World Continents

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What does this data set describe?

Title: World Continents
Abstract:
World Continents represents the boundaries for the continents of the world.
Supplemental_Information: Largest scale when displaying the data: 1:15,000,000.
  1. How should this data set be cited?

    Environmental Systems Research , Inc. (ESRI), 20020401, World Continents: ESRI Data & Maps 2002, Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI), Redlands, California, USA.

    Other_Citation_Details: Location: ESRI Data & Maps 2002 (CD 1) \world

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.000000
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.000000
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 83.623596
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.000000

  3. What does it look like?

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

    Calendar_Date: 1996
    Currentness_Reference: publication date

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

    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

  6. 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):

      • G-polygon (8)

    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 0.000001. Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.000001. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal degrees.

      The horizontal datum used is D_WGS_1984.
      The ellipsoid used is WGS_1984.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.000000.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257224.

  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

    continent
    The polygons represent the boundaries for the continents of the world. (Source: ESRI)

    FID
    Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

    Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

    Shape
    Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)

    Coordinates defining the features.

    CONTINENT
    The continent name. (Source: ArcWorld Supplement)

    ValueDefinition
    Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South AmericaThe continents of the world.


Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)

  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

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

    Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)
    c/o Data Team
    380 New York Street
    Redlands, California 92373-8100
    USA

    909-793-2853 (voice)
    909-793-5953 (FAX)
    info@esri.com

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Why was the data set created?

World Continents provides a base map layer of the continents for the world.


How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

    ArcWorld Supplement (source 1 of 2)
    Environmental Systems Research , Inc. (ESRI), 1996, ArcWorld Supplement:, Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI), Redlands, California, USA.

    Type_of_Source_Media: CD–ROM
    Source_Scale_Denominator: 3000000
    Source_Contribution: Attribute and geospatial data

    GMI (source 2 of 2)
    International, Global Mapping , Missions Database: Global Mapping International, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.

    Type_of_Source_Media: CD–ROM
    Source_Contribution: Attribute data

  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

    Date: 11-Jan-2001 (process 1 of 1)
    The following steps were performed by ESRI: Extracted the features from ESRI Data & Maps 1999 data set-admin98.shp. Updated political boundaries for countries and first-level administrative units. Used Continent attribute to dissolve out the necessary features to create the continents. Removed unnecessary attributes. Created ArcGIS™ layer file (.lyr). Created ArcView legend file (.avl). Created projection file (.prj). Created spatial indices.

    Data sources used in this process:

    • ArcWorld Supplement
    • GMI

  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?


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?

    The geospatial part of this data set was originally extracted from the ArcWorld Supplement database and then generalized (tolerance unknown). The positional accuracy is unknown.

  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

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

    After processing, the data set is checked for drawing display and number of records and file sizes compared with source materials.

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

    No duplicate features are present. The shapefile is created directly from a topologically correct ArcInfo™ coverage.


How can someone get a copy of the data set?

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

Access_Constraints: Access granted to Licensee only.
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  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)

    Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI); ESRI International Distributors
    380 New York Street
    Redlands, California 92373-8100
    USA

    800-447-9778 (voice)

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    Outside the United States, please direct all inquiries to your local ESRI International Distributor. This information can be found at <http://gis.esri.com/intldist/contactint.cfm>.

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

    Offline Data

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

    See use constraints.

  4. How can I download or order the data?

  5. What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?

    To use this data requires software that supports ArcView® GIS shapefiles.


Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 08-Feb-2002
Metadata author:
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)
c/o Data Team
380 New York Street
Redlands, California 92373-8100
USA

909-793-2853 (voice)
909-793-5953 (FAX)
info@esri.com

Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Pacific time, Monday–Friday
Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)
Metadata extensions used:


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