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China County Capitals (UTF), 1911

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Identification Information
Citation
Originator
CHGIS, Harvard Yenching Institute
Publication Date
Jan 2007
Title
China County Capitals (UTF), 1911
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Series Information
Series Name
CHGIS, Version: 4. Cambridge, MA (USA): Harvard Yenching Institute, Jan 2007
Publication Information
Publication Place
Cambridge, MA
Publisher
CHGIS, Harvard Yenching Institute
Online Linkage
https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/acis/eds/dgate/studies/C1301/data/chgis_v4_1911_cnty_pts_utf.zip
Online Linkage
www.fas.harvard.edu/~chgis
Abstract
China County Capitals (UTF), 1911 is a point theme representing county capitals in China for the year 1911. This dataset employs UTF Encoding for Chinese Characters.
Purpose
For educational, non-commercial purposes only. Developed by Fudan University, Center for Historical Geography, for the CHGIS project. The China Historical Geographic Information System, CHGIS, project was launched in January 2001 to establish a database of populated places and historical administrative units for the period of Chinese history between 222 BCE and 1911 CE. CHGIS provides a base GIS platform for researchers to use in spatial analysis, temporal statistical modeling, and representation of selected historical units as digital maps.
Supplemental Information
UTF Encoding for Chinese Characters
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
1911
Bounding Box
West
93.954678
East
124.151834
North
44.066430
South
17.935087
Theme Keyword
county capitals
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
Alexandria Digital Library, CHGIS specialized feature type vocabularies
Theme Keyword
location
society
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme Keyword
Cities
Towns
Administrative Units
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Place Keyword
China
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Temporal Keyword
1911
Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
None
Access Restrictions
For current Columbia affiliates only.
Use Restrictions
For educational, non-commercial use only.
Status
revised (Jan 2007)
Maintenance and Update Frequency
future releases to be announced,
Point of Contact
Contact Person
Merrick Berman
Delivery Point
227 Howe Russell Bldg.
City
Baton Rouge
State
LA
Postal Code
70803
Country
USA
Contact Telephone
617-496-6222
Contact Electronic Mail Address
mberman@fas.harvard.edu
Credit
CHGIS, Version: 4. Cambridge, MA (USA): Harvard Yenching Institute, Jan 2007.
Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.0.1324
Cross-Reference
Originator
China Historical Geographic Information System
Publication Date
Jan 2007
Title
CHGIS, Version: 4
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Other Citation Details
(c) Harvard Yenching Institute Cambridge, MA (USA)
Data Quality Information
Lineage
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
1426
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Planar
Map Projection
Map Projection Name
Transverse Mercator
Transverse Mercator
Scale Factor at Central Meridian
1.000000
Longitude of Central Meridian
111.000000
Latitude of Projection Origin
0.000000
False Easting
19500000.000000
False Northing
0.000000
Planar Coordinate Information
Planar Coordinate Encoding Method
coordinate pair
Coordinate Representation
Abscissa Resolution
0.000000
Ordinate Resolution
0.000000
Planar Distance Units
meters
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
D_Xian_1980
Ellipsoid Name
Xian_1980
Semi-major Axis
6378140.000000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
298.257000
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
v4_1911_cnty_pts_gbk
Entity Type Definition
China 1911 County Capitals
Attributes
FID
Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
ESRI
GEO_SRC
source relied upon for the positioning, location of geospatial objects [complete list of options in geo_source_table]
OBJECTID
Identifier
COMPILER
name of researcher who compiled the historical source notes record
Shape
Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
Definition Source
ESRI
NAME_PY
placename in Pinyin Romanized form
NAME_CH
placename in Simplified Chinese characters
CHECKER
NAME_FT
placename in Traditional (fanti) Chinese characters
PRES_LOC
description of contemporary location of the historical place [applies to POINTS only]
TYPE_PY
feature type in Pinyin [complete list of options in feature_types_table]
TYPE_CH
feature type in Chinese characters [complete list of options in feature_types_table]
BEG_YR
year for which this record becomes valid
BEG_RULE
defined set of rules to indicate how the begin year date was determined [complete list in date_rule_table]
END_YR
last year for which this record is valid [before being abolished or changed to a new record]
END_RULE
defined set of rules to indicate how the end year date was determined [complete list in date_rule_table]
DYN_PY
Name of Chinese Dynasty in Pinyin [applies to Time Slice Data only, Time Series hierarchy in Part Of Table]
DYN_CH
Name of Chinese Dynasty in Chinese characters [applies to Time Slice Data only, Time Series hierarchy in Part Of Table]
LEV2_PY
Name of Prefecture Level Unit in Pinyin [applies to Time Slice Data only, Time Series hierarchy in Part Of Table]
LEV2_CH
Name of Prefecture Level Unit in Chinese Characters [applies to Time Slice Data only, Time Series hierarchy in Part Of Table]
LEV1_PY
Name of Province Level Unit in Pinyin [applies to Time Slice Data only, Time Series hierarchy in Part Of Table]
GEOCOMP
name of researcher who compiled the draft map for digitization into GIS
CNTY_PY
Name of County Level Unit in Pinyin [applies to Time Slice Towns Data only, Time Series hierarchy in Part Of Table]
LEV1_CH
Name of Province Level Unit in Chinese Characters [applies to Time Slice Data only, Time Series hierarchy in Part Of Table]
NOTE_ID
ID number linking to Source Notes [only available for Time Series data]
OBJ_TYPE
spatial object type [point, line, polygon]
ENT_DATE
date the record was added to the database
SYS_ID
unique ID for historical instance of this place
X_COORD
longitude in decimal degrees
Y_COORD
latitude in decimal degrees
LEV_RANK
CNTY_CH
Name of County Level Unit in Chinese Characters [applies to Time Slice Towns Data only, Time Series hierarchy in Part Of Table]
Distribution Information
Distributor
CHGIS - Harvard Yenching Institute Center for Geographic Analysis
Name
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20070626
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Research Data Services (RDS), 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
data@library.columbia.edu
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version
FGDC-STD-001-1998
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