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World Populated Places : Esri Data Maps 2012

Identification Information
Citation
Originator
DeLorme (Firm)
Originator
Environmental Systems Research Institute (Redlands, Calif.)
Publication Date
20120301
Title
World Populated Places : Esri Data Maps 2012
Edition
2012
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Series Information
Series Name
Data Maps for ArcGIS
Issue Identification
2012 - World, Europe, and United States
Publication Information
Publication Place
Redlands, California, USA
Publisher
Esri
Other Citation Details
Location: Data Maps for ArcGIS 2012 \world\data
Online Linkage
https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-esri12wldpop-places
Abstract
World Populated Places represents the locations of the populated places of the world.
Purpose
World Populated Places provides a base map layer for the populated places of the world.
Supplemental Information
Largest scale when displaying the data: 1:250,000.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Bounding Box
West
-175.204102
East
179.198762
North
69.489538
South
-54.809273
Theme Keyword
Names, Geographical
Gazetteers
Cities and towns
Human settlements
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
ISO Topic Category
location
Theme Keyword
point
populated places
cities
capitals
towns
location
society
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Place Keyword
Earth
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
Africa
Asia
Australia
Europe
North America
South America
World
Place Keyword Thesaurus
None
Temporal Keyword
2010
2011
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 Data Maps for ArcGIS 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 Data Maps. As used herein, "Geodata" shall mean any digital data set consisting of geographic data coordinates and associated attributes.The redistribution rights for this data set: Redistribution rights are granted by the data vendor for hard-copy renditions or static, electronic map images (e.g. .gif, .jpeg, etc.) that are plotted, printed, or publicly displayed with proper metadata and source/copyright attribution to the respective data vendor(s).The terms and conditions below apply to all the data sets provided on Data Maps.Proprietary Rights and Copyright: Licensee acknowledges that the Data and Related Materials contain proprietary and confidential property of Esri and its licensor(s). The Data and Related Materials are owned by Esri and its licensor(s) and are protected by United States copyright laws and applicable international copyright treaties and/or conventions.Limited Warranty and Disclaimer: Esri warrants that the media upon which the Data and Related Materials are provided will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of receipt.THE DATA AND RELATED MATERIALS ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE LIMITED WARRANTY, AND THE LICENSEE EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE DATA CONTAINS SOME NONCONFORMITIES, DEFECTS, OR ERRORS. Esri DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE DATA WILL MEET LICENSEE'S NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS; THAT THE USE OF THE DATA WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED; OR THAT ALL NONCONFORMITIES, DEFECTS, OR ERRORS CAN OR WILL BE CORRECTED. Esri IS NOT INVITING RELIANCE ON THIS DATA, AND THE LICENSEE SHOULD ALWAYS VERIFY ACTUAL DATA.EXCEPT FOR THE LIMITED WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE, THE DATA AND RELATED MATERIALS CONTAINED THEREIN ARE PROVIDED "AS-IS," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES: (A) THE DATA AND RELATED MATERIALS ARE NOT FAULT-TOLERANT AND ARE NOT DESIGNED, MANUFACTURED, OR INTENDED FOR USE OR RESALE FOR INSURANCE UNDERWRITING OR WITH CRITICAL HEALTH AND SAFETY OR ONLINE CONTROL EQUIPMENT IN HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENTS THAT REQUIRE FAIL-SAFE PERFORMANCE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITIES, NAVIGATION OR GUIDANCE (I.E., AIRCRAFT, NAUTICAL VEHICLE, ETC.), OR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, TERRORISM PREVENTION OR RESPONSE, LIFE SUPPORT, OR WEAPONS SYSTEMS ("HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES"). Esri SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES.(B) TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, LICENSEE AGREES TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, AND HOLD Esri, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUBCONTRACTORS, LICENSORS, SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNS HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LIABILITY, LOSSES, CLAIMS, EXPENSES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS' FEES), DEMANDS, OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH LICENSEE'S USE OR PERMITTING THE USE BY OTHERS OF THE DATA, AND VENDOR'S HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE FOR HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES. DELIVERY OF THE DATA, AND VENDOR'S HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE.Exclusive Remedy and Limitation of Liability: The entire liability of Esri or its licensor(s) and Licensee's exclusive remedy shall be to terminate the Agreement upon Licensee returning the Data and Related Materials to Esri with a copy of Licensee's invoice/receipt and Esri returning the license fees paid to Licensee.IN NO EVENT SHALL Esri AND/OR ITS LICENSOR(S) BE LIABLE FOR COSTS OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOST PROFITS, LOST SALES, OR BUSINESS EXPENDITURES, INVESTMENTS, OR COMMITMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH ANY BUSINESS; LOSS OF ANY GOODWILL; OR FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR USE OF THE DATA AND RELATED MATERIALS, HOWEVER CAUSED, ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, AND WHETHER OR NOT Esri OR ITS LICENSOR(S) HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. THESE LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY EXCLUSIVE REMEDY.Third Party Beneficiary: Esri's licensor(s) has (have) authorized Esri to (sub)distribute and (sub)license its (their) data as incorporated into the Data and Related Materials. As an intended third party beneficiary to this Agreement, the Esri licensor(s) is (are) entitled to directly enforce, in its own name, the rights and obligations undertaken by the Licensee and to seek all legal and equitable remedies as are afforded to Esri.In the event that the data vendor(s) has (have) granted the end user permission to redistribute the Geodata, please use proper proprietary or copyright attribution for the various data vendor(s), and provide the associated metadata file(s) with the Geodata. In compliance with FGDC metadata standards, Esri has attempted to practice proper metadata methodologies by providing any data source information, descriptions, and file names to assist in this effort.
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
Esri ArcGIS 10.1
Data Quality Information
Attribute Accuracy Report
All data has been reviewed for correct application of attributes and is accurate to current conditions.
Logical Consistency Report
The shapefile is converted to SDC (Smart Data Compression) format using tools in ArcGIS. The SDC data set is then imported into a file geodatabase to verify, validate, and if needed repair 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 level of detail for each feature is generally better than what is traditionally utilized in a 1:500,000 scale product. The positional accuracy is typical of a 1:100,000 scale map, or +/-50 meters 90% of the time.
Lineage
Source
Originator
DeLorme (Firm)
Publication Date
2010
Title
Populated_Places
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Series Information
Series Name
A subset of DeLorme World Base Map (DWBM).
Issue Identification
2010
Publication Information
Publication Place
Yarmouth, Maine, USA
Publisher
DeLorme Publishing Company, Inc.
Online Linkage
http://www.delorme.com/
Source Scale Denominator
1000000
Type of Source Media
DVD-ROM
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
2010
Source Currentness Reference
publication date
Contribution
Attribute and geospatial data
Source
Originator
United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Publication Date
201109
Title
The World Factbook (online)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
document
Publication Information
Publication Place
online
Publisher
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Other Citation Details
The online Factbook is updated weekly.
Online Linkage
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Type of Source Media
online
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
201109
Source Currentness Reference
publication date
Contribution
Attribute and geospatial data
Source
Originator
International Organization for Standardization
Publication Date
20110809
Title
Updates on ISO 3166
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
document
Publication Information
Publication Place
online
Publisher
ISO
Other Citation Details
ISO 3166-1 Newsletter VI-10 (Code elements for South Sudan)
Online Linkage
http://www.iso.org/iso/country_codes/updates_on_iso_3166.htm
Type of Source Media
online
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
20110809
Source Currentness Reference
publication date
Contribution
Attribute data
Source
Originator
GeoNames
Publication Date
201109
Title
GeoNames
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
tabular digital data
Publication Information
Publication Place
online
Publisher
GeoNames
Other Citation Details
Provides information for the TYPE and RANK fields.
Online Linkage
http://www.geonames.org/
Online Linkage
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Type of Source Media
online
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
201109
Source Currentness Reference
publication date
Contribution
Attribute data
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Vector
Point and Vector Object Information
SDTS Terms Description
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
Entity point
Point and Vector Object Count
7827
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
ESRI12WLDPOP_PLACES
Entity Type Definition
The points represent the populated places in 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 populated place name. (Names for the features.)
Definition Source
DeLorme Publishing Company, Inc.
ISO_CC
The ISO Country Code (two-letter) for the populated place. (ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2 codesInternational Organization for Standardization)
Definition Source
International Organization for Standardization
TYPE
The type of the populated place.
National Capital
The populated place is a national capital.
Large City
The populated place is a large city.
Provincial Capital
The populated place is a provincial capital.
Town
The populated place is a town.
Definition Source
DeLorme Publishing Company, Inc., CIA The World Factbook
RANK
The rank of the populated place based on its Level of Importance. The lower the number, the more important the feature is.
1
Cities with populations greater than 1 million (and the majority of national capitals regardless of population).
2
Specific to important cities that generally have populations 500,000 to 1 million considered more geographically important to include on a small scale map, e.g. Quebec and Miami.
3
Cities with populations 500,000 to 1 million.
4
Cities with populations 100,000 to 500,000.
5
Cities with populations 50,000 to 100,000.
Definition Source
DeLorme Publishing Company, Inc., CIA The World Factbook
Shape
Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
Definition Source
Esri
Distribution Information
Format Name
Shapefile
Distributor
Harvard Geospatial Library
Online Access
http://hgl.harvard.edu/
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20121003
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Harvard Geospatial Library
Contact Position
Geospatial Resources Cataloger
Contact Address
Address
Harvard University Information Technology
Address
Library Technology Services
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
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