Montgomery County NY Feature Names Relationship File

Montgomery County, New York, contains a relationship file linking geographic feature names to underlying spatial data from the U.S. Census Bureau's TIGER/Line system. It connects feature names to address ranges and linear features using identifiers like ARID and LINEARID. The data is part of a seamless national geographic database.

Use Cases

• Link street names to address ranges using the address range identifier (ARID) for geocoding applications.
• Associate linear features with their official names by querying the linear feature identifier (LINEARID).
• Join feature name records to the All Lines shapefile using the permanent edge identifier (TLID) for spatial analysis.
• Identify all street names for a specific address range to support address validation systems.

Strengths

• Data originates from the U.S. Census Bureau's authoritative MAF/TIGER System (MTS).
• Designed as part of a seamless national geographic file with no overlaps or gaps.
• Includes identifiers (ARID, LINEARID, TLID) enabling precise linkage to related TIGER/Line files.

Limitations

• The specific row count and file size are unknown, limiting assessment of dataset scale.
• Focus is exclusively on Montgomery County, New York, offering no broader geographic coverage.
• Data structure and relationships are complex, requiring understanding of multiple related TIGER/Line files.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Extract from the Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) System.

Time Range

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Geography

Montgomery County, New York, United States.