U.S. Census Grids (Summary File 3), 2000: Metropolitan Statistical Areas
Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_USCG_SF3MSA

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Summary
Abstract: U.S. Population Grids (Summary File 3), 2000: Metropolitan Statistical Areas contain grids of demographic and socioeconomic data from the year 2000 U.S. census in ASCII and geotiff formats for 50 metropolitan statistical areas with at least one million in population. The grids have a resolution of 7.5 arc-seconds (0.002075 decimal degrees), or approximately 250 square meters. The gridded variables ... View entire text

Purpose: To provide gridded demographic data, including characteristics of income, education, and housing, for metropolitan statistical areas at a finer resolution than is available in the 30 arc-second grids used for the United States as a whole.
Related URL
Description: Data download page.

Description: Maps in PDF and PNG formats.
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 47.0   S: 17.0   E: -65.0   W: -124.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Seirup, L., and G. Yetman
Dataset Title: U.S. Census Grids (Summary File 3), 2000: Metropolitan Statistical Areas
Dataset Release Date: 2006-05-31
Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY
Dataset Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Version: 1.00
Data Presentation Form: raster, map
Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/usgrid-summary-file3-2000...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2000-04-01
Stop Date: 2000-04-01
Location Keywords
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Service Keywords
DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION >GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS >DESKTOP GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS Parameter Definition

Science Keywords
AGRICULTURE >AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES Parameter Definition
AGRICULTURE >AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS Parameter Definition
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Quality Each map page gives a link to a poster. This is a pdf file which has a higher
resolution map and some extra information in a chart or table. It is also
designed to be printed out.
Access Constraints These are publicly available maps.
Service Provider
WM > World Mapper Supplemental Info
Service Organization URL: http://www.worldmapper.org/

Service Provider Personnel
Name: ANNA BARFORD
Phone: 0114 222 7956
Email: Anna.Barford at Sheffield.ac.uk
Contact Address:
The University of Sheffield
City: Sheffield
Postal Code: S10 2TN
Country: United Kingdom
Distribution
Distribution Media: Online
Fees: No fees
Personnel
Role: SERF AUTHOR
Phone: (301) 614-6898
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Global Change Master Directory
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
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Extended Metadata Properties
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Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date: 2007-03-12
SERF Last Revision Date: 2013-01-31

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