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Record Search Query: [Location: Location_Category='OCEAN', Location_Type='ATLANTIC OCEAN', Location_Subregion1='NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN']
U.S. Census Grids (Summary File 1), 2000
Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_USCG_SF1

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Summary
Abstract: U.S. Census Grids (Summary File 1), 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 ... View entire text

Purpose: To provide gridded demographic data, including characteristics of age, race, ethnicity, and housing, for the United States and Puerto Rico for data integration.
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 72.0   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 1), 2000
Dataset Release Date: 20060531
Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY
Dataset Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Data Presentation Form: raster, map
Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/usgrid-summary-file1-2000
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2000-04-01
Stop Date: 2000-04-01
Location Keywords
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > PUERTO RICO
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 0.0083 Decimal degrees
Longitude Resolution: 0.0083 Decimal degrees
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Project
Quality 1. The 2000 SF1 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.

2. The SF1 fields are ... View entire text
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
acknowledge CIESIN as the source used in the creation of any reports,
publications, new data sets, derived products, or services resulting from the
use of this data set. CIESIN also requests reprints of any publications and
notification of any redistributing efforts.
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
SEDAC
Data Center
Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/
Dataset ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_USCG_SF1

Data Center Personnel
Name: SEDAC USER SERVICES
Phone: +1 845-365-8920
Fax: +1 845-365-8922
Email: ciesin.info at ciesin.columbia.edu
Contact Address:
61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
Province or State: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: ONLINE HTTP
Distribution Format: ASCII
Fees: 0
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Personnel
SEDAC USER SERVICES
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: +1 845-365-8920
Fax: +1 845-365-8922
Email: ciesin.info at ciesin.columbia.edu
Contact Address:
61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
Province or State: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Seirup, L., and G. Yetman (20060531), U.S. Census Grids (Summary File 1), 2000: Metropolitan Statistical Areas, NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Palisades, NY, http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/usgrid-summary-file1-2000...
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2006-06-20
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-02-14

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