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U.S. Census Grids (Summary File 3), 2000

Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_USCG_SF3

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Summary

Abstract: U.S. Census Grids (Summary File 3), 2000 contain grids of demographic and socioeconomic data from the year 2000 U.S. census in ASCII and geotiff formats. The grids have a resolution of 30 arc-seconds (0.0083 decimal degrees), or approximately 1 square km. The gridded variables are based on census block geography from Census 2000 TIGER/Line Files and census variables (population, households, and ...

Purpose: To provide gridded demographic data, including characteristics of income, education, and housing, for the United States and Puerto Rico for data integration.

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Description: Data download page.

Link: GET RELATED VISUALIZATION

Description: Maps in PDF and PNG formats.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 22.0

S: 17.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Seirup, L., and G. Yetman

Dataset Title: U.S. Census Grids (Summary File 3), 2000

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

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > ROSS ISLAND

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > TERRA NOVA BAY

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 0.0083 Decimal degrees
Longitude Resolution: 0.0083 Decimal degrees
Horizontal Resolution Range: 1 km - < 10 km or approximately .01 degree - < .09 degree

Science Keywords

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > POPULATION > POPULATION DISTRIBUTION

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > POPULATION > POPULATION SIZE

ISO Topic Category

BOUNDARIES

SOCIETY

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

USCG > U.S. Census Grids

Quality 1. The 2000 SF3 files for each state are loaded into Microsoft Access
and queries are used to extract the records pertaining to census blocks
and the fields being used for gridding.

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Access Constraints None

Use Constraints The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York hold the copyright
of this dataset. Users are prohibited from any commercial, non-free resale, or
redistribution without explicit written permission from CIESIN. Users should
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Ancillary Keywords

CIESIN > Economic Activity > Income

CIESIN > Human Attitudes, Preferences, and Behavior > Consumer Behavior > Poverty

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

GES DAAC

Data Center

Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA

Data Center URL: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP Phone: 301-614-5224 Fax: 301-614-5268 Email: gsfc-help-disc at lists.nasa.gov Contact Address: Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center Code 610.2 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center City: Greenbelt Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20771 Country: USA