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Second-level Administrative Divisions, Gabon, 2015

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Identification Information
Citation
Originator
Publication Date
20151101
Title
Second-level Administrative Divisions, Gabon, 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
Publication Information
Publisher
International Rice Research Institute
Other Citation Details
These data were retrieved from http://www.gadm.org on December 1, 2017.
Online Linkage
http://purl.stanford.edu/zm971wz3459
Abstract
This polygon shapefile contains the second-level administrative divisions of Gabon (adm2). Level 2 divisions include departments. This layer is part of the Global Administrative Areas 2015 (v2.8) dataset.
Bounding Box
West
8.699028
East
14.502346
North
2.315645
South
-3.990695
Theme Keyword
Administrative and political divisions
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
lcsh
Theme Keyword
boundaries
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Place Keyword
Gabon
Place Keyword Thesaurus
naf
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 Berkeley, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
City
Berkeley
State
CA
Country
US
Contact Electronic Mail Address
mvz@berkeley.edu
Native Data Set Environment
Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.4.1.5686
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
37
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
GAB_adm2
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
NAME_0
ID_1
NAME_1
ID_2
NAME_2
HASC_2
CCN_2
CCA_2
TYPE_2
ENGTYPE_2
NL_NAME_2
VARNAME_2
Distribution Information
Distributor
Stanford Geospatial Center
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20180127
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

Second-level Administrative Divisions, Gabon, 2015

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

Identification Information

Citation
Title
Second-level Administrative Divisions, Gabon, 2015
Originator
Hijmans, Robert J.
Publisher
University of California, Berkeley. Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
Place of Publication
Berkeley , CA , US
Publisher
International Rice Research Institute
Publication Date
2015-11-01
Edition
2.8
Identifier
http://purl.stanford.edu/zm971wz3459
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 second-level administrative divisions of Gabon (adm2). Level 2 divisions include departments. This layer is part of the Global Administrative Areas 2015 (v2.8) dataset.
Bounding Box
West
8.699028
East
14.502346
North
2.315645
South
-3.990695
ISO Topic Category
boundaries
Place Keyword
Gabon
Place Keyword Thesaurus
naf
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
Point of Contact
Contact
University of Berkeley, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
City
Berkeley
Administrative Area
CA
Country
US
Email
mvz@berkeley.edu

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/zm971wz3459
Protocol
http
Name
GAB_adm2.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
f2ab1a32-fac0-4063-b35e-a9f266b239df

Spatial Representation Information

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

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
dataset
Metadata File Identifier
edu.stanford.purl:zm971wz3459
Parent Identifier
http://purl.stanford.edu/jv457hb9421.mods
Dataset URI
http://purl.stanford.edu/zm971wz3459
Metadata Date Stamp
2018-01-27
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
Character Set
utf8
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