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Where can I find shapefiles for the United States?
You may find more current shapefiles for the United States from the U.S. Census Bureau . These shapefiles are made available for use with Epi Info™ and Epi Map only. The administrative shapefiles provided here are in ESRI shapefile format and are contained in self-extracting WinZip EXE files.
How many decimal places are there in the Tiger shapefile?
Coordinates in the TIGER/Line shapefiles have six implied decimal places, but the positional accuracy of these coordinates is not as great as the six decimal places suggest.
Where can I download the Esri Shapefile File?
The administrative shapefiles provided here are in ESRI shapefile format and are contained in self-extracting WinZip EXE files. To download these files to your computer, please select the location from the table and click the name to download. * Denotes a country that contains 2nd-level administrative shapefiles.
Is there a copyright on the census Tiger shapefile?
Access Constraints: None, Use Constraints:The TIGER/Line Shapefile products are not copyrighted however TIGER/Line and Census TIGER are registered trademarks of the U.S. Census Bureau. These products are free to use in a product or publication, however acknowledgement must be given to the U.S. Census Bureau as the source.
What kind of data format is a shapefile?
A shapefile is a geospatial data format for use in geographic information system (GIS) software. For KML versions of these files, please see our Cartographic Boundary Files – KML page.
How often do I need to update my shapefile?
The data is provided and converted from osm to shapefile from open street map. All data are updated periodically once in a quarter year. Similarly, you may ask or hire us to download a map of water, roads, polygon, buildings, parks, etcs of a specific Area from an open street map.
Is the shapefile format the same as GIS?
Shapefiles are an open published de-facto industry and government standard GIS format viewable by many, commercial and Open Source GIS Desktop and sever applications. Questions? Some Mapping Applications may found at here.
How to create a complete state boundary shapefile?
Complete State boundary shapefile for the United States I’ve used the Natural Earth shape files – they are great and cover all countries down to an incredible level of detail (railroads!):
Where does the Tiger / Line Shapefile File come from?
The TIGER/Line shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB).
Are there any recreational areas in the United States?
Get information on travel in the U.S. during the coronavirus pandemic. Find a variety of outdoor recreational areas, including national and state parks, historic sites, protected land areas, and more. The United States is filled with nationally- and state-designated recreational areas.