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Europe Roads, 2008

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Identification Information
Citation
Originator
AND International Publishers N.V.
Originator
ESRI
Publication Date
2008
Title
Europe Roads, 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_roads.zip
Abstract
Europe Roads is a polyline theme representing the roads (European Highway System, national, and secondary roads) in Europe. Attribute information includes the length, type, connection level, direction, name and national and international codes of the road. This dataset is a part of the 2008 ESRI Data Maps collection.
Purpose
Europe Roads provides a base map layer of roads for Europe.
Supplemental Information
Largest scale when displaying the data: 1:10,000.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
2006
Bounding Box
West
-27.216800
East
64.074900
North
78.249300
South
27.750000
Theme Keyword
line
roads
European Highway System
national roads
secondary roads
length
highways
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Theme Keyword
transportation
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 9.2.4.1420
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
2006H2-V1.0
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Series Information
Series Name
AND Global Road Data
Issue Identification
2006H2-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
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Vector
Point and Vector Object Information
SDTS Terms Description
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
String
Point and Vector Object Count
553339
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
roads
Entity Type Definition
The lines represent the roads (European Highway System, national, and secondary roads) in 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
LENGTH
The length of the road in kilometers. (Calculated lengths for the features.)
Definition Source
ESRI
TYPE
The type of road.
1
Motor way.
2
Federal highway dual carriage way (motor way characteristics).
3
Federal highway.
4
Regional road.
5
Local road.
6
Other road.
30
Railway, passenger and/or freight transport.
50
Link to airports and railway stations.
59
Virtual connection. Used to connect features in the data that are not linked by any other defined features in the database.
Definition Source
AND International Publishers N.V.
LEVEL
The connection level (importance) of the road.
0
All E-roads (European Highway System) in Europe.
1
Important national roads in such a way that all capital, large, medium, and small cities are connected.
2
Secondary roads in such a way that all capital, large, medium, and small cities, and towns are connected.
Definition Source
AND International Publishers N.V.
DIRECTION
The permitted traffic flow direction of the road.
0
Traffic allowed in both directions.
1
Traffic allowed From-To.
2
Traffic allowed To-From.
Definition Source
AND International Publishers N.V.
SLOW
The slow road type indicator.
C
Road within City Limits.
Definition Source
AND International Publishers N.V.
NAME
The name of the road. (Names for the features.)
Definition Source
AND International Publishers N.V.
NATION
The code for the country in which the road is located.
0
The road passes through two or more countries.
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 road is located. (Names for the features.)
Definition Source
AND International Publishers N.V.
NATLCODE1
The national/local number for the road. (Characters for the features.)
Definition Source
AND International Publishers N.V.
NATLCODE2
The national/local number for the road. (Characters for the features.)
Definition Source
AND International Publishers N.V.
NATLCODE3
The national/local number for the road. (Characters for the features.)
Definition Source
AND International Publishers N.V.
INTLCODE1
The international number for the road. (Characters for the features.)
Definition Source
AND International Publishers N.V.
INTLCODE2
The international number for the road. (Characters for the features.)
Definition Source
AND International Publishers N.V.
INTLCODE3
The international number for the road. (Characters for the features.)
Definition Source
AND International Publishers N.V.
TUNNEL
The tunnel indicator.
0
The road doesn't pass through a tunnel.
1
The road passes through a tunnel.
Definition Source
AND International Publishers N.V.
TOLL
The toll indicator.
0
The road hasn't a toll.
1
The road has a toll.
Definition Source
AND International Publishers N.V.
FERRYTIME
The ferry journey time in minutes. (Numbers for the features.)
Definition Source
AND International Publishers N.V.
FLOOR
The road "floor" (level of fly-over). In other words, when roads/railroads cross over each other, 1 is the lowest road/railroad, 2 is the one above and so on.
0
The road doesn't cross over or under any road/railroad.
1
The lowest level road/railroad.
2
The level above 1.
3
The level above 2.
4
The level above 3.
9
Unknown.
Definition Source
AND International Publishers N.V.
TONNAGE
The tonnage limit admitted on ferries in metric tons.
-1
Passengers only (ferries) - Also used for pedestrian streets and virtual connections.
0
Not available.
3
Maximum 3.5 metric tons.
99
Maximum 100 metric tons.
Definition Source
AND International Publishers N.V.
CARGOTOLL
The cargo toll indicator (trucks only).
0
The road hasn't a cargo toll.
1
The road has a cargo toll.
Definition Source
AND International Publishers N.V.
Distribution Information
Format Name
SDC
Distributor
ESRI; ESRI International Distributors
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20090709
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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