Ottenere i dati
È possibile acquistare US Census dati dei luoghi, che comprende le città, qui .
Ad esempio, i dati sui luoghi 2017 del Rhode Island sono disponibili qui .
Per facilitare il download in blocco, l'elenco completo dei dati sui luoghi 2017 è:
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_01_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_02_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_04_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_05_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_06_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_08_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_09_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_10_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_11_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_12_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_13_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_15_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_16_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_17_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_18_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_19_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_20_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_21_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_22_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_23_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_24_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_25_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_26_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_27_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_28_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_29_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_30_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_31_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_32_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_33_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_34_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_35_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_36_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_37_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_38_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_39_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_40_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_41_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_42_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_44_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_45_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_46_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_47_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_48_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_49_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_50_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_51_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_53_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_54_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_55_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_56_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_60_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_66_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_69_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_72_place.zip
https://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2017/PLACE/tl_2017_78_place.zip
Interpretazione dei dati
La documentazione tecnica per i dati del censimento degli Stati Uniti del 2017 è disponibile qui . L'ho trovato cercando "namelsad classfp" su Google (nomi di campi insoliti dagli shapefile acquisiti in precedenza).
Cerca nel file "_place" (con il trattino basso) per trovare i significati dei campi negli shapefile acquisiti in precedenza. Questi sono:
Field Length Type Description
STATEFP 2 String Current state FIPS code
PLACEFP 5 String Current place FIPS code
PLACENS 8 String Current place GNIS code
GEOID 7 String Place identifier; a concatenation of the current state FIPS code and place FIPS code
NAME 100 String Current place name
NAMELSAD 100 String Current name and the translated legal/statistical area description for place
LSAD 2 String Current legal/statistical area description code for place
CLASSFP 2 String Current FIPS class code
PCICBSA 1 String Current metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area principal city indicator
PCINECTA 1 String Current New England city and town area principal city indicator
MTFCC 5 String G4110 (incorporated place) and G4210 (census designated place)
FUNCSTAT 1 String Current functional status
ALAND 14 Number Current land area
AWATER 14 Number Current water area
INTPTLAT 11 String Current latitude of the internal point
INTPTLON 12 String Current longitude of the internal poin
Ti consigliamo quindi di conoscere i valori della CLASSFPcolonna. Questi sono disponibili qui . Alcuni di quelli rilevanti sono:
C1 An incorporated place that is governmentally active, is not related to an
Alaska Native village statistical area (ANVSA), and does not serve as a
minor civil division (MCD) equivalent.
C2 Incorporated place that also serves as a minor civil division (MCD)
equivalent because, although the place is coextensive with an MCD, the U.S.
Census Bureau, in agreement with state officials, does not recognize that
MCD for presenting census data because the MCD cannot provide governmental
services (applies to Iowa and Ohio only).
C3 Incorporated place that is a consolidated city.
C5 Incorporated place that also serves as a minor civil division (MCD)
equivalent because it is not part of any MCD or a county subdivision
classified as Z5.
C6 Incorporated place that coincides with or approximates an Alaska Native
village statistical area (ANVSA).
C7 An incorporated place that is an independent city; that is, it also
serves as a county equivalent because it is not part of any county and a
minor civil division (MCD) equivalent because it is not part of any MCD.
C8 The portion ("balance") of a consolidated city that excludes the
separately incorporated place(s) within that jurisdiction.
C9 An incorporated place whose government is operationally inactive and is
not included in any other C subclass.
U1 Census designated place (CDP) with a name that is commonly recognized for
the populated area, and designated as a populated place by the U.S.
Geological Survey.
U2 Census designated place (CDP) with a name that is not commonly recognized
for the populated area (e.g., a combination of the names of two or three
commonly recognized communities, or a name that identifies the location of
the CDP in relation to an adjacent incorporated place).
U9 A census designated place (CDP) that coincides with, or approximates, an
Alaska Native Village Statistical Area (ANVSA).