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Description
Current geographic data for all road and path features within Tate County, Mississippi, extracted from the U.S. Census Bureau's national MAF/TIGER System. The shapefile includes primary roads, secondary roads, local streets, vehicular trails, ramps, alleys, bike paths, walkways, and stairways. It is part of a national series designed to stand alone or be combined for full coverage.
Use Cases
Analyze road network connectivity and density using the MAF/TIGER Feature Classification Code (MTFCC) for different road types.
Perform spatial joins for address geocoding based on the included address range and street centerline features.
Map pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure by filtering for features like bike paths, walkways, and bridle paths from the 'Road/Path Features' super class.
Support transportation planning by visualizing the complete hierarchy of roads from highways to private service roads and alleys.
Strengths
Data is part of the seamless, nationwide MAF/TIGER System with no overlaps or gaps between geographic parts.
Comprehensive coverage of all road and path feature types, as defined by the MTFCC beginning with 'S'.
Maintained by the authoritative U.S. Census Bureau, ensuring standardized geographic definitions.
Limitations
Specific metrics like row count, file size, and column details are unavailable from the input.
The dataset's standalone design for a single county may require combining multiple files for regional or national analysis.
No information provided on update frequency or historical versions for temporal analysis.
Provenance
Source
U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce
Collection Method
Extracted from the Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) System.
Time Range
Current (as of the last update).
Freshness
Last updated on 2025-12-25.
Geography
Tate County, Mississippi, United States.
Data is provided in multiple formats (ZIP, XML, ESRI REST); users must have GIS software capable of reading ESRI shapefiles. License information is not specified in the input.