CHGIS China 222 BCE to 1911 CE Provinces

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: CHGIS, Harvard Yenching Insitute

Publication_Date: Jan 2007

Title: CHGIS China 222 BCE to 1911 CE Provinces

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Series_Information:

Series_Name:: China Historical Geographic Information System. Cambridge, MA (USA): Harvard Yenching Institute,

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Cambridge, MA
Publisher: CHGIS, Harvard Yenching Institute

Online_Linkage: www.fas.harvard.edu/~chgis

Description:

Abstract:: polygon features showing a time series of province boundaries in China for the period 222 BCE to 1911 CE
Purpose:: Developed by Fudan University, Center for Historical Geography, for the CHGIS project.
Supplemental_Information: two versions: GBK & UTF-8 encoding

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 222 BCE
Ending_Date: 1911 CE

Currentness_Reference:

based on dated sources, as indicated in the SOURCE NOTES table, included in the CHGIS database

Status:

Progress: revised (Jan 2007)
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: will be updated , future releases to be announced

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: 106.458938
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 125.837112
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.408577
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.740000

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:: Alexandria Digital Library, CHGIS specialized feature type vocabularies
Theme_Keyword: province boundaries, China

Access_Constraints:

The CHGIS datasets are freely distributed for non-commercial academic research purposes. The datasets may be obtained by ordering a CD-ROM or downloaded free of charge from CHGIS websites. See website for more details.

Use_Constraints:

Academic use of CHGIS data is allowed, and encouraged, provided that any derived data or digital images of maps give proper citation to CHGIS as stated above. The CHGIS datasets are distributed for non-commercial academic research purposes only. Any organization or individual that makes commercial or revenue generating use of the CHGIS Datasets must first obtain a licensing agreement from CHGIS Management Committee. Use of the datasets distributed on CD-ROM or downloaded from CHGIS websites implies acceptance of all the terms stated in the End User's License Agreement, and acknowledges understanding of any liabilities stated therein by the end-user.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: CHGIS, Harvard Yenching Institute
Contact_Person: Merrick Berman

Contact_Position: Project Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address
Address: Van Serg 20, 25 Francis Ave
City: Cambridge
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02138
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 617-384-7380

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mberman@fas.harvard.edu

Data_Set_Credit:

CHGIS, Version: 4. Cambridge, MA (USA): Harvard Yenching Institute, Jan 2007.

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Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.0.1324

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: China Historical Geographic Information System

Publication_Date: Apr 2005

Title: CHGIS, Version 4

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: China Historical Geographic Information System

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Cambridge
Publisher: Harvard Yenching Institute

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Series_Name: China Historical Geographic Information System

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Publication_Place: Camrbidge
Publisher: Harvard Yenching Institute

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Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 489

Spatial_Reference_Information:

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Map_Projection_Name: Transverse Mercator

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False_Northing: 0.000000

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Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000000

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_Xian_1980
Ellipsoid_Name: Xian_1980
Semi-major_Axis: 6378140.000000
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

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Distribution_Information:

Resource_Description: CHGIS - China Historical Geographic Information System

Distribution_Liability:

CHGIS datasets are available for non-commerical academic purposes from CHGIS Harvard Yenching Inst (outside of China) and from the Center for Historical Geography, Fudan University (within China)

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Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20070205

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Merrick Berman
Contact_Organization: CHGIS

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 1737 Cambridge St, N321
City: Cambridge
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02138
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 617-384-7380

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

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