New features on 2013 TIGER/Line Shapefiles & Geodatabases
On Thursday, August 22, 2013, the 2013 TIGER/Line Shapefiles will be released along with a new product, the TIGER Geodatabases. The TIGER/Line Shapefiles will include a coastline feature starting this year. The coastline was delineated by the Census Bureau in the MAF/TIGER database based on water measurement class for display of statistical information only; its depiction and designation for statistical purposes does not constitute a determination of jurisdictional authority or rights of ownership or entitlement and it is not a legal land description. The TIGER Geodatabases will include: National Edges file (14.5 GB) National Roads file (3.6 GB) National Blocks file National Linear Hydrography file National Aeral Hydrography file National Sub-State Geography file (includes state, county, incorporated place, census designated place, consolidated city, county subdivision, census tract, and block group geography) National...