party Unknown
    Contact Email
    Guid cb_2016_us_region_500k.shp.iso.xml
    Access Constraints Access Constraints: None, Use Constraints:The intended display scale for this file is 1:500,000. This file should not be displayed at scales larger than 1:500,000. 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.
    Bbox East Long 179.77847
    Bbox North Lat 71.365162
    Bbox South Lat -14.548699
    Bbox West Long -179.148909
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned
    Harvest Object Id a6c49870-0861-467d-ab46-e7d807a08751
    Harvest Source Id 44c0e26b-ede7-4f7d-9680-a852b391b1e4
    Harvest Source Title 2017_region_500
    Licence
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-179.148909, -14.548699], [179.77847, -14.548699], [179.77847, 71.365162], [-179.148909, 71.365162], [-179.148909, -14.548699]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2017-03
    Temporal Extent End 2017-03

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