Repository details
U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line Shapefiles and TIGER/Line® Files
Name of repository
U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line Shapefiles and TIGER/Line® Files
Additional name(s)
- TIGER/Line® Shapefiles and TIGER/Line® Files
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Description
The Census Bureau releases TIGER/Line shapefiles and metadata each year to the public.
TIGER/Line shapefiles are spatial extracts from the Census Bureau’s MAF/TIGER database. They contain features such as roads, railroads, hydrographic features and legal and statistical boundaries.
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Persistent identifier(s) of the repository
- FAIRsharing_doi:10.25504/FAIRsharing.33f91a
Repository type(s)
- disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
Research data repository language(s)
- English
Data and/or service provider
- data provider
Institution name
Identifier(s)
- RRID:SCR_011587
- ROR:01qn7cs15
Contact(s)
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
Type of institution
non-profit
Policies (1)
Policy Name
Database access
Type of access to research data repository
open
Data access (1)
Type of access to data
open
Data licenses (1)
DataLicense
Data upload (1)
Type of data upload
closed
Persistent identifier system(s)
- none
Name of the repository software
- unknown
Versioning
no
Data citation guideline
Enhanced Publication
no
Quality management
unknown
Application programming interfaces (1)
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Remarks
Remarks
U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line Shapefiles is covered by Thomson Reuters Data Citation Index.
TIGER/Line Shapefiles File Availability: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/geography/technical-documentation/complete-technical-documentation/file-availability.html
Entry date
2015-01-08
Last update
2023-09-18
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