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Europe Cities, 2008

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Identification Information
Citation
Originator
AND International Publishers N.V.
Originator
ESRI
Publication Date
2008
Title
Europe Cities, 2008
Edition
2008
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Series Information
Series Name
ESRI Data Maps
Issue Identification
2008 World, Europe, United States, Canada, and Mexico
Publication Information
Publication Place
Redlands, California, USA
Publisher
ESRI
Online Linkage
https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/acis/eds/dgate/studies/C1301/data/esri_2008_europe_cities.zip
Abstract
Europe Cities is a point theme representing national capitals, major population centers, and landmark cities throughout Europe. Attribute information indicates the name of the city, the population class, the country and province the city is located in, and whether the city is a capital. This dataset is a part of the 2008 ESRI Data Maps collection.
Purpose
Europe Cities provides a base map layer of cities for Europe.
Supplemental Information
Largest scale when displaying the data: 1:250,000.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
2008
Bounding Box
West
-21.961400
East
64.074900
North
78.207900
South
27.995600
Theme Keyword
point
cities
capitals
landmark cities
society
Urban areas
towns
city
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Theme Keyword
society
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Place Keyword
Europe
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Temporal Keyword
2006
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
Annually
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
ESRI
Delivery Point
380 New York Street
City
Redlands
State
California
Postal Code
92373-8100
Country
USA
Contact Telephone
909-793-2853
Contact Facsimile Telephone
909-793-5953
Contact Electronic Mail Address
info@esri.com
Hours of Service
7:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Pacific time, Monday-Friday
Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.2.1350
Data Quality Information
Logical Consistency Report
The shapefile is converted to SDC (Smart Data Compression) format using either ESRI SDC Data Development Kit Professional 2 (DDKP2) or tools in ArcGIS. The SDC data set is then loaded into ArcSDE to verify and validate the geometry.
Completeness Report
After processing, the data set is checked for drawing display and number of records and file sizes compared with source materials.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
The positional accuracy is unknown.
Lineage
Source
Originator
AND International Publishers N.V. (AND Products B.V.)
Publication Date
2006
Title
AND Global Road Data
Edition
2006 H2-V1.0
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Series Information
Series Name
AND Global Road Data
Issue Identification
2006 H2-V1.0
Publication Information
Publication Place
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Publisher
AND International Publishers N.V.
Other Citation Details
Level: Europe (Level 2)
Online Linkage
http://www.and.com
Source Scale Denominator
250000
Type of Source Media
DVD-ROM
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
2006
Source Currentness Reference
publication date
Contribution
Attribute and geospatial data
Source
Originator
AND International Publishers N.V.
Originator
ESRI
Publication Date
20061001
Title
Europe Basemap
Edition
2006
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Series Information
Series Name
ESRI Data Maps
Issue Identification
2006 World, Europe, United States, Canada, and Mexico
Publication Information
Publication Place
Redlands, California, USA
Publisher
ESRI
Other Citation Details
Provides information from Europe Cities and Europe Places.
Online Linkage
http://www.esri.com
Source Scale Denominator
250000
Type of Source Media
DVD-ROM
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
20061001
Source Currentness Reference
publication date
Contribution
Attribute and geospatial data
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
1568
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Geographic
Latitude Resolution
0.000000
Longitude Resolution
0.000000
Geographic Coordinate Units
Decimal degrees
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
cities
Entity Type Definition
The points represent the cities of Europe.
Entity Type Definition Source
ESRI
Attributes
ObjectID
Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
ESRI
Shape
Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
Definition Source
ESRI
TYPE
The type of city.
Capital
The feature is a national capital.
Large City
The feature is a large city.
Medium City
The feature is a medium city.
Small City
The feature is a small city.
Definition Source
AND International Publishers N.V.
LEVEL
The connection level of the city matches the level of the road on which it is situated.
0
The city is situated on an E-road (European Highway System).
1
The city is situated on an important national road that connects all capital, large, medium and small cities.
2
The city is situated on a secondary road that connects all capital, large, medium, and small cities, and towns.
Definition Source
AND International Publishers N.V.
NAME
The name of the city. (Names for the features.)
Definition Source
AND International Publishers N.V.
CODE
The code for the city. Examples: community code, etc. (Numbers for the features.)
Definition Source
AND International Publishers N.V.
POP_CLASS
The population class of the city.
500,000
The population of the city is greater than 500,000.
100,001 - 500,000
The population of the city is at least 100,001 but not greater than 500,000.
50,001 - 100,000
The population of the city is at least 50,001 but not greater than 100,000.
50,000
The population of the city is less than 50,000.
20,001 - 50,000
The population of the city is at least 20,001 but not greater than 50,000.
blank
The population of the city is unknown.
Definition Source
AND International Publishers N.V.
NATION
The code for the country in which the city is located.
7
Russian Federation
30
Greece
31
Netherlands
32
Belgium
33
France
34
Spain
36
Hungary
39
Italy
40
Romania
41
Switzerland
43
Austria
44
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
45
Denmark
46
Sweden
47
Norway
48
Poland
49
Germany
90
Turkey
247
Aland Islands
298
Faeroe Islands
350
Gibraltar
351
Portugal
352
Luxembourg
353
Ireland
354
Iceland
355
Albania
356
Malta
357
Cyprus
358
Finland
359
Bulgaria
370
Lithuania
371
Latvia
372
Estonia
373
Republic of Moldova
374
Armenia
375
Belarus
376
Andorra
377
Monaco
378
San Marino
380
Ukraine
381
Serbia and Montenegro
385
Croatia
386
Slovenia
387
Bosnia and Herzegovina
389
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
390
Vatican
420
Czech Republic
421
Slovakia
423
Liechtenstein
744
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
830
Channel Islands
833
Isle of Man
994
Azerbaijan
995
Georgia
Definition Source
AND International Publishers N.V.
CNTRYNAME
The name of the country in which the city is located. (Names for the features.)
Definition Source
AND International Publishers N.V.
PROV1NAME
The name of the province in which the city is located. (Names for the features.)
Definition Source
AND International Publishers N.V.
CONURB
The name of conurbation to which the city belongs. (Names for the features.)
Definition Source
AND International Publishers N.V.
DUP_NAME
The duplicate name indicator.
Y
The city name is duplicated in the data set.
N
The city name is not duplicated in the data set.
Definition Source
AND International Publishers N.V.
CAPITAL
The national capital indicator.
Y
The city is a national capital.
N
The city is a not national capital.
Definition Source
AND International Publishers N.V.
LABEL_FLAG
The indicator that the city has a corresponding area in Europe Urbanized Areas.
0
The city does not have a corresponding area in Europe Urbanized Areas with the same name.
1
The city has a corresponding area in Europe Urbanized Areas with the same name.
Definition Source
ESRI
Distribution Information
Format Name
SDC
Distributor
ESRI; ESRI International Distributors
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20090708
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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