Major Cities in the Oriente - CPC Ecuador Projects

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Spatial Analysis Unit, Carolina Population Center
Publication_Date: 2000
Title: Major Cities in the Oriente
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Description:

Abstract:: This data set contains the boundaries of the four major cities in the CPC Ecuador study area, in the northern Oriente of Ecuador.
Purpose:: This data set can be used for cartographic purposes, or for analyses that require known locations of large towns/cities.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1993

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -76.992752
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -76.635641
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 0.100360
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -0.477395

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Ecuador
Theme_Keyword: cities

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:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Brian Frizzelle
Contact_Organization: Carolina Population Center

Contact_Position: Senior Spatial Analyst

Contact_Address:

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: Polygons were digitized by Bonnie Kaserman.

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:: Polygons were attributed with the names of the cities. Attributes are correct.

Logical_Consistency_Report: Polygon topology exists.

Completeness_Report:

Data set only contains the four cities considered to be “major” cities in the northern Oriente.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:: Horizontal accuracy is assumed to be within the NMAS standards for a map of this scale.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: PROFORS
Originator: Instituto Geográfico Militar de Ecuador
Publication_Date: 1993
Title: Mapa del Nororiente del Ecuador: Situación Legal de las Tierras
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:250,000

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1993

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: profors_map

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Polygons were digitized and labeled.
Process_Date: 2000

Process_Step:

Process_Description: ARC/INFO coverage was converted to an ArcView shapefile.
Process_Date: 2000

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 4

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator

Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

UTM_Zone_Number: -18

Transverse_Mercator:

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:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000128
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000128

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

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:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: oriente_cities_poly

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ID

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential numbers identifying the polygons.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NAME

Attribute_Definition: Name of the city.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Brian Frizzelle
Contact_Organization: Carolina Population Center

Contact_Position: Senior Spatial Analyst

Contact_Address:

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:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 0.115

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 ArcView shapefiles.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20021002

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Brian Frizzelle
Contact_Organization: Carolina Population Center

Contact_Position: Senior Spatial Analyst

Contact_Address:

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:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile