Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Douglas W. Steinshouer Publication_Date: 20010600 Title: cities.shp Selected cities in the countries comprising the Former Soviet Union 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 points describing the locations of capitol cities 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 provided to depict selected cities as a locational reference to 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: 20.5013 East_Bounding_Coordinate: 158.3900 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 69.2500 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.1205 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: City 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: None 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 Data_Set_Credit: Douglas W. Steinshouer (Contractor to U.S.G.S.) - Generation of Arc/Info coverage from Geographic latitude and longitude coordinates Conversion to shapefile Documentation and metadata Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: capitols.jpg Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Spatial extent of selected cities in the countries comprising of 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: Points are not duplicated and are attributed. Completeness_Report: N/A Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Dependent on source materials, with a miximum positional positional accuracy of 0.01 decimal degree of latitude or longitude. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: N/A Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Rand McNally & Company Publication_Date: 19890000 Title: International Map Index Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Gazeteer Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Chicago Publisher: Rand McNally & Company Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Rand McNally & Company Publication_Date: 19890000 Title: The Great Geographical Atlas Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Atlas Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Chicago Publisher: Rand McNally & company Type_of_Source_Media: Paper Source_Contribution: Latitude and longitude coordinates, and names of selected cities Source_Citation_Abbreviation: RMC Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 19890000 Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of publication Process_Step: Process_Description: Cities coverage was generated from Geographic degrees of latitude and longitude. Process_Date: 2000000 Process_Step: Process_Description: Arc/Info coverage was converted to ArcView shapefile. Process_Date: 20010100 Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 98 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: North American Datum 1927 Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866 Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: cities.dbf Entity_Type_Definition: DBase table of attribute data Entity_Type_Definition_Source: None Attribute: Attribute_Label: Name Attribute_Definition: Name of capitol city Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character value of name of country Attribute: Attribute_Label: Country Attribute_Definition: Country in which city is located Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character value of name of country 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