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Mexico States, 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 States, 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_states.zip
Abstract
Mexico States is a polygon theme representing the states of Mexico with coastlines, international boundaries, and state boundaries. Attribute information includes the name, FIPS code and area of the state. This dataset is a part of the 2008 ESRI Data Maps collection.
Purpose
Mexico States provides the states of Mexico with detail appropriate for national, regional, and local levels.
Supplemental Information
Largest scale when displaying the data: 1:400,000.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
2008
Bounding Box
West
-118.365391
East
-86.710312
North
32.718658
South
14.533270
Theme Keyword
polygon
states
area
coastlines
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
ISO Topic Category
boundaries
Place Keyword
Mexico (3996063)
Mexico
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Temporal Keyword
2007
2004
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 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.
Originator
Environmental Systems Research Institute (Redlands, Calif.)
Publication Date
20040301
Title
Mexico Municipalities, World Administrative Units, 2008
Edition
2004
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Series Information
Series Name
ESRI Data Maps
Issue Identification
2004
Publication Information
Publication Place
Redlands, California, USA
Publisher
ESRI
Other Citation Details
Mexico Municipalities - provides the sources for the added islands in the Pacific Ocean and off of the Yucatan Peninsula, the repositioned islands of Ensenada, and the ST_ID and COLORMAP attributes. World Administrative Units - provides the source for the FIPS_10_4 attribute.
Online Linkage
http://www.esri.com
Source Scale Denominator
250000, 300000
Type of Source Media
DVD-ROM
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
20040301
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
G-polygon
Point and Vector Object Count
33
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
states
Entity Type Definition
The polygons represent the states of Mexico with coastlines, international boundaries, and state boundaries.
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
ST_NAME
The state name. (Names for the features.)
Definition Source
Sistemas de Informacin Geogrfica, S.A. de C.V.
FIPS_10_4
The FIPS code (two-letter country code, two-number administrative unit code) for the state. (Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 10-4U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology)
Definition Source
U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
SQKM
The area of the state in square kilometers. (Calculated areas for the features.)
Definition Source
ESRI
ST_ID
The numeric code for the state. (Numbers for the features.)
Definition Source
ESRI
COLORMAP
The number allows the state to be colored so states of the same color don't touch. (1 to 5)
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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