pol4_2 (Political boundaries of Europe including Turkey)

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What does this data set describe?

    Title: pol4_2 (Political boundaries of Europe including Turkey)
    Abstract:
    This coverage includes arcs that describe political boundaries of Europe including Turkey. (Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom.)

     
  1. How should this data set be cited?
    2. (comp.), Douglas W. Steinshouer , 20010000, Pol4_2 (Political boundaries of Europe including Turkey): U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO.
    This is part of the following larger work.
    (comp.), Mark J. Pawlewicz , (comp.), Douglas W. Steinshouer , and  Gautier, Donald L., 20010000, Open-file report 97-470I: U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO.World Energy Data on CD-ROM Volume I, Europe including Turkey, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details:
    Open File Report 97-470I is one of a series of small-scale geologic maps of the world being published on CD-ROM by the U.S. Geological Survey's World Energy Project.
  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
    3. West_Bounding_Coordinate: -26.0506
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: 69.9157
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 67.2476
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.4605
  3. What does it look like?
    4. pol4_2.gif (GIF)
    Graphic file of political boundaries of Europe including Turkey
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
    5. Calendar_Date: 2000
    Currentness_Reference: Date of publication
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
    6. Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Arc/Info coverage
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      2. This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):

    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      3. The map projection used is Lambert Conformal Conic.

      Projection parameters:
      Standard_Parallel: 30 00 00
      Standard_Parallel: 60 00 00
      Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: 12 00 00
      Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 22 00 00
      False_Easting: 0
      False_Northing: 0
      Planar coordinates are encoded using Coordinate pair
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 1 meter
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 1 meter
      Planar coordinates are specified in METERS

      The horizontal datum used is North American Datum 1927.
      The ellipsoid used is CLARKE1866.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378206.4.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/294.98.
       
       

  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
    8. pol4_2.aat
    Arc Attribute Table (Source: None)
    Fnode#
    From-node identifier of linear feature (Source: Software computed)

    Range of values
    Minimum: 2
    Maximum: 137
    Tnode#
    To-node identifier of linear feature (Source: Software computed)

    Range of values
    Minimum: 1
    Maximum: 136
    Lpoly#
    Internal number of polygon to left of arc (Source: Software computed)

    Range of values
    Minimum: 2
    Maximum: 2
    Rpoly#
    Internal number of polygon to right of arc (Source: Software computed)

    Range of values
    Minimum: 2
    Maximum: 2
    Length
    Length of line (Source: Software computed)

    Range of values
    Minimum: 6259.99844
    Maximum: 1152313.84416
    Pol4_2#
    Internal feature number (Source: Software computed)

    Range of values
    Minimum: 1
    Maximum: 130
    Pol4_2-id
    Feature identification number (Source: User Defined)

    Range of values
    Minimum: 1
    Maximum: 191

     

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
    3. Digital compilation - Douglas W. Steinshouer
    Implementation of metadata - Douglas W. Steinshouer
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
    4. Donald L. Gautier
    U.S. Geological Survey
    345 Middlefield Road, MS 975
    Menlo Park, CA 94025
    U.S.A.

    650.329.4909 (voice)
    650.329.4975 (FAX)
    gautier@usgs.gov

    Hours_of_Service: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm PST

Why was the data set created?

To depict political boundaries as a locational reference to Open File Report 97-470I "Map Showing Geology, Oil and Gas Fields, and Geological Provinces of Europe including Turkey," which is being compiled as a reference for the U.S. Geological Survey's World Energy Project assessment of undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources of the world. This coverage is used to produce a map and an Adobe Acrobat Portable Document file of the map to be published on CD-ROM. This data set is provided for general reference only and has no political significance.

How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
    2. ESRI (source 1 of 1)
    Environmental Systems Research , Inc. (ESRI)(comp.), 19980000, Arcworld cntry_98.
     
     
    This is part of the following larger work.
    Environmental Systems Research , Inc. (ESRI)(comp.), 19980000, Arcworld Digital Map of the World.
     
     
    Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
    Source_Scale_Denominator: 3000000
    Source_Contribution: Arcs depicting political boundaries of Europe
  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
    3. Date: Oct-2000 (process 1 of 1)
    Select arcs comprising political boundaries and place into new coverage. Clip to current extent. Project to current Lambert projection. Build line coverage.

     

     

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?

    2. Not evaluated

  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

    3. Dependent upon accuracy of source

  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

    4. N/A

  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

    5. Complete

  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

    6. Arc topology is present

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
Access_Constraints:
Provided only as a general locational reference and has no political significance.
Use_Constraints:
Contains intellectual property of Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI), and is used with their permission. End users are permitted to use this data set for their own internal use, including derivative work, but are prohibited from using and redistributing these data individually or in a derivative work to third parties. Please refer to the "ATTACHMENT B" file on this CD-ROM for further information on ESRI's license agreement. ESRI is a registered trademark in the United States and either a trademark or registered trademark in all other countries where it is used, and ArcExplorer, Arc/Info, Arcview and Arcworld are trademarks of Environmental Systems Research, Inc.
  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
    2. Central Energy Resources Team
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, MS 939
    Denver, CO 80225-0046
    U.S.A.

    303.236.1647 (voice)
    eteamdisks@usgs.gov

    Hours_of_Service: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm MST
  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?


    3. CD-ROM Open File Report 97-470I; "Map Showing Geology, Oil and Gas Fields, and Geologic Provinces of Europe including Turkey"

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
    4. Although data are processed on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, o warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the U.S. Geological Survey regarding the correctness of the data, or of the utility of the data in any computer system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.
  4. How can I download or order the data?

Who is the metadata contact?

Dates:
Last modified: 28-Nov-2000

Last Reviewed: Dec-2000
Metadata contact:
David A. Ferderer
U.S. Geological Survey
Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, MS 939
Denver, CO 80225-0046
U.S.A.

303.236.3611 (voice)
303.236.8822 (FAX)
dferdere@usgs.gov

Hours_of_Service: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm MST
Metadata standard:
FGDC CSDGM (FGDC-STD-001-1998)


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