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Atlas of Religions in China

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Identification Information
Citation
Originator
University of Michigan. China Data Center.
Publication Date
2010
Title
Atlas of Religions in China
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Publication Information
Publication Place
Ann Arber, MI : the University of Michigan China Data Center,
Publisher
Ann Arbor, MI.
Online Linkage
https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/acis/eds/dgate/studies/C1301/data/cdc_2004_china_religion.zip
Abstract
The Atlas of Religions in China is a opoint theme representing a total of about 70,000 religious sites (Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, Muslim, and others) on Mainland China. Each site includes site name, address, contact information, County GB Code, postcode, starting year, primary activities, and employee scale.
Purpose
The data set was developed for display and analysis using GIS.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
ground condition
Time Instant
2004
Bounding Box
West
73.446960
East
135.085831
North
53.557926
South
6.318641
Theme Keyword
society
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme Keyword
Religion
Buddhism
Taoism
Christianity
Muslim
religious sites
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Place Keyword
China
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Temporal Keyword
2004
2010
Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
None
Access Restrictions
For current Columbia affiliates only.
Use Restrictions
For educational, non-commercial use only.
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Unknown
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
China Data Center - University of Michigan
Delivery Point
330 Packard Rd
City
Ann Arbor
State
MI
Postal Code
48106
Country
USA
Contact Telephone
(734) 647-9610
Contact Facsimile Telephone
(734) 763-033
Contact Electronic Mail Address
chinadata@umich.edu
Data Quality Information
Lineage
Source
Title
2004 China Economic Census
Online Linkage
https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/acis/eds/dgate/studies/C1301/data/.zip
Source
Title
Zip maps of Mainland China
Online Linkage
https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/acis/eds/dgate/studies/C1301/data/.zip
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Vector
Point and Vector Object Information
SDTS Terms Description
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
Entity point
Point and Vector Object Count
72983
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
D_WGS_1984
Ellipsoid Name
WGS_1984
Semi-major Axis
6378137.000000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
298.257224
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
religion2004
Entity Type Definition
Religious Site
Attributes
ID
The Identity ID of each site
Type
The type of religions (for reference only, not necessarily accurate)
0
Religious Management
1
Buddhism
3
Taoism
4
Islam
5
Christianity
9
Others
Site_Ch
Name of the site in Chinese
Site_En
Name of the site in English
Source
Source of the data (1 - unit with legal status; 0 - unit without independent legal status)
Name_Ch
Name of contact person in Chinese
Attributes
Name_En
Name of contact person in English
Name_Ch
Address in Chinese
Name_En
Name of contact person in English
Addr_Ch
Address in Chinese
Addr_En
Address in English
AreaCode
Area code of phone number
Tel
Phone number
Zip2004
Post code in 2004
PriAct_Ch
Primary activities in Chinese
PriAct_En
Primary activities in English
OwnCode
Ownership code
Own_Ch
Type of ownership in Chinese
Own_En
Type of ownership in English
StartYear
Starting year
RenuCode
Code of revenue range
Renu_Ch
Revenue range in Chinese
Renu_En
Revenue range in English
EmpCode
Code of employee scale
Emp_Ch
Employee scale in Chinese
Emp_En
Employee scale in English
GBProv
GB Code for Province
Prov_Ch
Province name in Chinese
Prov_En
Province name in English
GBCity
GB Code for County in 2000
Cnty00_Ch
County name in Chinese in 2000
Cnty00_En
County name in English in 2000
GBCnty04
County code in 2004
Cnty04_Ch
County Chinese name in 2004
Cnty04_En
County English name in 2004
GBTwp
GB Code for Township
Twp_Ch
Township name in Chinese
Twp_En
Township name in English
ZIP
Postcode (adjusted)
PointX
X coordinate
PointY
Y coordinate
Distribution Information
Format Name
Geopackage
Distributor
China Data Center - University of Michigan
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20130213
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Digital Social Scence Center, Columbia University Libraries
Contact Person
GIS/Metadata Librarian
Contact Address
Address
420 W. 118th St., 215 IAB, MC 3301
City
New York
State or Province
NY
Postal Code
10027
Country
USA
Contact Voice Telephone
(212)854-6012
Contact Electronic Mail Address
eds@columbia.edu
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version
FGDC-STD-001-1998
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