China Rivers (GBK), 1820 is a line theme representing the major rivers of China for the year 1820. This dataset employs GBK encoding for Chinese characters.
Purpose
For educational, non-commercial purposes only. The China Historical Geographic Information System, CHGIS, project was launched in January 2001 to establish a database of populated places and historical administrative units for the period of Chinese history between 222 BCE and 1911 CE. CHGIS provides a base GIS platform for researchers to use in spatial analysis, temporal statistical modeling, and representation of selected historical units as digital maps.
Supplemental Information
GBK Encoding for Chinese Characters
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
based on dated sources, as indicated in the SOURCE NOTES table, included in the CHGIS database
Time Instant
1820
Bounding Box
West
67.343213
East
145.548805
North
57.477633
South
15.716389
Theme Keyword
historical rivers
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
Alexandria Digital Library, CHGIS specialized feature type vocabularies
Theme Keyword
inlandWaters
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme Keyword
Major rivers
Streams
Water features
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Place Keyword
China
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Library of Congress Subject Heading
Temporal Keyword
1820
Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
None
Access Restrictions
For current Columbia affiliates only.
Use Restrictions
For educational, non-commercial use only.
Status
revised (Jan 2007)
Maintenance and Update Frequency
future releases to be announced,
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
CHGIS, Harvard Yenching Institute
Contact Telephone
617-496-6222
Contact Electronic Mail Address
mberman@fas.harvard.edu
Credit
CHGIS, Version: 4. Cambridge, MA (USA): Harvard Yenching Institute, Jan 2007.
Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.0.1324
Cross-Reference
Originator
China Historical Geographic Information System
Publication Date
Jan 2007
Title
CHGIS, Version: 4
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Other Citation Details
(c) Harvard Yenching Institute
Cambridge, MA (USA)
Data Quality Information
Lineage
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
2778
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Planar
Map Projection
Map Projection Name
Transverse Mercator
Transverse Mercator
Scale Factor at Central Meridian
1.000000
Longitude of Central Meridian
111.000000
Latitude of Projection Origin
0.000000
False Easting
19500000.000000
False Northing
0.000000
Planar Coordinate Information
Planar Coordinate Encoding Method
coordinate pair
Coordinate Representation
Abscissa Resolution
0.000000
Ordinate Resolution
0.000000
Planar Distance Units
meters
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
D_Xian_1980
Ellipsoid Name
Xian_1980
Semi-major Axis
6378140.000000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
298.257000
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
v4_1820_rvr_lin_gbk
Entity Type Definition
River
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
RIVERS_ID
KEY_ID
NAME_CH
placename in Simplified Chinese characters
NAME_FT
placename in Traditional (fanti) Chinese characters
NAME_PY
placename in Pinyin Romanized form
SYS_ID
unique ID for historical instance of this place
MIDPOINT_X
MIDPOINT_Y
Distribution Information
Distributor
CHGIS - Harvard Yenching Institute Center for Geographic Analysis
Name
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20070612
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Research Data Services (RDS), Columbia University Libraries
Contact Person
GIS/Metadata Librarian
Contact Address
Address
1737 Cambridge St, N321
City
Cambridge
State or Province
MA
Postal Code
02138
Country
USA
Contact Voice Telephone
(212)854-6012
Contact Electronic Mail Address
data@library.columbia.edu
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
