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Large Scale International Boundaries (LSIB), Africa and the Americas, 2012
- Identification Information
- Spatial Reference Information
- Data Quality Information
- Distribution Information
- Content Information
- Spatial Representation Information
- Metadata Reference Information
Identification Information
- Citation
- Title
- Large Scale International Boundaries (LSIB), Africa and the Americas, 2012
- Originator
- United States. Department of State. Office of the Geographer
- Publisher
- United States. Department of State. Humanitarian Information Unit
- Publication Date
- 2012-09-04
- Identifier
- http://purl.stanford.edu/mz047dz0617
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- mapDigital
- Collection Title
- U.S. Department of State, Humanitarian Information Unit GIS Maps and Data
- Abstract
- This line shapefile contains country boundaries for Africa and American continents. Large Scale International Boundaries (LSIB) are created and maintained by the Department of State's Office of the Geographer. The lines reflect U.S. government (USG) policy and thus not necessarily de facto control. The LSIB has no known errors in boundary location of over 4 km, and is generally accurate to within a kilometer or less. The boundary line depiction research (“recovery” of the authoritative location of the line) has been done over the past decade or so by geographers at State and colleagues from other agencies, and is based on modern imagery, elevation data, relevant maps, treaties, international arbitration and court rulings, and other sources. The LSIB is believed to be the most accurate worldwide (non-Europe, non-US) international boundary vector line file available. The LSIB is frequently updated.
- Purpose
- The mission of the Humanitarian Information Unit (HIU) is to serve as a U.S. Government interagency center to identify, collect, analyze, and disseminate all-source information critical to U.S. Government decision-makers and partners in preparation for and response to humanitarian emergencies worldwide, and to promote innovative technologies and best practices for humanitarian information management.
- Temporal Extent
- Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Time Instant
- 2012-09-04T00:00:00
- Bounding Box
- West
- -141.001956
- East
- 48.001056
- North
- 69.647449
- South
- -55.125022
- ISO Topic Category
- boundaries
- Place Keyword
- Africa
- North America
-
South America
- Place Keyword Thesaurus
- geonames
- Theme Keyword
- Countries
-
Disputed boundaries
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- lcsh
- Legal Constraints
- Use Restrictions
- otherRestrictions
- Other Restrictions
- This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on access or use.
- Maintenance and Update Frequency
- asNeeded
- Collection
- Collection Title
- U.S. Department of State, Humanitarian Information Unit GIS Maps and Data
- URL
- http://purl.stanford.edu/zy496qj4689
- Language
- eng
- Credit
- U.S. Department of State’s Office of the Geographer (INR/GGI). (2012). Large Scale International Boundaries (LSIB), Africa and the Americas, 2012. U.S. Department of State. Humanitarian Information Unit. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/mz047dz0617.
- Point of Contact
- Contact
- Humanitarian Information Unit (HIU)
- Delivery Point
- http://hiu.state.gov
- HIU_INFO@State.gov
Spatial Reference Information
- Reference System Identifier
- Code
- 4326
- Code Space
- EPSG
- Version
- 8.6.2
Data Quality Information
Distribution Information
- Format Name
- Shapefile
- Distributor
- Stanford Geospatial Center
- Online Access
- http://purl.stanford.edu/mz047dz0617
- Protocol
- http
- Name
- USDoS_LSIB4b_Africa_Americas_Sep2012.shp
Content Information
- Feature Catalog Description
- Compliance Code
- false
- Language
- eng
- Included With Dataset
- true
- Feature Catalog Citation
- Title
- Feature catalog for Large Scale International Boundaries (LSIB), Africa and the Americas, 2012
- Feature Catalog Identifier
- 372f09c3-c8ce-4a25-98a9-439217b161dd
Spatial Representation Information
- Vector
- Topology Level
- geometryOnly
- Vector Object Type
- composite
- Vector Object Count
- 163
Metadata Reference Information
- Hierarchy Level
- dataset
- Metadata File Identifier
- edu.stanford.purl:mz047dz0617
- Parent Identifier
- http://purl.stanford.edu/zy496qj4689.mods
- Dataset URI
- http://purl.stanford.edu/mz047dz0617
- Metadata Date Stamp
- 2016-07-14
- Metadata Standard Name
- ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
- Metadata Standard Version
- 2007
- Character Set
- utf16