Urban Areas of the United States, 2001
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- This data set includes a selection of urban areas in the United States derived from the urban areas layer of the Digital Chart of the World (DCW). This is a revised version of the 1998 data set. Only minor corrections have been made. This layer is part of the 1997-2014 edition of the National Atlas of the United States.
- Purpose
- 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 1:2,000,000-scale data. No responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of these data.
Description
Type of resource | cartographic, software, multimedia |
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Form | Shapefile |
Extent | 1.993 |
Publisher | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
Publication date | 2001 |
Language | English |
Digital origin | born digital |
Map data | Scale not given. ; EPSG::4269 W 165°26ʹ52ʺ--W 66°59ʹ11ʺ/N 64°51ʹ22ʺ--N 19°11ʹ30ʺ, Scale not given ; EPSG::4326 |
Creators/Contributors
Creator | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
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Subjects
Subject | Metropolitan areas |
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Subject | Cities and towns |
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 | 2001 |
Genre | Geospatial data |
Genre | Cartographic dataset |
Bibliographic information
Use limitation | None. Acknowledgment of the National Atlas of the United States of America and (or) the U.S. Geological Survey would be appreciated in products derived from these data. |
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WGS84 Cartographics | This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection. |
Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/gk545hs4289 |
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
- Preferred citation
- U.S. Geological Survey. (2001). Urban Areas of the United States, 2001. USGS. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/gk545hs4289.
Collection
National atlas of the United States of America, 1997-2014
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