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Mexico Contour Lines, 2008

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Identification Information
Citation
Originator
Sistemas de Informacin Geogrfica, S.A. de C.V.
Originator
ESRI
Publication Date
2008
Title
Mexico Contour Lines, 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_mexico_contours.zip
Abstract
Mexico Contour Lines is a polyline theme representing elevation in 1,000 meter intervals in Mexico. This dataset is a part of the 2008 ESRI Data Maps collection.
Purpose
Mexico Contours provides a base map layer of contours for Mexico.
Supplemental Information
Largest scale when displaying the data: 1:150,000.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
200211
Bounding Box
West
-116.708818
East
-91.165445
North
32.664309
South
15.035291
Theme Keyword
line
contours
hypsography
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Theme Keyword
elevation
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Place Keyword
Mexico
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Temporal Keyword
2002
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 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800
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 not known.
Lineage
Source
Originator
Sistemas de Informacin Geogrfica, S.A. de C.V.
Publication Date
200211
Title
Proyecto Mexico 1:200,000
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Publication Information
Publication Place
Mexico, D.F., Mexico
Publisher
Sistemas de Informacin Geogrfica, S.A. de C.V.
Source Scale Denominator
200000
Type of Source Media
online
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
200211
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
9922
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Geographic
Latitude Resolution
0.000009
Longitude Resolution
0.000009
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
contours
Entity Type Definition
The lines represent the 1,000-meter contour lines in Mexico.
Entity Type Definition Source
ESRI
Attributes
ObjectID
Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
ESRI
METERS
The contour value in meters above sea level. (Numbers for the features.)
Definition Source
Sistemas de Informacin Geogrfica, S.A. de C.V.
Shape
Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
Definition Source
ESRI
Distribution Information
Format Name
SDC
Distributor
ESRI; ESRI International Distributors
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20090713
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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