1<html> 2<head> 3<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> 4<title>Major cities (cities.shp)</title> 5<link rel=schema.dc href="http://purl.org/metadata/dublin_core"> 6<meta name="dc.title" content="Major cities (cities.shp) "> 7<meta name="dc.creator" content="ESRI "> 8<meta name="dc.subject" content="Cities Population capital "> 9<meta name="dc.description" content="Major cities of the world. "> 10<meta name="dc.publisher" content="ESRI"> 11<meta name="dc.date" content="20001101"> 12<meta name="dc.type" content="data.vector digital data"> 13<meta name="dc.format" content="SHP"> 14<meta name="dc.identifier" content="none"> 15<meta name="dc.source" content="Included with the book "Mapping Our World: GIS Lessons for Educators""> 16<meta name="dc.lang" content="en"> 17<meta name="dc.coverage.x.min" scheme="DD" content="-165.270004"> 18<meta name="dc.coverage.x.max" scheme="DD" content="177.130188"> 19<meta name="dc.coverage.y.min" scheme="DD" content="-53.150002"> 20<meta name="dc.coverage.y.max" scheme="DD" content="78.199997"> 21<meta name="dc.coverage.placeName" content="World"> 22<meta name="dc.coverage.periodName" content="1996"> 23<meta name="dc.coverage.periodName" content="1998"> 24<meta name="dc.coverage.periodName" content="1993/1994"> 25<meta name="dc.coverage.periodName" content="2000"> 26<meta name="dc.coverage.periodName" content="1994"> 27<meta name="dc.rights" content="Access constraints: Access granted to Licensee only.; Use constraints: The data are provided by multiple, third party data vendors under license to ESRI for inclusion in the book "Mapping Our World: GIS Lessons for Educators." Licensee may use the data and related materials in quantities sufficient to meet Licensee's own internal needs, to be used solely in conjunction with the exercises and context of this book. "> 28</head> 29<body> 30<h3>Major cities (cities.shp)</h3> 31Metadata also available as<p> 32<h4>Frequently-anticipated questions:</h4> 33<ul> 34<li><A HREF="#what">What does this data set describe?</A> 35<ol> 36<li><A HREF="#what.1">How should this data set be cited?</A> 37<li><A HREF="#what.2">What geographic area does the data set cover?</A> 38<li><A HREF="#what.3">What does it look like?</A> 39<li><A HREF="#what.4">Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?</A> 40<li><A HREF="#what.5">What is the general form of this data set?</A> 41<li><A HREF="#what.6">How does the data set represent geographic features?</A> 42<li><A HREF="#what.7">How does the data set describe geographic features?</A> 43</ol> 44<li><A HREF="#who">Who produced the data set?</A> 45<ol> 46<li><A HREF="#who.1">Who are the originators of the data set?</A> 47<li><A HREF="#who.2">Who also contributed to the data set?</A> 48<li><A HREF="#who.3">To whom should users address questions about the data?</A> 49</ol> 50<li><A HREF="#why">Why was the data set created?</A> 51<li><A HREF="#how">How was the data set created?</A> 52<ol> 53<li><A HREF="#how.1">From what previous works were the data drawn?</a> 54<li><A HREF="#how.2">How were the data generated, processed, and modified?</a> 55</ol> 56<li><A HREF="#quality">How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?</A> 57<ol> 58<li><A HREF="#quality.1">How well have the observations been checked?</A> 59<li><A HREF="#quality.2">How accurate are the geographic locations?</A> 60<li><A HREF="#quality.3">How accurate are the heights or depths?</A> 61<li><A HREF="#quality.4">Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?</A> 62<li><A HREF="#quality.5">How consistent are the relationships among the data, including topology?</A> 63</ol> 64<li><A HREF="#getacopy">How can someone get a copy of the data set?</A> 65<ol> 66<li><A HREF="#getacopy.0">Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?</A> 67<li><A HREF="#getacopy.1">Who distributes the data?</A> 68<li><A HREF="#getacopy.2">What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?</A> 69<li><A HREF="#getacopy.3">What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?</A> 70<li><A HREF="#getacopy.4">How can I download or order the data?</A> 71</ol> 72<li><A HREF="#metaref">Who wrote the metadata?</A> 73</ul> 74<hr> 75<A NAME="what"><h3>What does this data set describe?</h3></A> 76<ol> 77<dl> 78<dt><em>Title:</em> Major cities (cities.shp)</dt> 79<dt><em>Abstract:</em> Major cities of the world.</dt> 80<p> 81</dl> 82<li><A NAME="what.1"><b>How should this data set be cited?</b></A><p> 83<blockquote> 84ESRI, 20001101, Major cities (cities.shp):,.<p> 85Online Links: 86<ul> 87<li>none 88</ul> 89<p> 90</blockquote> 91<p> 92<li><A NAME="what.2"><b>What geographic area does the data set cover?</b></A><p> 93<dl> 94<dt><em>West_Bounding_Coordinate:</em> -165.270004</dt> 95<dt><em>East_Bounding_Coordinate:</em> 177.130188</dt> 96<dt><em>North_Bounding_Coordinate:</em> 78.199997</dt> 97<dt><em>South_Bounding_Coordinate:</em> -53.150002</dt> 98</dl> 99<p> 100<li><A NAME="what.3"><b>What does it look like?</b></A><p> 101<p> 102<li><A NAME="what.4"><b>Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?</b></A><p> 103<dl> 104<dt><em>Currentness_Reference:</em> 105<dd> 106 107publication date: 1996, 1998, Winter 1993/1994, 20000101; ground condition: 1994 108 109</dd> 110</dl> 111<p> 112<li><A NAME="what.5"><b>What is the general form of this data set?</b></A><p> 113<dl> 114<dt><em>Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:</em> vector digital data</dt> 115</dl> 116<p> 117<li><A NAME="what.6"><b>How does the data set represent geographic features?</b></A><p> 118<ol type="a"> 119<li><A NAME="what.6.a"><b>How are geographic features stored in the data set?</b></A><p> 120This is a Vector data set. 121It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology): 122<ul> 123<li>Entity point (606) 124</ul> 125<p> 126<li><A NAME="what.6.b"><b>What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?</b></A><p> 127Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. 128Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.000001. 129Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.000001. 130Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal degrees. 131<p> 132The horizontal datum used is D_WGS_1984.<br> 133The ellipsoid used is WGS_1984.<br> 134The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.000000.<br> 135The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257224.<br> 136<p> 137</ol> 138<p> 139<li><A NAME="what.7"><b>How does the data set describe geographic features?</b></A><p> 140<dl> 141<dt><b><tt>cities</tt></b><dd>The polygons represent the boundaries for the countries of the world, as they existed in 2000. (Source: ESRI) 142<p> 143<dl> 144<dt><b><tt>FID</tt></b><dd>Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)<p> 145<p> 146<em>Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.</em> 147<p> 148<dt><b><tt>Shape</tt></b><dd>Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)<p> 149<p> 150<em>Coordinates defining the features.</em> 151<p> 152<dt><b><tt>NAME</tt></b><dd>Name of city<p> 153<p> 154<table border="1" cellpadding="4"> 155<tr><th colspan="2">Formal codeset</th></tr> 156<tr><th>Codeset Name:</th><td>Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 10-4</td></tr> 157<tr><th>Codeset Source:</th><td>National Institute of Standards and Technology</td></tr> 158</table> 159<p> 160<dt><b><tt>COUNTRY</tt></b><dd>Name of country in which city is located<p> 161<p> 162<table border="1" cellpadding="4"> 163<tr><th colspan="2">Formal codeset</th></tr> 164<tr><th>Codeset Name:</th><td>Global Mapping International Codes</td></tr> 165<tr><th>Codeset Source:</th><td>Global Mapping International</td></tr> 166</table> 167<p> 168<dt><b><tt>CAPITAL</tt></b><dd>Indicates whether city is national capital<p> 169<p> 170<em>Names for the features.</em> 171<p> 172</dl> 173<p> 174</dl> 175<p> 176</ol> 177<p> 178<hr> 179<A NAME="who"><h3>Who produced the data set?</h3></A><p> 180<ol> 181<li><A NAME="who.1"><b>Who are the originators of the data set?</b></A> (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)<p> 182<ul> 183<li>ESRI 184</ul> 185<p> 186<li><A NAME="who.2"><b>Who also contributed to the data set?</b></A><p> 187<p> 188<li><A NAME="who.3"><b>To whom should users address questions about the data?</b></A><p> 189<blockquote> 190ESRI<br> 191380 New York Street<br> 192Redlands, California 92373-8100<br> 193USA<br> 194<p> 195909-793-2853 (voice)<br> 196909-793-5953 (FAX)<br> 197info@esri.com<br> 198<dl> 199</dl> 200</blockquote> 201</ol> 202<p> 203<hr> 204<A NAME="why"><h3>Why was the data set created?</h3></A> 205<blockquote> 206For use with the book "Mapping Our World: GIS Lessons for Educators" 207</blockquote> 208<p> 209<hr> 210<A NAME="how"><h3>How was the data set created?</h3></A> 211<ol> 212<li><A NAME="how.1"><b>From what previous works were the data drawn?</b></A><p> 213<dl> 214<dt><b>ESRI Data & Maps 2000</b> (source 1 of 4) 215<dd> 216<blockquote> 217ESRI, 2000, ESRI Data & Maps 2000:, Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI), Redlands, California, USA.<p> 218</blockquote> 219<dl> 220<dt><em>Type_of_Source_Media:</em> CD�ROM</dt> 221<dt><em>Source_Scale_Denominator:</em> 3000000</dt> 222<dt><em>Source_Contribution:</em> Attribute and geospatial data</dt> 223</dl> 224<p> 225<dt><b>Geographic and Global Issues</b> (source 2 of 4) 226<dd> 227<blockquote> 228United States Department of Sta, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Winter 1993/1994, Geographic and Global Issues Quarterly: Geographic and Global Issues Quarterly Volume 3, Number 4, United States Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Washington, DC, USA.<p> 229</blockquote> 230<dl> 231<dt><em>Type_of_Source_Media:</em> paper</dt> 232<dt><em>Source_Contribution:</em> Attribute data</dt> 233</dl> 234<p> 235<dt><b>CIA Factbook</b> (source 3 of 4) 236<dd> 237<blockquote> 238United States Central Intelligence Agency, 20000101, The World Factbook 2000: The World Factbook 2000, United States Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC, USA.<p> 239</blockquote> 240<dl> 241<dt><em>Type_of_Source_Media:</em> online</dt> 242<dt><em>Source_Contribution:</em> Attribute data</dt> 243</dl> 244<p> 245<dt><b>NCGIA</b> (source 4 of 4) 246<dd> 247<blockquote> 248National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, 199504, World Demography Project: National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis at University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA.<p> 249</blockquote> 250<dl> 251<dt><em>Type_of_Source_Media:</em> paper</dt> 252<dt><em>Source_Contribution:</em> Attribute data</dt> 253</dl> 254<p> 255</dl> 256<li><A NAME="how.2"><b>How were the data generated, processed, and modified?</b></A><p> 257<dl> 258<dt>Date: 08-Jan-2001 (process 1 of 1) 259<dd> 260<p> 261Data sources used in this process: 262<ul> 263<li>ArcWorld Supplement 264<li>Geographic and Global Issues 265<li>CIA Factbook 266<li>World Demography Project 267</ul> 268<p> 269</dl> 270</ol> 271<p> 272<hr> 273<A NAME="quality"><h3>How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?</h3></A> 274<ol> 275<li><A NAME="quality.1"><b>How well have the observations been checked?</b></A><p> 276<p> 277<li><A NAME="quality.2"><b>How accurate are the geographic locations?</b></A><p> 278The geospatial part of this data set was originally extracted from the ArcWorld Supplement database and then generalized (tolerance unknown). The positional accuracy is unknown. 279<p> 280<li><A NAME="quality.3"><b>How accurate are the heights or depths?</b></A><p> 281<p> 282<li><A NAME="quality.4"><b>Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?</b></A><p> 283<p> 284<li><A NAME="quality.5"><b>How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?</b></A><p> 285</ol> 286<p> 287<hr> 288<A NAME="getacopy"><h3>How can someone get a copy of the data set?</h3></A> 289<blockquote> 290<A name="getacopy.0"><b>Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?</b></A><p> 291<blockquote> 292<dl> 293<dt><em>Access_Constraints:</em> Access granted to Licensee only.</dt> 294<dt><em>Use_Constraints:</em> 295<dd> 296 297The data are provided by multiple, third party data vendors under license to ESRI for inclusion in the book "Mapping Our World: GIS Lessons for Educators." Licensee may use the data and related materials in quantities sufficient to meet Licensee's own internal needs, to be used solely in conjunction with the exercises and context of this book. 298<P> 299The redistribution rights for this data set: Redistribution rights are granted by the data vendor for hard-copy renditions or static, electronic map images (e.g. .gif, .jpeg, etc.) that are plotted, printed, or publicly displayed with proper metadata and source/copyright attribution to the respective data vendor(s). 300<P> 301Proprietary Rights and Copyright: Licensee acknowledges that the Data and Related Materials contain proprietary and confidential property of ESRI and its licensor(s). The Data and Related Materials are owned by ESRI and its licensor(s) and are protected by United States copyright laws and applicable international copyright treaties and/or conventions. 302 303</dd> 304</dl> 305</blockquote> 306</blockquote> 307<p> 308<ol> 309<li><A NAME="getacopy.1"><b>Who distributes the data set?</b></A> (Distributor 1 of 1)<p> 310<blockquote> 311ESRI<br> 312380 New York Street<br> 313Redlands, California 92373-8100<br> 314USA<br> 315<p> 316800-447-9778 (voice)<br> 317info@esri.com<br> 318<dl> 319</dl> 320</blockquote> 321<li><A name="getacopy.2"><b>What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?</b></A><p> 322<tt>Included with the book "Mapping Our World: GIS Lessons for Educators"</tt> 323<p> 324<li><A name="getacopy.3"><b>What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?</b></A><p> 325<blockquote> 326See use constraints. 327</blockquote> 328<p> 329<li><A name="getacopy.4"><b>How can I download or order the data?</b></A><p> 330<ul> 331<li><b>Availability in digital form:</b><p> 332<table border="0" cellpadding="2"> 333<tr><th align="left" valign="top">Data format:</th> 334<td> 335SHP 336 337Size: 0.192 338</td> 339</tr> 340<tr><th align="left" valign="top">Media you can order:</th> 341<td> 342ESRI Data & Maps 2000 CD�ROM Set is available only as part of ESRI® software. 343(Density 650 344MB (megabytes)) 345(format ISO 9660) 346<p> 347</td> 348</tr> 349</table> 350<p> 351<li><b>Cost to order the data:</b> </ul> 352<p> 353<li><A name="getacopy.6"><b>What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?</b></A><p> 354<blockquote> 355To use this data requires software that supports ArcView® GIS shapefiles. 356</blockquote> 357<p> 358</ol> 359<p> 360<hr> 361<A NAME="metaref"><h3>Who wrote the metadata?</h3></A> 362<dl> 363<dt>Dates: 364<dd>Last modified: 19-Dec-2001<br> 365<p> 366<dt>Metadata author: 367<dd> 368<blockquote> 369ESRI<br> 370380 New York Street<br> 371Redlands, California 92373-8100<br> 372USA<br> 373<p> 374909-793-2853 (voice)<br> 375909-793-5953 (FAX)<br> 376info@esri.com<br> 377<dl> 378</dl> 379</blockquote> 380<dt>Metadata standard: <dd>FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)<p> 381<dt>Metadata extensions used: 382<dd> 383<ul> 384<li><A HREF="http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html"><http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html></A></li> 385</ul> 386</dd> 387<p> 388</dl> 389<p> 390<hr> 391Generated by <A HREF="http://geology.usgs.gov/tools/metadata/tools/doc/mp.html"><tt>mp</tt></A> version 2.7.3 on Thu Jan 03 09:57:27 2002<br> 392 393</body> 394</html> 395