Geographical identification code scheme.

Format:

Datafile

Government document

Contributor:

United States. Bureau of the Census. Data User Services Division.

Standardized Title:

Census of population and housing (1990). Geographical identification code scheme.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geographical location codes--Databases.

Geographical location codes.

Databases.

United States--Census, 1990--Databases.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 computer laser optical disk ; 4 3/4 in.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Data User Services Division, [1994]

System Details:

System requirements: Computer system capable of using a CD-ROM drive; if IBM PC or compatible, requires MS-DOS 3.3 or higher, DOS file manager software (e.g., Microsoft CD-ROM Extensions 2.0 or higher); if system other than IBM PC or campatible (such as Apple Macintosh), requires appropriate retrieval software for ISO 9660 CD-ROMs (software included on the disk will run only on an MS-DOS PC); 640K RAM; CD-ROM drive.

Disk characteristics: CD-ROM.

Written in dBase III+ format.

Summary:

Contains the entity names, codes, selected geographic relationships, total population, total number of housing units, area measurements (land, total water, inland water, coastal water, Great Lakes water, and territorial water), and internal points for the high-level geographic entities used for reporting data from the 1990 census of population and housing.

Notes:

Title from optical disk label.

"Issued February 1994."

"CD-GICS."

ISO 9660 format.

OCLC:

35742570