Global Map: Cities and Towns of the United States, 2014

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Abstract
This point shapefile includes Global Map data showing cities and towns in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The data are a modified version of the National Atlas of the United States 1:1,000,000-scale cities and towns of the United States; those source data were derived from the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and the U.S. Census Bureau National Places Gazetteer files. Global Map refers to these locations as Built-up Area (point) and defines them as areas containing a concentration of buildings and other structures (smaller than Built-up Area (face)). National Atlas cities or towns are defined as places with a recorded population, usually with at least one central area that provides commercial activities. Cities are generally larger than towns; no distinction is made between cities and towns in this map layer. No attempt has been made to reconcile the Global Map and National Atlas feature definitions. This layer is part of the 1997-2014 edition of the National Atlas of the United States.
Purpose
Global Map data are part of a cooperative effort among national mapping organizations around the world to produce and maintain a standard set of basic cartographic data that supports global investigations of natural and human-built environments. Participating nations prepare data using a common data structure and description to ensure compatibility and to tangibly promote the tenets of the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure. 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 1:1,000,000-scale data. No responsibility is assumed by the National Atlas of the United States in the use of these data.

Description

Type of resource cartographic, software, multimedia
Form Shapefile
Extent 1.02
Publisher National Atlas of the United States
Publication date 2014
Language English
Digital origin born digital
Map data 1:1000000 ; W 176°39ʹ29ʺ--E 178°52ʹ39ʺ/N 71°17ʹ26ʺ--N 17°42ʹ45ʺ, Scale not given ; EPSG::4326

Creators/Contributors

Creator National Atlas of the United States

Subjects

Subject Cities and towns
Subject Administrative and political divisions
Subject United States
Subject Alaska
Subject Alabama
Subject Arizona
Subject Arkansas
Subject Colorado
Subject Connecticut
Subject Delaware
Subject Florida
Subject Georgia
Subject Hawaii
Subject Idaho
Subject Illinois
Subject Indiana
Subject Iowa
Subject Kansas
Subject Kentucky
Subject Louisiana
Subject Maine
Subject Maryland
Subject Massachusetts
Subject Michigan
Subject Minnesota
Subject Mississippi
Subject Missouri
Subject Montana
Subject Nebraska
Subject Nevada
Subject New Hampshire
Subject New Jersey
Subject New Mexico
Subject New York (State)
Subject North Carolina
Subject North Dakota
Subject Ohio
Subject Oklahoma
Subject Oregon
Subject Pennsylvania
Subject Rhode Island
Subject South Carolina
Subject South Dakota
Subject Tennessee
Subject Texas
Subject Utah
Subject Vermont
Subject Virginia
Subject Washington (D.C.)
Subject Washington (State)
Subject West Virginia
Subject Wisconsin
Subject Wyoming
Subject Puerto Rico
Subject United States. Virgin Islands
Subject 2014
Subject Location
Subject Society
Genre Geospatial data
Genre Cartographic dataset

Bibliographic information

Use limitation None. Acknowledgment of The National Atlas of the United States of America would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
Location https://purl.stanford.edu/nh933kw1202

Access conditions

Use and reproduction
This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use.
Copyright
This work is in the Public Domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright.

Preferred citation

National Atlas of the United States.(2014). Global Map: Cities and Towns of the United States, 2014. National Atlas of the United States. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/nh933kw1202.

Collection

National atlas of the United States of America, 1997-2014

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