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Detailed World Polygons (LSIB), South America, 2013
- Identification Information
- Spatial Reference Information
- Distribution Information
- Content Information
- Spatial Representation Information
- Metadata Reference Information
Identification Information
- Citation
- Title
- Detailed World Polygons (LSIB), South America, 2013
- Originator
- United States. Department of State. Office of the Geographer
- Publisher
- United States. Department of State. Office of the Geographer. Humanitarian Information Unit
- Place of Publication
- Washington , DC , US
- Publication Date
- 2013-03-08
- Identifier
- http://purl.stanford.edu/vc965bq8111
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- mapDigital
- Collection Title
- U.S. Department of State, Humanitarian Information Unit GIS Maps and Data
- Abstract
- This polygon shapefile contains the boundaries of countries in South America. This layer, created by the Office of the Geographer, combines two data sets: Large Scale International Boundary Lines (LSIB) and World Vector Shorelines (LSIB-WVS). The lines reflect U.S. government (USG) policy and thus not necessarily de facto control. The 1:250,000 scale WVS coastline data from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is generally shifted by several hundred meters to over a km. The LSIB is in WGS84 datum and is generally accurate to within a couple hundred meters or better. The boundary research and “recovery” of the delineation of the line has been done over past decades by geographers at State and colleagues from other USG agencies and the UK. It is based on modern imagery, elevation data, relevant maps, treaties, international arbitration and court rulings, data from national mapping agencies and boundary commissions if available, and other sources.
- 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
- Supplemental Information
- The LSIB and WVS files were combined using ESRI's ArcGIS 10.0 lines to polygon tool. In the cases where the LSIB did not extend enough to touch the shoreline, the WVS shoreline was moved inland until it met the LSIB. In the cases where the LSIB border extended past the shoreline, the shoreline was moved outward until it met the boundary. No boundary line was moved for the production of these polygons. The polygons were then topologically corrected to the best of our ability and had corresponding country attributes attached.
- Temporal Extent
- Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Time Instant
- 2013-03-08T00:00:00
- Bounding Box
- West
- -109.460442
- East
- -26.234194
- North
- 12.629084
- South
- -59.487141
- ISO Topic Category
- boundaries
- Place Keyword
-
South America
- Place Keyword Thesaurus
- geonames
- Theme Keyword
-
Countries
- 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, Office of the Geographer. (2013). Detailed World Polygons (LSIB), South America, 2013. U.S. Department of State. Humanitarian Information Unit. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/vc965bq8111.
- Point of Contact
- Contact
- Humanitarian Information Unit
- Delivery Point
- 2025 E St., NW, Suite NE5-037
- City
- Washington
- Administrative Area
- DC
- Postal Code
- 20522
- Country
- US
- HIU_INFO@state.gov
- Phone
- (202) 634-0340
- Point of Contact
- Contact
- David Linthicum
- LinthicumDH@state.gov
- Phone
- (202) 647-7154
Spatial Reference Information
- Reference System Identifier
- Code
- 4326
- Code Space
- EPSG
- Version
- 8.6.2
Distribution Information
- Format Name
- Shapefile
- Distributor
- Stanford Geospatial Center
- Online Access
- http://purl.stanford.edu/vc965bq8111
- Protocol
- http
- Name
- SouthAmerica.shp
Content Information
- Feature Catalog Description
- Compliance Code
- false
- Language
- eng
- Included With Dataset
- true
- Feature Catalog Citation
- Title
- Feature catalog for Detailed World Polygons (LSIB), South America, 2013
- Feature Catalog Identifier
- 7ddf6c29-82ee-4452-949d-6f1ac6fb74c5
Spatial Representation Information
- Vector
- Topology Level
- geometryOnly
- Vector Object Type
- composite
- Vector Object Count
- 12002
Metadata Reference Information
- Hierarchy Level
- dataset
- Metadata File Identifier
- edu.stanford.purl:vc965bq8111
- Parent Identifier
- http://purl.stanford.edu/zy496qj4689.mods
- Dataset URI
- http://purl.stanford.edu/vc965bq8111
- Metadata Point of Contact
- Name
- Humanitarian Information Unit
- Position Name
- Author
- Delivery Point
- 2025 E St., NW, Suite NE5-037
- City
- Washington
- Administrative Area
- DC
- Postal Code
- 20522
- Country
- US
- HIU_INFO@state.gov
- Phone
- (202) 634-0340
- Metadata Point of Contact
- Name
- David Linthicum
- LinthicumDH@state.gov
- Phone
- (202) 647-7154
- Metadata Date Stamp
- 2016-07-14
- Metadata Standard Name
- ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
- Metadata Standard Version
- 2007
- Character Set
- utf8