TIGER/Line Shapefile, 2012, Series Information File for the Current Topological Faces-Area Landmark Relationship Files

Description

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. The Topological Faces / Area Landmark Relationship File (FACESAL.dbf) contains a record for each face / area landmark relationship. Face refers to the areal (polygon) topological primitives that make up MTDB. A face is bounded by one or more edges; its boundary includes only the edges that separate it from other faces, not any interior edges contained within the area of the face. The face to which a record in the Topological Faces / Area Landmark Relationship File (FACESAL.dbf) applies can be determined by linking to the Topological Faces Shapefile (FACES.shp) on the permanent topological face identifier (TFID) attribute. The area landmark to which a record in the Topological Faces / Area Landmark Relationship File (FACESAL.dbf) applies can be determined by linking to the Area Landmark Shapefile (AREALM.shp) on the area landmark identifier (AREAID) attribute. A face may be part of multiple area landmarks. An area landmark may consist of multiple faces.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Topological Faces-Area Landmark Relationship File Zip Files http://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2012/FACESAL
21 More information about ordering TIGER/Line shapefiles http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/tiger.html
33 2012 TIGER/Line Shapefiles and Relationship Files http://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2012/2012_TIGERLine_Shapefiles_File_Name_Definitions.pdf

Tags

  • county ansi code
  • area landmark identifier
  • table
  • county fips code
  • state or equivalent entity
  • topological faces
  • state ansi code
  • state fips code
  • permanent face id
  • u.s.
  • landmark

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