China in Time and Space (CITAS) 1997 China Provinces (UTF) is a polygon theme representing Provinces in the People's Republic of China as of 1997. This dataset employs UTF Encoding for Chinese Characters.
Purpose
Redistribution of China in Time and Space (CITAS) GIS dataset in CHGIS projection and format.
Supplemental Information
modified to show Chongqing Shi as a Province-Level unit, circa 1997
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
1997
Bounding Box
West
69.091016
East
136.711544
North
54.218045
South
3.681841
Theme Keyword
Provinces, China
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
CITAS
Theme Keyword
boundaries
society
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme Keyword
Administrative divisions
CHGIS
CITAS
China in Time and Space
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Place Keyword
China
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Temporal Keyword
1997
Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
None
Access Restrictions
For current Columbia affiliates only.
Use Restrictions
For educational, non-commercial use only.
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
None planned
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
China Historical GIS
Delivery Point
Harvard Yenching Inst, 20 Van Serg, 25 Francis Avenue
City
Cambridge
State
MA
Postal Code
02138
Credit
Copyright holders are CIESIN, NASA, CITAS, and Chinese Academy of Sciences
Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.2.1350
Collection
Originator
CITAS, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Publication Date
1990
Title
China Administrative Regions GIS Data, 1990
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Online Linkage
http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/china/
Cross-Reference
Title
CITAS 1997 China Provinces (GBK)
Series Information
Series Name
China Historical Geographic Information System
Issue Identification
Version: 4
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
G-polygon
Point and Vector Object Count
34
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_1997_prov_pgn_utf
Entity Type Definition
Provinces
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
GBCODE90
Identifier
NAME_PY
placename in Pinyin Romanized form
NAME_HZ
Name in Chinese characters
Distribution Information
Distributor
CHGIS - Harvard Yenching Institute Center for Geographic Analysis
Name
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20070710
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Research Data Services (RDS), Columbia University Libraries
Contact Person
GIS/Metadata Librarian
Contact Address
Address
420 W. 118th St., 215 IAB, MC 3301
City
New York
State or Province
NY
Postal Code
10027
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
