TIGERweb User Guide

About TIGERweb:

TIGER web is a web-based mapping tool that allows you to view and query
boundaries (legal and statistical), features (such as roads, railroads, hydrography),
and landmarks (such as selected college campuses and national parks) stored in
the Census Bureau’s Master Address File/Topologically Integrated Geographic
Encoding and R eference (MAF/TIGER ) system. TIGER web covers the 50 states, the
District of Columbia, Puerto R ico, and the Island Areas. In addition, TIGER web
includes attribute information, including 2010 Census and Census 2000
population and housing unit counts.

The TIGER web applications allow you to view TIGER data without Geographic
Information System (GIS) software and without downloading data. With TIGER web,
you can control the map’s content by turning on and off layers. For example, you
can view the census tracts in your city, county, or state. You can also search for
features, view their attributes, and compare boundaries for different years.

In addition to the online applications, you can access TIGER data stored in
TIGER web using either the Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC) Web Map
Service (WMS) standard, described at
http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/wms or Esri's R epresentational State
Transfer (R EST) interface, described at http://www.esri.com/industries/landing-
pages/geoservices/geoservices. Both of these services will allow you to produce
maps containing TIGER web layers combined with layers from your own data or
other services.

Data Available in TIGERweb

Vintages:
TIGER web contains three mapping applications: TIGERweb, TIGERweb Decennial,
and TIGERweb Economic. The TIGERweb application contains four vintages: current,
two years of American Community Survey (ACS), and 2010 Census. The TIGERweb
Decennial application contains two vintages: 2010 Census and Census 2000. The
TIGERweb Economic application contains two vintages: 2012 Economic Census and
2017 Economic Census.

The vintages contained in the TIGER web applications refer to TIGER benchmarks,
which are snapshots of the TIGER data in the MAF/TIGER system. The Geography

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Division and Decennial IT Division create two benchmarks each year, one in May
and another in September. The benchmark created in May is the ACS benchmark.
This benchmark supports statistical surveys such as the ACS and the Population
Estimates program. The geographic boundaries for the ACS are usually available to
the public approximately a year before the release of the statistical data.

There are two vintages of ACS data available in TIGERweb so the most current
boundaries and the geographies matching the most recent ACS statistical data are
available. Products from the ACS benchmark are released in late summer/early fall,
including adding the data to TIGERweb.

There is also a ‘Current’ vintage in TIGERweb. As mentioned above, a second yearly

benchmark of TIGER each September known as the Boundary and Annexation
Survey (BAS) benchmark is created. Data from this benchmark supports some of
our partnership programs, such as the BAS. TIGERweb is updated with data from
the BAS benchmark in late winter. This means that for half of the year, the
‘Current’ vintage will match the most recent ACS benchmark. For the other half of
the year, the ‘Current’ vintage will represent the BAS benchmark. If you just want
to view the most recent geographic data, use the ‘Current’ vintage. If you are
looking at boundaries in relation to ACS data, you should use one of the two ACS
vintages.

There is also a 2010 Census vintage in the TIGERweb application. This vintage
represents the boundaries that were in effect for the 2010 Census, but shows
them as they appear in the most recent benchmark. This means that it includes
updates made since 2010 to linear features such as roads. For example, if a road
has been reshaped and it forms the boundary of a geographic area, then the
reshaped boundary will be displayed. To view the 2010 Census boundaries exactly
as they were in the 2010 Census, use the TIGERweb Decennial version of the
application.

You can choose which vintage to view from the Select Vintage dropdown menu,
shown below.

The TIGERweb Decennial application contains both 2010 Census geography (data
as of January 1, 2010) and Census 2000 (data as of January 1, 2000). TIGERweb
Decennial shows the features and geographic areas in TIGER exactly as they were

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in the 2010 Census. U se this application if you want to view boundaries or features
as they were for the 2010 Census and/or if you want to view Census 2000 data.

The TIGERweb Economic application contains both 2017 Economic Census

geography (data as of January 1, 2017) and 2012 Economic Census geography
(data as of January 1, 2012).

Map Layers:
The TIGER web map layers consist of legal and statistical boundaries as well as
roads, railroads, and hydrography. The Census Bureau organized the layers into
separate groups, termed map services, based on geographic type. Grouping the
layers into map services verses individual layers makes rendering the layers more
efficient, reducing the layer drawing time.

You will have to expand each map service to see all of the available layers. See the
list of map services and the features or geographic areas contained within below.
Some geographic areas are only available for selected vintages. Please refer to
Appendix A, Appendix B, and Appendix C for a list of geographic areas and
vintages.

American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Areas:

Alaska Native R egional Corporations
Tribal Subdivisions
Federal American Indian R eservations
Off-R eservation Trust Lands
State American Indian R eservations
Hawaiian Home Lands
Alaska Native Village Statistical Areas
Oklahoma Tribal Statistical Areas
State Designated Tribal Statistical Areas
Tribal Designated Statistical Areas
American Indian Joint-U se Areas
American Indian R eservation and/or Off-R eservation Trust Lands
Tribal Statistical Areas

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Census R egions and Divisions:
Census Divisions
Census R egions

Census Tracts and Blocks:

Census Tracts
Census Block Groups
Census Blocks

Hydrography:
Linear Hydrography
Areal Hydrography
Glaciers

Legislative Areas:
Congressional Districts
State Legislative Districts - U pper
State Legislative Districts – Lower
Voting Districts

Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas and Related Statistical

Areas: Combined New England City and Town Areas
New England City and Town Areas:
New England City and Town Areas
Metropolitan New England City and Town Areas
Micropolitan New England City and Town Areas
Combined Statistical Areas
Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas:
Metropolitan Divisions
Metropolitan Statistical Areas
Micropolitan Statistical Areas
Metropolitan Statistical Areas/Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas
Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas

Military and Other Special Land U se

Areas: National Park Service Areas
Correctional Facilities
Colleges and U niversities
Military Installations

Places and County Subdivisions:

Estates
County Subdivisions
Subbarrios

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Consolidated Cities
Incorporated Places
Census Designated Places
Balance of County

PU MAs, U GAs, and ZCTAs:

Public U se Microdata Areas (PU MA)
Traffic Analysis Districts (TAD)
Traffic Analysis Zones (TAZ)
U rban Growth Areas (U GA)
ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTA)

School Districts:
U nified School Districts
Secondary School Districts
Elementary School Districts

Transportation (R oads and

R ailroads): Primary R oads
Secondary R oads
Local R oads
R ailroads

Tribal Census Tracts and Block

Groups: Tribal Census Tracts
Tribal Block Groups

U rban Areas:
U rbanized Areas
U rban Clusters

Attributes:

You can view the attributes for legal or statistical areas and features by selecting
the Identify tool.

The attribute information for Crawford County is below. Population and housing
unit count data are available in TIGERweb Decennial and in the 2010 vintage in
TIGERweb.

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For a complete listing of attributes and their definitions, please refer to Appendix
D.

Using TIGERweb

Please note: The TIGERweb application is used for all of the illustrative examples
below.

Getting Started:
To launch TIGER web, go to
http://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/TIGER web_apps.html. You will see
links to the three separate mapping applications on the left hand side, TIGERweb,
TIGERweb Decennial, and TIGERweb Economic. These three applications have the
same look and feel.

Tools:
All standard navigation tools are available from the TIGERweb Main Display and
toolbars.

The Main Display includes the Layers, Legend, and Task R esults tabs.

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A. Layers – The Layers tab opens the Layers menu where you can select map
content
B. Legend – The Legend tab provides a key to all symbology on the map.
Click on ‘Detailed Legend’ to get a complete list of the geography and
feature symbols
C. Task R esults – The Tasks tab includes the Identify, Query, and Geocoder
results
D. Compare – Compare data from two separate vintages
E. Identify – Attribute information for the selected area
F. Query – Search for geographic entities and features
G. Print – Print a map of the selected area, including a title, legend, and
overview map
H. Help/About – The ‘Help’ link provides basic instructions for all of the
navigation tools. It links to TIGER web's U ser Guide and TIGER web’s main
webpage, where you will find background information, map services,
system requirements, source information, release updates, and contact
information. The link also includes information about TIGER web such as
the current version and the vintage of the legal and statistical boundaries
and features
I. Find My Location – U ses your approximate location to help you orient
yourself on the map
J. Default Extent – R eturns you to the original map extent before panning
and/or zooming
K. Clear Map – Clears all previous selections

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 L. Zoom In / Zoom Out – Clicking on the individual plus and minus signs or
using the slide bar will increase and decrease the amount of detail on the
map
M. Topography – Displays the topography layer in the background, you can
toggle between imagery, landmass, and terrain
N. Geocoder – Converts an address to an approximate latitude/longitude

Layers:

The ‘Layers’ tab includes all Census geographies in separate map services and can
be used to turn the map layers on and off, change the transparency of individual
map layers, and view the symbology for each map layer.

U sers can easily view the relationship between different geographic areas by
selecting the map layers from the ‘Layers’ menu. The number of selectable layers
is unlimited. Just remember that each layer has a range of zoom levels in which it
will display. For example, to see small geography like blocks, you must zoom in to
a large enough scale.

American Indian areas, on the other hand require a smaller scale to be visible.
The ‘Layers’ menu allows you to select vintage, geography, and adjust layer
transparency.

1. Select the vintage from the ‘Select Vintage’ dropdown menu to change
the vintage (or year) of the data.
2. Check the boxes to select the layers to view on the map.
3. Click on the plus sign to expand each map service and view the layers
within it. Layers in gray are out of scale. Zoom in on the map to make the
layers visible and available to identify.
4. U se the slider tool to make the layer more or less transparent.

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The ‘Layers’ menu:

Legend:

The Legend is the key to each selected layer’s symbology. Clicking on the legend
tab will provide a list of all of the geographic areas and features selected in the
Map Layers window, along with the linear or areal symbology used to represent
each on the map.

Tasks:

The tasks tab allows you to view the Identify, Query, and Geocoder R esults.

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Print:

The Print tool prints the map shown in the browser or allows you to save the map
as a PDF or image. In addition to the map, you have the option to include a legend
and/or an overview map.

1. Click on the Print tool.

2. Give the map a title.
3. Select the layout.

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4. Then, select the format.

The Print tool gives you the option of maintaining the map scale and
printing a legend.

5. Next, click on Generate Map.

6. Finally, click on Download Map.

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 The Print tool generates the map shown in the browser.

Compare:

The ‘Compare’ tool is available in the TIGERweb, TIGERweb Decennial, and

TIGERweb Economic applications. This tool allows you to compare geographic
areas from two separate vintages. For example, you can compare 2010 Census
data to Census 2000 data or compare the most current data from the previous
year's data.

1. From the Main Display, make sure that the ‘Layers’ option is active and
then select the vintage from the ‘Select Vintage’ dropdown menu to
change the vintage (or year) of the data. In this example, ‘Current’ is
used.

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 2. Select the type of geography by first selecting a map service (e.g. Places
and County Subdivisions) and then selecting a layer (e.g. Incorporated
Places) within it.
3. Next, select the ‘Compare’ tool from the toolbar.
4. From the ‘Select Vintage’ dropdown menu, select the vintage that you
want to compare, for example, ‘Census 2010’.
5. From the ‘Select Map’ dropdown menu, select a map service, for example,
Places and County Subdivisions.
6. Select a layer from the ‘Select Layer(s)’ dropdown menu, for example,
Incorporated Places.
7. Finally, click COMPAR E to view the two selected vintages.

The vintage that you chose from the ‘Layers’ menu will be shown on the left of the
slide bar and the vintage that you chose from the ‘Compare’ tool is on the right
side of the slide bar. Drag the slide bar to the left and right to compare the two
vintages.

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This image shows the 2010 Census boundary for Escobares.

This image shows the Current boundary for Escobares after the annexation.

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Identify:

The Identify tool displays the attributes for all visible layers for the point you
selected on the map. The attributes include land and water area in square meters,
geographic codes, names, and population counts for geographic areas in the 2010
Census and Census 2000 vintages.

1. From the Main Display, make sure that the ‘Layers’ option is active and
then select the vintage and the layer that you want to query. You will
need to zoom in far enough to see the boundary or feature you want to
query. For example when querying ‘places’, you will need to zoom in until
you can see the place boundaries on the map.
2. Click on the Identify tool.
3. Click inside of the ‘place’ boundary on the map to get the attribute data.

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 4. You will then see the geographic areas listed under ‘Identify R esults’ from
the Tasks menu located in the Main Display.

5. From the Identify R esults window, click on the entity or feature name to
view its attributes.

The example below shows the attributes for the Incorporated Place,
R ichmond city that are displayed in a pop-up window.

For a complete listing of attributes and their definitions, please refer to

Appendix D.

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Query:

The Query tool allows you to search the geographic layers to find a geographic
area on the map.

There are two types of query functions, the attribute query, and the spatial query.
The attribute query allows you to search legal and statistical areas, and features by
name or geographic code. The spatial query allows you to search by drawing a
polygon, a line, or a point.

Attribute Query:

1. From the Main Display, make sure that the ‘Layers’ option is active and
then select the vintage and the layer that you want to query. You will
need to zoom in far enough to see the boundary or feature you want to
query. For example when querying the transportation layer, you will need
to zoom in until you can see road features and road names.
2. Next, select the ‘Query’ tool from the toolbar (the default is Attribute
query)
3. From the ‘Select Map’ dropdown, select a map service from the list.

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 4. From the ‘Select Layer(s)’ dropdown, select a specific layer.

5. You can perform a search by entering the name of a geographic area or

feature name in the ‘Name’ field or by entering a geographic area’s
numeric code in the ‘GEOID’ field. The GEOID field is a concatenated field
of geographic codes. For example, if you need to locate a census tract,
the census tract GEOID would contain the state FIPS code, county FIPS
code, and the census tract code.

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 The example below shows a feature name (local roads) query.

a. Please note: Some geographic areas, such as tribal census tracts and
tribal block have alphanumeric codes. For example, tribal census
tracts are assigned a six-digit ID that begins with a ‘T’ and tribal block
groups are assigned a letter, A through K, except ‘I’ which could be
mistaken for the number ‘1’. When querying these areas, it is best to
include both the GEOID code and the Name.
6. Click ‘SU BMIT’ to search for your area.
7. From Query R esults, you can select from a list of geographic areas (if
more than one) and the application will highlight and zoom to its location
on the map.

Please note: When querying the transportation layer, the ‘Within the Map
Extent’ default is active. The ‘Within the Map Extent’ restricts the query to
only search for street names located within the map’s extent. This limits
the query area, which in turn reduces the time it takes to complete a
query and to redraw the features.

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 You will get a list of the local road(s) named ‘Laurel’; you must then
select an entry by clicking on it.

The attribute query results are below. The map below shows the local
road, Laurel highlighted with a red line.

Spatial Query:

1. From the Main Display, make sure that the ‘Layers’ option is active and
then select the vintage and the layer that you want to query. You will
need to zoom in far enough to see the boundary or feature you want to
query.
2. Next, select the ‘Query’ tool from the toolbar (select Spatial).
3. From the ‘Select Map’ dropdown, select a type of geography.
4. From the ‘Select Layer’ dropdown, select a specific layer.
5. Select a drawing tool, for this example the rectangle search tool is used,
and then draw a polygon on the map.

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This example illustrates a spatial query for National Parks.

Each drawing tool captures an area or feature differently. For example, if

you only need to capture a single area use the circle (point search) tool. If
you need to capture multiple areas or features, use the polygon search
tool.

After you capture the area on the map using the rectangle search tool,
you will see a list of National Parks under Query R esults. You must click
on a National Park to get the attribute information.

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 The map below shows the Grand Teton National Park in green.

Help/About:

The Help/About tool displays information about TIGER web such as the current
version and the vintage of the legal and statistical boundaries and features.

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Find My Location:

The Find my Location tool is a location awareness feature. It gathers your location
information in order to help you orient yourself on the map and to help you
navigate to various locations on the map more quickly.

Default Extent:

R eturns you to the original map extent before panning and/or zooming

Clear Map:

Clears all previous selections

Zoom In/Zoom Out:

The ‘Zoom In’ tool increases the amount of detail on the map. There are three
ways to zoom in. First, you can zoom in by clicking on the ‘Zoom In’ tool located

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on the tool bar. U sing this method automatically zooms the map in. You can also
zoom in by rolling the mouse wheel forward. Finally, you can zoom in using the
Zoom In / Zoom Out vertical scale bar located on the left hand side of the map.
Move the slide up to zoom in.

The ‘Zoom Out’ tool decreases the amount of detail on the map. There are three
ways to zoom out. First, you can zoom out by clicking on the ‘Zoom Out’ tool
located on the tool bar. U sing this method automatically zooms the map out. You
can also zoom out by rolling the mouse wheel backward. Finally, you can zoom out
using the Zoom In / Zoom Out vertical scale bar located on the left hand side.
Move the slide down to zoom out.

Base Map Selector:

The Base Map Selector controls the base map in the background; users can rotate
between imagery, landmass, and terrain.

Census Geocoder:

The Census Geocoder is an address look-up tool that will convert your address to
an approximate latitude/longitude. The map will automatically locate and zoom to
the address that you enter. You can then view the geographic areas that the point
is within.

Web Services:

The Census Bureau does not recommend that you use the TIGER web viewer to
analyze data or link to data. For these tasks, TIGER web offers two types of web
services: the Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC) Web Map Service (WMS)
standard and Esri's R epresentational State Transfer (R EST) interface. Both options
allow you to access the TIGER data stored in the TIGER web database.

If you have a client that supports the WMS standard, then you may access our Web
Map Services using the TIGERweb WMS U R Ls and TIGERweb Decennial WMS U R Ls
listed at:
http://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/TIGER web_wms.html

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If you have a client that supports the R EST interface, then you may access the map
services by adding the following U RL to your R EST interface client application:
http://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/se rvices/TIGER web

Other TIGERweb Data:

The TIGER web main webpage at: http://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/

contains additional information including 508-compliant data files. The Data Files
tab includes the record layouts for all of the map services and layers available from
the TIGERweb, the TIGERweb Decennial, and the TIGERweb Economic mapping
applications. The TIGER web Geography tab includes links to the geographic entity
definitions.

Other TIGER Data:

The TIGER Products webpage at:

http://www.census.gov/geo/mapsdata/data/tiger.html contains links to the entire
collection of TIGER products including; TIGER /Line Shapefiles, geodatabases,
cartographic boundary files, KML files, and TIGER web.

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Appendix A

TIGERweb Map Layers and Vintage

Layer Current ACS Census

2010
American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian   
Areas
including:
Alaska Native R egional Corporations
Tribal Subdivisions
Federal American Indian R eservations
Off-R eservation Trust Lands
State American Indian R eservations
Hawaiian Home Lands
Alaska Native Village Statistical Areas
Oklahoma Tribal Statistical Areas
State Designated Tribal Statistical Areas
Tribal Designated Statistical Areas
American Indian Joint-U se Areas
Areal Hydrography   
Census Blocks   
Block Groups   
Census Divisions   
Census R egions   
Census Tracts   
Combined New England City and Town Areas   
Combined Statistical Areas   
Congressional Districts   
Consolidated Cities   
Counties   
County Subdivisions   
Elementary School Districts   
Estates   
Hydrography   
Incorporated Places   
Linear Hydrography   
Local R oads   
Metropolitan Divisions   
Metropolitan Statistical Areas   
Micropolitan Statistical Areas   
Military Installations   
New England City and Town Areas   

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Layer Current ACS Census
2010
New England City and Town   
Primary R oads   
Public U se Microdata Areas   
R ailroads   
Secondary R oads   
Secondary School Districts   
State Legislative Districts (Lower)   
State Legislative Districts (U pper)   
States   
Subbarrios   
Traffic Analysis Districts 
Traffic Analysis Zones 
Tribal Block Groups   
Tribal Census Tracts   
U nified School Districts   
U rbanized Areas   
U rban Growth Areas 
Voting Districts 
ZIP Code Tabulation Areas   

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Appendix B

TIGERweb Decennial Map Layers and Vintage

Layer Census Census

2010 2000
American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian
Areas
including:
Alaska Native R egional Corporations
Tribal Subdivisions
Federal American Indian R eservations
Off-R eservation Trust Lands
 
State American Indian R eservations
Hawaiian Home Lands
Alaska Native Village Statistical Areas
Oklahoma Tribal Statistical Areas
State Designated Tribal Statistical Areas
Tribal Designated Statistical Areas
American Indian Joint-U se Areas
Areal Hydrography  
Census Blocks  
Block groups  
Census Tracts  
Combined New England City and Town Areas 
Combined Statistical Areas 
Congressional Districts 
Consolidated Cities  
Counties  
County Subdivisions  
Census Divisions  
Elementary School Districts  
Estates 
Hydrography  
Linear Hydrography  
Local R oads  
Metropolitan Divisions 
Metropolitan Statistical Areas 
Micropolitan Statistical Areas 

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Layer Census Census
2010 2000
Metropolitan Statistical Areas/Consolidated 
Metropolitan Statistical Areas
Military Installations  
New England City and Town Areas 
Including:
Metropolitan New England City and Town Areas
Micropolitan New England City and Town Areas
New England City and Town Divisions 
Places  
Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas 
Primary R oads  
Public U se Microdata Areas  
R ailroads  
R egions  
Secondary R oads  
Secondary School Districts  
State Legislative Districts (Lower) 
State Legislative District (U pper) 
States  
Subbarrios  
Tribal Census Tracts 
Tribal Block Groups 
U nified School Districts  
U rban Areas  
U rban Growth Areas 
Voting Districts  
ZIP Code Tabulation Areas  

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Appendix C

TIGERweb Economic Map Layers and Vintage

Layer 2017 2012

American Indian R eservations and/or Off-  
R eservation Trustlands
Including:
R eservations
Trust Lands
Hawaiian Home Lands
Joint U se Areas
Areal Hydrography  
Colleges and U niversities  
Combined Statistical Areas  
Consolidated Cities  
Correctional Facilities  
Counties  
Economic Places  
Including:
Incorporated Places
Minor Civil Divisions
Census Designated Places
Balances of County
Glaciers  
Linear Hydrography  
Local R oads  
Metropolitan Divisions  
Metropolitan Statistical Areas  
Micropolitan Statistical Areas  
Military Installations  
National Park Service Areas  
Offshore Areas  
Planning R egions  
Primary R oads  
Principal Cities  
R ailroads  
Secondary R oads  
States  
Tribal Statistical Areas  
Including:

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Layer 2017 2012
Alaska Native Village Statistical Areas
Tribal Designated Statistical Areas
Oklahoma Tribal Statistical Areas
State Designated Tribal Statistical Areas

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Appendix D

Attribute Definitions

Attribute Definitio n
AIANNH American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Area Census code
AIANNHCC American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Area FIPS Class
code
AIANNHFP1 American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Area FIPS code 1
AIANNHFP2 American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Area FIPS code 2
AIANNHFP3 American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Area FIPS code 3
AIANNHR Flag indicating level of recognition of an American Indian, Alaska
Native, or Native Hawaiian Area
AIANNHNS American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Area GNIS code
AIHHTLI R eservation/Statistical Area or Off-R eservation Trust Land Indicator
AITS1 Tribal Subdivision FIPS code 1
AITS2 Tribal Subdivision FIPS code 2
AITS3 Tribal Subdivision FIPS code 3
AITSCC FIPS Class code
AITSCE Tribal Subdivision Census code
AITSNS Tribal Subdivision GNIS code
ANR C Alaska Native R egional Corporation FIPS code
ANR CCC Alaska Native R egional Corporation FIPS Class code
ANR CNS Alaska Native R egional Corporation GNIS code
ANSICODE Official code for the landmark for use by federal agencies for data
transfer and dissemination
AR EALAND Land Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only
AR EAWATER Water Area (square meters) - Created for statistical purposes only
AR TPATH Artificial path indicator
BASENAME Base name portion of the standardized name
BASESTAT Military Installation Operational Status Flag
BLKGR P Census Block Group code
BLOCK Census Block code
CBSA Core-based Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area FIPS code
CBSAPCI CBSA Principal City Indicator
CD108 108th Congressional District code
CD111 111th Congressional District code

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CD112 112th Congressional District code
CD113 113th Congressional District code
CD114 114th Congressional District code
CD115 115th Congressional District code
CDSESSN Congressional District Session code
CENTLAT Centroid Latitude
CENTLON Centroid Longitude
CMSA Combined Metropolitan Statistical Area FIPS code
CNECTA Combined New England City and Town Area FIPS code
CONCITCC Consolidated City Class code
CONCITNS Consolidated City GNIS code
CONCITY Consolidated City FIPS code
COU NTY FIPS County code
COU NTYCC County Class code
COU NTYNS County GNIS code
COU SUB County Subdivision FIPS code
COU SUBCC County Subdivision Class code
COU SUBNS County Subdivision GNIS code
CSA Combined Statistical Area FIPS code
DIVISION Division Census code
ESTATE Estate FIPS code
ESTATECC Estate FIPS Class code
ESTATENS Estate National Standard code
FSR FLG American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Area Federal-State
R ecognition Flag
FU NCSTAT Functional Status
GEOID Geographic Identifier - fully concatenated geographic code
HIGR ADE Highest grade covered by school district
HU 100 Housing Count
INTPTLAT Latitude of internal point
INTPTLON Longitude of internal point
ISLOCAL A flag that indicates whether a feature is local or official
LOGR ADE Lowest grade covered by school district
LSADC Legal/Statistical Area Description
LSY Legislative Session Year

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MATYP Metropolitan Statistical Area Distinction Flag
METDIV Metropolitan Division FIPS code
MILTYP Military Installation Type
MSACMSA Metropolitan Statistical Area/Combined Metropolitan Statistical
Area code
MTFCC MAF/TIGER feature class code
NAME Name with Legal/Statistical Area Description
NECTA New England City and Town Area FIPS code
NECTADIV New England City and Town Area Division FIPS code
NECTAPCI NECTA Principal City Indicator
OID Object ID
PLACE Place FIPS code
PLACECC Place Class code
PLACENS Place GNIS code
PMSA Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area code
POP100 Population Count
PR EDIR Prefix direction code component of the feature name
PR EDIRABRV Prefix direction description component of the feature name
PR EQUAL Prefix qualifier code component of the feature name
PR EQUALABRV Prefix qualifier description component of the feature name
PR ETYP Prefix type code description component of the feature name
PR ETYPEABRV Prefix type description component of the feature name
PU MA Public U se Microdata Area Census code
R EGION R egion Census code
R TTYP R oute type code
SDELM Elementary School District code
SDSEC Secondary School District code
SDTYP School district type
SDU NI U nified School District code
SLDL State Legislative District Lower Chamber code
SLDU State Legislative District U pper Chamber code
STATE State FIPS code
STATENS State GNIS code
STU SAB U SPS State Abbreviation
SU BMCD Subminor Civil Division FIPS code

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SU BMCDCC Subminor Civil Division Class code
SU BMCDNS Subminor Civil Division GNIS code
SU FDIR Suffix direction code component of the feature name.
SU FDIRABRV Suffix direction description component of the feature name.
SU FQUAL Suffix qualifier code component of the feature name.
SU FQUALABRV Suffix qualifier description component of the feature name.
SU FTYP Suffix type code description component of the feature.
SU FTYPEABRV Suffix type description component of the feature name.
TAD Traffic Analysis District
TAZ Traffic Analysis Zone
TBLKGR P Tribal Block Group Census code
TR ACT Census Tract code
TTR ACT Tribal Tract Census code
UA U rban Area Census code
U GA U rban Growth Area code
U GATYP U rban Growth Area type
UR U rban / R ural Flag
VTD Voting District code
VTDI Voting District Indicator
ZCTA5CC ZCTA Class Code
ZCTA5 Zip Code Tabulation Area Code
ZIP ZIP Code

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