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World Rivers, 2012
- Identification Information
- Data Quality Information
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Spatial Reference Information
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Distribution Information
- Metadata Reference Information
- Identification Information
- Citation
- Originator
- Environmental Systems Research Institute (Redlands, Calif.)
- Publication Date
- 2012
- Title
- World Rivers, 2012
- Edition
- 2012
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- vector digital data
- Series Information
- Series Name
- Data Maps for ArcGIS
- Issue Identification
- 2012 - World, Europe, and United States
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Redlands, California, USA
- Publisher
- Esri
- Online Linkage
- https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/acis/eds/dgate/studies/C1301/data/esri_2012_world_rivers.zip
- Abstract
- World Rivers is a line theme representing the major rivers within the world.
- Purpose
- World Rivers provides a base map layer of major rivers of the world.
- Supplemental Information
- Largest scale when displaying the data: 1:15,000,000.
- Temporal Extent
- Currentness Reference
- publication date: 19920801, 1991, 1990, 1992, 20010614; ground condition: 2001, 20010706, 19940723, 19631029, 19720913, 19871218
- Bounding Box
- West
- -164.887436
- East
- 160.763609
- North
- 71.392500
- South
- -36.969445
- Theme Keyword
- line
- rivers
- drainage
- drainage systems
- hydrography
- inlandWaters
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Theme Keyword
- inlandWaters
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- ISO 19115 Topic Categories
- Place Keyword
- World
- Place Keyword Thesaurus
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Temporal Keyword
- 1992
- 1991
- 1990
- 1992
- 2001
- 2001
- 2001
- 1994
- 1963
- 1972
- 1987
- 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 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 positional accuracy is unknown.
- Lineage
- Source
- Originator
- Environmental Systems Research Institute (Redlands, Calif.)
- 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, 2012
- 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
- Source
- Originator
- Environmental Systems Research Institute (Redlands, Calif.)
- 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
- Source
- Originator
- NASA Visible Earth Program
- Title
- no title
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- remote-sensing image
- Series Information
- Series Name
- Visible Earth Program
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- online
- Publisher
- NASA
- Other Citation Details
- Credit: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team; Satellite: Terra; Sensor: MODIS; Aral Sea - Image Date: 06-14-2001; VE Record ID:8936; 2400w x 3200h true-color JPEG; Nettilling Lake - Image Date: 07-06-2001; VE Record ID:8767; 2200w x 2900h true-color JPEG
- Online Linkage
- http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/data/ev89/ev8936_AralSea.A2001165.0710.250m.jpg
- Online Linkage
- http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/data/ev87/ev8767_Baffin.A2001187.1620.500m.jpg
- Type of Source Media
- online
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Multiple Dates/Times
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 20010614
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 20010706
- Source Currentness Reference
- ground condition
- Source
- Originator
- NASA Earth Observatory
- Title
- no title
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- remote-sensing image
- Series Information
- Series Name
- Earth Observatory
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- online
- Publisher
- NASA
- Other Citation Details
- Image 2001
- Online Linkage
- http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/Images/landsat_chad.jpg
- Type of Source Media
- online
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 2001
- Source Currentness Reference
- ground condition
- Source
- Originator
- NASA JSC Digital Image Collection
- Title
- STS-65 Earth observation of Omo River Delta, Lake Turkana in Ethiopia / Kenya
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- remote-sensing image
- Series Information
- Series Name
- JSC Digital Image Collection
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- online
- Publisher
- NASA JSC
- Other Citation Details
- NASA Photo ID: STS065-84-039; File Name: 10110352.jpg; Film Type: 70mm; Date Taken: 07/23/94; STS-65 Earth observation taken aboard Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, is of Omo River Delta and Lake Turkana in Ethiopia / Kenya.
- Online Linkage
- http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/images/pao/STS65/10110352.htm
- Type of Source Media
- online
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 19940723
- Source Currentness Reference
- ground condition
- Source
- Originator
- SouthWestern Bell WorldRoom
- Title
- Lake Urmia Iran
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- remote-sensing image
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- online
- Publisher
- SouthWestern Bell WorldRoom
- Other Citation Details
- Note: These photographs and the accompanying text are taken from the NASA Space Shuttle Earth Observations Photography Database.
- Online Linkage
- http://worldroom.tamu.edu/mideast/photos/41g-37-084.html
- Type of Source Media
- online
- Contribution
- Geospatial data
- Source
- Originator
- U.S. Geological Society
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- remote-sensing image
- Series Information
- Series Name
- Landsat PROGRAM
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- online
- Publisher
- U.S. Geological Society
- Other Citation Details
- This image appears to be no longer available.
- Online Linkage
- http://landsat7.usgs.gov/browse/titicaca.html
- Type of Source Media
- online
- Contribution
- Geospatial data
- Source
- Originator
- EROS Data Center of the U.S. Geological Survey
- Publication Date
- 20010112
- Title
- Great Salt Lake, Utah, 1963, 1972, 1987
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- remote-sensing image
- Series Information
- Series Name
- Earthshots
- Issue Identification
- 8th ed.
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- online
- Publisher
- EROS Data Center of the U.S. Geological Survey
- Other Citation Details
- 29 October 1963, Argon satellite photo; 13 September 1972, Landsat 1 MSS bands 4 2 1; 18 December 1987, Landsat 5 MSS bands 4 2 1
- Online Linkage
- http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/earthshots/slow/GreatSaltLake/GreatSaltLake
- Type of Source Media
- online
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Multiple Dates/Times
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 19631029
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 19720913
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 19871218
- Source Currentness Reference
- ground condition
- 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
- 98
- 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
- rivers
- Entity Type Definition
- The lines represent major linear natural flowing water 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
- NAME
- The river name. (Names for the features.)
- Definition Source
- Rand McNally New International Atlas; The Times Atlas of the World; Digital Chart of the World
- SYSTEM
- The name of the drainage system of which the river is a part. (Names for the features.)
- Definition Source
- Rand McNally New International Atlas; The Times Atlas of the World; Digital Chart of the World
- 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 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
- Metadata Standard Version
- FGDC-STD-001-1998
