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Countries comprising the Former Soviet Union (Commonwealth of Independent States)

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Frequently-anticipated questions:

• What does this data set describe?
1. How should this data set be cited?
2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
3. What does it look like?
4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
5. What is the general form of this data set?
6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
• Who produced the data set?
1. Who are the originators of the data set?
2. What are their contributions to the data set?
3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
• Why was the data set created?
• How was the data set created?
1. Where did the data come from?
2. What changes have been made?
• How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?
1. How well have the observations been checked?
2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
5. How consistent are the relationships among the data, including topology?
• How can someone get a copy of the data set?
1. Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
2. Who distributes the data?
3. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?
4. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
5. How can I download or order the data?
• To whom should users address questions about the metadata?

What does this data set describe?

Title:

cis.shp

Countries comprising the Former Soviet Union (Commonwealth of Independent States)

Abstract:

This shapefile contains arcs, polygons and polygon labels that describe the political boundaries of the countries comprising the Former Soviet Union. (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikstan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.) This spatial dataset is available as an ArcView shapefile.


 

1. How should this data set be cited?

Steinshouer, Douglas, 20010600,
cis.shp Countries comprising the Former Soviet Union (Commonwealth of Independent States): U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO.

This is part of the following larger work.

    Michael E. Brownfield, USGS, Denver, CO,
    Douglas W. Steinshouer, Contractor to USGS, Denver, CO,
    Mikhail Yu. Povarennykh, Vernadsky State Geological Museum, Moscow,
    Ivan Eriomin, Fossil Fuel Institute, Russian Ministry of Geology, Moscow,
    Mikhail Shpirt, Fossil Fuel Institute, Russian Ministry of Geology, Moscow,
    Yevgeny Meitov, Institute of Mineralogy, Geochemistry and the Crystal Chemistry of Rare Elements, Moscow,
    Irena Sharova, Institute of Mineralogy, Geochemistry and the Crystal Chemistry of Rare Elements, Moscow,
    Nina Goriunova, Fossil Fuel Institute, Russian Ministry of Geology, Moscow
    Margarita V. Zyrianova, Contractor to USGS, Denver, CO,
    20010500,
    Coal Quality and Resources of the Former Soviet Union - An ArcView Project,
    U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 01-104,
    U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO.
 

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

West_Bounding_Coordinate: 22.1639

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -92.8549

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 81.8519

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.1417

4. What does it look like?

 

cis.jpg (JPEG)

Spatial extent of countries comprising the Former Soviet Union


 

5. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

 

Calendar_Date: 2001

Currentness_Reference: Publication date

6. What is the general form of this data set?

 

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: ArcView shapefile

7. How does the data set represent geographic features?

 
1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?


 This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):

• GT-polygon composed of chains (15)
2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?


 Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitudes are given to the nearest 1 degree. Longitudes are given to the nearest 1 degree. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal degrees.

The horizontal datum used is Pulkovo Datum 1942.
The ellipsoid used is Krasovsky.
The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378245.
The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.3.
 

8. How does the data set describe geographic features?

 

cis.dbf

DBase table of attribute data (Source: None)

 

Country_id

Numeric identifier for polygon features (Source: User Defined)


 

Range of values
Minimum:	1
Maximum:	15

Country

Name of country (Source: ESRI)


Character field

Who produced the data set?

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
• Douglas Steinshouer
2. Who also contributed to the data set?

Douglas Steinshouer - projection and conversion of Arc/Info coverage into ArcView shapefile, documentation and metadata

3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

Michael Brownfield
U.S. Geological Survey
Research Geologist
Box 25046 Denver Federal Center MS 939
Denver, CO 80225-0046
U.S.A.

303.236 7767 (voice)
303.236.0459 (FAX)
mbrownfield@usgs.gov

Hours_of_Service: 7:00 am - 3:00 pm MST

Why was the data set created?

This spatial dataset is intended to delineate the political boundaries of the countries comprising the Former Soviet Union as a locational reference in U.S.G.S. Open File Report 01-104, "Coal Quality and Resources of the Former Soviet Union - An ArcView Project".

How was the data set created?

1. Where did the data come from?

 

ESRI (source 1 of 1)

Environmental Systems Research , Inc. (ESRI)(comp.), 19980000, Arcworld cntry_98.

This is part of the following larger work.
 
 

Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM

Source_Scale_Denominator: 3000000

Source_Contribution:

Arcs and polygons depicting countries of the Former Soviet Union

2. What changes have been made?

 

Date: 2000 (change 1 of 1)

Polygons depicting countries of the Former Soviet Union were selected in ArcView and converted to an ArcView shapefile.

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

1. How well have the observations been checked?

 All the attributes other than standard Arc/Info attributes are of character type.
 

2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

 Dependent on source materials.
 

3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

 N/A
 

4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

 N/A
 

5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

 Polygon topology exists. Each polygon has one unique label point with unique id, there are no dangles. The coverage is topologically cleaned and built in Arc/Info 7.1.2.

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

Contains intellectual property of Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI), and is used with their permission. End users are permitted to use this data set for their own internal use, including derivative work, but are prohibited from using and redistributing these data individually or in a derivative work to third parties. Please refer to the "ATTACHMENT B" file on this CD-ROM for further information on ESRI's license agreement. ESRI is a registered trademark in the United States and either a trademark or registered trademark in all other countries where it is used, and ArcExplorer, Arc/Info, Arcview and Arcworld are trademarks of Environmental Systems Research, Inc.

1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)

Christa D. Lopez
U.S. Geological Survey
Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, MS 939
Denver, CO 80225-0046
U.S.A.

303.236.1644 (voice)
303.236.0459 (FAX)
clopez@usgs.gov

Hours_of_Service: 8:00 am -4:00 pm MST

2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

CD-ROM Open File Report 01-104 "Coal Quality and Resources of the Former Soviet Union - An ArcView Project"
 

3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

Although data are processed on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the U.S. Geological Survey regarding the correctness of the data, or of the utility of the data in any computer system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.

4. How can I download or order the data?

 
• Availability in digital form:

 

Data format:	ArcView Shapefile
Media you can order:	CD-ROM (format Joliet) Note: Joliet format allows the CD-ROM to be read by most computer operating systems.

• Cost to order the data: None

To whom should users address questions about the metadata?

Dates:

Last modified: 10-Apr-2001

Last Reviewed: Apr-2001

Metadata contact:

David A. Ferderer
U.S. Geological Survey
Data Manager - CERT
Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, MS 939
Denver, CO 80225-0046
U.S.A.

303.236.3611 (voice)
303.236.0459 (FAX)
dferdere@usgs.gov

Hours_of_Service: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm MST

Metadata standard:

FGDC CSDGM (FGDC-STD-001-1998)

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