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China county map, 1988

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Identification Information
Citation
Originator
All China Marketing Research Co., Ltd.
Publication Date
20160101
Title
China county map, 1988
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Online Linkage
https://figgy.princeton.edu/downloads/2b46bc13-fa19-4baf-a0b8-2cfbcf4b12e7/file/1aa3759a-c8d6-42a0-9636-2305605a18ca
Abstract
Map of administrative divisions in China, at the county level and above, for the year 1988.
Purpose
To display historical administrative boundaries using GIS software.
Supplemental Information
I. List of changes in administrative divisions at the county level and above 1. Renamed administrative division 2. Merged administrative divisions 3. Split administrative divisions 4. Change in the administrative management structure 5. Change from county to county-level city 6. Change from county level city to county 7. Change from county to urban district 8. Change from district to county 9. Change from county-level city to prefecture-level city 10. Change from prefecture-level city to province-level municipality II. The periods of main changes in administrative divisions 1. 1949 – 1954: changes in province-level divisions. In 1949, there was a total of 51 province-level divisions, including 12 municipalities administrated directly by the central government. In 1954, there was a total of 36 province-level divisions, including 3 municipalities administrated directly by the central government. 2. 1988: Hainan was established as a province 3. 1997: Chongqing was established as a province-level municipality administrated directly by the central government. Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region of People's Republic of China. 4. 1999: Macau became a Special Administrative Region of People's Republic of China. III. A note on the urban district boundaries Since there were no detailed references on the municipal districts between 1949 and 1954, the municipal district boundaries of those years may not be accurate.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
Coverage.
Time Period
Beginning
19880101
End
19881231
Bounding Box
West
68.196555
East
136.429552
North
54.139796
South
5.036617
Theme Keyword
boundary
boundaries
administrative boundaries
administrative divisions
historical boundaries
county
counties
district
districts
cities
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Theme Keyword
boundaries
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Place Keyword
China
Place Keyword Thesaurus
None
Temporal Keyword
1988
Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
None
Access Restrictions
None
Use Restrictions
This product is copyrighted by All China Marketing Research Co., Ltd. No part of this data product may be reproduced or re-distributed without permission.This data production is exclusively distributed by the University of Michigan China Data Center. Data are licensed to Princeton University-affiliated persons only.
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Unknown
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
Map and Geospatial Information Center, Lewis Library, Princeton University
Delivery Point
Map and Geospatial Information Center, Lewis Library, Princeton University
City
Princeton
State
NJ
Postal Code
08544
Country
US
Contact Telephone
609-258-1097
Credit
All China Marketing Research Co., Ltd.
Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.2.0.3348
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Vector
Point and Vector Object Information
SDTS Terms Description
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
GT-polygon composed of chains
Point and Vector Object Count
2850
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Planar
Map Projection
Map Projection Name
Asia North Albers Equal Area Conic
Albers Conical Equal Area
Standard Parallel
25.0
Standard Parallel
47.0
Longitude of Central Meridian
110.0
Latitude of Projection Origin
10.0
False Easting
0.0
False Northing
0.0
Planar Coordinate Information
Planar Coordinate Encoding Method
coordinate pair
Coordinate Representation
Abscissa Resolution
0.000000003848232843495226
Ordinate Resolution
0.000000003848232843495226
Planar Distance Units
meter
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
D Beijing 1954
Ellipsoid Name
Krasovsky 1940
Semi-major Axis
6378245.0
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
298.3
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
1988prj_county
Entity Type Definition
Polygons representing counties.
Entity Type Definition Source
All China Marketing Research Co.
Attributes
FID
Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
Esri
Shape
Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
Definition Source
Esri
CODE1988
County GB code.
Definition Source
All China Marketing Research Co.
COUNTY_CH
County name in Chinese.
Definition Source
All China Marketing Research Co.
COUNTY_EN
County name in English.
Definition Source
All China Marketing Research Co.
DCODE
City GB code.
Definition Source
All China Marketing Research Co.
CITY_CH
City name in Chinese.
Definition Source
All China Marketing Research Co.
CITY_EN
City name in English.
Definition Source
All China Marketing Research Co.
PCODE
Province GB code.
Definition Source
All China Marketing Research Co.
PROV_CH
Province name in Chinese.
Definition Source
All China Marketing Research Co.
PROV_EN
Province name in English.
Definition Source
All China Marketing Research Co.
QU_CH
District name in Chinese.
Definition Source
All China Marketing Research Co.
QU_EN
District name in English.
Definition Source
All China Marketing Research Co.
YEAR
Year of change.
Definition Source
All China Marketing Research Co.
SHAPE_LENG
Perimeter of feature.
Definition Source
All China Marketing Research Co.
SHAPE_AREA
Area of feature in internal units squared. (Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
Esri
Distribution Information
Distributor
China Data Center
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20160516
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Map and Geospatial Information Center, Lewis Library, Princeton University
Contact Address
Address
Map and Geospatial Information Center, Lewis Library, Princeton University
City
Princeton
State or Province
NJ
Postal Code
08544
Country
US
Contact Voice Telephone
609-258-1097
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version
FGDC-STD-001-1998
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