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Area and Road Ruggedness Scales

Description
Provides measures of topographic variation for 2010 census tracts, showing the ruggedness of terrain and roads. Identifies rurality and primary Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) code of each census tract along with ruggedness data. Also provides documentation, descriptions of each scale, and national maps.
Type
Website
Organization
USDA Economic Research Service
Tagged as
Access · Rural definitions · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data

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