This shapefile contains arcs that describe railroads in the countries comprising
the Former Soviet Union. (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikstan,
Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.)
Purpose
This spatial dataset is intended to delineate railroads in the Former Soviet Union
as a locational reference in U.S.G.S. Open File Report 01-104,
"Coal Quality and Resources of the Former Soviet Union - An ArcView Project".
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
20010000
Bounding Box
West
19.9324
East
173.8692
North
71.4722
South
35.2443
Theme Keyword
Roads
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Place Keyword
Eurasia
Asia
Europe
Former Soviet Union
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Estonia
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Moldova
Russian Federation
Russia
Tajikstan
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
AA
AJ
BE
EN
GG
KZ
KG
LG
LU
MD
RS
TI
TX
UP
UZ
Place Keyword Thesaurus
None
Temporal Keyword
Access Restrictions
None
Use Restrictions
Contains intellectual property of Data Plus and Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
None planned
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
Princeton University Library
Contact Telephone
609-258-6804
Contact Electronic Mail Address
shawatw@princeton.edu
Hours of Service
8:45 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. EST, Monday-Friday
Credit
Mikhail Goncharev (Vernadsky State Geological Museum) -
Digitization of source data and G.I.S. manipulation
Douglas W. Steinshouer (Contractor to U.S.G.S.) -
Projection of Arc/Info coverage to Geographic coordinates
Conversion to shapefile
Documentation and metadata
Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.0 (Build 6001) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770
Collection
Originator
Michael E. Brownfield
Originator
Douglas W. Steinshouer
Originator
Mikhail Yu. Povarennykh
Originator
Ivan Eriomin
Originator
Mikhail Shpirt
Originator
Yevgeny Meitov
Originator
Irena Sharova
Originator
Nina Goriunova
Originator
Margarita V. Zyrianova
Publication Date
20010600
Title
Open-file report 01-104
Coal Quality and Resources of the Former Soviet Union -
An ArcView Project
Publication Information
Publication Place
Denver, CO. U.S.A.
Publisher
U.S. Geological Survey
Data Quality Information
Attribute Accuracy Report
All the attributes other than standard Arc/Info attributes
are of character type.
Logical Consistency Report
Arc topology exists.
Completeness Report
N/A
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
Dependent on source materials.
Lineage
Source
Originator
Data Plus
Publication Date
19960000
Title
Karti Rossii (Maps of Russia)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
Digital file
Publication Information
Publication Place
Moscow, Russia
Publisher
Data Plus
Other Citation Details
Published in Russian
Source Scale Denominator
7500000
Type of Source Media
CD-ROM
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
19960000
Source Currentness Reference
Date of publication
Contribution
Location and extent of railroads
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Vector
Point and Vector Object Information
SDTS Terms Description
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
String
Point and Vector Object Count
8857
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Geographic
Latitude Resolution
1 degree
Longitude Resolution
1 degree
Geographic Coordinate Units
Decimal degrees
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
Pulkovo Datum 1942
Ellipsoid Name
Krasovsky
Semi-major Axis
6378245
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
298.3
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
ussr_rails
Entity Type Definition
DBase table of attribute data
Entity Type Definition Source
None
Attributes
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
RAIL_ID
Distribution Information
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20090227
Metadata Review Date
20010400
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Princeton University Library
Contact Person
Tsering Wangyal Shawa
Contact Address
Address
Digital Map and Geospatial Information Center, The Lewis Library, Room 228, Princeton University
City
Princeton
State or Province
NJ
Postal Code
08544
Country
USA
Contact Voice Telephone
609-258-6804
Contact Electronic Mail Address
shawatw@princeton.edu
Hours of Service
8:45 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. EST, Monday-Friday
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
