Africa_country

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• What does this data set describe?
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  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
  3. What does it look like?
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  5. What is the general form of this data set?
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
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  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
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What does this data set describe?

1. How should this data set be cited?

   REQUIRED: The name of an organization or individual that developed the data set., REQUIRED: The date when the data set is published or otherwise made available for release., Africa_country.

   Online Links:

   • \\GTL4\F\NR505\EthiopiaData\123Ethiopia\Bale_new_Trail.mdb

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -25.358747

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: 57.800854

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.349621

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: -34.839828

3. What does it look like?

4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

   Calendar_Date: December/05/2008

   Currentness_Reference: publication date

5. What is the general form of this data set?

   Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):

      • G-polygon (58)

   2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.000000. Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.000000. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal degrees.

      The horizontal datum used is D_WGS_1984.
      The ellipsoid used is WGS_1984.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.000000.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257224.
      

7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

   Africa_country

   Shape

   Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)

   Coordinates defining the features.

   COUNTRY_NA

   OBJECTID

   Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

   Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   COUNT_

   Shape_Length

   Length of feature in internal units. (Source: ESRI)

   Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

   Shape_Area

   Area of feature in internal units squared. (Source: ESRI)

   Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Who produced the data set?

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   • REQUIRED: The name of an organization or individual that developed the data set.

2. Who also contributed to the data set?

3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
   Colorado State University
   c/o Amir Kashipazha ,Jamie Fuller, Jeff Dereume,
   Student
   Fort Collins, Colorado 80523
   USA
   

Why was the data set created?

To show the countries which are in Africa to make location map for Ethiopia and Bale Mountain National park in Africa Continent.

How was the data set created?

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

   (process 1 of 1)

   Dataset copied.

   Data sources used in this process:

   • C:\Documents and Settings\newmang\Desktop\EthiopiaGIS\EthGISLibr_v2.2\GIS_layers\Political_bound\Africa\Vector Data\Afr_country

3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

   , Africa.

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

1. How well have the observations been checked?

2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints:

REQUIRED: Restrictions and legal prerequisites for accessing the data set.

Use_Constraints:

REQUIRED: Restrictions and legal prerequisites for using the data set after access is granted.

1. Who distributes the data set?[Distributor contact information not provided.]

2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

   Downloadable Data

3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

4. How can I download or order the data?
   • Availability in digital form:

     Data format:	Size: 2.378

   • Cost to order the data:

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:

Last modified: 05-Dec-2008

Metadata author:

Colorado State University
c/o Amir Kashipazha ,Jamie Fuller, Jeff Dereume,
Student
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523
USA

amir_kashipazha@yahoo.com , Jamie.fuller@colostate.edu, jeff_dereume@yahoo.com

Metadata standard:

FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)

Metadata extensions used:

• <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>