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First-level Administrative Divisions, Brazil, 2015

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Identification Information
Citation
Originator
Originator
Publication Date
20151101
Title
First-level Administrative Divisions, Brazil, 2015
Edition
2.8
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Collection Title
Global administrative areas
Publication Information
Publication Place
Publisher
University of California, Berkeley. Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
Other Citation Details
These data were retrieved from http://www.gadm.org on December 1, 2017.
Online Linkage
http://purl.stanford.edu/pb606mt4669
Abstract
This polygon shapefile contains the first-level administrative divisions of Brazil (adm1). Level 1 divisions include states and federal districts. This layer is part of the Global Administrative Areas 2015 (v2.8) dataset.
Bounding Box
West
-73.989708
East
-28.846945
North
5.264878
South
-33.747082
Theme Keyword
Administrative and political divisions
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
lcsh
Theme Keyword
boundaries
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Place Keyword
Brazil
Place Keyword Thesaurus
geonames
Temporal Keyword
Access Restrictions
Attribution 3.0 Unported. You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
Use Restrictions
None
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Unknown
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
University of Minnesota. Institute on the Environment
City
St. Paul
State
MN
Country
US
Contact Electronic Mail Address
earthstat.data@gmail.com
Credit
Hijmans, R. and University of California, Berkeley, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology. (2015). First-level Administrative Divisions, Brazil, 2015. UC Berkeley, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/pb606mt4669
Native Data Set Environment
Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.8.1.14362
Collection
Title
Global administrative areas
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Vector
Point and Vector Object Information
SDTS Terms Description
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
GT-polygon composed of chains
Point and Vector Object Count
27
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
BRA_adm1
Attributes
FID
Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
Esri
Shape
Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
Definition Source
Esri
ID_0
ISO
ISO three-letter country code
NAME_0
Country name
ID_1
NAME_1
State name
HASC_1
Hierarchical Administrative Subdivision Code
CCN_1
CCA_1
TYPE_1
Administrative unit type
ENGTYPE_1
Administrative unit type in English
NL_NAME_1
VARNAME_1
Variant name
Distribution Information
Distributor
Stanford Geospatial Center
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20241119
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Stanford Geospatial Center
Contact Address
Address
Mitchell Bldg. 2nd floor
Address
397 Panama Mall
City
Stanford
State or Province
California
Postal Code
94305
Country
US
Contact Voice Telephone
650-723-2746
Contact Electronic Mail Address
brannerlibrary@stanford.edu
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version
FGDC-STD-001-1998

First-level Administrative Divisions, Brazil, 2015

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  • Spatial Reference Information
  • Distribution Information
  • Content Information
  • Spatial Representation Information
  • Metadata Reference Information

Identification Information

Citation
Title
First-level Administrative Divisions, Brazil, 2015
Originator
Hijmans, Robert J.
Originator
University of California, Berkeley. Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
Publisher
University of California, Berkeley. Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
Place of Publication
Berkeley , CA , US
Publication Date
2015-11-01
Edition
2.8
Identifier
http://purl.stanford.edu/pb606mt4669
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Collection Title
Global administrative areas
Other Citation Details
These data were retrieved from http://www.gadm.org on December 1, 2017.
Abstract
This polygon shapefile contains the first-level administrative divisions of Brazil (adm1). Level 1 divisions include states and federal districts. This layer is part of the Global Administrative Areas 2015 (v2.8) dataset.
Bounding Box
West
-73.989708
East
-28.846945
North
5.264878
South
-33.747082
ISO Topic Category
boundaries
Place Keyword
Brazil
Place Keyword Thesaurus
geonames
Theme Keyword
Administrative and political divisions
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
lcsh
Legal Constraints
Use Restrictions
otherRestrictions
Other Restrictions
Attribution 3.0 Unported. You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
Status
completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency
unknown
Collection
Collection Title
Global administrative areas
URL
http://purl.stanford.edu/jv457hb9421
Language
eng
Credit
Hijmans, R. and University of California, Berkeley, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology. (2015). First-level Administrative Divisions, Brazil, 2015. UC Berkeley, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/pb606mt4669
Point of Contact
Contact
University of Minnesota. Institute on the Environment
City
St. Paul
Administrative Area
MN
Country
US
Email
earthstat.data@gmail.com

Spatial Reference Information

Reference System Identifier
Code
4326
Code Space
EPSG
Version
6.14(3.0.1)

Distribution Information

Format Name
Shapefile
Distributor
Stanford Geospatial Center
Online Access
http://purl.stanford.edu/pb606mt4669
Protocol
http
Name
BRA_adm1.shp

Content Information

Feature Catalog Description
Compliance Code
false
Language
eng
Included With Dataset
true
Feature Catalog Citation
Title
Entity and Attribute Information
Feature Catalog Identifier
85a7930b-622b-4352-91e4-045541fa9878

Spatial Representation Information

Vector
Topology Level
geometryOnly
Vector Object Type
composite
Vector Object Count
27

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
dataset
Metadata File Identifier
edu.stanford.purl:pb606mt4669
Parent Identifier
http://purl.stanford.edu/jv457hb9421.mods
Dataset URI
http://purl.stanford.edu/pb606mt4669
Metadata Date Stamp
2024-11-19
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
Character Set
utf8
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