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U.S. Census Grids (Summary File 1), 2000: Metropolitan Statistical Areas

Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_USCG_SF1MSA

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Summary

Abstract: U.S. Population Grids (Summary File 1), 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 ...

Purpose: To provide gridded demographic data, including characteristics of age, race, ethnicity, 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

Link: GET DATA

Description: Data download page.

Link: GET RELATED VISUALIZATION

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 1), 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-file1-2000...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2000-01-01

Stop Date: 2000-01-01

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > PUERTO RICO

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > PUERTO RICO > Arecibo

Data Resolution

Horizontal Resolution Range: 1 meter - < 30 meters

Service Keywords

EDUCATION/OUTREACH >CURRICULUM SUPPORT >BACKGROUND INFORMATION

EDUCATION/OUTREACH >CURRICULUM SUPPORT >LESSON PLANS

ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORIES >HEALTH ADVISORIES >DISEASE/EPIDEMIC

ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORIES >HEALTH ADVISORIES >HUMAN HEALTH ADVISORIES

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE >ANIMAL SCIENCE >ANIMAL MANURE AND WASTE

AGRICULTURE >FOOD SCIENCE >FOOD CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

ISO Topic Category

FARMING

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

FIELD SURVEYS

FIELD INVESTIGATION

Access Constraints None

Use Constraints None

Ancillary Keywords

Education

Lectures

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC)

Data Center URL: http://daac.ornl.gov/
Dataset ID: 183

Data Center Personnel
Name: ORNL DAAC USER SERVICES OFFICE Phone: (865) 574-7447 Email: uso at daac.ornl.gov Contact Address: ORNL DAAC User Services Office Oak Ridge National Laboratory City: Oak Ridge Province or State: TN Postal Code: 37831-6407 Country: USA