Originator: Spatial Analysis Unit, Carolina Population Center
Publication_Date: 2001
Title: Community Locations in the Ecuadorian Oriente
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Description:
Abstract:
This data set contains all of the primary communities in the colonist settlement study area in the northern Oriente of Ecuador.
Purpose:
This data can be used for analyses that require knowledge of community locations, including proximity analyses, or it can be used for cartographic purposes.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2001
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.330462
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -76.488150
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 0.190454
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -0.884598
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Ecuador
Theme_Keyword: community
Access_Constraints:
Data is available to the public, made possible through the NASA LBA program.
Locations were collected by members of the Carolina Population Center and Ecuadorian colleagues, using GPS receivers.
Security_Information:
Security_Classification: Unclassified
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows NT Version 4.0 (Build 1381) Service Pack 6; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.2.0.700
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Attribution of the point locations with the community name is 100% accurate. However, it is important to note that the spelling of the community names may vary, and some communities may have alternate names
Logical_Consistency_Report: Point topology exists.
Completeness_Report: Additional communities may be added as needed.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Points are within 10 meters of their true location. Each point represents the center of its community, the location of which was subjectively chosen by the field worker.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Type_of_Source_Media: GPS receivert
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2001
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Points were collected using Trimble GeoExplorer II and GeoExplorer 3 GPS receivers.
Process_Date: 2001
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The data were differentially corrected and exported to an ArcView shapefile.
Process_Date: 2001
Process_Step:
Process_Description: The points were attributed based on field forms.
