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  World Countries

World Countries represents the boundaries for the countries of the world.
 
Citation proposal
(2015) . World Countries. https://dc.niwa.co.nz:/niwa_dc/srv/api/records/bf0582fa-3a97-481f-a8c0-951c2c3777d1
 

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Date ( Publication )
2015-12-30
Edition
2015

  Originator

DeLorme Publishing Company, Inc.  

  Publisher

Esri  
Redlands, California, USA

  Originator

Esri  
Presentation form
mapDigital Digital map
Name
Data and Maps for ArcGIS®
Issue identification
2015 - World, Europe, and United States
Other citation details
Location: \world\data
Purpose
World Countries provides a basemap layer for the countries of the world. It has been designed to be used as a basemap that can be easily edited. Included are fields for name, ISO code, FIPS code, capital, continent, and land type and rank.
Status
completed Completed

  Point of contact

Esri - ArcGIS Content Team  
380 New York Street Redlands California 92373-8100 US

  909-793-2853  
  909-793-5953 
Hours of service
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Pacific time, Monday–Friday
Contact instructions

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Outside the United States– Please direct all inquiries regarding software/data pricing, sales, support, and consulting services to your local Esri Office. This information can be found at http://www.esri.com/about-esri/offices. For other questions or comments, you may contact Esri headquarters by e-mail, telephone, or fax or write to us.

Maintenance and update frequency
annually Annually
Keywords ( Place )
  • World
Keywords ( Temporal )
  • 2007-2013
  • 2013
  • 2014
  • 2015
  • 1993-2008
  • 1994
Keywords ( Theme )
  • polygon
  • countries
  • ISO codes
  • FIPS codes
  • capitals
  • coastlines
  • international boundaries
  • boundaries
  • society
Keywords
  • Downloadable Data
Use limitation
See Resource Constraints > legal constraints.
Access constraints
license License
Use constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
Other constraints

The data are provided by multiple, third party data vendors under license to Esri for inclusion on Data and Maps for ArcGIS® for use with Esri® software. Each data vendor has its own data licensing policies and may grant varying redistribution rights to end users. Please consult the redistribution rights below for this data set provided on Data and Maps. As used herein, “Geodata” shall mean any digital data set consisting of geographic data coordinates and associated attributes.

The redistribution rights for this data set: Redistribution rights are granted by the data vendor for hard-copy renditions or static, electronic map images (e.g. .gif, .jpeg, etc.) that are plotted, printed, or publicly displayed with proper metadata and source/copyright attribution to the respective data vendor(s).

The terms and conditions below apply to all the data sets provided on Data and Maps.

Proprietary Rights and Copyright: Licensee acknowledges that the Data and Related Materials contain proprietary and confidential property of Esri and its licensor(s). The Data and Related Materials are owned by Esri and its licensor(s) and are protected by United States copyright laws and applicable international copyright treaties and/or conventions.

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THE DATA AND RELATED MATERIALS ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE LIMITED WARRANTY, AND THE LICENSEE EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE DATA CONTAINS SOME NONCONFORMITIES, DEFECTS, OR ERRORS. ESRI DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE DATA WILL MEET LICENSEE'S NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS; THAT THE USE OF THE DATA WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED; OR THAT ALL NONCONFORMITIES, DEFECTS, OR ERRORS CAN OR WILL BE CORRECTED. ESRI IS NOT INVITING RELIANCE ON THIS DATA, AND THE LICENSEE SHOULD ALWAYS VERIFY ACTUAL DATA.

EXCEPT FOR THE LIMITED WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE, THE DATA AND RELATED MATERIALS CONTAINED THEREIN ARE PROVIDED "AS-IS," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

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In the event that the data vendor(s) has (have) granted the end user permission to redistribute the Geodata, please use proper proprietary or copyright attribution for the various data vendor(s), and provide the associated metadata file(s) with the Geodata. In compliance with FGDC metadata standards, Esri has attempted to practice proper metadata methodologies by providing any data source information, descriptions, and file names to assist in this effort.

Spatial representation type
vector Vector
Metadata language
eng English
Character set
utf8 UTF8
Topic category
  • Boundaries
  • Society
Environment description
Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.6.1.9270
Description
publication date: all dates but; ground condition: 1994
Begin date
2007-12-15T00:00:00
End date
2013-04-01T00:00:00
Begin date
1993-12-01T00:00:00
End date
2008-03-01T00:00:00
N
S
E
W


Reference system identifier
EPSG / 4326 / 6.14(3.0.1)
Topology level
geometryOnly Geometry only
Geometric object type
composite Composite
Geometric object count
658
Distribution format
  • File Geodatabase Feature Class ()

  • File Geodatabase Feature Class ()

    File decompression technique
    ArcGIS® software

Distributor

  Distributor

Esri; Esri Offices  
380 New York Street Redlands California 92373-8100 US

  800-447-9778  
Contact instructions

In the United States, contact the Esri Telebusiness staff at 800-447-9778 for more information about our software and data.

Outside the United States, please direct all inquiries to your local Esri Office. This information can be found at http://www.esri.com/about-esri/offices.

Fees
Software purchase price
Ordering instructions
Data and Maps is available only as part of Esri® software.
Transfer size
136.841
OnLine resource
Downloadable Data  

Downloadable Data

Name
dvd DVD
Density units
GB (gigabytes)
Medium format
UDF UDF
Medium note
Offline Data
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset

Conceptual consistency

Measure description
The dataset is converted to file geodatabase (FGDB) format using tools in ArcGIS. The geometry is checked, and if needed repaired.

Completeness omission

Measure description
After processing, the data set is checked for drawing display and number of records and file sizes compared with source materials.

Absolute external positional accuracy

Measure description
The DWBM was derived using Landsat 7 (Global Land Survey (GLS) 2000 and GLS 2005) and SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission) as a global base. Landsat 7 provided the horizontal positional accuracy of +/- 50 meters 90% CE, and SRTM ensured that features appropriately fit the topography (i.e. rivers flowed through valleys).
Description
The following steps were performed by Esri: Copied the dataset from Data and Maps 2014 World Administrative Divisions. Dissolved features on the fields COUNTRY, ISO_CC, CONTINENT, LAND_TYPE, LAND_RANK, and COUNTRYAFF to create the multipart polygon country features. Deleted fields not needed.
Date / Time
2014-10-29T00:00:00
Description
The following steps were performed by Esri: Copied the feature class from Data and Maps 2014 World Countries. Added fields FIPS_CNTRY, ISO_2DIGIT, and ISO_3DIGIT. Calculated ISO_2DIGIT from ISO_CC. Joined to Data & Maps 10 World Countries to get FIPS_CNTRY and ISO_3DIGIT values. Renamed COUNTRY field to NAME. Added fields LONG_NAME, LOCSHRTNAM, LOCLNGNAM, and CAPITAL and populated them from The World Factbook Online. Added COLORMAP field and calculated its values from 1 to 8. Separated Svalbard and Jan Mayen from Norway and separated Juan De Nova Island and Glorioso Islands from the French Southern Territories. Deleted and rearranged fields as needed. Copied the feature class from Data and Maps 2014 World Countries (Disputed Boundaries).
Date / Time
2015-02-26T00:00:00
Description
Attribute and geospatial data
Denominator
1000000
Alternate title
Data & Maps for ArcGIS 2013
Date ( Publication )
2013-06-01
Edition
2013

  Originator

DeLorme Publishing Company, Inc.  

  Originator

Esri  

  Publisher

Esri  
Redlands California US

Website
http://www.esri.com/  
Presentation form
mapDigital Digital map
Name
Data & Maps for ArcGIS®
Issue identification
2013 - World, Europe, and United States
Description
publication date
Begin date
2007-12-15T00:00:00
End date
2013-04-01T00:00:00
Description
Attribute and geospatial data
Denominator
1000000
Alternate title
DeLorme World Base Map 2013
Date ( Publication )
2013-12-01
Edition
2013

  Originator

DeLorme Publishing Company, Inc.  

  Publisher

DeLorme Publishing Company, Inc.  
Yarmouth, Maine, USA

Presentation form
mapDigital Digital map
Name
A subset of DeLorme World Base Map (DWBM).
Issue identification
2013
Description
publication date
Description
Attribute and geospatial data
Alternate title
The World Factbook Online
Date

  Publisher

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency  
Washington, DC, USA

  Originator

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency  
Presentation form
documentDigital Digital document
Other citation details
The online Factbook is updated weekly.
Description
publication date
Description
Attribute and geospatial data
Denominator
15000000
Alternate title
Data & Maps 10
Date ( Publication )
2010-06-30
Edition
10

  Originator

Esri  

  Publisher

Esri  
Redlands California US

Website
http://www.esri.com/  
Presentation form
mapDigital Digital map
Name
Esri® Data & Maps
Issue identification
10 - World, Europe, and United States
Description
publication date: all dates but; ground condition: 1994
Begin date
1993-12-01T00:00:00
End date
2008-03-01T00:00:00

gmd:MD_Metadata

File identifier
bf0582fa-3a97-481f-a8c0-951c2c3777d1   XML
Metadata language
eng English
Character set
utf8 UTF8
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Date stamp
2021-08-12
Metadata standard name
NAP - Metadata
Metadata standard version
1.2

  Point of contact

Esri - ArcGIS Content Team  
380 New York Street Redlands California 92373-8100 US

  909-793-2853  
  909-793-5953 
Hours of service
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Pacific time, Monday–Friday
 
 

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