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Germany State Boundaries, 1834, German Historical GIS
- 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
- HGIS Germany (Andreas Kunz, Leonhard Dietze)
- Originator
- IEG-Maps / Berlin Data Pool (Andreas Kunz, Robert Moeschl)
- Originator
- Institut fur Europaische Geschichte (Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
- Originator
- Fachhochschule Mainz (Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
- Publication Date
- 2007
- Title
- Germany State Boundaries, 1834, German Historical GIS
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- vector digital data
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Mainz, Germany
- Publisher
- HGIS Germany
- Online Linkage
- https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-ghgis1834core
- Abstract
- In 1834 the Principality of Lichtenberg, located in the western part of "core Germany" and ruled by Saxe Coburg and Gotha since 1826, was ceded to Prussia. - For the overall picture see the description for 1820: The 41 polygons represent 38 (of 41) sovereign states of the German Confederation (the Deutscher Bund) which in 1820 were located within the (future) boundaries of the German Empire that would be founded in 1871. This "core Germany 1820" thus excludes those three states of the German Confederation which in 1871 did not join the German Empire, namely Austria, Luxembourg, and Liechtenstein. It includes, however, the Duchy of Schleswig, which in 1820 was part of Denmark, but in 1867 was ceded to Prussia and in 1871 became part of the new Empire. Likewise, it includes two territorial units attached to states of the Confederation: The Duchy of Lauenburg (attached to Holstein), and Reuss-Gera, a territorial unit administered jointly by the three sovereign principalities of the younger line of Reuss. It excludes, finally, Alsace-Lorraine, which became part of the German Empire by annexation only in 1871. White spots in the map indicate small territories administrated by two states "in condominium"; spatial data on these territorial units is available in a separate file and can be attached to this file as a second layer. All boundaries between the sovereign states of the Confederation are those of December 31, 1820. The external boundary of the German Confederation in 1820 is available as separate data set, as is the boundary of the German Empire for 1871.
- Purpose
- This data set is a contribution to the territorial and administrative history of Germany and of her position within Central Europe. In addition, it lends itself to the application of spatial statistics at the the level of the individual state.
- Supplemental Information
- All geographic names in the G-HGIS dataset are given in German language, even if some of the populated places shown in historical settings are today located in other countries like Poland, Belgium or Denmark. A multi-language concordance list - including standard English terminology - is contained in the electronic compendium of the HGIS Germany website (http://www.hgisg-ekompendium.ieg-mainz.de/Sprachkonkordanzen/).
- Temporal Extent
- Currentness Reference
- ground condition
- Time Instant
- 1834
- Bounding Box
- West
- 4.819391
- East
- 23.157687
- North
- 56.025202
- South
- 47.056982
- Theme Keyword
- Political Divisions
- sovereign states
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- ISO Topic Category
- boundaries
- Theme Keyword
- Boundaries
- Administrative and political divisions
- German states
- Population Statistics
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- LCSH
- Place Keyword
- Germany
- German Confederation
- Central Europe
- Germany
- Poland
- Kaliningrad Oblast
- Belgium
- Denmark
- Lithuania
- Czech Republic
- Place Keyword Thesaurus
- GNS
- Temporal Keyword
- 19th
- Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Access Restrictions
- The G-HGIS data sets are freely distributed for non-commercial academic research purposes.
- Use Restrictions
- Academic use of G-HGIS data is allowed, and encouraged, provided that any derived data or digital images of maps give proper citation to G-HGIS as stated above. The G-HGIS datasets are distributed for non-commercial academic research purposes only. Any organization or individual that makes commercial or revenue generating use of the G-HGIS Datasets must first obtain a licensing agreement from the G-HGIS Editors. Use of the datasets distributed downloaded from HGL implies acceptance of all the terms stated in the End User's License Agreement, and acknowledges understanding of any liabilities stated therein by the end-user.
- Status
- Complete
- Maintenance and Update Frequency
- None planned
- Point of Contact
- Contact Person
- Dr. Andreas Kunz
- Delivery Point
- Alte Universitaetsstrasse 19
- City
- Mainz
- Postal Code
- D-55116
- Country
- Germany
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- kunz@ieg-mainz.de
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- ieg2@ieg-mainz.de
- Credit
- HGIS Germany, Version 1.1
- Native Data Set Environment
- Unknown
- Cross-Reference
- Originator
- Kunz, Andreas
- Publication Date
- 2011
- Title
- Introduction to the German Historical GIS datasets
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- document
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Mainz, Germany
- Publisher
- HGIS Germany
- Online Linkage
- http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.gisdata:012690210_5128032
- Data Quality Information
- Attribute Accuracy Report
- Unknown
- Logical Consistency Report
- Unknown
- Completeness Report
- Unknown
- Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
- Unknown
- Lineage
- Source
- Originator
- HGIS Germany (Andreas Kunz, Leonhard Dietze)
- Originator
- IEG-Maps / Berlin Data Pool (Andreas Kunz, Robert Moeschl)
- Originator
- Institut fur Europaische Geschichte (Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
- Originator
- Fachhochschule Mainz (Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
- Publication Date
- 2007
- Title
- HGIS Germany (German Historical GIS) [electronic resource], ed. by Andreas Kunz et al.
- Edition
- HGIS Germany, Version 1.1
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- vector digital data
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Mainz, Germany
- Publisher
- HGIS Germany
- Other Citation Details
- The historical GIS of Germany traces the political and adminstrative history of the German states from 1820 to 1914. Three layers of political-administrative units - state, province, districts - are contained in the data sets, which record all visible boundary changes at these levels per year. In addition to polygons, line information like external boundaries, and point information like capitals of states, provinces, and districts are given. The project's website is www.hgis-germany.de, from where downloads of vector data are not possible, however.
- Online Linkage
- http://www.hgis-germany.de
- Source Scale Denominator
- Unknown
- Type of Source Media
- online
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 2007
- Source Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Contribution
- Source data set
- 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
- 39
- Spatial Reference Information
- Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
- Planar
- Grid Coordinate System
- Grid Coordinate System Name
- Universal Transverse Mercator
- Universal Transverse Mercator
- UTM Zone Number
- 33
- Transverse Mercator
- Scale Factor at Central Meridian
- 0.999600
- Longitude of Central Meridian
- 15.000000
- Latitude of Projection Origin
- 0.000000
- False Easting
- 500000.000000
- False Northing
- 0.000000
- Planar Coordinate Information
- Planar Coordinate Encoding Method
- coordinate pair
- Coordinate Representation
- Abscissa Resolution
- 0.000100
- Ordinate Resolution
- 0.000100
- Planar Distance Units
- meters
- 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
- GHGIS1834CORE
- Entity Type Definition
- Germany State Boundaries, 1834
- Entity Type Definition Source
- HGIS Germany
- Attributes
- OBJECTID
- Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
- Definition Source
- ESRI
- G1
- [Number] Encoding of a state; decoded in field staat_name
- Definition Source
- HGIS Germany
- STAAT_NAME
- Name of a state [from field G1] (Text.)
- Definition Source
- HGIS Germany
- HAUPTSTADT
- Capital of the state (Text.)
- Definition Source
- HGIS Germany
- BREITE
- Latitude of capital
- Definition Source
- HGIS Germany
- LAENGE
- Longitude of capital
- Definition Source
- HGIS Germany
- STA_ART
- [Number code] Type of state, decoded in field Sta_art_b
- Definition Source
- HGIS Germany
- STA_ART_B
- Type of state [from field Staat-art] (Text.)
- Definition Source
- HGIS Germany
- STA_AREA
- Area of the state in square meters [GIS-value]
- Definition Source
- HGIS Germany
- STA_DICHTE
- Population density of state [GIS-value, related to figure given in Info_01]
- Definition Source
- HGIS Germany
- INFO_01
- Number of inhabitants [of a state, a province, a district]
- Definition Source
- HGIS Germany
- Shape
- Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
- Definition Source
- ESRI
- SHAPE.AREA
- Area of feature in internal units squared. (Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.)
- Definition Source
- ESRI
- SHAPE.LEN
- Feature length.
- Definition Source
- ESRI
- Entity and Attribute Overview
- This version of the data layer contains only a subset of the fields contained on the full DVD.
- Entity and Attribute Detail Citation
- HGIS Germany (German Historical GIS) [electronic resource], ed. by Andreas Kunz et al.
- Distribution Information
- Format Name
- Shapefile
- Distributor
- Harvard Geospatial Library
- Online Access
- http://hgl.harvard.edu/
- Name
- Metadata Reference Information
- Metadata Date
- 20110727
- 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
