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    China_BuddhistTempleLocations_2006 eng; USA utf8 dataset Open Geoportal Manager University of Arizona Library LBRY-uageoportal@email.arizona.edu pointOfContact 2017-08-16T15:19:05 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Point 18938 Buddhist Temples (BGIS Version 1.1), China, 2006 9999-01-01T:00:00:00 publication Jiang Wu, University of Arizona publisher Jiang Wu, University of Arizona originator http://dx.doi.org/10.2458/azu_geo_china_buddhisttemplelocations_2006 mapDigital Buddhist Temples (BGIS Version 1.1), China, 2006 - vector digital data - Jiang Wu, University of Arizona - 2012-01-01 - http://dx.doi.org/10.2458/azu_geo_china_buddhisttemplelocations_2006. Preferred citation of this dataset:BGIS 2006 Temple Data Version 1.1. Edited by Jiang Wu. Tucson: The University of Arizona, 2012. Source data from Gui Weibing 桂未冰 (ed.) Zhongguo Fojiao siyuan minglu 2006 中国佛教寺院名录 (2006). Hong Kong: Zhonghua fojiao chubanshe, 2006. Distributed through BGIS, CHGIS, ECAI, or the name of other distributors. This is a georeferenced dataset of contemporary Chinese Buddhist sites based on a Chinese directory published in 2006. The source data is based on Gui Weibing 桂未冰 (ed.), Zhongguo Fojiao siyuan minglu 2006 中国佛教寺院名录 (2006). Hong Kong: Zhonghua fojiao chubanshe, 2006. Coordinates were determined by the research team led by Prof. Ge Jianxiong 葛剑雄at Fudan University in 2008. (Note: coordinates were not obtained from Google sources).Version 1.1 updates previous version 1.0 which was edited and prepared by Jiang Wu in 2010. This new version corrects mistakes and typos in the previous version with the help of Ouyang Nan. BGIS stands for Buddhism Geographical Information System, a project led by Jiang Wu from The University of Arizona’s Department of East Asian Studies. Funding for the preparation of this dataset has been provided by the Henry Luce Foundation through a grant to Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiatives (ECAI) at University of California, Berkeley.This datasets is made available to interested persons through the University of Arizona's instance of Open Geoportal. It has been provided to assist educators, students, researchers, and policy makers in mapping and/or analysis applications. Buddhist Religious Temple Monastery Chaple House Association Cave Chinese theme China place GNIS otherRestrictions Use Constraints: This dataset is prepared for academic use only and should not be used or adopted for commercial applications. The editor and distributor of this dataset are not responsible for any misuse or misappropriation and any damage resulting from such mishandling. The users of this dataset should follow the distributor's guidelines as well.Preferred citation of this dataset:BGIS 2006 Temple Data Version 1.1. Edited by Jiang Wu. Tucson: The University of Arizona, 2012. Source data from Gui Weibing 桂未冰 (ed.) Zhongguo Fojiao siyuan minglu 2006 中国佛教寺院名录 (2006). Hong Kong: Zhonghua fojiao chubanshe, 2006. Distributed through BGIS, CHGIS, ECAI, or the name of other distributors. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: Unrestricted Access - publicly available dataset vector eng; USA society Native Dataset Environment: Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.1.1.3143 75.987778 132.488889 18.235560 52.997780 9999-01-01 2006-01-01T00:00:00 China_BuddhistTempleLocations_2006: FID Internal feature number. Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Shape Feature geometry. Coordinates defining the features. Open Geoportal Manager University of Arizona Library 1510 E University Blvd. Tucson Arizona 85712 USA LBRY-uageoportal@email.arizona.edu distributor http://dx.doi.org/10.2458/azu_geo_china_buddhisttemplelocations_2006 Shapefile dataset Dataset renamed from china_bgis_fme.shp to China_BuddhistTempleLocations_2006.shp by Ben Hickson with the University of Arizona Library. Metadata fields corresponding the Open Geoportal Working Group Best Practices Guide (http://opengeoportal.org/working-groups/metadata/) were also updated. 9999-01-01T17:02:51 Source Contribution: Source Type: computer program annually This metadata was automatically generated from the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata standard (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using the 2016-10-18 version of the FGDC RSE to ISO 19115-2 transform. Translated from FGDC 2017-08-16T11:23:55-07:00 Open Geoportal Manager University of Arizona Library pointOfContact WGS 84 (EPSG:4326) EPSG 7.9 http://dx.doi.org/10.2458/azu_geo_china_buddhisttemplelocations_2006
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