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Railroads, Mongolia Surrounding Areas, 1950

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Citation
Title
Railroads, Mongolia Surrounding Areas, 1950
Originator
Powell, Susan
Originator
Navarro, Fernando
Publisher
UC Berkeley Library
Place of Publication
Berkeley , CA , US
Creation Date
2019-12-19
Publication Date
2019-12-19
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Abstract
This line dataset represents railroads in and near Mongolia in 1950. The dataset was developed as part of the Mongolian 20th-century Historical GIS Database project. It is designed to integrate and align well with other datasets created as part of the project. It can be used for creating small to medium size maps of historical Mongolia and for analysis, as appropriate to the resolution. This data is only as accurate as the source maps upon which it is based. As such, the UC Berkeley Library does not guarantee the accuracy of the data. Researchers should use their own judgement about appropriate uses for this data. Users should please acknowledge and cite the “Mongolian 20th-century Historical GIS Database project” in any derivative works. The source map for this dataset is: "Soviet Union, Glavnoe upravlenie geodezii i kartografii. Китай (China) [map]. Scale 1:5,000,000. Moscow: Glavnoe upravlenie geodezii i kartografii pri Sovete Ministrov SSSR, 1950."
Purpose
This dataset was developed as part of the Mongolian 20th-century Historical GIS Database project. It is designed to integrate and align well with other datasets created as part of the project. It can be used for creating small to medium size maps of historical Mongolia and for analysis, as appropriate to the resolution.
Supplemental Information
The Mongolian 20th-century Historical GIS Database project was initiated by Susan Powell in 2017 with support from the UC Berkeley Library, the American Center for Mongolian Studies, the Association of Asian Studies, and the Librarians Association of the University of California. The project’s initial scope includes boundaries, places, infrastructure, demographics, and environmental layers.
Scale Denominator
5100000
Bounding Box
West
87.295858
East
121.471108
North
52.195303
South
40.080067
Bounding Box
West
103.151366
East
125.670035
North
53.697949
South
45.564792
ISO Topic Category
transportation
Place Keyword
Mongolia
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Place Keyword
China
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Place Keyword
Russia
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Temporal Keyword
1950
Theme Keyword
railroads
transportation
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
Resource Constraints
Use Limitation
This data is only as accurate as the source maps upon which it is based. As such, the UC Berkeley Library does not guarantee the accuracy of the data. Researchers should use their own judgement about appropriate uses for this data. Users should please acknowledge and cite the “Mongolian 20th-century Historical GIS Database project” in any derivative works.
Maintenance and Update Frequency
notPlanned
Collection
Collection Title
Mongolian 20th-century Historical GIS Database
URL
Publication Date
2019-04-09
Language
eng
Credit
Powell, S. Navarro, F. (2020) Railroads, Mongolia Surrounding Areas, 1950, from the "Mongolian 20th-century Historical GIS Database project." Berkeley, CA: UC Berkeley Library.
Point of Contact
Contact
Susan Powell
Position Name
GIS Map Librarian
Delivery Point
50 McCone Hall
City
Berkeley
Administrative Area
CA
Postal Code
94720
Country
US
Email
smpowell@berkeley.edu

Spatial Reference Information

Reference System Identifier
Code
102012
Code Space
Esri
Version
8.0.1

Data Quality Information

Lineage
Process Step
Description
This dataset was vectorized using heads up digitizing from a georeferenced scan. The pysical map held by UC Berkeley Library was scanned at 400 dpi on a sheet feed scanner. The georeferencing and digitizing were completed in ArcMap 10.5 desktop software. The following information corresponds to the georeferencing process: - Projection: Asia North Equidistant Conic - Transformation method: Projective - Control points: Grid on map

Distribution Information

Format Name
Shapefile
Online Access
Protocol
Name

Spatial Representation Information

Vector
Topology Level
geometryOnly
Vector Object Type
composite
Vector Object Count
37

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
dataset
Metadata File Identifier
Metadata Date Stamp
2020-03-04
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
Character Set
utf8
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