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LSIB - Simplified Shoreline

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LSIB - Simplified Shoreline
Description
Data as of March 8, 2013. These boundary lines were derived from the World Vector Shoreline dataset and match up with the [2013 detailed LSIB polygons](https://hiu.state.gov/data/data.aspx). The 1:250,000 scale World Vector Shoreline (WVS) coastline data is generally shifted by several hundred meters to over a km. To simplify the polygons, the [ArcGIS Simplify Polygon tool](http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#/Simplify_Line_Or_Polygon/00130000003w000000/) was used, using the Bend Simplify algorithm with a maximum allowable offset of 3 miles. Topology was then corrected for any errors produced by the simplification process. For convenience, the dataset is broken out into regions: (1) Africa, (2) Asia and Russia, (3) Europe and Southwest Asia, (4) North America, (5) Oceania, and (6) South America. In the zip file, there is also a global dataset (approximately 24 MBs) that includes all the data. There are no restrictions on use of this public domain data. This dataset will be updated as needed and is current as of March 08, 2013.
Creator
US Dept. of State Office of the Geographer
Publisher
Humanitarian Data Exchange
Temporal Coverage
2013-03-08
Date Issued
2015-01-29
Access Rights
Public
Date Added
August 23, 2025
Provenance Statement
The metadata for this resource was last retrieved from Humanitarian Data Exchange on 2026-01-15.

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  • Citation
    US Dept. of State Office of the Geographer (2015). LSIB - Simplified Shoreline. Humanitarian Data Exchange. https://data.humdata.org/dataset/a399908a-e5d5-4cd8-9900-a0a0ec87fdb1 (dataset)
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