| Products > BYTES of the BIG APPLETM |
|
New York City Census Blocks Water Included
Data Format:
ESRI Shapefile, MapInfo Table
File or table name:
nycb2000wi
Coordinate system:
Lambert Conformal Conic
Theme keywords:
boundary, borough, boundaries
Abstract:
The Census Blocks for the 2000 US Census. These boundary files are derived from the US Census Bureau's TIGER project and have been geographically modified to fit the New York City base map.
|
| BYTES of the BIG APPLETM Home Page |
FGDC:
Identification Information
Data Quality Information
Spatial Data Organization Information
Spatial Reference Information
Entity and Attribute Information
Distribution Information
Metadata Reference Information
- Identification Information:
-
- Citation:
-
- Originator:
New York City Department of City Planning
- Publication Date:
December, 2007
- Title:
New York City Census Blocks Water Included
- Edition:
07C
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form:
vector digital data
- Series Information:
-
- Series Name:
BYTES of the BIG APPLE
- Issue Identification:
07C
- Publication Information:
-
- Publisher:
City of New York Department of City Planning
- Other Citation Details:
- No major changes since previous version.
- Online Linkage:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/bytes/applbyte.Shtml
- Description:
-
- Abstract:
- The Census Blocks for the 2000 US Census. These boundary files are derived from the US Census Bureau's TIGER project and have been geographically modified to fit the New York City base map.
- Purpose:
- These districts were created by the Department of City Planning to aid city agencies in administering public services.
- Time Period of Content:
-
- Time Period Information:
-
- Single Date/Time:
-
- Calendar Date:
November, 2007
- Currentness Reference:
- ground condition
- Status:
-
- Progress:
Complete
- Maintenance and Update Frequency:
Quarterly
- Spatial Domain:
-
- Bounding Coordinates:
-
- West Bounding Coordinate:
-74.257465
- East Bounding Coordinate:
-73.699450
- North Bounding Coordinate:
40.915808
- South Bounding Coordinate:
40.495805
- Keywords:
-
- Theme:
-
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus:
NONE
- Theme Keyword:
boundary
- Theme Keyword:
borough
- Theme Keyword:
boundaries
- Place:
-
- Place Keyword Thesaurus:
NONE
- Place Keyword:
New York
- Place Keyword:
New York City
- Place Keyword:
Manhattan
- Place Keyword:
Staten Island
- Place Keyword:
Brooklyn
- Place Keyword:
Bronx
- Place Keyword:
Queens
- Access Constraints:
The data is freely available to all New York City agencies and the public.
- Use Constraints:
- While all possible measures have been taken to ensure the accuracy of this data, the NYC Department of City Planning and the City of New York assume no responsibility for the accuracy of this data. All users should independently verify the accuracy of the data for their purposes.
- Point of Contact:
-
- Contact Information:
-
- Contact Organization Primary:
-
- Contact Organization:
New York City Department of City Planning
- Contact Position:
BYTES of the BIG APPLE Coordinator
- Contact Address:
-
- Address Type:
mailing and physical address
- City:
New York
- State or Province:
NY
- Postal Code:
10007
- Country:
USA
- Contact Voice Telephone:
212.720.3505
- Native Data Set Environment:
- Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535
Return to Contents
- Data Quality Information:
-
- Completeness Report:
- These data are accurate as of the redistricting after the US Census 2000.
- Positional Accuracy:
-
- Horizontal Positional Accuracy:
-
- Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report:
- The District files are created from the same release version of the Department of City Planning LION file. The LION file is spatially aligned with NYCMap aerial photography.
- Lineage:
-
Return to Contents
- Spatial Data Organization Information:
-
- Direct Spatial Reference Method:
Vector
- Point and Vector Object Information:
-
- SDTS Terms Description:
-
- SDTS Point and Vector Object Type:
G-polygon
- Point and Vector Object Count:
36880
Return to Contents
- Spatial Reference Information:
-
- Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
-
- Planar:
-
- Map Projection:
-
- Map Projection Name:
Lambert Conformal Conic
- Lambert Conformal Conic:
-
- Standard Parallel:
40.666667
- Standard Parallel:
41.033333
- Longitude of Central Meridian:
-74.000000
- Latitude of Projection Origin:
40.166667
- False Easting:
984250.000000
- False Northing:
0.000000
- Planar Coordinate Information:
-
- Planar Coordinate Encoding Method:
coordinate pair
- Coordinate Representation:
-
- Abscissa Resolution:
0.000256
- Ordinate Resolution:
0.000256
- Planar Distance Units:
survey feet
- Geodetic Model:
-
- Horizontal Datum Name:
North American Datum of 1983
- Ellipsoid Name:
Geodetic Reference System 80
- Semi-major Axis:
6378137.000000
- Denominator of Flattening Ratio:
298.257222
Return to Contents
- Entity and Attribute Information:
-
- Detailed Description:
-
- Entity Type:
-
- Entity Type Label:
nycb2000wi
- Attribute:
-
- Attribute Label:
OBJECTID
- Attribute Definition:
- Internal feature number.
- Attribute Definition Source:
- ESRI
- Attribute Domain Values:
-
- Unrepresentable Domain:
- Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
- Attribute:
-
- Attribute Label:
CB2000
- Attribute Definition:
- Census block number.
- Attribute:
-
- Attribute Label:
BoroCode
- Attribute Definition:
- Borough code for the borough in which the census block is located.
- Attribute Domain Values:
-
- Enumerated Domain:
-
- Enumerated Domain Value:
1
- Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
- Manhattan
- Enumerated Domain:
-
- Enumerated Domain Value:
2
- Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
- Bronx
- Enumerated Domain:
-
- Enumerated Domain Value:
3
- Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
- Brooklyn
- Enumerated Domain:
-
- Enumerated Domain Value:
4
- Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
- Queens
- Enumerated Domain:
-
- Enumerated Domain Value:
5
- Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
- Staten Island
- Attribute:
-
- Attribute Label:
BoroName
- Attribute Definition:
- Borough Name.
- Attribute:
-
- Attribute Label:
CT2000
- Attribute Definition:
- Census tract number.
- Attribute:
-
- Attribute Label:
BCTCB2000
- Attribute Definition:
- Merged string value of the BoroCode, census tract number, and census block number
- Attribute:
-
- Attribute Label:
Shape
- Attribute Definition:
- Feature geometry.
- Attribute Definition Source:
- ESRI
- Attribute Domain Values:
-
- Unrepresentable Domain:
- Coordinates defining the features.
- Attribute:
-
- Attribute Label:
Shape.area
- Attribute:
-
- Attribute Label:
Shape.len
Return to Contents
- Distribution Information:
-
- Distributor:
-
- Contact Information:
-
- Contact Organization Primary:
-
- Contact Organization:
New York City Department of City Planning
- Contact Address:
-
- Address Type:
mailing and physical address
- City:
New York
- State or Province:
New York
- Postal Code:
10007
- Country:
USA
- Contact Instructions:
- Available at the following website:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/bytes/applbyte.shtml
- Resource Description:
Downloadable Data
- Standard Order Process:
-
- Digital Form:
-
- Digital Transfer Information:
-
- Transfer Size:
0.440
- Fees:
Free
Return to Contents
- Metadata Reference Information:
-
- Metadata Date:
20071214
- Metadata Contact:
-
- Contact Information:
-
- Contact Person Primary:
-
- Contact Organization:
New York City Department of City Planning
- Contact Position:
BYTES of the BIG APPLE Coordinator
- Contact Address:
-
- Address Type:
mailing and physical address
- City:
New York
- State or Province:
New York
- Postal Code:
10007
- Country:
USA
- Contact Voice Telephone:
212.720.3505
- Metadata Standard Name:
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata Standard Version:
FGDC-STD-001-1998
- Metadata Time Convention:
local time
- Metadata Extensions:
-
- Online Linkage:
http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
- Profile Name:
ESRI Metadata Profile
Return to Contents
|