World Mountain Peaks, 1996 is a point theme representing mountain peaks worldwide. Attribute information includes the mountain name, the name of the mountain system, range, or territory where the peak is located, and the elevation of the peak.
Purpose
For educational, non-commercial purposes. This dataset is appropriate for use in a GIS.
Supplemental Information
The distribution and elevations of the highest parts of mountains, massifs, and ranges, are two of the most meaningful characteristics for describing and exploring the outer features of the earth's relief. Peaks, together with other relief characteristics such as morphology, genesis, and structure and components of the landscape, provide a better understanding of the present-day nature and economic development of the continents.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
1996
Bounding Box
West
-180
East
180
North
85
South
-85
Theme Keyword
geoscientificinformation
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme Keyword
Peaks
Mountains
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Place Keyword
Earth
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Temporal Keyword
1996
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
ESRI
Delivery Point
380 New York Street
City
Redlands
State
California
Postal Code
92373-8100
Country
USA
Contact Telephone
909-793-2853
Contact Facsimile Telephone
909-793-5953
Contact Electronic Mail Address
info@esri.com
Hours of Service
7:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Pacific time, Monday-Friday
Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850
Data Quality Information
Lineage
Source
Originator
The USSR Army Headquarters, Military Topographic Department
Publication Date
1984
Title
Atlas ofitsera
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
atlas
Publication Information
Publication Place
Moscow
Publisher
The USSR Army Headquarters, Military Topographic Department
Type of Source Media
paper
Source
Publication Date
1994
Title
The Atlas of the World, Comprehensive Edition
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
atlas
Publication Information
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Times Books
Type of Source Media
paper
Source
Originator
Treshnikov, A.F.
Publication Date
1988
Title
Geograficheskiy Ehtsiklopedicheskiy Slovar': ponyatiya i terminy
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
atlas
Publication Information
Publication Place
Moscow
Publisher
Sovetskaya Ehtsiklopedia
Type of Source Media
paper
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
187
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Geographic
Latitude Resolution
0.000000
Longitude Resolution
0.000000
Geographic Coordinate Units
Decimal degrees
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
D_Clarke_1866
Ellipsoid Name
Clarke 1866
Semi-major Axis
6378206.400000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
294.978698
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
peaks
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
AREA
Area
PERIMETER
Perimeter
SAHTDD_
South America
SAHTDD_ID
South America
NAME
Mountain name.
DIAK_CDE
Code for any diacritical marks in the mountain name.
ELEV
The elevation of the mountain in meters above sea level
MTN_SYS
The name of the mountain system, range, or territory where the peak is locateed
FIPS_CNTRY
two-letter country code
POLYGONID
Polygon ID
SCALE
Scale
ANGLE
ANgle
NAHTDD_
North America
NAHTDD_ID
North America
EUHTDD_
Europe
EUHTDD_ID
Europe
AUHTDD_
Australia
AUHTDD_ID
Australia
ASHTDD_
Asia
ASHTDD_ID
Asia
ANHTLB_
Antarctica
ANHTLB_ID
Antarctica
AFHTDD_
Africa
AFHTDD_ID
Africa
Distribution Information
Format Name
geopackage
Distributor
ESRI; ESRI International Distributors
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20090701
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
Hours of Service
7:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Pacific time, Monday-Friday
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
