Mapping Toolbox

fipsname

Read the FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) name file used with the TIGER thinned boundary files

Syntax

• struc = fipsname
  struc = fipsname(filename)
  

Background

The TIGER thinned boundary files provided by the U.S. Census use FIPS codes to identify geographic entities. This function reads the FIPS files as provided with the TIGER files. These files generally have names of the format _name.dat.

Description

struc = fipsname opens a file selection window to pick the file, reads the FIPS codes and returns them in a structure.

struc = fipsname(filename) reads the specified file.

Remarks

The FIPS name files, along with the TIGER thinned boundary files are available over the Internet at:

• ftp://ftp.census.gov/pub/tiger/boundary/
  

Example

• struc = fipsname('st_name.dat')
  struc = 
  1x57 struct array with fields:
      name
      id
  
  s(1)
  ans = 
      name: 'Alabama'
        id: 1
  

See Also

tigermif	Read TIGER MapInfo Interchange Format thinned boundary files
tigerp	Read TIGER ArcInfo Format thinned boundary files

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