Water Bodies is a polygon theme representing lakes, rivers, and ocean areas of the world.
Purpose
World Water Bodies provides a base map layer for the lakes, seas, oceans, and large rivers of the world.
Supplemental Information
Largest scale when displaying the data: 1:250,000.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
2010
Bounding Box
West
-180.000000
East
180.000000
North
85.016449
South
-85.562500
Theme Keyword
polygon
lakes
seas
rivers
oceans
inlandWaters
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Theme Keyword
inlandWaters
oceans
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ISO Topic Categories
Place Keyword
World
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Temporal Keyword
2010
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 XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; Esri ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3500
Data Quality Information
Attribute Accuracy Report
All data has been reviewed for correct application of attributes and is accurate to current conditions.
Logical Consistency Report
The shapefile is converted to SDC (Smart Data Compression) format using tools in ArcGIS. The SDC data set is then imported into a file geodatabase to verify, validate, and if needed repair 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 level of detail for each feature is generally better than what is traditionally utilized in a 1:500,000 scale product. The positional accuracy is typical of a 1:100,000 scale map, or +/-50 meters 90% of the time.
Lineage
Source
Originator
DeLorme Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication Date
2010
Title
Hydropolys, 2012
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Series Information
Series Name
A subset of DeLorme World Base Map (DWBM).
Issue Identification
2010
Publication Information
Publication Place
Yarmouth, Maine, USA
Publisher
DeLorme Publishing Company, Inc.
Online Linkage
http://www.delorme.com/
Source Scale Denominator
1000000
Type of Source Media
DVD-ROM
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
2010
Source Currentness Reference
publication date
Contribution
Attribute and geospatial data
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
2983014
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_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
hydropolys
Entity Type Definition
The polygons represent the open water rivers, lakes, seas, and oceans 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
Name1
The name of highest importance for the water feature. (Names for the features.)
Definition Source
DeLorme Publishing Company, Inc.
Name2
The name of second highest importance for the water feature. (Names for the features.)
Definition Source
DeLorme Publishing Company, Inc.
Name3
The name of third highest importance for the water feature. (Names for the features.)
Definition Source
DeLorme Publishing Company, Inc.
TYPE
The type of water feature.
Inland perennial
The inland water feature contains water year round.
Inland intermittent
The inland water feature contains water for part of the year.
Ocean
The water feature is ocean.
Definition Source
DeLorme Publishing Company, Inc.
Distribution Information
Format Name
SDC
Distributor
Esri; Esri Offices
Online Access
http://www.ArcGIS.com
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20130205
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
Contact Voice Telephone
(212) 854-6012
Contact Electronic Mail Address
data@library.columbia.edu
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
