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China Mountains, 2007

Identification Information
Citation
Originator
CHGIS, Harvard Yenching Institute
Publication Date
Jan 2007
Title
China Mountains, 2007
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Series Information
Series Name
China Historical Geographic Information System
Issue Identification
Version 4
Publication Information
Publication Place
Cambridge, MA
Publisher
CHGIS, Harvard Yenching Institute
Online Linkage
https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/acis/eds/dgate/studies/C1301/data/chgis_v4_nima_mtns_pts.zip
Online Linkage
www.fas.harvard.edu/~chgis
Abstract
China Mountains, 2007 is a point theme representing mountains and peaks in China. Data is extracted from the Geographic Names Database, U.S. Board on Geographic Names. See: http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/
Purpose
For educational, non-commercial purposes only. Projected for use with CHGIS Version 4.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
2007
Bounding Box
West
70.518446
East
135.487199
North
53.337817
South
16.085306
Theme Keyword
mountains
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
Alexandria Digital Library, CHGIS specialized feature type vocabularies
Theme Keyword
geoscientificInformation
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme Keyword
CHGIS
NIMA
Hills
Gorges
Passes
Terrain
Peaks
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Place Keyword
China
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Temporal Keyword
Access Restrictions
For current Columbia affiliates only.
Use Restrictions
For educational, non-commercial use only.
Status
complete (Jan 2007)
Maintenance and Update Frequency
None planned
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
CHGIS, Harvard Yenching Institute
Delivery Point
1737 Cambridge St, N321
City
Cambridge
State
MA
Postal Code
02138
Contact Telephone
617-496-6222
Contact Electronic Mail Address
mberman@fas.harvard.edu
Credit
"NIMA Mountains: GNS Country Files, China." Geographic Names Database U.S. Board on Geographic Names, 2000.
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
NIMA China Mountains
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Series Information
Series Name
China Historical Geographic Information System
Issue Identification
Version 4
Other Citation Details
(c) Harvard Yenching Institute Cambridge, MA (USA)
Data Quality Information
Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Assessment
Quantitative Horizontal Positional Accuracy Assessment
Lineage
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Vector
Point and Vector Object Information
SDTS Terms Description
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
Entity point
Point and Vector Object Count
2084
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_nima_mtns_pts
Entity Type Definition
Mountain Peaks
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
auto_id
Identifier
sys_id
Identifier
UFI
UNI
DLAT
Latitude
DLONG
Longitude
DSG
Designation
GRGE
GORGE(S)
HLL
HILL
HLLS
HILLS
MT
MOUNTAIN
MTS
MOUNTAINS
PASS
PASS
PK
PEAK
PLAT
PLATEAU
PLN
PLAIN(S)
RDGE
RIDGE(S)
ADM1
First-order administrative division
SORT_NAME
Name of the feature formatted for alphabetical sorting (no spaces)
FULL_NAME
Name of the feature
Distribution Information
Distributor
CHGIS, Harvard Yenching Institute
Name
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20070716
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
Metadata Standard Version
FGDC-STD-001-1998
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