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Former Soviet Union Countries, 2001

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Identification Information
Citation
Originator
Douglas Steinshouer
Publication Date
20010600
Title
Former Soviet Union Countries, 2001
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Publication Information
Publication Place
Denver, CO
Publisher
U.S. Geological Survey
Online Linkage
https://figgy.princeton.edu/downloads/e5b974d1-8d08-40bb-9777-c19c4056c01a/file/a6fce38e-f18f-4f50-ba47-996588e91af6
Abstract
This shapefile contains arcs, polygons and polygon labels that describe the political boundaries of the countries comprising the Former Soviet Union. (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikstan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.)
Purpose
This spatial dataset is intended to delineate the political boundaries of the countries comprising the Former Soviet Union as a locational reference in U.S.G.S. Open File Report 01-104, "Coal Quality and Resources of the Former Soviet Union - An ArcView Project".
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
20010000
Bounding Box
West
22.1639
East
178.8549
North
81.8519
South
35.1417
Theme Keyword
Country
Commonwealth of Independent States
Former Soviet Union
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Place Keyword
Eurasia
Asia
Europe
Former Soviet Union
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Estonia
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Moldova
Russian Federation
Russia
Tajikstan
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
AA
AJ
BE
EN
GG
KZ
KG
LG
LU
MD
RS
TI
TX
UP
UZ
Place Keyword Thesaurus
None
Temporal Keyword
Access Restrictions
None
Use Restrictions
Contains intellectual property of Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI),and is used with their permission. End users are permitted to use this data set for their owninternal use, including derivative work, but are prohibited from using and redistributing thesedata individually or in a derivative work to third parties. Please refer to the "ATTACHMENT B"file on this CD-ROM for further information on ESRI's license agreement. ESRI is a registeredtrademark in the United States and either a trademark or registered trademark in all othercountries where it is used, and ArcExplorer, Arc/Info, Arcview and Arcworld are trademarks ofEnvironmental Systems Research, Inc.
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
None planned
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
Princeton University Library
Contact Telephone
609-258-6804
Contact Electronic Mail Address
shawatw@princeton.edu
Hours of Service
8:45 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. EST, Monday-Friday
Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.0 (Build 6001) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770
Data Quality Information
Attribute Accuracy Report
All the attributes other than standard Arc/Info attributes are of character type.
Logical Consistency Report
Polygon topology exists. Each polygon has one unique label point with unique id, there are no dangles. The coverage is topologically cleaned and built in Arc/Info 7.1.2.
Completeness Report
N/A
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
Dependent on source materials.
Lineage
Source
Originator
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)(comp.)
Publication Date
19980000
Title
Arcworld cntry_98
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
Arc/Info coverage
Source Scale Denominator
3000000
Type of Source Media
CD-ROM
Source Temporal Extent
Source Currentness Reference
Date of publication
Contribution
Arcs and polygons depicting countries of the Former Soviet Union
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Geographic
Geographic Coordinate Units
Decimal degrees
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
Pulkovo Datum 1942
Ellipsoid Name
Krasovsky
Semi-major Axis
6378245
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
298.3
Distribution Information
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20090227
Metadata Review Date
20010400
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Princeton University Library
Contact Person
Tsering Wangyal Shawa
Contact Address
Address
Digital Map and Geospatial Information Center, The Lewis Library, Room 228, Princeton University
City
Princeton
State or Province
NJ
Postal Code
08544
Country
USA
Contact Voice Telephone
609-258-6804
Contact Electronic Mail Address
shawatw@princeton.edu
Hours of Service
8:45 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. EST, Monday-Friday
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version
FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Extensions
Online Linkage
http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Profile Name
ESRI Metadata Profile
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