Cities 1:2,000,000-scale

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 20021010

Title: Cities 1:2,000,000-scale

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Description:

Abstract:

This data set includes cities in the United States including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. These cities were collected from the 1970 National Atlas of the United States. Where applicable, U.S. Census Bureau codes for named populated places were associated with each name to allow additional information to be attached. The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) was also used as a source for additional information. This is a revised version of the November 2000 data set.

Purpose:

These data are intended for geographic display and analysis at the national level, and for large regional areas. The data should be displayed and analyzed at scales appropriate for 1:2,000,000-scale data. No responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of these data.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1972

Ending_Date: 2000

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -174.196381

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -64.707252

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 71.290482

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.713677

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: cities

Theme_Keyword: towns

Theme_Keyword: populated places

Place:

Place_Keyword: United States

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:

Place_Keyword: USA

Place_Keyword: Alabama

Place_Keyword: Alaska

Place_Keyword: Arizona

Place_Keyword: Arkansas

Place_Keyword: California

Place_Keyword: Colorado

Place_Keyword: Connecticut

Place_Keyword: Delaware

Place_Keyword: District of Columbia

Place_Keyword: Florida

Place_Keyword: Georgia

Place_Keyword: Hawaii

Place_Keyword: Idaho

Place_Keyword: Illinois

Place_Keyword: Indiana

Place_Keyword: Iowa

Place_Keyword: Kansas

Place_Keyword: Kentucky

Place_Keyword: Louisiana

Place_Keyword: Maine

Place_Keyword: Maryland

Place_Keyword: Massachusetts

Place_Keyword: Michigan

Place_Keyword: Minnesota

Place_Keyword: Mississippi

Place_Keyword: Missouri

Place_Keyword: Montana

Place_Keyword: Nebraska

Place_Keyword: Nevada

Place_Keyword: New Hampshire

Place_Keyword: New Jersey

Place_Keyword: New Mexico

Place_Keyword: New York

Place_Keyword: North Carolina

Place_Keyword: North Dakota

Place_Keyword: Ohio

Place_Keyword: Oklahoma

Place_Keyword: Oregon

Place_Keyword: Pennsylvania

Place_Keyword: Rhode Island

Place_Keyword: South Carolina

Place_Keyword: South Dakota

Place_Keyword: Tennessee

Place_Keyword: Texas

Place_Keyword: Utah

Place_Keyword: Vermont

Place_Keyword: Virginia

Place_Keyword: Washington

Place_Keyword: West Virginia

Place_Keyword: Wisconsin

Place_Keyword: Wyoming

Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico

Place_Keyword: Virgin Islands

Place_Keyword: U.S. Virgin Islands

Access_Constraints: None.

Use_Constraints:

None. Acknowledgment of the originating agencies would be appreciated in products derived from these data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Steve Kambly

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 561 National Center

City: Reston

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 20192

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-5094

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: atlasmail@usgs.gov

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

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Data_Quality_Information:

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 1995

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Source_Scale_Denominator: 2000000

Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1972

Ending_Date: 1994

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 2MILMM

Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 2000

Title: Geographic Names Information System

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: <http://geonames.usgs.gov/>

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2000

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: GNIS

Source_Contribution: attribute information

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 1998

Title: Cities and Towns of the United States

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Source_Scale_Denominator: 2000000

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1972

Ending_Date: 1994

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-CITIES98

Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 200002

Title: Cities and Towns of the United States

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Source_Scale_Denominator: 2000000

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1972

Ending_Date: 1994

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-CITIES00

Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 1999

Title: County Boundaries of the United States

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Source_Scale_Denominator: 2000000

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1999

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-CNTY

Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 1999

Title: Hydrography Features of the United States

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Source_Scale_Denominator: 2000000

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

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Calendar_Date: 1999

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-HY

Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: National Institute of Standards and Technology

Publication_Date: 1999

Title:

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Gaithersburg, MD

Publisher: National Institute of Science and Technology

Online_Linkage:

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1972

Ending_Date: 1999

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: FIPS55-3

Source_Contribution: attribute information

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Census Bureau

Publication_Date: 1990

Title: U.S. Gazetteer Place File

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Washington, DC

Publisher: U.S. Census Bureau

Online_Linkage:

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1990

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: GAZETTEER

Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Census Bureau

Publication_Date: 1998

Title:

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Washington, DC

Publisher: U.S. Census Bureau

Online_Linkage:

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1990

Ending_Date: 1998

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: POP_ESTIMATE

Source_Contribution: attribute information

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 20001106

Title: Cities and Towns of the United States

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Source_Scale_Denominator: 2000000

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1972

Ending_Date: 2000

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-CITIES2000

Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information

Process_Step:

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 2MILMM

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: GNIS

Process_Date: 1998

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-CITIES98

Process_Step:

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-CITIES98

Process_Date: 200002

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-CITIES00

Process_Step:

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-CITIES00

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-CNTY

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Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: GAZETTER

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: GNIS

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: POP_ESTIMATE

Process_Date: 200011

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-CITIES2000

Process_Step:

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-CITIES2000

Process_Date: 20021010

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Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

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Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 35299

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Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

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Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

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Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

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Altitude_Encoding_Method:

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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: WEBGEN.city_2mil_dd83

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OBJECTID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

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Attribute_Label: CITIESX020

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Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.000

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Attribute_Definition: The perimeter of the shape in coverage units.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

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Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.000

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Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

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Range_Domain_Maximum: 35301

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: POP_RANGE

Attribute_Definition: The type of city or town.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

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Attribute:

Attribute_Label: POP_90

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Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Codeset_Name: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

Codeset_Source: U.S. Board on Geographic Names

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Attribute_Definition:

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The population is between

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

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Attribute_Definition:

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Codeset_Name:

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Attribute_Label: STATE

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Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

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Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

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Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 507 National Center

City: Reston

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 20192

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS (1-888-275-8747)

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-5920

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Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

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Address: 521 National Center

City: Reston

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 20192

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