World Continents

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Metadata character set: utf8

Last update: 2011-12-14

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Individual's name: ArcGIS Content Team

Organization's name: Esri

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Citation:

Title: World Continents

Edition: 2013

Edition date: 2013-06-01

Presentation format: mapDigital

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Name: Data & Maps for ArcGIS®

Issue: 2013 - World, Europe, and United States

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Individual's name: ArcGIS Content Team

Organization's name: Esri

Contact's position: ArcGIS Content Team

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Administrative area: California

Postal code: 92373-8100

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 World Continents represents the boundaries for the continents of the world.

 World Continents provides a base map layer of the continents for the world.

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Spatial Representation - Vector:

Level of topology for this dataset: geometryOnly

Geometric objects:

Object type: complex

Object count: 8

Reference System Information:

Reference system identifier:

Value: GCS_WGS_1984

Data Quality Information:

Scope of quality information:

Level of the data: dataset

Lineage:

Lineage statement:

 ArcWorld Supplement (source 1 of 3) 

Esri, 1996, ArcWorld™ Supplement: Esri, Redlands, California, USA. 

Type of source media: CD–ROM
Source scale denominator: 3000000
Source contribution:
Attribute and geospatial data


GMI (source 2 of 3) 

Global Mapping International, Missions Database: Global Mapping International, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. 

Type of source media: CD–ROM
Source contribution:
Attribute data


CIA Factbook (source 3 of 3) 

United States Central Intelligence Agency, 200703, The World Factbook 2007: The World Factbook 2007, United States Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC, USA. 

Online links: 
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html 

Other citation details: 
The online Factbook is updated periodically throughout the year.

Type of source media: online
Source contribution:
Attribute and geospatial data


Date: 20010111 (change 1 of 5) 
The following steps were performed by Esri: Extracted the features from Esri® Data & Maps 1999 data set-admin98.shp.  Updated political boundaries for countries and first-level administrative units.  Used Continent attribute to dissolve out the necessary features to create the continents. Removed unnecessary attributes. Created ArcGIS® layer file (.lyr).  Created projection file (.prj).  Created spatial indices. Converted the data set to SDC.

Data sources used in this process: 
ArcWorld Supplement 
GMI 


Date: 20040307 (change 2 of 5) 
The following steps were performed by Esri: Added SQKM attribute and calculated its values. Added SQMI attribute and calculated its values.


Date: 20050211 (change 3 of 5) 
The following steps were performed by Esri: Removed the Paracel and Spratly island groups.


Date: 20060324 (change 4 of 5) 
The following steps were performed by Esri: Corrected the east and south geographic extents. Converted the data set to SDC.


Date: 20070322 (change 5 of 5) 
The following steps were performed by Esri: Removed an area in the Netherlands where land was in the process of being reclaimed from the sea but was never completed.

Data sources used in this process: 
CIA Factbook 

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Organization's name: Esri; Esri Offices

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 380 New York Street

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Administrative area: California

Postal code: 92373-8100