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City

City name for the primary consortia member’s location in an Other Transaction IDV record. This is a free-text geographic attribute that identifies the municipality associated with the primary consortia location.

Family: Other Transaction IDV
Category: General
Data Type: string
Semantic Type: attribute
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__consortiaInformation__primaryConsortiaLocation__city
Title
City
FPDS Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/consortiaInformation/primaryConsortiaLocation/city
Description
City name for the primary consortia member’s location in an Other Transaction IDV record. This is a free-text geographic attribute that identifies the municipality associated with the primary consortia location.
Business Meaning
This field supports geographic analysis of consortia participation, helping analysts map where consortium members are based and identify regional concentrations in Other Transaction IDVs. It is useful for segmentation, location-based reporting, and understanding the geographic footprint of awarded consortium arrangements.
Example Value
ANN ARBOR
Observed Non-Null Count
294

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__consortiaInformation__primaryConsortiaLocation__city
FPDS XML Path
OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/consortiaInformation/primaryConsortiaLocation/city
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'OtherTransactionIDV/contractDetail/consortiaInformation/primaryConsortiaLocation/city' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__consortiaInformation__primaryConsortiaLocation__city'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building

Common Usage

  • Grouping Other Transaction IDVs by consortia location
  • Mapping geographic distribution of primary consortia members
  • Supporting normalization and deduplication of location data

Common Mistakes

  • Assuming the value is standardized to USPS or Census city names
  • Using city alone to identify a unique location without state or ZIP

Query Guidance

Select and group on the field after applying trimming and case normalization if needed. For reliable location analysis, combine it with state and ZIP in WHERE, GROUP BY, or DISTINCT logic, and avoid using it as a join key unless you have first standardized the values.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__consortiaInformation__primaryConsortiaLocation__city AS city
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__consortiaInformation__primaryConsortiaLocation__city IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

SELECT
    content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__consortiaInformation__primaryConsortiaLocation__city AS value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__OtherTransactionIDV__contractDetail__consortiaInformation__primaryConsortiaLocation__city IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY value
ORDER BY record_count DESC
LIMIT 25

Each dictionary item includes SQL-ready examples generated alongside the variable metadata, allowing immediate use in FPDS Query for filtering, aggregation, and analysis.