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Coarse Cultural Topographic Datasets (DCW) (National Geoscience Dataset): Political areas and BoundariesNote : This dataset description is metadata (data about data) which describes the actual dataset in accordance with the ANZLIC (Australia New Zealand Land Information Council) Core Metadata Guidelines Version 2. Dataset citationANZLIC unique identifier: ANZCW0703002383Title: Coarse Cultural Topographic Datasets (DCW) (National Geoscience Dataset): Political areas and Boundaries CustodianCustodian: Geoscience AustraliaJurisdiction: Australia DescriptionAbstract: This dataset delineates political areas such as built up areas, land, ocean, pack ice and boundaries such as coastlines, city limits etc. (dataset derived from the Digital Chart of the World (DCW)). For more information on the Digital Chart of the World data please browse the DCW Internet Site http://www.maproom.psu.edu/dcw/. Data can be downloaded from here in vpf format.NOTE : For more accurate and detailed data covering continental Australia only please obtain the Global Map Data 1M Generic information on DCW datasets :-
Geographic extent name: AUSTRALIA EXCLUDING EXTERNAL TERRITORIES - AUS - Australia Note: The format for each Geographic extent name is: Name - Identifier - Category - Jurisdiction (as appropriate) See GEN Register Geographic bounding box: Data currencyBeginning date: Not knownEnding date: 1993-01-01 Dataset statusProgress: CompleteMaintenance and update frequency: not planned AccessStored data format:Available data format: Access constraints: Free to download Data qualityLineage:This dataset was compiled by Geoscience Australia staff from the original Digital Chart of the World VPF format dataset downloaded from the DCW website listed in the abstract. For information on the lineage of the original DCW (VPF format) datasets please view the Digital Chart of the World website listed in the abstract. Post-DCW lineage The separate DCW tiles NA11, UA11, QC32-33, QD31-33, QE31-33, QF31-33 and all the RC, RD, RE, RF, SC, SD, SE, SF, TC, TD, TE, TF, UC, UD, UE, UF, VC, VD, VE, VF, WC, WD, WE, WF, XC, XD, XE, XF, YC, YD, YE, YF, ZC, ZD, ZE and ZF were compiled into single covers based upon the separate DCW themes. The vegetation layer was not available for the Australian area. The data was then attributed fully as the existing datasets were attributed in code which only made sense with the DCW Data Dictionary. The field names were changed to be clearer for example the field AEPTVAl was changed to Elevation. No cleaning of the data was necessary except for the place names coverages where upper and mixed case place names existed in the DCW data these were all changed to mixed case. Geoscience Australia compliant fields were added to the data at this stage: UFI and FEATURE with AGSO_CODE and DESC added to non-polygon themes. This dataset was compiled from the original DCW political and ocean arc dataset, the political and ocean polygon dataset and the populated place polygon dataset.
Low to moderate accuracy due to highly variable source data and the vintage of this dataset.
Contact informationContact organisation: Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)Acronym: GA Position: Manager Client Services Address: Cnr Jerrabomberra Ave and Hindmarsh Dr Address: GPO Box 378 Suburn: Canberra State: ACT Country: Australia Postcode: 2601 Phone: 02 6249 9966 Fax: 02 6249 9960 Email: sales@ga.gov.au Metadata informationMetadata date: 1998-11-13 00:00:00.0Additional metadataline items :- feature this items defines the broad feature type that the item falls into UFI a unique feature identifier agso_code an identification number assigned to features of specific types. Only those features that correspond to AGSO_CODE entries have been given an AGSO code. (Geoscience Australia added attribute) desc a description of the feature in terms of its specific AGSO code (Geoscience Australia added attribute) type a more specific explanation of what the feature is status this field is not always filled in but where it is it gives and even more specific categorisation to the feature in question polgon items :- feature this items defines the broad feature type that the item falls into UFI a unique feature identifier type a more specific explanation of what the feature is status this field is not always filled in but where it is it gives an even more specific categorisation to the feature in question region global region of the feature country country in which the feature occurs state names of inter-country administrative unitsAuthors: Lawford, G. , Stanley, S. , Kilgour, B. This report was generated on 26 May 2013. |
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