ESRI, 20001101, Major cities (cities.shp):,.Online Links:
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This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.000001. Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.000001. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal degrees.
The horizontal datum used is D_WGS_1984.
The ellipsoid used is WGS_1984.
The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.000000.
The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257224.
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Coordinates defining the features.
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| Codeset Name: | Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 10-4 |
| Codeset Source: | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
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| Codeset Name: | Global Mapping International Codes |
| Codeset Source: | Global Mapping International |
Names for the features.
ESRI
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USA
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For use with the book "Mapping Our World: GIS Lessons for Educators"
ESRI, 2000, ESRI Data & Maps 2000:, Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI), Redlands, California, USA.
United States Department of Sta, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Winter 1993/1994, Geographic and Global Issues Quarterly: Geographic and Global Issues Quarterly Volume 3, Number 4, United States Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Washington, DC, USA.
United States Central Intelligence Agency, 20000101, The World Factbook 2000: The World Factbook 2000, United States Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC, USA.
National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, 199504, World Demography Project: National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis at University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA.
Data sources used in this process:
The geospatial part of this data set was originally extracted from the ArcWorld Supplement database and then generalized (tolerance unknown). The positional accuracy is unknown.
Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
- Access_Constraints: Access granted to Licensee only.
- Use_Constraints:
- The data are provided by multiple, third party data vendors under license to ESRI for inclusion in the book "Mapping Our World: GIS Lessons for Educators." Licensee may use the data and related materials in quantities sufficient to meet Licensee's own internal needs, to be used solely in conjunction with the exercises and context of this book.
The redistribution rights for this data set: Redistribution rights are granted by the data vendor for hard-copy renditions or static, electronic map images (e.g. .gif, .jpeg, etc.) that are plotted, printed, or publicly displayed with proper metadata and source/copyright attribution to the respective data vendor(s).
Proprietary Rights and Copyright: Licensee acknowledges that the Data and Related Materials contain proprietary and confidential property of ESRI and its licensor(s). The Data and Related Materials are owned by ESRI and its licensor(s) and are protected by United States copyright laws and applicable international copyright treaties and/or conventions.
ESRI
380 New York Street
Redlands, California 92373-8100
USA
800-447-9778 (voice)
info@esri.com
Included with the book "Mapping Our World: GIS Lessons for Educators"
See use constraints.
| Data format: | SHP Size: 0.192 |
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| Media you can order: |
ESRI Data & Maps 2000 CD–ROM Set is available only as part of ESRI® software.
(Density 650
MB (megabytes))
(format ISO 9660)
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To use this data requires software that supports ArcView® GIS shapefiles.
ESRI
380 New York Street
Redlands, California 92373-8100
USA
909-793-2853 (voice)
909-793-5953 (FAX)
info@esri.com