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   <idinfo>
      <citation>
         <citeinfo>
            <origin>U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography 
                    Division</origin>
            <pubdate>2012</pubdate>
            <title>TIGER/Line Shapefile, 2012, Series Information File for the Current Topological Faces-Area Hydrography Relationship Files</title>
            <edition>2012</edition>
            <geoform>tabular digital data</geoform>
            <onlink>http://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2012/FACESAH</onlink>
            <onlink>http://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/TIGERweb_main.html</onlink>
         </citeinfo>
      </citation>
      <descript>
         <abstract>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).  The MTDB represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line shapefile is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation.  The Topological Faces / Area Hydrography Relationship File (FACESAH.dbf) contains a record for each face / area hydrography feature relationship.  Face refers to the areal (polygon) topological primitives that make up MTDB.  A face is bounded by one or more edges; its boundary includes only the edges that separate it from other faces, not any interior edges contained within the area of the face.  The face to which a record in the Topological Faces / Area Hydrography Relationship File (FACESAH.dbf) applies can be determined by linking to the Topological Faces Shapefile (FACES.shp) using the permanent topological face identifier (TFID) attribute.  The area hydrography feature to which a record in the Topological Faces / Area Hydrography Relationship File (FACESAH.dbf) applies can be determined by linking to the Area Hydrography Shapefile (AREAWATER.shp) using the area hydrography identifier (HYDROID) attribute.  A face may be part of multiple area water features.  An area water feature may consist of multiple faces.</abstract>
         <purpose>In order for others to use the information in the Census MAF/TIGER database in a geographic information system (GIS) or for other geographic applications, the Census Bureau releases to the public extracts of the database in the form of TIGER/Line relationship files.</purpose>
      </descript>
      <timeperd>
         <timeinfo>
            <rngdates>
               <begdate>201108</begdate>
               <enddate>201206</enddate>
            </rngdates>
         </timeinfo>
         <current>Publication Date</current>
      </timeperd>
      <status>
         <progress>Complete</progress>
         <update>No changes or updates will be made to this version of the TIGER/Line relationship files.  Future releases of TIGER/Line relationship files will reflect updates made to the Census MAF/TIGER database.</update>
      </status>
      <spdom>
         <bounding>
            <westbc>-179.231086</westbc>
            <eastbc>179.859681</eastbc>
            <northbc>71.441059</northbc>
            <southbc>-14.601813</southbc>
         </bounding>
      </spdom>
      <keywords>
         <theme>
            <themekt>None</themekt>
            <themekey>County or equivalent entity</themekey>
            <themekey>Table</themekey>
            <themekey>Topological Faces</themekey>
            <themekey>Hydrography</themekey>
            <themekey>State FIPS Code</themekey>
            <themekey>County FIPS Code</themekey>
            <themekey>State ANSI Code</themekey>
            <themekey>County ANSI Code</themekey>
            <themekey>Permanent face ID</themekey>
            <themekey>Area hydrography identifier</themekey>
            <themekey>Land/water flag</themekey>
         </theme>
         <theme>
            <themekt>ISO 19115 Topic Categories</themekt>
            <themekey>InlandWaters</themekey>
            <themekey>Boundaries</themekey>
         </theme>
         <place>
            <placekt>ANSI INCITS 38:2009 (Formerly FIPS 5-2), 
                              ANSI INCITS 31:2009 (Formerly FIPS 6-4),ANSI 
                              INCITS 454:2009 (Formerly FIPS 8-6), ANSI INCITS 
                              455:2009(Formerly FIPS 9-1), ANSI INCITS 446:2008                           (Geographic Names Information System (GNIS))
</placekt>
            <placeke>
United States
</placeke>
            <placekey>
U.S.
</placekey>
            <placekey>
County or Equivalent Entity
</placekey>
         </place>
      </keywords>
      <accconst>None</accconst>
      <useconst>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.</useconst>
      <ptcontac>
         <cntinfo>
            <cntorgp>
               <cntorg>U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 
                         Geography Division, Geographic Products Branch</cntorg>
            </cntorgp>
            <cntaddr>
               <addrtype>mailing</addrtype>
               <address>4600 Silver Hill Road, Stop 7400</address>
               <city>Washington</city>
               <state>DC</state>
               <postal>DC</postal>
               <country>20233-7400</country>
            </cntaddr>
            <cntvoice>301-763-1128</cntvoice>
            <cntfax>301-763-4710</cntfax>
            <cntemail>geo.tiger@census.gov</cntemail>
         </cntinfo>
      </ptcontac>
   </idinfo>
   <spdoinfo>
      <indspref/>
      <direct/>
      <ptvctinf>
         <sdtsterm>
            <sdtstype/>
            <ptvctcnt/>
         </sdtsterm>
      </ptvctinf>
   </spdoinfo>
   <spref>
      <horizsys>
         <geograph>
            <latres/>
            <longres/>
            <geogunit/>
         </geograph>
         <geodetic>
            <horizdn/>
            <ellips/>
            <semiaxis/>
            <denflat/>
         </geodetic>
      </horizsys>
   </spref>
   <distinfo>
      <distrib>
         <cntinfo>
            <cntorgp>
               <cntorg>U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division, Geographic Products Branch</cntorg>
            </cntorgp>
            <cntaddr>
               <addrtype>mailing</addrtype>
               <address>4600 Silver Hill Road, Stop 7400</address>
               <city>Washington</city>
               <state>DC</state>
               <postal>20233-7400</postal>
               <country>United States</country>
            </cntaddr>
            <cntvoice>301-763-1128</cntvoice>
            <cntfax>301-763-4710</cntfax>
            <cntemail>geo.tiger@census.gov</cntemail>
         </cntinfo>
      </distrib>
      <distliab>No warranty, expressed or implied is made with regard to the accuracy of these data, and no liability is assumed by the U.S. Government in general or the U.S. Census Bureau in specific as to the spatial or attribute accuracy of the data.  The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty and no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. government in the use of these files.  The boundary information in the TIGER/Line Shapefiles is for statistical data collection and tabulation purposes only; their depiction and designation for statistical purposes do not constitute a determination of jurisdictional authority or rights of ownership or entitlement and they are not legal land descriptions.</distliab>
      <stdorder>
         <digform>
            <digtinfo>
               <formname>TGRSHP (compressed)</formname>
               <filedec>PK-ZIP, version 1.93 A or higher</filedec>
            </digtinfo>
            <digtopt>
               <onlinopt>
                  <computer>
                     <networka>
                        <networkr>http://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2012/FACESAH</networkr>
                     </networka>
                  </computer>
               </onlinopt>
            </digtopt>
         </digform>
         <fees>The online copy of the TIGER/Line files may be accessed without charge.</fees>
         <ordering>To obtain more information about ordering TIGER/Line shapefiles visit http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger </ordering>
      </stdorder>
      <techpreq>The TIGER/Line shapefiles contain geographic data only and do not include display mapping software or statistical data.  For information on how to use the TIGER/Line shapefile data with specific software package users shall contact the company that produced the software.</techpreq>
   </distinfo>
   <metainfo>
      <metd>20120615</metd>
      <metc>
         <cntinfo>
            <cntorgp>
               <cntorg>U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division, Geographic Products Branch</cntorg>
            </cntorgp>
            <cntaddr>
               <addrtype>mailing</addrtype>
               <address>4600 Silver Hill Road, Stop 7400</address>
               <city>Washington</city>
               <state>DC</state>
               <postal>20233-7400</postal>
               <country>20233-7400</country>
            </cntaddr>
            <cntvoice>301-763-1128</cntvoice>
            <cntfax>301-763-4710</cntfax>
            <cntemail>geo.tiger@census.gov</cntemail>
         </cntinfo>
      </metc>
      <metstdn>FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata</metstdn>
      <metstdv>FGDC-STD-001-1998</metstdv>
   </metainfo>
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