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    • TIGER/Line Shapefile, Current, Nation, U.S., Coastline

    Metadata Updated: August 9, 2025

    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) System (MTS). The MTS 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 Coastline shapefile includes all features within the MTS class "Coastline", distinguished where the MAF/TIGER Feature Classification Code (MTFCC) for the feature in MTS is L4150. The coastline included in this shapefile was delineated by the Census Bureau in the MTS based on water measurement class for display of statistical information only; its depiction and designation are for statistical purposes and do not constitute a determination of jurisdictional authority or rights of ownership or entitlement and it is not a legal land description. This shapefile should be used for data presentation purposes only. It is not the official source for the coastline feature. The name assigned to each coastline feature is a short form of the name of the large body of water bordered by this coastline feature.

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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 June 2, 2025
    Metadata Created Date August 9, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date August 9, 2025
    Reference Date(s) 2024 (publication), 2024-10 (creation), 2024-10 (lastUpdate)
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from Current NGDA Standalones

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date June 2, 2025
    Metadata Created Date August 9, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date August 9, 2025
    Reference Date(s) 2024 (publication), 2024-10 (creation), 2024-10 (lastUpdate)
    Responsible Party U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid tl_2024_us_coastline.shp.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. The horizontal spatial accuracy information present in these files is provided for the purposes of statistical analysis and census operations only. No warranty, expressed or implied is made with regard to the accuracy of the spatial accuracy, and no liability is assumed by the U.S. Government in general or the U.S. Census Bureau, specifically as to the spatial or attribute accuracy of the data. The TIGER/Line Shapefiles may not be suitable for high-precision measurement applications such as engineering problems, property transfers, or other uses that might require highly accurate measurements of the earth's surface.Coordinates in the TIGER/Line shapefiles have six implied decimal places, but the positional accuracy of these coordinates is not as great as the six decimal places suggest.
    Bbox East Long 146.154418
    Bbox North Lat 71.439786
    Bbox South Lat -14.601813
    Bbox West Long -178.443593
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned
    Harvest Object Id 2b6090c5-f53a-4c06-a434-2d5355c7f382
    Harvest Source Id 02d50b34-1cc0-456c-9791-b503aacfa729
    Harvest Source Title Current NGDA Standalones
    Licence
    Lineage
    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-178.443593, -14.601813], [146.154418, -14.601813], [146.154418, 71.439786], [-178.443593, 71.439786], [-178.443593, -14.601813]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4269
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2024-06
    Temporal Extent End 2025-10

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