2000 Population Density - San Francisco Bay Area

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Rachel Sleeter- USGS

Publication_Date: 2005

Title: 2000 Population Density - San Francisco Bay Area

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data

Online_Linkage: \\boris.wr.usgs.gov\geosci\Rachel_temp\full_dasy00

Description:

Abstract:

2000 Population Denisty of the San Francisco Bay Area (9-county) produced with a Dasymetric Mapping Technique.

Purpose:

An accurate representation of population distribution within census boundaries.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Multiple_Dates/Times:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2000

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.534521

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.164160

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.865754

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.889254

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:

San Francisco Bay Area, GIS, Dasymetric Mapping Techniques, US Census, Land-Use, Urbanization

Theme_Keyword:

San Francisco Bay Area, Dasymetirc Mapping, Areal Interpolation, population density

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints: none

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Rachel Sleeter

Contact_Organization: USGS

Contact_Position: Geographer

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 345 Middlefield Rd.

City: Menlo Park

State_or_Province: CA

Postal_Code: 94025

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 650-329-4373

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 650-329-4429

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rsleeter@usgs.gov

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Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster

Raster_Object_Information:

Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell

Row_Count: 7260

Column_Count: 6856

Vertical_Count: 1

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator

Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

UTM_Zone_Number: 10

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -123.000000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000

False_Easting: 500000.000000

False_Northing: 0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 30.000000

Ordinate_Resolution: 30.000000

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Distribution_Information:

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 103.927

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20060209

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: USGS

Contact_Person: Rachel Sleeter

Contact_Position: Geographer

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 345 Middlefield Rd

City: Menlo Park

State_or_Province: CA

Postal_Code: 94025

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 650-329-4373

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

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