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Global GIS : international river basins of the world
- 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
- Wolf, Aaron T.
- Originator
- Natharius, Jeffrey A.
- Originator
- Danielson, Jeffrey J.
- Originator
- Ward, Brian S.
- Originator
- Pender, Jan K.
- Originator
- American Geological Institute
- Originator
- Geological Survey (U.S)
- Publication Date
- 2003
- Title
- Global GIS : international river basins of the world
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- map
- Collection Title
- Global GIS : global coverage
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- [Alexandria, VA]
- Publisher
- American Geological Institute
- Online Linkage
- https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-glb-rvrbas
- Abstract
- This datalayer is a polygon coverage representing the Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database dataset: international river basins of the world. This version of the datalayer was published as part of the USGS Global GIS : global coverage database (2003). Does not cover Antarctica. The USGS Global GIS database contains a wealth of USGS and other public domain data, including global coverages of elevation, landcover, seismicity, and resources of minerals and energy at a nominal scale of 1:1 million. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and The American Geological Institute (AGI) announced a cooperative agreement that will focus on making the USGS Global Geographic Information System (GIS) database readily available to educators and the general public in the form of a DVD based world atlas.
- Purpose
- The purpose of this datalayer is to update the river basin data from the Register of International Rivers compendium last updated in 1978 by the now defunct United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. The updated datalayer takes advantage of global digital information that has become available, the detailed watershed analysis performed at the US Geological Survey EROS Data center, the extensive holdings of map libraries at the University of Alabama and Oregon State University, and a thorough compilation of boundary changes since the Register was last updated.
- Supplemental Information
- The following is excerpted from the "International river basins of the world" paper cited in the cross reference section: Roughly following the 1978 Register, we define a "river basin" as the area which contributes hydrologically (including both surface- and groundwater) to a first order stream, which, in turn, is defined by its outlet to the ocean or to a terminal (closed) lake or inland sea. Thus, "river basin" is synonymous with what is referred to in the U.S. as a "watershed" and in the UK as a "catchment" (5). We define such a basin as "international" if any perennial (6) tributary crosses the political boundaries of two or more nations (7). By defining these basins by their ultimate outlet, we often group systems together that are commonly thought of as separate, even when they are treated as distinct politically.This situation occurs whenever the confluence of even major river systems takes place upstream of the outlet, such as on the Tigris-Euphrates and on the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna systems.The Meuse, commonly treated by Europeans (and by the 1978 Register) as separate and distinct, is hydrologically part of the Rhine system, and is listed as such here.
- Temporal Extent
- Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Time Instant
- 2003
- Bounding Box
- West
- -164.698547
- East
- 145.207169
- North
- 71.440003
- South
- -54.748638
- Theme Keyword
- Watersheds
- Rivers
- Bodies of water
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- LCSH
- ISO Topic Category
- inlandWaters
- Place Keyword
- Earth
- Northern Hemisphere
- Southern Hemisphere
- Eastern Hemisphere
- Western Hemisphere
- Africa
- Asia
- Australia
- Europe
- North America
- South America
- Place Keyword Thesaurus
- LCSH
- Temporal Keyword
- Access Restrictions
- None.
- Use Restrictions
- For educational non-commercial use only.
- Status
- Complete
- Maintenance and Update Frequency
- Unknown
- Point of Contact
- Contact Person
- Aaron Wolf
- Delivery Point
- Dept. of Geosciences
- Delivery Point
- Oregon State University
- Delivery Point
- 104 Wilkinson Hall
- City
- Corvallis
- State
- OR
- Postal Code
- 97331-5506
- Country
- USA
- Contact Telephone
- 541-737-2722
- Contact Facsimile Telephone
- 541-737-1200
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- wolfa@geo.oregonstate.edu
- Native Data Set Environment
- ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.
- Collection
- Originator
- American Geological Institute
- Originator
- Geological Survey (U.S)
- Originator
- Environmental Systems Research Institute (Redlands, Calif.)
- Originator
- Hearn, Paul P.
- Publication Date
- 2003
- Title
- Global GIS : global coverage
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- digital data
- Series Information
- Series Name
- U.S. Geological Survey digital data series
- Issue Identification
- DDS-62A-H
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- [Alexandria, VA]
- Publisher
- American Geological Institute
- Other Citation Details
- 1 DVD-ROM; Developed by the U.S. Geological Survey; Published by the American Geological Institute; by P. Hearn ... [et al.].
- Cross-Reference
- Originator
- Wolf, Aaron T.
- Originator
- Natharius, Jeffrey A.
- Originator
- Danielson, Jeffrey J.
- Originator
- Ward, Brian S.
- Originator
- Pender, Jan K.
- Publication Date
- 199912
- Title
- International river basins of the world
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- document
- Series Information
- Series Name
- International Journal of Water Resources Development
- Issue Identification
- Vol. 15, no. 4, 1999
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Routledge
- Publisher
- London, England
- Other Citation Details
- p. 387-427.
- Online Linkage
- http://www.transboundarywaters.orst.edu/publications/register/register_paper.html
- Data Quality Information
- Attribute Accuracy Report
- Unknown.
- Logical Consistency Report
- Unknown.
- Completeness Report
- Unknown.
- Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
- Unknown.
- Lineage
- Source
- Originator
- Geological Survey (U.S.)
- Originator
- Earth Resources Observation Systems.
- Publication Date
- 1997
- Title
- GTOPO30
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- raster digital data
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Sioux Falls, SD.
- Publisher
- USGS EROS Data Center
- Type of Source Media
- online
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 1997
- Source Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Contribution
- DEM data
- Source
- Originator
- Geological Survey (U.S.)
- Originator
- Earth Resources Observation Systems.
- Publication Date
- Unknown
- Title
- HYDRO1K : Elevation Derivative Database
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- raster digital data
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Sioux Falls, S.D.
- Publisher
- USGS EROS Data Center
- Other Citation Details
- A global hydrologic database derived from 1996 GTOPO30 data.
- Type of Source Media
- online
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- unknown
- Source Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Contribution
- DEM data
- Source
- Originator
- Environmental Systems Research Institute (Redlands, Calif.)
- Originator
- United States. Defense Mapping Agency.
- Publication Date
- Unknown
- Title
- Digital chart of the world
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- digital data
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Redlands, CA
- Publisher
- Environmental Systems Research Institute
- Type of Source Media
- CD-ROM
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- unknown
- Source Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Source
- Originator
- Rutgers University. Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis.
- Originator
- United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
- Publication Date
- 1996
- Title
- Watersheds of the World
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- vector digital data
- Collection Title
- GlobalARC
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- New Brunswick, N.J.
- Publisher
- CRSSA, Cook College, Rutgers Univ. and U.S. Army CERL
- Type of Source Media
- CD-ROM
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 1996
- Source Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Source
- Originator
- EROS Data Center.
- Originator
- Geological Survey (U.S.)
- Publication Date
- Unknown
- Title
- 1:24,000-scale Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data for the conterminous U.S.
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- raster digital data
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Sioux Falls, S.D.
- Publisher
- EROS Data Center
- Source Scale Denominator
- 24000
- Type of Source Media
- online
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- unknown
- Source Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Source
- Originator
- United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
- Publication Date
- 1998
- Title
- The CIA world fact book
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- document
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Washington, DC
- Publisher
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Type of Source Media
- online
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 1998
- Source Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Source
- Originator
- Columbia University. Press.
- Originator
- Cohen, Saul Bernard.
- Publication Date
- 1998
- Title
- The Columbia gazetteer of the world
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- document
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- New York, N.Y.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Type of Source Media
- paper
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 1998
- Source Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Source
- Originator
- International Boundaries Research Unit
- Publication Date
- Unknown
- Title
- University of Durham International Boundaries Research Unit political boundary data
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- Unknown
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Durham, UK
- Publisher
- University of Durham, International Boundaries Research Unit
- Other Citation Details
- Personal communication
- Type of Source Media
- unknown
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- unknown
- Source Currentness Reference
- publication date
- 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
- 263
- 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
- GLB_RVRBAS
- Entity Type Definition
- Global GIS River Basins
- Entity Type Definition Source
- American Geological Institute
- Attributes
- CATEGORY
- Basin name (Text)
- Definition Source
- "International river basins of the world" article [see cross references]
- BCODE
- Basin name code (Text)
- Definition Source
- None
- GLB_RVRBAS.AREA
- Area of basin in square meters (60071571.501 to 5883333632070.89 square meters)
- Definition Source
- "International river basins of the world" article [see cross references]
- PERIMETER
- Perimeter of basin in meters (35168.074 to 24094559.948 meters)
- Definition Source
- "International river basins of the world" article [see cross references]
- GLB_RVRBAS.FID
- Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
- Definition Source
- ESRI
- SHAPE
- Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
- Definition Source
- ESRI
- SHAPE.AREA
- Area in units square (Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.)
- Definition Source
- ESRI
- SHAPE.LEN
- Length of feature in internal units (Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.)
- Definition Source
- ESRI
- Distribution Information
- Format Name
- Shape
- Distributor
- Harvard University Library
- Online Access
- http://hgl.harvard.edu/
- Name
- Metadata Reference Information
- Metadata Date
- 20070420
- 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
- Metadata Extensions
- Online Linkage
- http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
- Profile Name
- ESRI Metadata Profile
