cis.shp

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

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Douglas Steinshouer
Publication_Date: 20010600
Title:
cis.shp
Countries comprising the Former Soviet Union (Commonwealth of Independent States)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: ArcView shapefile
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Denver, CO
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Michael E. Brownfield
Originator: Douglas W. Steinshouer
Originator: Mikhail Yu. Povarennykh
Originator: Ivan Eriomin
Originator: Mikhail Shpirt
Originator: Yevgeny Meitov
Originator: Irena Sharova
Originator: Nina Goriunova
Originator: Margarita V. Zyrianova
Publication_Date: 20010600
Title:
Open-file report 01-104 Coal Quality and Resources of the Former Soviet Union - An ArcView Project
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Denver, CO. U.S.A.
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Description:
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.
Purpose:
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".
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20010000
Currentness_Reference: Publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: 22.1639
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -172.8549
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 81.8519
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.1417
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Country
Theme_Keyword: Commonwealth of Independent States
Theme_Keyword: Former Soviet Union
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Eurasia
Place_Keyword: Asia
Place_Keyword: Europe
Place_Keyword: Former Soviet Union
Place_Keyword: Armenia
Place_Keyword: Azerbaijan
Place_Keyword: Belarus
Place_Keyword: Estonia
Place_Keyword: Georgia
Place_Keyword: Kazakhstan
Place_Keyword: Kyrgyzstan
Place_Keyword: Latvia
Place_Keyword: Lithuania
Place_Keyword: Moldova
Place_Keyword: Russian Federation
Place_Keyword: Russia
Place_Keyword: Tajikstan
Place_Keyword: Turkmenistan
Place_Keyword: Ukraine
Place_Keyword: Uzbekistan
Place_Keyword: AA
Place_Keyword: AJ
Place_Keyword: BE
Place_Keyword: EN
Place_Keyword: GG
Place_Keyword: KZ
Place_Keyword: KG
Place_Keyword: LG
Place_Keyword: LU
Place_Keyword: MD
Place_Keyword: RS
Place_Keyword: TI
Place_Keyword: TX
Place_Keyword: UP
Place_Keyword: UZ
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.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Michael Brownfield
Contact_Position: Research Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: Box 25046 Denver Federal Center MS 939
City: Denver
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80225-0046
Country: U.S.A.
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303.236 7767
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303.236.0459
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mbrownfield@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: 7:00 am - 3:00 pm MST
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: cis.jpg
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Spatial extent of countries comprising the Former Soviet Union
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
Native_Data_Set_Environment: ArcView version 3.0a

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
All the attributes other than standard Arc/Info attributes are of character type.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
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.
Completeness_Report: N/A
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Dependent on source materials.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: N/A
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)(comp.)
Publication_Date: 19980000
Title: Arcworld cntry_98
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Arc/Info coverage
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)(comp.)
Publication_Date: 19980000
Title: Arcworld Digital Map of the World
Source_Scale_Denominator: 3000000
Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: Unknown
Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of publication
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ESRI
Source_Contribution:
Arcs and polygons depicting countries of the Former Soviet Union
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Polygons depicting countries of the Former Soviet Union were selected in ArcView and converted to an ArcView shapefile.
Process_Date: 20000000

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 15

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 1 degree
Longitude_Resolution: 1 degree
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: Pulkovo Datum 1942
Ellipsoid_Name: Krasovsky
Semi-major_Axis: 6378245
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.3

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: cis.dbf
Entity_Type_Definition: DBase table of attribute data
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: None
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Country_id
Attribute_Definition: Numeric identifier for polygon features
Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 15
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Territory
Attribute_Definition: Name of country
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Christa D. Lopez
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, MS 939
City: Denver
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80225-0046
Country: U.S.A.
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303.236.1644
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303.236.0459
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: clopez@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 am -4:00 pm MST
Resource_Description:
CD-ROM Open File Report 01-104 "Coal Quality and Resources of the Former Soviet Union - An ArcView Project"
Distribution_Liability:
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.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name:
ArcView Shapefile
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Recording_Format: Joliet
Compatibility_Information:
Joliet format allows the CD-ROM to be read by most computer operating systems.
Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20010410
Metadata_Review_Date: 20010400
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: David A. Ferderer
Contact_Position: Data Manager - CERT
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, MS 939
City: Denver
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80225-0046
Country: U.S.A.
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303.236.3611
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303.236.0459
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dferdere@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm MST
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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