Series Information for 2020 Census Urban Growth Area (UGA) State-based TIGER/Line Shapefiles, Current

Description

This is a series-level metadata record. The TIGER/Line shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). The MTDB represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line shapefile is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation. Urban Growth Areas (UGAs) are legally defined entities in Oregon and Washington that the Census Bureau includes in the MTDB in agreement with each State. UGAs, which are defined around incorporated places, are used to regulate urban growth. UGA boundaries, which need not follow visible features, are delineated cooperatively by State and local officials in Oregon and Washington. Each UGA is identified by a 5-digit numeric census code, usually associated with the incorporated place for which the UGA is named. The UGAs for the 2020 Census were those in effect as of January 1, 2020.

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Name Format Description Link
55 Entity and attribute file https://meta.geo.census.gov/data/existing/decennial/GEO/GPMB/TIGERline/Current_19110/tl_2020_uga20.shp.ea.iso.xml
0 Directory containing State-based Urban Growth Areas shapefiles https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2020PL/LAYER/UGA/2020/
23 The GeoServices REST Specification provides a way for Web clients to communicate with geographic information system (GIS) servers through Representational State Transfer (REST) technology. https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/Census2020/PUMA_TAD_TAZ_UGA_ZCTA/MapServer
23 The Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC) Web Map Service interface standard (WMS) provides a simple HTTP interface for requesting geo-registered map images from our geospatial database. The response to the request is one or more geo-registered map images that can be displayed in a browser or WMS client application. By gaining access to our data through our WMS, users can produce maps containing TIGERweb layers combined with layers from other servers. https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/tigerWMS_Census2020/MapServer

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  • governmental units and administrative and statistical boundaries theme
  • national geospatial data asset
  • united states
  • polygon
  • state or equivalent entity
  • ngda
  • urban growth area
  • u.s.
  • ngdaid62

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