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Metropolitan Planning Organization - Data Dictionary

Abstract: The United States Metropolitan Planning Organization database is a geographic database of Metropolitan Planning Organization political boundaries.

Purpose: The data provides users with information about the locations, names and sizes of Metropolitan Planning Organizations and is intended for use primarily with national planning applications.

Field Number Attribute Description Data Type
0 FID Internal feature number. Long Integer representing an object identifier
1 Shape Feature geometry. Geometry
2 AREA The area size of the polygon--System generated Double Precision Floating Point
3 MPO_ID Unique numerical identifier. Character String
4 MPO_NAME Official MPO name. Character String
5 MPO_ACRONY Official MPO acronym. Character String
6 STAFF_AGEN Lead staffing agency for MPO. Character String
7 STAFF_AGE1 Additional staffing agency for MPO. Character String
8 CITY Physical address city. Character String
9 STATE State Postal abbreviation Character String
10 WEB_SITE URL for MPO internet site. Character String
11 DESIGNATIO Year MPO was designated and created. Character String
12 MPO_POPULA Population of MPO area. Double Precision Floating Point
13 TMA Indicated whether the MPO serves a transportation management areas (TMA). Character String
14 INCLUDED_U Urbanized area contained within MPO area. Character String
15 INCLUDED_1 Urbanized area contained within MPO area. Character String
16 INCLUDED_2 Urbanized area contained within MPO area. Character String
17 INCLUDED_3 Urbanized area contained within MPO area. Character String
18 INCLUDED_4 Urbanized area contained within MPO area. Character String
19 INCLUDED_5 Urbanized area contained within MPO area. Character String
20 INCLUDED_6 Urbanized area contained within MPO area. Character String
21 INCLUDED_7 Urbanized area contained within MPO area. Character String
22 INCLUDED_8 Urbanized area contained within MPO area. Character String
23 INCLUDED_9 Urbanized area contained within MPO area. Character String
24 INCLUDED10 Urbanized area contained within MPO area. Character String
25 INCLUDED11 Urbanized area contained within MPO area. Character String
26 INCLUDED12 Urbanized area contained within MPO area. Character String
27 INCLUDED13 Urbanized area contained within MPO area. Character String
28 INCLUDED14 Urbanized area contained within MPO area. Character String
29 NO_OF_UAS The number of urbanized areas served by the MPO. Double Precision Floating Point
30 PRIME_UA The primary urbanized area served by the MPO. The most populous UZA served was identified as the primary UZA. Character String
31 UA_POP Population of the primary UA served by the MPO. Double Precision Floating Point
32 STFIPS Primary State FIPS Code Character String
33 VERSION Version of the database Character String
34 LAST_UPDAT MPO Specific date of last revision Character String
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