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.
Combined New England City and Town Areas (CNECTA) are defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and consist of two or more
adjacent New England City and Town Areas (NECTA) that have significant employment interchanges. The NECTAs that combine to create a
CNECTA retain separate identities within the larger combined statistical area. Because CNECTAs represent groupings of NECTAs, they
should not be ranked or compared with individual NECTAs.
The CNECTA boundaries are those defined by OMB based on the 2010 Census and published in 2013.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIGERweb/CBSA (MapServer) | JSON | This Rest Service contains the Combined New England City and Town Areas layers | Open resource |
| TIGERweb/tigerWMS_Current (MapServer) | WMS | This web mapping service contains the layer for the Combined New England City and Town Areas. Since this layer displays at scales of 1:4,622,324 or greater, adjusting the BBox coordinates in the URL is necessary | Open resource |
| Shapefile Zip File | ZIP | tl_2016_us_cnecta.zip | Open resource |
| TIGER/Line® Shapefiles | HTML | Should be used for most mapping projects--this is our most comprehensive dataset. Designed for use with GIS (geographic information systems). | Open resource |