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World Regions (line), 2008

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Identification Information
Citation
Originator
Environmental Systems Research Institute (Redlands, Calif.)
Publication Date
2008
Title
World Regions (line), 2008
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Publication Information
Publication Place
Redlands, California, USA
Publisher
ESRI
Online Linkage
https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/acis/eds/dgate/studies/C1301/data/esri_2008_world_region_ln.zip
Abstract
World Regions (line) is a polyline theme representing the boundaries for the regions of the world. There are 25 commonly recognized world regions. This dataset is a part of the 2008 ESRI Data and Maps Collection
Purpose
For educational, non-commercial purposes only
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
2008
Bounding Box
West
-179
East
179
North
83.623608
South
-85
ISO Topic Category
Boundaries
Theme Keyword
regions
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Place Keyword
Earth
World
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Temporal Keyword
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
Data Quality Information
Lineage
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
2263
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
esri_93_world_region_ln
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
BND_TYPE
Type
Distribution Information
Format Name
GeoPackage
Distributor
Environmental Systems Research Institute (Redlands, Calif.)
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20090716
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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