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United States ZIP Code (points)

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Identification Information
Citation
Originator
Tele Atlas North America, Inc.
Originator
Economic and Social Research Institute (Reston, Va.)
Publication Date
2010
Title
United States ZIP Code (points)
Edition
10
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Series Information
Series Name
ESRI Data Maps
Issue Identification
10 - World, Europe, and United States
Publication Information
Publication Place
Redlands, California, USA
Publisher
ESRI
Online Linkage
https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/acis/eds/dgate/studies/C1301/data/esri_2010_us_zip_usa.zip
Abstract
United States ZIP Code (points) is a point theme representing the five-digit U.S. ZIP Code areas as points by placing their location using delivery-based centroids, plus all ZIP Codes that have no area and are represented as points rather than areas such as post office box ZIP Codes and unique ZIP Codes (single site, building, or organization). This dataset is a part of the 2010 ESRI Data Maps collection.
Purpose
United States ZIP Code (points) provides the post office name, types, and area for each ZIP Code location in the United States.
Supplemental Information
Largest scale when displaying the data: 1:50,000. This dataset comes with an ESRI layer file symbolizing the features.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
2010
Bounding Box
West
-176.760205
East
-65.285718
North
70.741890
South
17.967202
Theme Keyword
point
zip codes
locations
five-digit zip codes
post offices
enclosing zip codes
population
location
society
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Theme Keyword
society
location
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Place Keyword
United States
Puerto Rico
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Temporal Keyword
2010
2009
Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
None
Access Restrictions
For current Columbia affiliates only.
Use Restrictions
For educational, non-commercial use only.
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Annually
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
ESRI
Delivery Point
380 New York Street
City
Redlands
State
California
Postal Code
92373-8100
Contact Telephone
909-793-2853
Contact Facsimile Telephone
909-793-5953
Contact Electronic Mail Address
info@esri.com
Credit
United States Postal Service
Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3500
Data Quality Information
Logical Consistency Report
The shapefile is converted to SDC (Smart Data Compression) format using either tools in ArcGIS or ESRI SDC Data Development Kit Professional 2 (DDKP2). The SDC data set is then imported into a file geodatabase to verify and validate the geometry.
Completeness Report
After processing, the data set is checked for drawing display and number of records and file sizes compared with source materials.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
Horizontal positional accuracy is dependent on geographic area. In most areas, accuracy is between 5 and 25 meters (16 and 82 feet). In some areas, accuracy is off by up to several tens of meters (100 feet or more). In the poorest areas, accuracy is off by up to 100 meters (328 feet).
Lineage
Source
Originator
Tele Atlas North America, Inc.
Publication Date
201003
Title
Tele Atlas MultiNet Post
Edition
Version 2010.03
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Series Information
Series Name
Tele Atlas MultiNet Post
Issue Identification
Version 2010.03
Publication Information
Publication Place
Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
Publisher
Tele Atlas North America, Inc.
Online Linkage
http://www.teleatlas.com/
Type of Source Media
DVD-ROM
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
201003
Source Currentness Reference
publication date
Contribution
Attribute and geospatial data
Source
Originator
Tele Atlas North America, Inc.
Publication Date
200906
Title
Dynamap ZIP Code Boundary Inventory Files, 2010
Edition
Version 17.1
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Series Information
Series Name
Tele Atlas Dynamap ZIP Code Boundary Inventory Files
Issue Identification
Version 17.1
Publication Information
Publication Place
Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
Publisher
Tele Atlas North America, Inc.
Other Citation Details
Provides most of the attributes. Product currentness date: April 2009.
Online Linkage
http://www.teleatlas.com/
Type of Source Media
DVD-ROM
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Multiple Dates/Times
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
200906
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
200904
Source Currentness Reference
publication date: 200906; ground condition: 200904
Contribution
Attribute data
Source
Originator
ESRI
Publication Date
20100504
Title
ESRI Data - Updated Demographics, 2010
Edition
2010
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
tabular digital data
Series Information
Series Name
ESRI Data - Updated Demographics
Issue Identification
2010
Publication Information
Publication Place
Redlands, California, USA
Publisher
ESRI
Other Citation Details
Provides the POP2010 attribute.
Online Linkage
http://www.esri.com
Type of Source Media
DVD-ROM
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
20100504
Source Currentness Reference
publication date
Contribution
Attribute data
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Vector
Point and Vector Object Information
SDTS Terms Description
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
Entity point
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Geographic
Latitude Resolution
0.000000
Longitude Resolution
0.000000
Geographic Coordinate Units
Decimal degrees
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
D_WGS_1984
Ellipsoid Name
WGS_1984
Semi-major Axis
6378137.000000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
298.257224
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
ESRI_2010_us_zip_usa
Entity Type Definition
The points represent areas where mail is delivered (from a city block or two to a whole rural town) such as Residential Post Office locations, Post Office box ZIP Codes, and unique ZIP Codes (for example, defining an organization) within the United States.
Entity Type Definition Source
Tele Atlas North America, Inc.
Attributes
ObjectID
Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
ESRI
Shape
Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
Definition Source
ESRI
ZIP
The five-digit number used by the postal service to identify a location where mail is delivered. (USPS National 5-Digit ZIP Code and Post Office DirectoryUnited States Postal Service)
Definition Source
United States Postal Service
ENC_ZIP
The five-digit ZIP Code of the area that encloses the ZIP Code point. To assign the enclosing ZIP, the actual location of the point is determined on a map. The boundary ZIP associated with the geographic location is the enclosing ZIP. (USPS National 5-Digit ZIP Code and Post Office DirectoryUnited States Postal Service)
Definition Source
Tele Atlas North America, Inc.
STATE
The two-letter abbreviation for the state in which the ZIP Code point is located. (USPS City/State FileUnited States Postal Service)
Definition Source
United States Postal Service
PO_NAME
The post office name. (USPS National 5-Digit ZIP Code and Post Office DirectoryUnited States Postal Service)
Definition Source
United States Postal Service
NAMETYPE
The type of post office facility. (USPS City/State FileUnited States Postal Service)
Definition Source
United States Postal Service
CTY1FIPS
The FIPS code for the first county in which the ZIP Code is located. (Federal Information Processing StandardsNational Institute of Standards and Technology)
Definition Source
Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
CTY2FIPS
The FIPS code for the second county in which the ZIP Code is located. (Federal Information Processing StandardsNational Institute of Standards and Technology)
Definition Source
Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
CTY3FIPS
The FIPS code for the third county in which the ZIP Code is located. (Federal Information Processing StandardsNational Institute of Standards and Technology)
Definition Source
Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
RPO_FLAG
The Residential Post Office (post office with mostly residential post office box customers) indicator.
R
This ZIP Code is a Residential Post Office.
blank
This ZIP Code is not a Residential Post Office.
Definition Source
United States Postal Service
ZIP_TYPE
The type of ZIP Code. (USPS City/State FileUnited States Postal Service)
Definition Source
United States Postal Service
POP2010
The 2010 estimated population of the ZIP Code area the point is based on. (Populations for the features.)
-99
Data not available.
Definition Source
ESRI
POP10_SQMI
The 2010 estimated population per square mile of the ZIP Code area the point is based on. (Calculated populations per square mile for the features.)
-99
Data not available.
Definition Source
ESRI
SQMI
The area of the ZIP Code area the point is based on in square miles using Albers Equal Area Projection. (Calculated areas for the features.)
-99
Data not available.
Definition Source
ESRI
Distribution Information
Format Name
SDC
Distributor
ESRI; ESRI Offices
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20110729
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Research Data Services (RDS), Columbia University Libraries
Contact Person
GIS/Metadata Librarian
Contact Address
Address
420 W. 118th St. 215 IAB, MC 3301
City
New York
State or Province
NY
Postal Code
10027
Contact Voice Telephone
(212) 854-6012
Contact Electronic Mail Address
data@library.columbia.edu
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version
FGDC-STD-001-1998
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