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TIGER/Line Shapefile, 2023, County, Giles County, VA, Feature Names Relationship File

Metadata Updated: December 15, 2023

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. The Feature Names Relationship File (FEATNAMES.dbf) contains a record for each feature name and any attributes associated with it. Each feature name can be linked to the corresponding edges that make up that feature in the All Lines Shapefile (EDGES.shp), where applicable to the corresponding address range or ranges in the Address Ranges Relationship File (ADDR.dbf), or to both files. Although this file includes feature names for all linear features, not just road features, the primary purpose of this relationship file is to identify all street names associated with each address range. An edge can have several feature names; an address range located on an edge can be associated with one or any combination of the available feature names (an address range can be linked to multiple feature names). The address range is identified by the address range identifier (ARID) attribute, which can be used to link to the Address Ranges Relationship File (ADDR.dbf). The linear feature is identified by the linear feature identifier (LINEARID) attribute, which can be used to relate the address range back to the name attributes of the feature in the Feature Names Relationship File or to the feature record in the Primary Roads, Primary and Secondary Roads, or All Roads Shapefiles. The edge to which a feature name applies can be determined by linking the feature name record to the All Lines Shapefile (EDGES.shp) using the permanent edge identifier (TLID) attribute. The address range identifier(s) (ARID) for a specific linear feature can be found by using the linear feature identifier (LINEARID) from the Feature Names Relationship File (FEATNAMES.dbf) through the Address Range / Feature Name Relationship File (ADDRFN.dbf).

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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 November 9, 2023
Metadata Created Date December 15, 2023
Metadata Updated Date December 15, 2023
Reference Date(s) 2023 (publication), 2023-10 (creation), 2023-10 (lastUpdate)
Frequency Of Update notPlanned

Metadata Source

Harvested from Current NGDA Standalones

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Date November 9, 2023
Metadata Created Date December 15, 2023
Metadata Updated Date December 15, 2023
Reference Date(s) 2023 (publication), 2023-10 (creation), 2023-10 (lastUpdate)
Responsible Party U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division, Geospatial Products Branch (Point of Contact)
Contact Email
Guid tl_2023_51071_featnames.dbf.iso.xml
Access Constraints Access constraints: None, Use Constraints: The TIGER/Line Shapefile products are not copyrighted however TIGER/Line and Census TIGER are registered trademarks of the U.S. Census Bureau. 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.
Bbox East Long -80.430943
Bbox North Lat 37.481672
Bbox South Lat 37.147482
Bbox West Long -81.014489
Coupled Resource
Frequency Of Update notPlanned
Harvest Object Id 1175482f-071c-49ae-a5ec-661729d7440b
Harvest Source Id 02d50b34-1cc0-456c-9791-b503aacfa729
Harvest Source Title Current NGDA Standalones
Licence
Lineage
Metadata Language eng
Metadata Type geospatial
Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-81.014489, 37.147482], [-80.430943, 37.147482], [-80.430943, 37.481672], [-81.014489, 37.481672], [-81.014489, 37.147482]]]}
Progress completed
Spatial Data Service Type
Spatial Reference System
Spatial Harvester True
Temporal Extent Begin 2023-06
Temporal Extent End 2024-10

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