Identification_Information:
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- Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Ecociencia, Quito, Ecuador
- Publication_Date: 2001
- Title: Ecuador National Boundary
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Description:
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- Abstract: This data set contains the national boundary of Ecuador.
- Purpose: The purpose is primarily cartographic.
- Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 2001
- Currentness_Reference: publication date
- Status:
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
- Spatial_Domain:
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- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -81.023841
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.190575
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 1.464504
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: -5.021980
- Keywords:
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- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Ecuador
- Theme_Keyword: national boundary
- Access_Constraints:
- Data is available to the public, made possible through the NASA LBA program.
- Use_Constraints: There are no use constraints.
- Point_of_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Brian Frizzelle
- Contact_Organization: Carolina Population Center
- Contact_Position: Senior Spatial Analyst
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 123 W. Franklin St., Suite 205 West
- City: Chapel Hill
- State_or_Province: NC
- Postal_Code: 27516
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 919-966-6663
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 919-966-6638
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: brian_frizzelle@unc.edu
- Data_Set_Credit: Ecociencia, Quito, Ecuador
- Security_Information:
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- Security_Classification: Unclassified
- Native_Data_Set_Environment:
- Microsoft Windows NT Version 4.0 (Build 1381) Service Pack 6; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.2.0.700
- Cross_Reference:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Title: Ecuador Provincial Boundaries
- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Attribute_Accuracy:
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- Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Not applicable.
- Logical_Consistency_Report: Polygon topology exists.
- Completeness_Report: Data set is complete.
- Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Unknown
- Lineage:
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- Process_Step:
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- Process_Description:
- The Ecuador Provincial Boundaries coverage was converted to a national boundary using the DISSOLVE command in ARC/INFO. This created one polygon representing the continental extent of Ecuador, plus one polygon for each island.
- Process_Date: 2001
- Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
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- Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
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- SDTS_Terms_Description:
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- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Complete chain
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 170
- SDTS_Terms_Description:
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- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Label point
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 140
- SDTS_Terms_Description:
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- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 140
- SDTS_Terms_Description:
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- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 4
- Spatial_Reference_Information:
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- Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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- Planar:
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- Grid_Coordinate_System:
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- Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
- Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
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- UTM_Zone_Number: -18
- Transverse_Mercator:
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- Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
- Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -75.000000
- Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
- False_Easting: 500000.000000
- False_Northing: 10000000.000000
- Planar_Coordinate_Information:
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- Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
- Coordinate_Representation:
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- Abscissa_Resolution: 0.001024
- Ordinate_Resolution: 0.001024
- Planar_Distance_Units: meters
- Geodetic_Model:
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- 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:
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- Overview_Description:
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- Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
- Attribute items are in typical ARC/INFO polygon format. There are no additional relevant attributes, as all polygons are part of the nation of Ecuador.
- Distribution_Information:
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- Distributor:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Brian Frizzelle
- Contact_Organization: Carolina Population Center
- Contact_Position: Senior Spatial Analyst
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 123 W. Franklin St., Suite 205 West
- City: Chapel Hill
- State_or_Province: NC
- Postal_Code: 27516
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 919-966-6663
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 919-966-6638
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: brian_frizzelle@unc.edu
- Standard_Order_Process:
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- Digital_Form:
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- Digital_Transfer_Information:
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- Transfer_Size: 0.257
- Ordering_Instructions: Contact Brian Frizzelle to obtain a copy of the data set.
- Custom_Order_Process: Contact Brian Frizzelle to obtain a copy of the data set.
- Technical_Prerequisites: Must have a software package that can read ARC/INFO coverages.
- Available_Time_Period:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 2001
- Metadata_Reference_Information:
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- Metadata_Date: 20021015
- Metadata_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Brian Frizzelle
- Contact_Organization: Carolina Population Center
- Contact_Position: Senior Spatial Analyst
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 123 W. Franklin St., Suite 205 West
- City: Chapel Hill
- State_or_Province: NC
- Postal_Code: 27516
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 919-966-6663
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 919-966-6638
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: brian_frizzelle@unc.edu
- Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
- Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
- Metadata_Extensions:
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- Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
- Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile