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World Drainage Systems, 2008

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Identification Information
Citation
Originator
ESRI
Publication Date
2008
Title
World Drainage Systems, 2008
Edition
2008
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Series Information
Series Name
ESRI Data Maps
Issue Identification
2008 World, Europe, United States, Canada, and Mexico
Publication Information
Publication Place
Redlands, California, USA
Publisher
ESRI
Online Linkage
https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/acis/eds/dgate/studies/C1301/data/esri_2008_world_drainage.zip
Abstract
World Drainage Systems is a polyline theme representing the major drainage systems of the world. Attribute information includes the annual discharge, sediment load and length of the drainage systems. This dataset is a part of the 2008 ESRI Data and Maps Collection.
Purpose
World Drainage Systems provides a base map layer of major drainage systems of the world.
Supplemental Information
Largest scale when displaying the data: 1:15,000,000.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
2008
Bounding Box
West
-134.458591
East
135.874609
North
71.392500
South
-34.050564
Theme Keyword
line
drainage
drainage systems
rivers
hydrography
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Theme Keyword
inlandWaters
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Place Keyword
World
Earth
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Temporal Keyword
1992
1991
1990
1992
1992
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
Annually
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 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800
Data Quality Information
Logical Consistency Report
The shapefile is converted to SDC (Smart Data Compression) format using either ESRI SDC Data Development Kit Professional 2 (DDKP2) or tools in ArcGIS. The SDC data set is then loaded into ArcSDE to verify and validate the geometry.
Completeness Report
After processing, the data set is checked for drawing display and number of records and file sizes compared with source materials.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
The geospatial part of this data set was extracted from the ArcWorld 1:25M and 1:3M databases and then generalized (tolerance unknown). The positional accuracy is unknown.
Lineage
Source
Originator
ESRI
Publication Date
19920801
Title
ArcWorld 1:3M, ArcWorld 1:25M
Edition
1
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Publication Information
Publication Place
Redlands, California, USA
Publisher
ESRI
Source Scale Denominator
3000000, 25000000
Type of Source Media
CD-ROM
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
19920801
Source Currentness Reference
publication date
Contribution
Attribute and geospatial data
Source
Originator
Rand McNally Company
Publication Date
1991
Title
Rand McNally New International Atlas, 2008
Edition
2nd printing, revised
Series Information
Series Name
Rand McNally New International Atlas
Issue Identification
2nd printing, revised
Publication Information
Publication Place
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Publisher
Rand McNally Company
Type of Source Media
paper
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
1991
Source Currentness Reference
publication date
Contribution
Attribute data
Source
Originator
Bartholemew and Times Books
Publication Date
1990
Title
The Times Atlas of the World
Edition
8th comprehensive edition
Series Information
Series Name
The Times Atlas of the World
Issue Identification
8th comprehensive edition
Publication Information
Publication Place
Edinburgh, Scotland
Publisher
Bartholemew and Times Books
Type of Source Media
paper
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
1990
Source Currentness Reference
publication date
Contribution
Attribute data
Source
Originator
ESRI
Originator
Defense Mapping Agency, presently known as National Imagery and Mapping Agency
Publication Date
1992
Title
Digital Chart of the World
Edition
1
Publication Information
Publication Place
Redlands, California, USA
Publisher
ESRI
Type of Source Media
CD-ROM
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
1992
Source Currentness Reference
publication date
Contribution
Attribute data
Source
Originator
World Resources Institute
Publication Date
1992
Title
World Resources 1992-93
Edition
19921993
Publication Information
Publication Place
New York, New York, USA
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Other Citation Details
A report by the World Resources Institute in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme.
Type of Source Media
paper
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
1992
Source Currentness Reference
publication date
Contribution
Attribute data
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
10
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Geographic
Latitude Resolution
0.000009
Longitude Resolution
0.000009
Geographic Coordinate Units
Decimal degrees
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
D_WGS_1984
Ellipsoid Name
WGS_1984
Semi-major Axis
6378137.000000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
298.257224
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
drainage
Entity Type Definition
The lines represent rivers and their tributaries that drain the areas of the world.
Entity Type Definition Source
ESRI
Attributes
ObjectID
Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
ESRI
Shape
Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
Definition Source
ESRI
SYSTEM
The drainage system name. (Names for the features.)
Definition Source
Rand McNally New International Atlas; The Times Atlas of the World; Digital Chart of the World
BASIN_AREA
The drainage basin area of the drainage system in square miles. (Numbers for the features.)
Definition Source
World Resources Institute
DISCHARGE
The annual discharge volume of the drainage system in cubic miles. (Numbers for the features.)
Definition Source
World Resources Institute
SED_LOAD
The annual sediment load of the drainage system in tons. (Numbers for the features.)
Definition Source
World Resources Institute
MILES
The measure of distance in miles. (Calculated distance for the features.)
Definition Source
ESRI
KILOMETERS
The measure of distance in kilometers. (Calculated distance for the features.)
Definition Source
ESRI
Distribution Information
Format Name
SDC
Distributor
ESRI; ESRI International Distributors
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20090716
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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