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World Lakes : ESRI Data Maps 2009
- Identification Information
- Data Quality Information
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Spatial Reference Information
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Distribution Information
- Metadata Reference Information
- Identification Information
- Citation
- Originator
- Environmental Systems Research Institute (Redlands, Calif.)
- Publication Date
- 20090601
- Title
- World Lakes : ESRI Data Maps 2009
- Edition
- 2009 Data Update
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- vector digital data
- Series Information
- Series Name
- ESRI Data Maps
- Issue Identification
- 2009 Data Update - World, Europe, United States, and Mexico
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Redlands, California, USA
- Publisher
- ESRI
- Other Citation Details
- Location: ESRI data maps 2009 \world\data
- Online Linkage
- https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-esri09wldlakes
- Abstract
- World Lakes represents the major lakes and inland seas of the world.
- Purpose
- World Lakes provides a base map layer of major lakes and inland seas of the world.
- Supplemental Information
- Largest scale when displaying the data: 1:10,000,000.
- Temporal Extent
- Currentness Reference
- publication date: 19920801, 1991, 1990, 1992, 20010614; ground condition: 2001, 20010706, 19940723, 19631029, 19720913, 19871218
- Bounding Box
- West
- -125.123318
- East
- 109.965000
- North
- 67.046936
- South
- -16.606264
- Theme Keyword
- Lakes
- Seas
- Bodies of water
- Hydrography
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- LCSH
- ISO Topic Category
- inlandWaters
- Theme Keyword
- polygon
- lakes
- seas
- hydrography
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Place Keyword
- Earth
- Northern Hemisphere
- Southern Hemisphere
- Eastern Hemisphere
- Western Hemisphere
- Africa
- Asia
- Europe
- North America
- South America
- Polar regions
- World
- Place Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Temporal Keyword
- 1992
- 1991
- 1990
- 1992
- 2001
- 2001
- 2001
- 1994
- 1963
- 1972
- 1987
- Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Access Restrictions
- Access granted to Licensee only.
- Use Restrictions
- The data are provided under the Harvard University Site License. These data must be used in compliance with the Site License. This means that the data are only available for Harvard Affiliates for use on Harvard owned computers. The data are provided by multiple, third party data vendors under license to ESRI for inclusion on ESRI Data Maps for use with ESRI software. Each data vendor has its own data licensing policies and may grant varying redistribution rights to end users. Please consult the redistribution rights below for this data set provided on ESRI Data Maps. As used herein, "Geodata" shall mean any digital data set consisting of geographic data coordinates and associated attributes. 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- 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
- Native Data Set Environment
- Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770
- Data Quality Information
- Logical Consistency Report
- The shapefile is converted to SDC (Smart Data Compression) format using either ESRI SDC Data Development Kit Professional 2 (DDKP2) or tools in ArcGIS. The SDC data set is then loaded into ArcSDE to verify and validate the geometry.
- Completeness Report
- After processing, the data set is checked for drawing display and number of records and file sizes compared with source materials.
- Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
- The positional accuracy is unknown.
- Lineage
- Source
- Originator
- Environmental Systems Research Institute (Redlands, Calif.)
- Publication Date
- 19920801
- Title
- ArcWorld? 1:3M, ArcWorld? 1:25M
- Edition
- 1
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- vector digital data
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Redlands, California, USA
- Publisher
- ESRI
- Source Scale Denominator
- 3000000, 25000000
- Type of Source Media
- CD-ROM
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 19920801
- Source Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Contribution
- Attribute and geospatial data
- Source
- Originator
- Rand McNally and Company
- Publication Date
- 1991
- Title
- Rand McNally New International Atlas
- Edition
- 2nd printing, revised
- Series Information
- Series Name
- Rand McNally New International Atlas
- Issue Identification
- 2nd printing, revised
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Publisher
- Rand McNally Company
- Type of Source Media
- paper
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 1991
- Source Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Contribution
- Attribute data
- Source
- Originator
- Bartholomew (Firm)
- Originator
- Times Books (Firm)
- Publication Date
- 1990
- Title
- The Times Atlas of the World
- Edition
- 8th comprehensive edition
- Series Information
- Series Name
- The Times Atlas of the World
- Issue Identification
- 8th comprehensive edition
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Publisher
- Bartholemew and Times Books
- Type of Source Media
- paper
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 1990
- Source Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Source
- Originator
- Environmental Systems Research Institute (Redlands, Calif.)
- Originator
- United States. National Imagery and Mapping Agency
- Publication Date
- 1992
- Title
- Digital Chart of the World
- Edition
- 1
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Redlands, California, USA
- Publisher
- ESRI
- Type of Source Media
- CD-ROM
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 1992
- Source Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Source
- Originator
- United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Title
- no title
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- remote-sensing image
- Series Information
- Series Name
- Visible Earth Program
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- online
- Publisher
- NASA
- Other Citation Details
- Credit: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team; Satellite: Terra; Sensor: MODIS; Aral Sea - Image Date: 06-14-2001; VE Record ID:8936; 2400w x 3200h true-color JPEG; Nettilling Lake - Image Date: 07-06-2001; VE Record ID:8767; 2200w x 2900h true-color JPEG
- Online Linkage
- http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/data/ev89/ev8936_AralSea.A2001165.0710.250m.jpg
- Online Linkage
- http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/data/ev87/ev8767_Baffin.A2001187.1620.500m.jpg
- Type of Source Media
- online
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Multiple Dates/Times
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 20010614
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 20010706
- Source Currentness Reference
- ground condition
- Source
- Originator
- United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Title
- no title
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- remote-sensing image
- Series Information
- Series Name
- Earth Observatory
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- online
- Publisher
- NASA
- Other Citation Details
- Image 2001
- Online Linkage
- http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/Images/landsat_chad.jpg
- Type of Source Media
- online
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 2001
- Source Currentness Reference
- ground condition
- Source
- Originator
- United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Title
- STS-65 Earth observation of Omo River Delta, Lake Turkana in Ethiopia / Kenya
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- remote-sensing image
- Series Information
- Series Name
- JSC Digital Image Collection
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- online
- Publisher
- NASA JSC
- Other Citation Details
- NASA Photo ID: STS065-84-039; File Name: 10110352.jpg; Film Type: 70mm; Date Taken: 07/23/94; STS-65 Earth observation taken aboard Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, is of Omo River Delta and Lake Turkana in Ethiopia / Kenya.
- Online Linkage
- http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/images/pao/STS65/10110352.htm
- Type of Source Media
- online
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 19940723
- Source Currentness Reference
- ground condition
- Source
- Originator
- Southwestern Bell Corporation
- Title
- Lake Urmia Iran
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- remote-sensing image
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- online
- Publisher
- SouthWestern Bell WorldRoom
- Other Citation Details
- Note: These photographs and the accompanying text are taken from the NASA Space Shuttle Earth Observations Photography Database.
- Online Linkage
- http://worldroom.tamu.edu/mideast/photos/41g-37-084.html
- Type of Source Media
- online
- Contribution
- Geospatial data
- Source
- Originator
- Geological Survey (U.S.)
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- remote-sensing image
- Series Information
- Series Name
- Landsat PROGRAM
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- online
- Publisher
- U.S. Geological Society
- Other Citation Details
- This image appears to be no longer available.
- Online Linkage
- http://landsat7.usgs.gov/browse/titicaca.html
- Type of Source Media
- online
- Contribution
- Geospatial data
- Source
- Originator
- EROS Data Center
- Originator
- Geological Survey (U.S.)
- Publication Date
- 20010112
- Title
- Great Salt Lake, Utah, 1963, 1972, 1987
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- remote-sensing image
- Series Information
- Series Name
- Earthshots
- Issue Identification
- 8th ed.
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- online
- Publisher
- EROS Data Center of the U.S. Geological Survey
- Other Citation Details
- 29 October 1963, Argon satellite photo; 13 September 1972, Landsat 1 MSS bands 4 2 1; 18 December 1987, Landsat 5 MSS bands 4 2 1
- Online Linkage
- http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/earthshots/slow/GreatSaltLake/GreatSaltLake
- Type of Source Media
- online
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Multiple Dates/Times
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 19631029
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 19720913
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 19871218
- Source Currentness Reference
- ground condition
- Source
- Originator
- Environmental Systems Research Institute (Redlands, Calif.)
- Title
- ArcGIS Online services - World Imagery
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- raster digital data
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Redlands, California, USA
- Publisher
- ESRI
- Other Citation Details
- Accessed the map service on May 28, 2009.
- Online Linkage
- http://resources.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/index.cfm?fa=contenttab=World_Maps
- Type of Source Media
- online
- Contribution
- Geospatial data
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Direct Spatial Reference Method
- Vector
- Point and Vector Object Information
- SDTS Terms Description
- SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
- G-polygon
- Point and Vector Object Count
- 38
- Spatial Reference Information
- Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
- Geographic
- Latitude Resolution
- 0.000001
- Longitude Resolution
- 0.000001
- 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
- ESRI09wldlakes
- Entity Type Definition
- The polygons represent the major natural inland bodies of water within the world.
- Entity Type Definition Source
- ESRI
- Attributes
- OBJECTID
- Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
- Definition Source
- ESRI
- NAME
- The lake or inland sea name. (Names for the features.)
- Definition Source
- Rand McNally New International Atlas; The Times Atlas of the World; Digital Chart of the World
- SURF_ELEV
- The surface elevation in feet of the lake or inland sea.
- -9999
- Attribute values of -9999 are null values (data not available).
- Definition Source
- Rand McNally New International Atlas; The Times Atlas of the World; Digital Chart of the World
- DEPTH
- The approximate maximum depth in feet of the lake or inland sea.
- -999
- Attribute values of -999 are null values (data not available).
- Definition Source
- Rand McNally New International Atlas; The Times Atlas of the World; Digital Chart of the World
- SQMI
- The measure of area in square miles. (Calculated areas for the features.)
- Definition Source
- ESRI
- SQKM
- The measure of area in square kilometers. (Calculated areas for the features.)
- Definition Source
- ESRI
- Shape
- Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
- Definition Source
- ESRI
- SHAPE.AREA
- Area of feature in square coverage units
- Definition Source
- ESRI
- SHAPE.LEN
- Length of arc in coverage units
- Definition Source
- ESRI
- Distribution Information
- Format Name
- Shapefile
- Distributor
- Harvard Geospatial Library
- Online Access
- http://hgl.harvard.edu
- Name
- Metadata Reference Information
- Metadata Date
- 20100701
- Metadata Contact
- Contact Information
- Contact Organization Primary
- Contact Organization
- Harvard Geospatial Library
- Contact Position
- Geospatial Resources Cataloger
- Contact Address
- Address
- Harvard University Library
- Address
- Office For Information Systems
- Address
- 90 Mount Auburn Street
- City
- Cambridge
- State or Province
- MA
- Postal Code
- 02138
- Country
- USA
- Contact Voice Telephone
- 617-495-2417
- Contact Facsimile Telephone
- 617-496-0440
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- hgl_ref@hulmail.harvard.edu
- Hours of Service
- Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EST-USA
- Metadata Standard Name
- FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata Standard Version
- FGDC-STD-001-1998
