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Mexico Rivers and Streams, 2008

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Identification Information
Citation
Originator
Sistemas de Informacin Geogrfica, S.A. de C.V.
Originator
Environmental Systems Research Institute (Redlands, Calif.)
Publication Date
2008
Title
Mexico Rivers and Streams, 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_hydro_l.zip
Abstract
Mexico Rivers and Streams is a polyline theme representing the major rivers and streams in Mexico. Attribute information includes the name, type, status, rank and length of the water feature. This dataset is a part of the 2008 ESRI Data Maps collection.
Purpose
Mexico Rivers and Streams provides a base map layer of major rivers and streams within Mexico.
Supplemental Information
Largest scale when displaying the data: 1:300,000.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
2008
Bounding Box
West
-116.887791
East
-87.237916
North
32.718766
South
14.533270
Theme Keyword
line
rivers
streams
hydrography
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
ISO Topic Category
inlandWaters
Place Keyword
Mexico (3996063)
Mexico
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Temporal Keyword
2007
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 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 not known.
Lineage
Source
Originator
Sistemas de Informacin Geogrfica, S.A. de C.V.
Publication Date
200703
Title
Proyecto Mxico Informacin Cartogrfica Digital
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Series Information
Series Name
Proyecto Mxico Informacin Cartogrfica Digital
Issue Identification
2007
Publication Information
Publication Place
Mxico, D.F., Mxico
Publisher
Sistemas de Informacin Geogrfica, S.A. de C.V.
Online Linkage
http://www.sigsa.info/
Source Scale Denominator
400000
Type of Source Media
online
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
200703
Source Currentness Reference
publication date
Contribution
Attribute and geospatial data
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.
Other Citation Details
This is the source for ESRI Data Maps 2006 Mexico Rivers and Streams that is used to code the RANK attribute.
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
1870
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
hydro_l
Entity Type Definition
The lines represent the major rivers and streams in Mexico.
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
NAME
The river or stream name. (Names for the features.)
Definition Source
Sistemas de Informacin Geogrfica, S.A. de C.V.
TYPE
The type of the river or stream.
Aqueduct
The type of feature is an aqueduct.
Irrigation Canal
The type of feature is an irrigation canal.
River
The type of feature is a river.
Shoreline
The type of feature is a shoreline.
Stream
The type of feature is a stream.
Submerged Reef
The type of feature is a submerged reef.
Underground Stream
The type of feature is an underground stream.
Definition Source
ESRI
STATUS
The status of the river or stream.
Intermittent
The status of the feature is intermittent.
Not Applicable
The status of the feature is not applicable.
Perennial
The status of the feature is perennial.
Unknown
The status of the feature is unknown.
Definition Source
ESRI
RANK
The rank of the river or stream based on the length of its connected river system.
Primary
The feature/system is greater than 764 kilometers in length.
Major
The feature/system is between 403 and 764 kilometers in length.
Medium
The feature/system is between 162 and 402 kilometers in length.
Minor
The feature/system is between 81 and 161 kilometers in length.
Small
The feature/system is less than 80 kilometers in length.
Definition Source
ESRI
KILOMETERS
The length of the river or stream in kilometers. (Calculated lengths for 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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