Cities of the Wider Caribbean (Gazetteer)

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Stefan Helders

Publication_Date: 2002

Title: Cities of the Wider Caribbean (Gazetteer)

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Series_Information:

Publication_Information:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.world-gazetteer.com>

Description:

Abstract:

World Cities represents the locations of major cities of the world.

Purpose:

World Cities provides a base map layer of the cities for the world. The cities include national capitals, provincial capitals, major population centers.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Multiple_Dates/Times:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: unknown

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -104.900000

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -52.650000

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 32.370000

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 2.940000

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: point

Theme_Keyword: cities

Theme_Keyword: capitals

Theme_Keyword: administrative unit and international codes

Theme_Keyword: population

Theme_Keyword: country names

Theme_Keyword: society

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: caribbean

Access_Constraints:

The World gazetteer website is regarded as a free data provider. If you use its data/images the only thing requested is to promote this site. If you would like to republish the data presented, please do not change the data and use a copyright note as described as follows: © by Stefan Helders www.world-gazetteer.com

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Stefan Helders

Contact_Organization: Independent

Contact_Address:

Country: Germany

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: helders@gmx.net

Data_Set_Credit:

Please acknowledge Stefan Helders www.world-gazetteer.com as the originator of this dataset

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535

Data_Quality_Information:

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Stefan Helders (Independent)

Publication_Date: 2002

Title: World Gazetteer

Online_Linkage: <http://www.world-gazetteer.com>

Type_of_Source_Media: downloadable data

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: gaz

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

This dataset was extracted from a download of the World Gazetteer dataset - a subset was taken for the Wider Caribbean region.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: gaz

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: World Resources Institute

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1500

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001

Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

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: city_gaz

Entity_Type_Definition:

The points represent the locations of major cities of the world.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LAT

Attribute_Definition: Latitude (decimal degrees)

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: LONG

Attribute_Definition: Longtitude (decimal degrees)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COUNTRY

Attribute_Definition: Country name

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PLACE

Attribute_Definition: City or town

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ADMIN

Attribute_Definition: Administrative District

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: POP_2002

Attribute_Definition: population in 2002

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: World Resources Institute

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: reefsatrisk@wri.org

Resource_Description: Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean Data CD

Distribution_Liability:

Although this data set has been used by the World Resources Institute, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by WRI as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by WRI in the use of these data or related materials

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 0.040

Technical_Prerequisites:

The data are available in Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) shapefile format. The user must have ArcGIS® or ArcView® 3.0 or greater software to read and process the data file. In lieu of ArcView or ArcGIS, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing data.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20050126

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: World Resources Institute

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 10 G Street NE

City: Washington

State_or_Province: DC

Postal_Code: 2002

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-729-7600

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gislab@wri.org

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

For more information, visit Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean.

Related WRI report: Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean