Administrative Boundaries for Eastern Asia

Metadata:
Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Uwe Deichmann, NCGIA, UCSB
Publication_Date: 1996
Title: Administrative Boundaries for Eastern Asia
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Santa Barbara, California, USA
Publisher: NCGIA, UCSB
Online_Linkage: <http://grid.cr.usgs.gov/clearinghouse/datalist.html>
Description:
Abstract:
This project (which has been carried out as a cooperative activity between NCGIA, CGIAR and UNEP/GRID between Oct. 1995 and present) has pooled available data sets, many of which had been assembled for the global demography project. All data were checked, international boundaries and coastlines were replaced with a standard template, the attribute database was redesigned, and new, more reliable population estimates for subnational units were produced for all countries. From the resulting data sets, raster surfaces representing population distribution and population density were created in collaboration between NCGIA and GRID-Geneva.
Purpose:
The Asian administrative boundaries and population database is part of an ongoing effort to improve global, spatially referenced demographic data holdings. Such databases are useful for a variety of applications including strategic-level agricultural research and applications in the analysis of the human dimensions of global change.
Supplemental_Information: 
In order to ensure a close match between different national coverages,
and to obtain maximum compatibility with other standard medium
resolution data sets, all national boundaries and coastlines were 
replaced with the political boundaries template (PONET) of the Digital 
Chart of the World (DCW). The DCW is a set of basic digital GIS data 
layers with a nominal scale of 1:1 million scale.
In order to maximize comparability across national boundaries, all 
district-level population figures were projected to 1995.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date:
Ending_Date: 1995
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: 74
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 145
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 55
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 18
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Adoministrative boundary
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: East Asia
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: 1995
Access_Constraints:
The GRID database is maintained for the purpose of assisting individual nations and the international community in making sound decisions related to resource management and environmental planning, and where applicable providing data for scientific studies. In general, requests for data from the archive will be filled according to data availability, GRID workload and the nature of the data set being requested. Requests will be queued with priority given to requests related to joint activities with UNEP programme areas. UN organizations, intergovernmental organizations, scientific and academic organizations, non-governmental organizations are all eligible to request data from the GRID archive. Requests from eligible organizations for data with unrestricted access rating will normally be filled without further clearance. Requests for data with a source approval rating will be referred to the relevant authority for clearance, and in some cases, the requestor will be advised to seek the data from the source. Data sets with an in-house rating will not be distributed; however, information about such data sets, including the distributor's name, will be sent to eligible organizations on request. Data requests from private commercial firms and private individuals will not be filled. Exceptional cases in which the intended use of the data would be of direct benefit to the United Nations or member states will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the GRID Director, in consultation with the UNEP Assistant Executive Director-Programme.
Use_Constraints:
Users of datasets supplied through GRID are requested to incorporate in output products and reports acknowledgments to the originator of the data and to the fact that they were acquired through GRID. Appropriate wording may be "UNESCO(1987) through GRID".
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: <ftp://grid2.cr.usgs.gov/pub/data/datafiles/asia/e_asia.gif>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Administrative Boundaries for Eastern Asia
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF - Graphic Interchange Format
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person:
Contact_Organization: UNEP/GRID-Sioux falls
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
UNEP/GRID-Sioux Falls EROS Data Center U.S. Geological Survey
City: Sioux Falls
State_or_Province: South Dakota
Postal_Code: 57198
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 605-594-6107
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 605-594-6119
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: webmaster@grid2.cr.usgs.gov
Resource_Description:
Administrative Boundaries for Eastern Asia [Arc/Info export file]
Distribution_Liability:
The Asian administrative boundaries and population database was compiled from a large number of heterogeneous sources. The objective was to compile a comprehensive database from existing data in a fairly short time period that is suitable for regional or continental scale applications. The resources available did not allow for in-country data collection or collaboration with national census bureaus. With few exceptions, the data do not originate from the countries, and none of the input boundary data have been officially checked or endorsed by the national statistical agencies.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 19981201
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person:
Contact_Organization: UNEP/GRID-Sioux falls
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
UNEP/GRID-Sioux Falls EROS Data Center U.S. Geological Survey
City: Sioux Falls
State_or_Province: South Dakota
Postal_Code: 57198
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 605-594-6107
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 605-594-6119
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: webmaster@grid2.cr.usgs.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
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