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1. p_indgdp8s8 and p sergdp8s8 These attributes represent agriculture industry and services respectively as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product GDP which is a component of GNP Comparing the three attributes for Guyana and Suriname reveals that Guyana is more oriented toward agriculture and industry and Suriname is more service oriented You may continue to explore the differences in attributes between Suriname and Guyana July 1992 Chapter 2 Exploring the ArcWorld database 2 15 Chapter 2 Exploring the ArcWorld database Deforestation in Central and South America This exercise displays information that would be useful for comparing the rates of deforestation in Central and South American countries to related variables by analyzing specific attributes Some of the themes in this view would also be appropriate for preparing a geographic reference basemap 1 Begin by opening the view forest av A thematic map representing the 1985 annual rate of change of forest and woodland areas by country will draw on the screen Positive numbers for this variable indicate an increase in forested area A thematic map representing net deforestation in 1985 by country 2 16 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 2 Exploring the ArcWorld database 2 Select the Table option from the theme specific menu for Net Deforestation Rate
2. 72 percent represent first order boundaries Only fifteen fourth order internal division boundary lines exist in the database these all occur in the Philippines This layer contains lines that are only country internal divisions Internal division lines terminate at the coastline and at international boundaries In order to obtain complete visual closure of internal division boundaries within a ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M cartographic layers Country Internal Divisions Summary of the Country Internal Divisions coverage Coverage name ADMIN3M Source and currency U S Government World Data Bank II 1988 Thematic attribute Classification attribute groups Boundary coincidence with rivers Geographic reference attributes Feature Number of features NUInDer Ot class attributes All line features Represented by ca 14 675 lines First order division Represented by ca 10 500 lines boundaries Second order division Represented by ca 3 875 lines boundaries Third order division Represented by ca 275 lines boundaries Fourth order division Represented by 15 lines boundaries country it is necessary to display the coastline and or the international boundaries In a few countries e g South Africa some internal divisions may not connect to any other feature at one end July 1992 4 13 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M cartographic layers Country Internal Divisions BND _LEVEL
3. ENRINTIN89 983 10 N 2 951 10 10 N 2 Agri Energy Inten joules ENRINTAG89 993 10 N 2 961 10 10 N 2 Annual Urban Waste per Capita MUNWASTE89 1003 10 N 2 971 10 10 N 2 Avg Annual Marine Catch MRNCATCH89 1013 10 N 2 981 10 10 N 2 Total Aquaculture Production AQCULTPR89 1023 10 N 2 991 10 10 N 2 continued B 30 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Natural Resources and the Environment continued Appendix B ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Polygon Attribute Table cont ltem Description Fish Food Supply per Capita Ind CO2 Emis Sol Fuels CO2 Emissions Liquid Fuels Ind CO2 Emis Gas Fuels CO2 Emissions Gas Flarings CO2 Emissions Cement Mfg Ind CO2 Emissions Total Ind CO2 Emissions per Cap CO2 Emissions Deforestation Total Methane Emissions Total CFC Emissions Sulphur Dioxide Emissions Arc Attribute Table ltem Description Boundary Type Code Boundary Type Name Int Boundary Status Boundary Coincidence Adjoining Country 1 Code Adjoining Country 2 Code Adjoining Country Names Adjoining Region Abbrev Adjoining Continent Abbrev July 1992 ltem Name FOODFISH88 CO2_SOL89 CO2_LIQ89 CO2_GAS89 CO2GASFL89 CO2CEMNT89 CO2_TOT70 CO2_CAP89 CO2DEFOR89 METHANE89 CFC89 SO2_ 89 ltem Name TYPE BND_TYPE BND_STATUS BND_COINC COUNTRY 1 COUNTRY2 CNTRY_NAME REGION CONTINENT dBASE Columns Begin Column 1033 1043 1053 1063 1073 1083 1093 1103 1
4. Indexing Tabular all attributes sorted by value in index field Spatial all coverages spatially subdivided into quadrangles by feature density Projection system Coordinate precision Single coordinates rounded to the nearest 1 10 000 of a degree Lineage There are four main sources for the ArcWorld 1 3M data e Data derived from 1 3 000 000 scale U S State Department World Data Bank II e Mathematically generated indexes e Data developed by ESRI from a variety of hard copy sources A 4 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 Appendix A Data quality information e Data derived from tabular files published by the World Bank and the World Resources Institute Each of these is discussed in greater detail below Data derived from World Data Bank Il Basic production process The primary source of cartographic information for the ArcWorld 1 3M coverages was the 1973 World Data Bank II WDBII database which was produced by the U S State Department A variety of ArcWorld coverages incorporate cartographic primitives and or attribute data from WDBII including the following Layer Coverage name Country Boundaries CTRY3M Country Internal Divisions ADMIN3M Railroads RR3M Rivers and Water Bodies RIV3M RIV3M_E RIV3M_W Roads RDS3M RDS3M_E RDS3M_W Economic and Industrial Indicators ECONIND Education and Literacy EDU_LIT Food Production and Nutrition AGRICUL Health and Vital Statistics HEALTH
5. 1985 A window pops up that contains information for the stat25m coverage 3 Click on the Query Builder icon within the table 4 Click on the attribute netdefor85 toward the center of the scrolling list of attributes 5 Choose lt from the operators and enter 2 5 on the line below the Values Attributes box The expression now reads netdefor85 lt 2 5 6 Click Select Your map will now show two countries highlighted as having a net deforestation rate less than 2 5 in 1985 July 1992 2 17 Chapter 2 Exploring the ArcWorld database 7 Click Selected within the table 10 This option displays only records included in the selected set within the theme s table Click once on the theme name Net Deforestation Rate 1985 in the Table of Contents to activate the theme This action activates the theme area in the Table of Contents and makes this theme a candidate for further query Select the Identify tool from the Palette and click once on El Salvador the westernmost highlighted country A window pops up that contains all of the attributes in the stat25m coverage for this country Keep this window up for later comparison Click once on Nicaragua the other highlighted country with the Identify tool A second popup window appears that contains all of the attrib
6. Database concepts and organization 3 18 oriented files organized by world regions The files are CIL coastlines islands lakes BDY boundary PBY political boundaries RIV rivers RRS railroads and RDS roads The original line orientation of much of the WDBII data was extensively restructured in order to provide a polygonally oriented database design for the ArcWorld database For additional information about the WDBII data source see Anderson Angel and Gorny 1977 The WDBII data are the basis for features and attributes in the following ArcWorld 1 3M cartographic coverages Country Boundaries Country Internal Divisions Railroads Rivers and Water Bodies and Roads The WDBII data are also the basis for the country features in all the statistical coverages The WDBII database employed in the ArcWorld database is continually being updated ArcWorld is based on a 1988 version of WDBII Major cities The locations of major cities in ArcWorld were derived from 1 1 000 000 scale Operational Navigation Charts published by the U S Defense Mapping Agency DMA In a few situations the 1 1 000 000 scale derived point locations were adjusted to match the 1 3 000 000 scale rendering of the coastline Landsat nominal scene indexes The Landsat satellites are operated by the Earth Observation Satellite Company EOSAT EOSAT provided ESRI with an algorithm for generating two types of index information for Landsat 4 and 5 scenes no
7. Puerto Rico Qatar Reunion Romania Russia Rwanda San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal VC SU XN XS Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa Spain Spratly Islands Sri Lanka St Helena St Kitts and Nevis St Lucia St Pierre and Miquelon St Vincent and the Grenadines Sudan Sudan administered by Egypt Sudan administered by Kenya Sudan administered by Kenya Suriname Svalbard Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania United Republic of Thailand Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands Wake Island Wallis and Futuna West Bank July 1992 Appendix C Continent region and country codes WI Western Sahara YO Yugoslavia ZI Zimbabwe WS Western Samoa CG Zaire YM Yemen ZA Zambia Territorial assignments in the country statistical attribute layers The attributes COUNTRY and CNTRY_NAME contain the codes and names listed above This list uniquely identifies individual territories such as disputed territories In the attributes WB_CNTRY and WRI_CNTRY however ESRI has assigned these territories to a particular country in order to enhance the visual appearance of data displays Th
8. e World Bank 152 members International Monetary Fund 154 members Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries 13 members United Nations Security Council 5 permanent members United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organization 159 members World Health Organization 165 members World Meteorological Organization 158 members represented in this database Line attributes Classification attributes Each line is classified according to the type of feature it represents This attribute allows you to symbolize different line features political boundaries coastlines reefs etc differently TYPE contains the code number and BND_TYPE contains the English description The codes are as follows 4 9 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M cartographic layers Country Boundaries Codes Oo BRWN eR Equivalents Coastline International boundary Coral reef World region boundary Grid line Grid lines code 9 have been incorporated into this coverage for processing purposes These grid lines carry no thematic information and can be turned off during data displays by reselecting for all TYPE codes not equal to 9 The grid lines follow lines of longitude and latitude International boundary status attribute BND_STATUS Each international boundary is classified according to boundary status This attribute allows you to display the various types of boundaries using different colors or line symbol
9. 286 292 298 304 310 316 322 328 334 340 346 352 358 364 370 376 382 388 394 400 406 412 418 424 430 436 442 448 454 460 466 472 478 484 490 496 Column Definition 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 INFO Items Begin Item Column Definition 248 6 6 N 2 254 6 6 N 2 260 6 6 N 2 266 6 6 N 2 272 6 6 N 2 278 6 6 N 2 284 6 6 N 2 290 6 6 N 2 296 6 6 N 2 302 6 6 N 2 308 6 6 N 2 314 6 6 N 2 320 6 6 N 2 326 6 6 N 2 332 6 6 N 2 338 6 6 N 2 344 6 6 N 1 350 6 6 N 1 356 6 6 N 1 362 6 6 N 1 368 6 6 N 1 374 6 6 N 1 380 6 6 N 1 386 6 6 N 1 392 6 6 N 1 398 6 6 N 1 404 6 6 N 1 410 6 6 N 1 416 6 6 N 2 422 6 6 N 2 428 6 6 N 2 434 6 6 N 2 440 6 6 N 2 446 6 6 N 2 452 6 6 N 2 458 6 6 N 2 464 6 6 N 2 continued B 33 Appendix B ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Population Characteristics continued Polygon Attribute Table cont dBASE Columns INFO Items Begin Column Begin Item Item Description ltem Name Column Definition Column Definition Urban Pop Growth Rate 80 URBGRWRTS80 502 6 N 2 470 6 6 N 2 Urban Pop Growth Rate 85 URBGRWRTS85 508 6 N 2 476 6 6 N 2 Urban Pop Growth Rate 89 URBGRWRTS89 514 6 N 2 482 6 6 N 2 Urb Rural
10. 4 65 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Food Production and Nutrition International boundary status attribute BND STATUS Each international boundary is classified according to boundary status The codes are as follows Codes Definitions Demarcated or delimited Indefinite or in dispute Line of separation or sovereignty on land Demiulitarized zone in Israel No defined line Selected claim lines Not an international boundary ONNBWNR Hou ou oo ot Boundary coincidence with rivers BND COINC Each international boundary is classified as to being coincident with a river line segment in the RIV3M coverage The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 0 Not coincident with river line segment l Coincident with river line segment Geographic reference attributes COUNTRY1 These attributes contain the following two letter country COUNTRY2 codes two attributes country names regional codes and A Die continent codes Countries regions and continents and CONTINENT _ their corresponding codes are listed in Appendix C regions are also shown on the map in Chapter 1 4 66 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Health and Vital Statistics Polygons and lines for countries July 1992 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Health and Vital Statistics Layer description The Health and Vital Statistics layer contains a subset of the attributes found in t
11. 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 dBASE Columns Begin Column ltem Name Column TYPE BND_TYPE BND_STATUS BND_COINC COUNTRY 1 COUNTRY2 CNTRY_NAME REGION CONTINENT 1 N 0 10 C 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 2 C 0 2 C 0 41 C 0 9 C 0 7 C 0 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Definition Column Definition Column INFO Items Begin Item Definition 710 6 6 N 2 716 6 6 N 2 722 6 6 N 2 728 6 6 N 2 734 6 6 N 2 740 6 6 N 2 746 6 6 N 2 752 6 6 N 2 758 6 6 N 2 764 6 6 N 2 770 6 6 N 2 776 6 6 N 2 782 6 6 N 2 788 6 6 N 2 INFO Items Begin Item Definition 1 1 10 10 C 1 1 1 1 22C 22C 41 41 C 9 9 C 7 1 C Appendix B ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Labor Force Characteristics LABOR Polygon and Line Coverage Names Layer Type Polygon Attribute Table dBASE Columns Begin Column Column Definition INFO Items Begin Column Item Item Description ltem Name Definition Country FIPS Code Country Name World Region Name Continent Name Land Water Identifier Island Carto Display Rank Statistical Flag European Econ Community Food and Agriculture Org UN General Assembly UN Gen Assembly year Int Atomic Energy Agency Int Recon Dev World Bank Int Monetary Fund Org of Petrol Exp Countries United Nations Sec Council UN Ed Sci and Cult Org World Health Organization World Meteorological Orga World Bank Country Code Total
12. A 1 Appendix A Data quality information ArcWorld 1 3M data During the development of the ArcWorld database several modifications were made to the source data in order to generate a database in which the following was true All data were at a common scale The level of resolution was uniform The coding scheme was consistent Measurements were comparable standardized Thematic groupings were consistent The production of the ArcWorld database involved Joining multiple coverages into sections that together provided complete global coverage Modifying source cartographic information and attribution schemes Associating tabular data with a cartographic base Mathematically generating a variety of index grids Manually digitizing source materials In addition a second smaller scale 1 25 000 000 data set was produced from the larger 1 3 000 000 data set ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 Appendix A Data quality information Summary of ArcWorld 1 3M characteristics The ArcWorld data at 1 3 000 000 scale consist of the following layers e Country Boundaries e Country Internal Divisions e Major Cities e Railroads e Rivers and Water Bodies e Roads e Landsat Nominal Scene Index e lLatitude Longitude Grids e Operational Navigational Chart ONC Series Index e Economic and Industrial Indicators e Education and Literacy e Food Production and Nutrition e Health and Vital Statistics e La
13. BTUs Petajoule 1 3M statistical layers 1 quadrillion joules 1 25M Selected Statistical Attributes layer 947 8 billion British Thermal Units BTUs Calorie 1 3M statistical layers 3 97 British Thermal food calorie 1 25M Selected Statistical Attributes layer Units BTUs 6 8 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 Chapter 6 Using the database Drawing with ArcWorld Graphic results of selection operations The geographic features in most of the database layers are coded by country world region and continent to facilitate selection operations Sometimes this type of coding can produce unexpected graphic results For example unexpected results may appear because rivers often meander in and out of a country or international boundaries may meet in the middle of a lake In these situations a selection of features by country name will display only portions of the lake and those river segments that are within the country and not those slightly outside the country boundary To make the water features look more familiar display the Country Boundaries layer along with the Rivers and Water Bodies layer ArcView 1 wid KA X 4 AR eN ii ta Yy Feature drawing order The order in which features are drawn on the screen affects the final display For example if polygon features are shaded last the shades will cover any previously drawn shades line work and text You will need to experiment with the drawi
14. Health and Vital Statistics Labor Force Characteristics Natural Resources and the Environment Population Characteristics and Selected Statistical Attributes Attributes The attributes or items in the ArcWorld feature attribute tables contain different types of values specifically measurements codes flags and names The values contained in an attribute determine the kinds of statistical operations that can be performed on the data and influence the display of the data The four kinds of attribute values are discussed below Measurement attributes Measurement attributes have numeric values that indicate a measurement such as number of people calories hectares number of species or dollars spent and not a code or designation For example the values in the measurement attribute HHLDSIZR86 persons per household 1986 represent the average number of people per household Measurement values are usually continuous such as 3 145 6 2 or 43 8 but may be ordinal first second etc In the ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 3 Database concepts and organization Measurement Missing l attribute measurement Flag attribute value 7 Country Statistical Attributes i All E Pn F Selected Hl E i landareag5 popdigtys5 bir_rate83 dth_rate83 es coesa ts TANE Ar 323900 i elZ BE et S LS BFA 2 re B n oe ee en E ook OOL T a 8 3 J e EO nanan te enna OL T880 nr OL 4 BREE EEE ECE
15. July 1992 URBGRWRT89 U_R_DIFF89 POP2000_89 LANDAREA85 POPDNSTY85 BIR_RATE89 DTH_RATE89 INF_DTH89 Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Selected Statistical Attributes These attributes contain the growth rate for the urban population Annual growth rate 1988 89 calculated from midyear urban population Net difference between the urban and rural growth rates This figure reflects the tempo of urbanization However it is not a net urban rural migration measure because the calculation also factors in basic birth and death variables which are likely to differ between urban and rural areas The World Bank s population projection for the year 2000 These data were calculated on the basis of a World Bank model that uses country specific trends moderated by overall regional or global circumstances The base year for the demographic parameters used in this estimate was 1985 Total land area expressed in square kilometers All land area and inland water is included in this figure Population per square kilometer of total surface area Vital statistics The following data are based on a combination of observed values and interpolated and projected estimates Crude birth rate which is defined as the number of births per 1 000 persons in a given year Crude death rate which is defined as the number of deaths per 1 000 persons in a given year Infant mortality rate which is defined as the
16. Percentage of the urban population and percentage of the rural population with access to sanitation services Sanitation services include public sewers septic systems pit privies and so on Percentage of the total population with access to health services Access means that a person can reach local health services by local transportation within one hour Education attributes The number of females and the number of males who are age twenty five and older and have completed primary school The number of females and the number of males who are age twenty five and older and have some postsecondary education Health attributes Percentage of children experiencing episodes of diarrhea that were treated with Oral Rehydration Salts ORT Diarrheal disease may lead to dehydration or malnutrition The percentage of one year old children who were fully immunized in 1990 against the following diseases tuberculosis diphtheria pertussis whooping cough and tetanus DPT polio and measles The percentage of married or cohabiting couples that use any method of birth control ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Natural Resources and the Environment General infrastructure WILDERNSgg Wilderness area as a percentage of total land area 1988 Wilderness area is defined as lands showing no evidence of development settlements roads buildings airports pipelin
17. Selected Statistical Attributes Polygons and lines for countries 1 25M and Browse Map 9 20 Layer description The Selected Statistical Attributes layer contains seventy attributes selected from the ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers These attributes include data from both the World Bank and the World Resources Institute on topics such as population vital statistics health agriculture forestry food production the labor force economic development the environment and education These attributes are linked to both the 1 25 000 000 scale and the Browse Map cartographic data Using the Selected Statistical Attributes coverages The statistical attribute names used in this coverage are the same as those in the 1 3 000 000 scale coverages The country statistical attribute coverages contain political boundaries and polygons to provide the geographic extent for the statistical data The country boundaries in this layer do not reflect recent 1991 political changes in the former Soviet Union and Germany in order to match the World Bank and World Resources Institute tabular data from previous years The 1 25M Country Boundaries coverage described at the beginning of this chapter does incorporate the recent boundary changes in those countries ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Selected Statistical Attributes Summary of the Selected Statist
18. Terms will also be helpful e You can get excellent detailed information from the numerous published materials on geographic information systems See the bibliography for references to other materials that might prove useful July 1992 Ix Getting started with ArcWorld Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Using ArcWorld data with ArcView This user s guide assumes that you are familiar with the basic tools and functionality of your ArcView software Although this manual concentrates on using the database with Arc View all of the applications discussed and more are possible using ARC INFO e If you re new to ArcView and the ArcWorld database is the first database you ll be exploring begin by taking the ArcView guided tour see Chapter 2 of the ArcView User s Guide e Once you ve become familiar with ArcView explore the ArcWorld database by following the guided tour in Chapter 2 of this manual This hands on tutorial will help you learn the basic techniques for creating displays and querying the data e We have included several preconstructed ArcWorld views ArcView users can immediately call these up to display and begin working with the data These displays are not accessible with ARC INFO or ArcCAD software however What is in this manual Each chapter in this manual addresses a particular aspect of the database or its use The order in which you read the chapters is up to you and you may wish to defer reading a chapter until the in
19. in different denominations like thousands of dollars For the statistical July 1992 6 7 Chapter 6 Using the database attributes a value of O equals zero or less than half the unit of measure The ARC INFO software generated items AREA and LENGTH are expressed in decimal degrees for ArcWorld 1 3M and one version of ArcWorld 1 25M Use of these two items for feature comparisons should be avoided because the ground distance represented by a degree of longitude varies with latitude 69 172 miles at the equator 0 miles at the poles Table 2 Units of measure in the ArcWorld database Common Layers in which used equivalents Square kilometer 1 3M statistical layers 247 105 acres 1 25M Selected Statistical Attributes layer 0 386 sq miles Square meter All 1 25M Robinson projection polygon 10 76 square feet layers 1 196 sq yards Hectare 1 3M statistical layers 2 471 acres 1 25M Selected Statistical Attributes layer Length All 1 25M Robinson projection layers 3 281 feet Weight Metric ton 1 3M statistical layers 1 000 kilograms 1 25M Selected Statistical Attributes layer 2 204 6 pounds Kilogram 1 3M statistical layers 2 204 pounds 1 25M Selected Statistical Attributes layer Gram 1 3M statistical layers 1 000 milligrams 1 25M Selected Statistical Attributes layer 0 035 ounces avdp Energy Megajoule 1 3M statistical layers 1 million joules 1 25M Selected Statistical Attributes layer 947 8 British Thermal Units
20. index layers are listed in the table below Layer Coverage names Landsat Nominal Scene Index SAT PT SAT _BND Latitude Longitude Grids LTLG5 LTLG10 LTLG20 Operational Navigation Chart ONC Index ONC_IDX The LTLG20 coverage is also provided with ArcWorld 1 25M July 1992 4 31 Landsat Nominal Scene Index ArcView 1 uit KA AR cy ites OF July 1992 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M index layers Landsat Nominal Scene Index Layer description The Landsat Nominal Scene Index layer contains a worldwide index of 233 paths and 113 rows for a total of more than 26 000 nominal satellite scenes The scene outlines apply to both Thematic Mapper and Multispectral Scanner data acquired by Landsats 4 and 5 The index is composed of two coverages one containing the scene center points and the other containing scene footprints The attributes in both coverages are the same they include path numbers row numbers latitude longitude coordinates and countries covered A scene footprint is a rectangular outline that represents the geographic extent of the Earth s surface for which data are collected along a particular Landsat orbit Each footprint is identified by an orbital path number and scene row number and each footprint has a corresponding center point Using the Landsat Nominal Scene Index coverages This index is termed nominal because minor fluctuations in the satellite s orbit from one pass to the next can caus
21. planners and managers solve problems Thousands of organizations have chosen ESRI software products because these products incorporate leading technology in geographic information management The ArcWorld database is one of the first products made available by ESRI through the ArcData program ESRI is implementing the ArcData program to facilitate the accessibility of high quality data to ESRI software users Data distributed through the program have been developed by ESRI and leading data vendors in the United States and abroad General purpose databases like the ArcWorld and ArcUSA databases have been designed to be robust yet easy to use appropriate for both the novice and the technically advanced user Data for specific applications in product marketing business planning vehicle routing environmental assessment and many other disciplines are also being made available in a ready to use format for use with all of our GIS software Getting started with ArcWorld Welcome The ArcWorld database contains the data needed to generate thematic maps of the world at the country level It contains cartographic tabular and index information and is designed for a wide range of business educational and scientific GIS applications The ArcWorld database is formatted for UNIX MS DOS and Macintosh systems Use ArcWorld datato e Create country level thematic maps e Generate simple outline maps for use as insets or locato
22. population POP_DOCT80 Statistical attribute coverages Population per physician in 1980 65 1965 GRW_RATE65 Statistical attribute coverages 70 1970 Population growth rate with time series or year specific 75 1975 for the year 1965 data 80 1980 85 1985 89 1989 Abbreviation LABORFOR85 Number All attributes of economically active people in 1985 P 0 14 85 Percentage of the population between 0 and 14 years of age in 1985 NETDEFOR85 Net annual rate of change to forest land area in 1985 July 1992 3 15 Chapter 3 Database concepts and organization Table 3 Coverage naming conventions Database scale Cartographic coverages in 3M 1 3 000 000 RDS3M ArcWorld 1 3M and 1 25M 25M 1 25 000 000 RDS25M World region ArcWorld 1 3M Rivers and E Eastern Region RIV3M_E Water Bodies and Roads W Western Region RIV3M_W coverages Content or source RIV25M Rivers All coverages LTLG5 Latitude longitude grid 5 degree intervals WRI_3M Natural Resources and the Environment from the World Resources Institute database Note The coverage feature attribute tables are assigned the coverage name plus an extension for the table type PAT for polygons and points AAT for arcs For example the file RDS3M AAT contains the arc attribute table for the RDS3M coverage Data sources This section reviews the sources for ArcWorld data discusses their currency and briefly indicates modifications o
23. the largest island The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 1 Basic reference feature 2 Major 3 Additional major 4 Intermediate 5 Minor 9 Unranked Statistical flag Flag used to identify a single polygon the largest for each country for purposes of calculating summary statistics Chapter 6 provides more information about using this attribute The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 0 Other polygons in country l Polygon identifier for disputed territories reassigned areas or countries for which data are not tabulated by the World Bank or World Resources Institute See Appendix C for a list of disputed territories and reassigned areas 2 Polygon identifier for countries that are assigned statistical data by the World Bank or World Resources Institute 4 69 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Health and Vital Statistics EEC FAO GA GA_MEMB_YR IAEA IBRD IMF OPEC SC UNESCO WHO WMO WB_CNTRY SAFEH2070 SAFEH2075 SAFEH2080 SAFEH2085 SAFEH2089 SAFH20UB70 SAFH20UB75 SAFH20OUB80 SAFH20OUB85 SAFH2OUB89 4 70 World organization membership attributes These attributes indicate membership in international organizations Each of the organization attributes can be used to select a group of country polygons for display or study The organizations indicated by these attributes are listed on page 4 46 The codes are as follows Codes Definitions
24. two attributes country names regional codes and cee OS continent codes Countries regions and continents and CONTINENT _ their corresponding codes are listed in Appendix C regions are also shown on the map in Chapter 1 4 82 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Natural Resources and the Environment Polygons and lines for countries July 1992 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Natural Resources and the Environment Layer description This layer contains more than 100 attributes from the World Resource Institute s World Resources 1992 1993 Data Base These attributes provide country level information on a wide range of topics such as gross domestic product central government expenditures sanitation education health general infrastructure agriculture forestry protected land areas biological diversity energy production and consumption aquaculture and atmospheric emissions Using the Natural Resources and the Environment coverage Information about country boundaries missing measurement values and the statistical flag attribute that applies to this layer as well as to all of the other statistical attribute layers is given on page 4 42 4 83 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Natural Resources and the Environment Summary of the Natural Resources and the Environment coverage Coverage name WRI 3M Source and currency Cartograph
25. 1 1 I LLI LII IRRI 1 1 I 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I dBASE Columns INFO Items Begin Column Begin Item Item Description ltem Name Column Definition Column Definition Boundary Type Code Boundary Type Name International Boundary Status Boundary Coincidence Adjoining Country 1 Code Adjoining Country 2 Code Adjoining Country Names Adjoining Region Abbrev Adjoining Continent Abbrev B 4 TYPE BND_TYPE BND_STATUS BND_COINC COUNTRY 1 COUNTRY2 CNTRY_NAME REGION CONTINENT 1 N 0 10 C 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 2 C 0 2 C 0 41 C 0 9 C 0 7 C 0 1 1 I 10 10 C 1 1 I 1 1 I 2 250 2a 41 41 C 9 9 C FRE ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Appendix B ArcWorld 1 3M cartographic layers Country Internal Divisions Coverage Name ADMIN3M Layer Type Line Arc Attribute Table dBASE Columns INFO Items Begin Column Begin Item item Name Column Definition Column Definition Item Description Internal Div Bnd Level Boundary Coincidence Country FIPS Code Country Name World Region Name Continent Name BND_LEVEL BND_COINC COUNTRY CNTRY_NAME REGION CONTINENT 80 81 82 84 124 145 1 N 0 1 N 0 2 C 0 40 C 0 21 C 0 13 C 0 1 1 I 1 1 I Papin amp 40 40 C 21 21 C 13 13 C Major Cities Coverage Names CTY3M Layer Type Point Point Attribute Table dBASE Columns INFO Items Begin Column Begin Item ltem Name Column Definition Column Definition Ite
26. 1 25 million coverages The Map Elements coverage contains a title and scale bar and was created exclusively for use with the ArcWorld 1 25M data in the Robinson projection ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 Appendix A Data quality information The Browse Map coverages were generated by selectively editing the 1 3 million WDBII data and ArcWorld 1 25M data in order to reduce feature density and produce a visually pleasing display for rapidly viewing thematic data at a scale of 1 40 million In addition some attributes in the 1 3M statistical attributes coverages were dropped for the Browse Map coverages In order to produce the cartographic data for the Browse Map statistical attributes coverages the original WDBII country boundaries were plotted at a scale of approximately 1 40M and the map was then redrafted by a professional cartographer This generalized drafted version was scanned and vectorized to produce a polygon coverage of all countries The coverage was then selectively edited to permit linking of the cartographic features with statistical attributes The international boundaries of the former Soviet Union and former East and West Germany were retained in order to match the tabular data In addition small islands were deleted from the data Because this included deletion of small island nations the Browse Map coverages contain fewer countries than those in the ArcWorld 1 25M and 1 3M data Country Boundarie
27. 147 152 158 164 170 176 182 188 194 Item Dike 40 40 C 2121C 13 13 C 99 C 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 44 1 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 3 3 C 5 5 1 5 5 1 5 5 1 5 951 5 5 1 IJl 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 continued Definition Appendix B ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Economic and Industrial Indicators continued Polygon Attribute Table cont dBASE Columns INFO Items Begin Column Begin Item Item Description ltem Name Column Definition Column Definition Income to Top 20 Hhlds 75 INCTOP2075 232 6 N 2 200 6 6 N 2 Income to Top 20 Hhlds 80 INCTOP2080 238 6 N 2 206 6 6 N 2 Income to Top 20 Hhlids 85 INCTOP2085 244 6 N 2 212 6 6 N 2 Income to Top 20 Hhlids 89 INCTOP2089 250 6 N 2 218 6 6 N 2 Income to Bot 40 65 INCBOT4065 256 6 N 2 224 6 6 N 2 Income to Bot 40 70 INCBOT4070 262 6 N 2 230 6 6 N 2 Income to Bot 40 75 INCBOT4075 268 6 N 2 236 6 6 N 2 Income to Bot 40 80 INCBOT4080 274 6 N 2 242 6 6 N 2 Income to Bot 40 85 INCBOT4085 280 6 N 2 248 6 6 N 2 Income to Bot 40 89 INCBOT4089 286 6 N 2 254 6 6 N 2 Income to Bot 20 65 INCBOT2065 292 6 N 2 260 6 6 N 2 Income to Bot 20 70 INCBOT2070 298 6 N 2 266 6 6 N 2 Income to Bot 20 75 INCBOT2075 304 6 N 2 212 6 6 N 2 Income to Bot 20 80 INCBOT2080 310 6 N 2 278 6 6 N 2 Income to Bot 20 85 INCBOT2085 316 6 N 2 28
28. 2 6 6 N 2 Avg Urban Household Size 65 HHLDSIZE_U65 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 Avg Urban Household Size 70 HHLDSIZE_U70 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 Avg Urban Household Size 75 HHLDSIZE_U75 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 Avg Urban Household Size 80 HHLDSIZE_U80 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 Avg Urban Household Size 85 HHLDSIZE_U85 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 Avg Urban Household Size 89 HHLDSIZE_U89 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 B 34 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Appendix B ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Population Characteristics continued Arc Attribute Table ltem Description Boundary Type Code Boundary Type Name Int Boundary Status Boundary Coincidence Adjoining Country 1 Code Adjoining Country 2 Code Adjoining Country Names Adjoining Region Abbrev Adjoining Continent Abbrev July 1992 dBASE Columns Begin Column ltem Name Column Definition TYPE 1 N 0 BND_TYPE 10 C 0 BND_STATUS 1 N 0 BND_COINC 1 N 0 COUNTRY 1 2 C 0 COUNTRY2 2 C 0 CNTRY_NAME 41 C 0 REGION 9 C 0 CONTINENT 7 C 0 INFO Items Begin Item Column Definition 1 1 I 10 10 C 1 1 I 1 1 I 22G LAG 41 41 C 99 C ThE B 35 Appendix B ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Country Boundaries CTRY25M Polygon and Line Coverage Name Layer Type Polygon Attribute Table dBASE Columns INFO Items Begin Column Begin Item Item Description ltem Name Column Definition Column Definition Country FIPS Code Country Name World Region Name Continent Name Land Water Identifi
29. 25M and Browse Map coverages The 1 25 million scale coverage represents 144 national capitals plus 42 other large urban centers with a population greater than 3 million for a total of 186 cities There are name attributes for both the conventional Romanized and native spellings of each city The names and spellings presented in the coverage reflect the decisions and determinations of the International Board of Geographic Names as of January 31 1992 The Browse Map coverage represents 129 national capitals with attributes for the city name country code and country name Annotation containing city names also accompanies both coverages Using the Major Cities coverages The Major Cities point features are useful as general geographic identifiers especially for small scale maps In the 1 25M coverage the attributes for the cities allow very large population centers and national capitals to be differenti ated from other types of cities The countries with the largest number of cities are the United States 40 China 35 Russia 19 and India 17 Given the difficulty of representing and displaying diacritical marks the diacritical attribute in the 1 25M coverage indicates only the presence of a diacritical mark The diacritical mark may be of any type and may appear at any location in the city name The annotated city names are in cartographically appropriate positions that are placed so as to not overlap the country names in t
30. 55 Selected Statistical Attributes layer 1 25M 5 20 to 5 35 see also Browse Map Selected Statistical Attributes layer Statistical attribute layers currency of country boundaries in 5 20 generation of A 21 to A 22 Selection statements See Performance optimizing SID Social Indicators of Development database See World Bank Social Indicators of Development database Software compatible with ArcWorld data 6 5 to 6 6 Software generated attributes See ARC INFO generated attributes Software requirements x Index 6 Source data See Data sources Sources of additional information F 1 Species diversity and status attributes 4 91 to 4 92 Spelling of place names 4 15 4 16 4 17 5 11 Standardizing data 3 9 stat_flag attribute See Flag attributes STAT_FLAG attribute See Flag attributes Statistical attribute layers 1 3M 4 41 to 4 104 see also Selected Statistical Attributes layer 1 25M Browse Map Selected Statistical Attributes layer cartographic components in 4 42 C 4 characteristics 3 7 generation of A 9 lists of 1 6 to 1 7 4 41 source and currency 3 17 3 19 4 41 4 42 use of X codes in C 4 Statistical flag attribute See Flag attribute Success in primary school attributes See Primary school attributes Thematic Mapper See Landsat Nominal Scene Index layer Title map 5 14 Units of measure used in data layers 6 6 to 6 7 Views xii Vital statistics attributes 4 72 to 4 73 5 25 to 5 26 Wilder
31. 6 6 N 1 578 6 6 N 1 584 6 6 N 1 590 6 6 N 1 596 6 6 N 1 602 6 6 N 1 608 6 6 N 1 614 6 6 N 1 620 6 6 N 1 626 6 6 N 1 632 6 6 N 1 638 6 6 N 1 644 6 6 N 1 650 6 6 N 1 656 6 6 N 1 662 6 6 N 1 668 6 6 N 1 674 6 6 N 2 680 6 6 N 2 686 6 6 N 2 692 6 6 N 2 698 6 6 N 2 704 6 6 N 2 continued B 23 Appendix B ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Health and Vital Statistics continued Polygon Attribute Table cont Item Description Under 5 Death Rate 85 Under 5 Death Rate 89 Life Expectancy at birth 65 Life Expectancy at birth 70 Life Expectancy at birth 75 Life Expectancy at birth 80 Life Expectancy at birth 85 Life Expectancy at birth 89 Life Expectancy Females 65 Life Expectancy Females 70 Life Expectancy Females 75 Life Expectancy Females 80 Life Expectancy Females 85 Life Expectancy Females 89 Arc Attribute Table ltem Description Boundary Type Code Boundary Type Name Int Boundary Status Boundary Coincidence Adjoining Country 1 Code Adjoining Country 2 Code Adjoining Country Names Adjoining Region Abbrev Adjoining Continent Abbrev B 24 dBASE Columns Begin Column ltem Name Column DTHUNDS_85 742 DTHUNDS5_89 748 LIFE_EXP65 754 LIFE_EXP70 760 LIFE_EXP75 766 LIFE_EXP80 Tiz LIFE_EXP85 TIS LIFE_EXP89 784 LIFEXP_F65 790 LIFEXP_F70 796 LIFEXP_F75 802 LIFEXP_F80 808 LIFEXP_F85 814 LIFEXP_F89 820 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2
32. Appendix C regions are also shown on the map in Chapter 1 4 26 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Lines July 1992 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M cartographic layers Roads Layer description The Roads layer contains information about roads for more than 150 countries around the world It includes attributes for road type primarily surface type an attribute that makes it possible to select features on the basis of map scale and geographic reference attributes Using the Roads coverages The Roads layer exists as three coverages There is a full global coverage RDS3M which can be used for display as well as east and west subsections RDS3M_E RDS3M_W which can be used for querying the database The dividing line between the subsections coincides with the Europe Asia world region border in Russia then extends through the Caspian Sea and along the Iranian boundary with Turkmenistan Afghanistan and Pakistan south to the Arabian Sea The user can minimize display drawing times by working with a subset of roads data whenever possible Geographic reference attributes the cartographic significance attribute and the road type attributes are useful for creating data subsets The completeness of roads data varies by country The countries with the largest number of road line segments are China 15 666 Russia 3 286 Germany 1 819 and the Philippines 1 815 Appendix D contains information about the completeness
33. BND_COINC COUNTRY CNTRY_NAME REGION CONTINENT Line attributes Classification attribute This attribute provides the level number of the country internal division boundary The first order is the highest level administrative division within the country state province department etc The number of levels present varies from country to country The codes are as follows Codes Definitions First order internal division Second order internal division Third order internal division Fourth order internal division BWN Re Boundary coincidence with rivers Each internal division boundary is classified as to coincidence with a river line segment Approximately 18 percent of the internal division boundary lines are coded as coincident The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 0 Not coincident with river line segment 1 Coincident with river line segment Geographic reference attributes These attributes contain the following two letter country codes country names regional codes and continent codes Where a line represents a regional or continent boundary both areas are named e g N_A S_A These attributes make it possible to select administrative divisions by country world region and continent The areas and their corresponding codes are listed in Appendix C regions are also shown on the map in Chapter 1 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Major Cities July 1992 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M cartogra
34. Chapter 2 Exploring the ArcWorld database In the Table of Contents choose the Table option from the theme specific menu Total Population 1989 This allows you to access information contained in the Browse Map coverage stat_br Use the scroll bar to move to the attribute totpop89 Click on the attribute name totpops9 and select Statistics A window pops up that displays the count sum minimum maximum and mean value for the specified attribute Notice that the lowest total population in the world is 184 208 Click Dismiss Click on the Query Builder icon within the table for Total Population 1989 You will now build a logical expression to locate the country with the minimum population Click on the attribute totpop89 near the top of the scrolling list of attributes ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 2 Exploring the ArcWorld database 8 Choose lt from the 10 operators then enter 200000 on the line below the Values Attributes box The logical expression now reads totpop89 lt 200000 Click Select One country within the graphic display and the table will highlight as having a total population in 1989 of less than 200 000 people Within the table the country can be identified as Belize Belize is a Central American country border
35. Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Latitude Longitude Grid Summary of the Latitude Longitude Grid coverages Coverage names LTLG20 LTLG_BR Source and currency ESRI generated 1992 Thematic attribute groups Identification attributes Feature Number of features Number of class 1 25M coverage attributes Lines Latitude and longitude Represented by ca 1 450 lines lines 20 by 20 degree grid LATITUDE LONGITUDE LAND_WATER 9 10 Line attributes All of the attributes listed below are contained in both the 1 25M and Browse Map coverages Identification attributes The latitude of the grid line All south latitude values begin with a minus sign This attribute contains a blank for lines of longitude The longitude of the grid line All west longitude values begin with a minus sign This attribute contains a blank for lines of latitude Identifies whether a line segment is over land or water The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 0 Line segment lies over an ocean area l Line segment lies over land or inland water ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Major Cities ArcView 1 we KA AR th ite q Points 1 25M and Browse Map July 1992 Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Major Cities Layer description The Major Cities layer contains point features representing national capitals and other major cities around the world in both ArcWorld 1
36. DMA Customer Assistance Office at DMA Combat Support Center ATTN PMA Washington D C 20315 0010 telephone 301 227 2495 July 1992 F 1 Appendix F Sources of other data The World Bank data Social Indicators of Development data are available in hard copy and in the STARS diskette version from The World Bank Inquiries should be addressed to World Bank Publications P O Box 7247 Philadelphia PA 19101 9630 World Resources Institute data The World Resources 1992 1993 database can be acquired from the World Resources Institute 1790 New York Avenue Washington D C 20006 F 2 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Index Access database xi Access to safe water attributes 4 70 to 4 71 Agricultural land attributes 4 63 see also Agriculture and forestry attributes Agriculture and forestry attributes 4 89 to 4 90 5 26 to 5 27 see also Agricultural land attributes Forest attributes Alphabetic codes 3 11 Animal and plant life attributes 5 32 to 5 33 Annotation display of 6 4 Aquaculture attributes 4 94 Arc attribute table explanation of columns in B 2 to B 3 use of 3 4 ArcData program F 1 ARC INFO generated attributes 3 4 to 3 5 B 1 to B 3 ArcView displaying annotation with 6 4 saving data using 6 5 use with ArcWorld xii ArcWorld 1 3M data layers 4 1 to 4 104 characteristics 3 7 4 1 A 3 to A 4 table listed 1 4 to 1 7 4 3 4 31 4 41 A 3 resolution A 3 ArcWorld 1 25M data layers 5 1
37. E Bibliography Further reading All materials listed below are available from ESRI Book Sales 380 New York Street Redlands California 92373 Telephone 714 793 2853 Aronoff S ed 1989 Geographic Information Systems A Management Perspective Ottawa WDL Publications Burrough P A 1986 Principles of Geographical Information Systems for Land Resources Assessment New York Oxford University Press Buttenfield B and R McMaster 1991 Map Generalization Making Rules for Knowledge Representation New York John Wiley amp Sons Cressie N 1991 Statistics for Spatial Data New York John Wiley amp Sons ESRI 1992 ArcView User s Guide Redlands Calif Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc ESRI 1991a ARC INFO User s Guide Map Projections amp Coordinate Management 1991 Redlands Calif Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc ESRI 1991b ARC INFO 6 0 User s Guide ARC INFO Data Model Concepts amp Key Terms Redlands Calif Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc ESRI 1990 Understanding GIS The ARC INFO Method Redlands Calif Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc Goodchild M and S Gopal eds 1989 Accuracy of Spatial Databases New York Taylor amp Francis Detailed treatment of error and accuracy particularly of modeling uncertainty and reliability testing accuracy and the practical implications for use of spatial data Huxhold W E 1991
38. Environment WRI_3M Population Characteristics POP_GEO July 1992 4 41 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Using the country statistical attribute layers The country statistical attribute coverages contain political boundaries and polygons to provide a geographic context for the statistical data The country boundaries in these layers do not reflect recent 1991 political changes for the former Soviet Union and Germany in order to match the World Bank and World Resources Institute tabular data from previous years The Country Boundaries coverage described in the cartographic layer section does incorporate the recent boundary changes in those countries Sometimes a statistical data value for a particular geographic area is not available in the database Three special codes indicate the absence of data values in the Statistical attributes These codes are as follows Codes Definitions 97 Missing data or data not available 98 Country not included in the source tabular database 99 Ocean Countries that comprise multiple geographic parts such as offshore islands or overseas territorial possessions are represented in the database by multiple polygons that all have the same country code A flag attribute STAT_FLAG is provided to identify a single polygon the largest for every country These flags allow the selection of a single data record per country which is necessary for generating correct
39. For use with ARC INFO normalize the database ARC INFO users may want to create a series of smaller more compact tables for tabular information in order to take advantage of the relate capability in ARC INFO The process of creating compact related tables is called normalization explanations can be found in standard database design textbooks The present design of the ArcWorld database allows the ArcView user to access tables that are not normalized ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 Chapter 6 Using the database Working with attributes Completeness of the attributes An inherent problem with global databases is the lack of consistency and completeness for all areas of the globe Some countries of the world have been extensively mapped and have long standing and sophisticated statistical collection systems other countries have been incompletely mapped and have few resources to devote to the collection of statistical data An additional problem is that extensive data collection is done only for the major countries of the world Small countries island republics and overseas territories are not usually surveyed other than for demographic and vital statistics Also the type and number of attributes collected have changed with time The most comprehensive and complete attributes are again demographic and vital statistics data Data on topics of current interest such as the amount of municipal waste generated per capi
40. Grwth Different 65 U_R_DIFF65 520 6 N 1 488 6 6 N 1 Urb Rural Grwth Different 70 U_R_DIFF70 526 6 N 1 494 6 6 N 1 Urb Rural Grwth Different 75 U_R_DIFF75 532 6 N 1 500 6 6 N 1 Urb Rural Grwth Different 80 U_R_DIFF80 538 6 N 1 506 6 6 N 1 Urb Rural Grwth Different 85 U_R_DIFF85 544 6 N 1 512 6 6 N 1 Urb Rural Grwth Different 89 U_R_DIFF89 550 6 N 1 518 6 6 N 1 Project Year 2000 Population POP2000_ 89 556 13 N 0 524 13 13 1 Stationary Population Size STATPOP89 569 13 N 0 537 13 13 1 Total Land Area 65 LANDAREA65 582 10 N 0 550 10 10 1 Total Land Area 70 LANDAREA70 592 10 N 0 560 10 10 I Total Land Area 75 LANDAREA75 602 10 N 0 570 10 10 I Total Land Area 80 LANDAREA80 612 10 N 0 580 10 10 I Total Land Area 85 LANDAREA85 622 10 N 0 590 10 10 1 Total Land Area 89 LANDAREA89 632 10 N 0 600 10 10 I Pop Density sq km 65 POPDNSTY65 642 13 N 2 610 13 13 N 2 Pop Density sq km 70 POPDNSTY70 655 13 N 2 623 13 13 N 2 Pop Density sq km 75 POPDNSTY75 13 N 2 13 13 N 2 Pop Density sq km 80 POPDNSTY80 13 N 2 13 13 N 2 Pop Density sq km 85 POPDNSTY85 13 N 2 13 13 N 2 Pop Density sq km 89 POPDNSTY89 13 N 2 13 13 N 2 Average Household Size 65 HHLDSIZE65 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 Average Household Size 70 HHLDSIZE70 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 Average Household Size 75 HHLDSIZE75 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 Average Household Size 80 HHLDSIZE80 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 Average Household Size 85 HHLDSIZE85 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 Average Household Size 89 HHLDSIZE89 6 N
41. Introduction to Urban Geographic Information Systems New York Oxford University Press Basic concepts and applications of GIS in local government Useful for students and practitioners Maguire D J M F Goodchild and D W Rhind 1991 Geographical Information Systems Principles and Applications New York John Wiley amp Sons Monmonier M and G A Schnell 1988 Map Appreciation Englewood Cliffs N J Prentice Hall July 1992 E 3 Appendix E Bibliography Mounsey H ed 1988 Building Databases for Global Science New Y ork Taylor amp Francis Proceedings of the first meeting of the International Geophysical Union Global Database Planning Project Roger Tomlinson gen ed Onsrud H J and D W Cook 1990 Geographic and Land Information Systems for Practicing Surveyors A Compendium Bethesda Md American Congress on Surveying and Mapping Peuquet D and D Marble 1990 Introductory Readings in Geographic Information Systems New York Taylor amp Francis Raper J ed 1989 Three Dimensional Applications in Geographical Information Systems New York Taylor amp Francis Ripple W J ed 1989 Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems A Compendium Bethesda Md American Congress on Surveying and Mapping Collection of papers Ripple W ed 1987 GIS for Resource Management A Compendium Bethesda Md American Congress on Surveying and Mapping Star J L and J E E
42. Literacy layer contains a subset of the attributes found in the section of the World Bank s Social Indicators of Development SID database called Education These attributes include statistics on expenditure for education primary secondary and tertiary school enrollments pupil teacher ratios illiteracy and newspaper circulation Polygons and lines for countries Using the Education and Literacy coverage Time series attributes range from 1965 to 1989 with data in five year intervals for 1965 to 1985 and data for the additional year of 1989 Not all years in the time series are available for all topics Information about country boundaries missing measurement values and the statistical flag attribute that applies to this layer as well as to all of the other statistical attribute layers is given on page 4 42 4 52 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Education and Literacy Summary of the Education and Literacy coverage Coverage name EDU LIT Source and currency Cartography from U S Government World Data Bank II 1988 Attribute data from the World Bank Social Indicators of Development 1990 database Thematic attribute Geographic reference attributes polygons and lines groups Cartographic attributes polygons Statistical flag polygons World organization membership polygons World Bank country code polygons Educational expenditure po
43. N 0 116 1 1 World Health Organization WHO 149 1 N 0 117 LLI World Meteorological Orga WMO 150 1 N 0 118 1 1 World Bank Country Code WB_CNTRY 151 3 C 0 119 3 3 C Total Population 89 TOTPOP89 154 13 N 0 122 13 13 I Pop Ages 0 to 14 Years P 0 14 89 167 6 N 2 135 6 6 N 2 Pop Ages 15 to 64 Years P_15_64_89 173 6 N 2 141 6 6 N 2 Annual Pop Growth Rate GRW_RATES89 179 6 N 2 147 6 6 N 2 Urban Pop Growth Rate URBGRWRT89 185 6 N 2 153 6 6 N 2 Urban Rural Grwth Different U_R_DIFF89 191 6 N 1 159 6 6 N 1 Projected Year 2000 Pop POP2000_ 89 197 13 N 0 165 13 13 1 Total Land Area LANDAREA85 210 10 N 0 178 10 10 1 Population Density sq km POPDNSTY85 220 13 N 2 188 13 13 N 2 Crude Birth Rate BIR_RATE89 233 6 N 1 201 6 6 N 1 Crude Death Rate DTH_RATE89 239 6 N 1 207 6 6 N 1 Infant Mortality Rate INF_DTH89 245 6 N 2 213 6 6 N 2 Life Expectancy at birth LIFE_EXP89 251 6 N 2 219 6 6 N 2 Access to Safe Water SAFEH2085 251 6 N 2 225 6 6 N 2 GDP for Medical Care EXP MED85 263 6 N 2 231 6 6 N 2 Doctors per Person 80 POP_DOCTS80 269 10 N 0 237 10 10 I Hospital Beds per Person POP_HBED80 279 10 N 0 247 10 10 1 Percent of Agri Land P_AGLAND85 289 6 N 2 257 6 6 N 2 Agri Population Density POPDNSAG85 295 13 N 2 263 13 13 N 2 Forest Area K sq km FORESTS85 308 10 N 0 276 10 10 1 Net Deforestation Rate NETDEFOR85 318 6 N 2 286 6 6 N 2 Food Production per Capita FOODPROD89 324 6 N 2 292 6 6 N 2 Calories per Person Daily CAL _CAP85 330 6 N 1 298 6 6
44. N 1 Protein per Person Daily PROT _CAP85 336 6 N 1 304 6 6 N 1 Total Labor Force 1989 LABORFOR89 342 10 N 0 310 10 10 of Labor Force in Agri P_AGRIC80 352 13 N 6 320 4 8 F 2 of Labor Force Female P_FEMALE89 365 6 N 2 324 6 6 N 2 Labor Participation Rate PARTICIP89 371 6 N 2 330 6 6 N 2 Female Labor Part Rate PARTCP_F89 377 6 N 2 336 6 6 N 2 GNP per Capita GNP_CAP89 383 5 N 0 342 5 551 Percent of GDP for Food EXPFOODS85 388 6 N 2 347 6 6 N 2 continued B 40 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Selected Statistical Attributes continued Polygon Attribute Table cont ltem Description Energy Consum per Capita Persons per Passenger Car Persons per Telephone Percent GDP for Education Children in Primary School Children in Secondary School Science amp Eng Students Primary Pupil Teacher Ratio of Illiterate Persons Agri as a Percentage of GDP Industry Percentage of GDP Services of GDP Govt Expenditure of GDP Availabil Safe Urban Water Availabil Safe Rural Water DPT Immunized age 1 year Measles Immun age 1 year Couples Using Birth Control Percent of Wilderness Area Persons per Household Households Without Electricity Agriculture of GDP Industry of GDP Services of GDP Govt Expenditure of GDP No Known Mammal Species No Endangered Mammal Spec Number Endangered Plant Taxa No Threat Plants 1K Taxa Threat Plant Taxa 1K sq km Enrg Consump Const 87 E
45. N 2 320 6 6 N 2 326 6 6 N 2 332 10 10 342 10 10 352 10 10 1 362 10 10 1 372 10 10 1 382 10 10 392 10 10 402 10 10 I 412 10 10 1 422 10 10 1 432 10 10 I 442 6 6 N 2 448 6 6 N 2 454 6 6 N 2 460 6 6 N 2 466 6 6 N 2 472 6 6 N 2 478 6 6 N 2 484 6 6 N 2 490 6 6 N 2 496 6 6 N 2 502 6 6 N 2 508 6 6 N 2 514 6 6 N 1 520 6 6 N 1 526 6 6 N 1 532 6 6 N 1 continued B 19 Appendix B ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Food Production and Nutrition continued Polygon Attribute Table cont Item Description Calories per Person Daily 85 Calories per Person Daily 89 Protein per Person Daily 65 Protein per Person Daily 70 Protein per Person Daily 75 Protein per Person Daily 80 Protein per Person Daily 85 Protein per Person Daily 89 Arc Attribute Table ltem Description Boundary Type Code Boundary Type Name Int Boundary Status Boundary Coincidence Adjoining Country 1 Code Adjoining Country 2 Code Adjoining Country Names Adjoining Region Abbrev Adjoining Continent Abbrev B 20 item Name CAL_CAP85 CAL_CAP89 PROT_CAP65 PROT_CAP70 PROT_CAP75 PROT_CAP80 PROT_CAP85 PROT_CAP89 ltem Name TYPE BND_TYPE BND_STATUS BND_COINC COUNTRY 1 COUNTRY2 CNTRY_NAME REGION CONTINENT dBASE Columns Begin Column 570 576 582 588 594 600 606 612 Column Definition 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 dBASE Columns Begi
46. P_PROTLN90 MAMLSPEC90 MAMLTHRT89 Total land area with soil that has no inherent chemical and physical restraints to agricultural productivity in thousands of hectares 1989 The following physical and chemical constraints are absent in the soils included in this figure steep slope shallowness poor drainage low nutrient retention aluminum toxicity acidity phosphorus fixation amorphous material vertic properties 1 e shrinking and swelling low potassium reserves calcareous soil salinity excess sodium acid sulfate soil gravel and rocks Average annual deforestation for all forests in thousands of hectares 1981 1985 Deforestation is defined as the permanent clearing of forests for use in shifting cultivation permanent agriculture or settlements Not included are alterations such as selective logging These figures refer to the total forest area including open forest closed forest plantation and other types of generally wooded areas Percentage of national land area that is protected in thousands of hectares Protected land includes both totally and partially protected areas Marine and coastal protected area figures are calculated for all littoral coral island marine and estuarine components This figure does not include locally or provincially protected sites privately owned areas or areas managed primarily for the extraction of natural resources National lists also usually include sites that are under
47. Point Attribute Tables PATs The columns in a feature attribute table represent the attributes of geographic features Each row or record in the table represents the attributes for a single feature ARC INFO generated attributes ARC INFO generated attributes are automatically created by ARC INFO and are different for each coverage type The ARC INFO generated attributes are listed in Table 1 Since the ArcWorld database was developed using ARC INFO software these attributes exist in the feature attribute tables even though they are not all apparent with ArcView software Several of the ARC INFO generated attributes such as length area and perimeter provide useful information about coverage features They are all calculated in the units used for the coverage coordinate system The ArcWorld 1 3M database uses decimal degrees the ArcWorld 1 25M database is presented in both decimal degrees and meters Robinson projection ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 Chapter 3 Database concepts and organization Table 1 ARC INFO generated attributes Attributes in Point Attributes in Arc Attributes in Polygon Attribute Tables Attribute Tables Attribute Tables AREA set to 0 FNODE AREA PERIMETER set to 0 TNODE PERIMETER lt coverage name gt LPOLY set to 0 if no polygons lt coverage name gt lt coverage name gt I D RPOLY setto 0 if no polygons lt coverage name gt ID LENGT
48. Prim Pupil Teacher Ratio 830 PUPTCH_P80 373 3 N 0 341 3 3 1 Prim Pupil Teacher Ratio 85 PUPTCH_P85 376 3 N 0 344 3 3 1 Prim Pupil Teacher Ratio 89 PUPTCH_P89 379 3 N 0 347 3 3 1 Secnd Pupil Teacher Ratio 65 PUPTCH_S65 382 6 N 2 350 6 6 N 2 Secnd Pupil Teacher Ratio 70 PUPTCH_S70 388 6 N 2 356 6 6 N 2 Secnd Pupil Teacher Ratio 75 PUPTCH_S75 394 6 N 2 362 6 6 N 2 Secnd Pupil Teacher Ratio 80 PUPTCH_S80 400 6 N 2 368 6 6 N 2 Secnd Pupil Teacher Ratio 85 PUPTCH_S85 406 6 N 2 374 6 6 N 2 Secnd Pupil Teacher Ratio 89 PUPTCH_S89 412 6 N 2 380 6 6 N 2 of Pupils Reaching Grd 4 75 PUP_GR4_75 418 6 N 2 386 6 6 N 2 of Pupils Reaching Grd 4 80 PUP_GR4_80 424 6 N 2 392 6 6 N 2 of Pupils Reaching Grd 4 85 PUP_GR4_85 430 6 N 2 398 6 6 N 2 of Pupils Reaching Grd 4 89 PUP_GR4_89 436 6 N 2 404 6 6 N 2 of Repeat Prim Pupils 65 REPEAT_P65 442 6 N 2 410 6 6 N 2 of Repeat Prim Pupils 70 REPEAT_P70 448 6 N 2 416 6 6 N 2 of Repeat Prim Pupils 75 REPEAT_P75 454 6 N 2 422 6 6 N 2 of Repeat Prim Pupils 80 REPEAT_P80 460 6 N 2 428 6 6 N 2 of Repeat Prim Pupils 85 REPEAT_P85 466 6 N 2 434 6 6 N 2 of Repeat Prim Pupils 89 REPEAT_P89 472 6 N 2 440 6 6 N 2 of Persons Illiterate 65 ILLITER65 478 6 N 2 446 6 6 N 2 of Persons Illiterate 70 ILLITER70 484 6 N 2 452 6 6 N 2 of Persons Illiterate 75 ILLITER75 490 6 N 2 458 6 6 N 2 of Persons Illiterate 80 ILLITER80 496 6 N 2 464 6 6 N 2 of Persons Illiterate 85 ILLITER
49. STAT25M STAT_BR Note For the STAT_BR coverage column and item definitions are correct in the polygon attribute table below but begin columns will not correspond due to some deleted attributes Layer Type Polygon and Line Polygon Attribute Table dBASE Columns INFO Items Begin Column Begin Item Item Description ltem Name Column Definition Column Definition Country FIPS Code COUNTRY 49 2 C 0 17 2 25 Country Name CNTRY_NAME 51 40 C 0 40 40 C World Region Name REGION 91 21 C 0 21 21 C Continent Name CONTINENT 112 13 C 0 13 13 C Land Water Identifier LAND_OCEAN 125 9 C 0 9 9 C Island Carto Display Rank ISLND_RANK 134 1 N 0 1 1 Statistical Flag STAT_FLAG 135 1 N 0 1 1 European Econ Community EEC 136 1 N 0 1 1 I Food and Agriculture Org FAO 137 1 N 0 1 1 UN General Assembly GA 138 1 N 0 106 1 1 UN Gen Assembly year GA_MEMB_YR 139 4 N 0 107 4 4 1 Int Atomic Energy Agency IAEA 143 1 N 0 111 1 1 1 Int Recon Dev World Bank IBRD 144 1 N 0 112 1 1 I International Monetary Fund IMF 145 1 N 0 113 1 1 I continued July 1992 B 39 Appendix B ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Selected Statistical Attributes continued Polygon Attribute Table cont dBASE Columns INFO Items Begin Column Begin Item Item Description Item Name Column Definition Column Definition Org of Petrol Exp Countries OPEC 146 1 N 0 114 1 1 United Nations Sec Council SC 147 1 N 0 115 1 1 UN Ed Sci and Cult Org UNESCO 148 1
50. Salvador has a developed network of hard surface roads throughout the country which is a possible factor in the high net deforestation rate Click off the check box for Roads Click on the check boxes for Rivers Waterbodies Subnational Boundaries and Land Ocean The features within these themes provide further geographic reference for El Salvador and the surrounding countries Click off the check boxes for Rivers Waterbodies and Subnational Boundaries July 1992 Chapter 2 Exploring the ArcWorld database 2 23 Chapter 2 Exploring the ArcWorld database 24 25 26 27 Click on the check boxes for Landsat Scene Footprints and Landsat Scene Centers These themes reference the Landsat scene areas and the scene center points Notice that there is overlap between each of the scenes Double click on the Landsat Scene Footprints theme name to access the Theme Property Sheet Click on the Query Builder within the Property Sheet Build the expression cntry_nam1 Ik El Salvador and click select Click apply within the Property Sheet The representation of scene footprints is now limited to those covering El Salvador These images would be useful for gaining more information about change in forestation patterns and development 2 24 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data R
51. Spec REPTSPEC89 753 10 N 2 721 10 10 N 2 No Endangered Reptile Spec REPTTHRT89 763 10 N 2 731 10 10 N 2 No of Known Amphib Spec AMPHSPEC89 T13 10 N 2 741 10 10 N 2 No Endang Amphibian Spec AMPHTHRT89 783 10 N 2 751 10 10 N 2 No Known Fresh Fish Spec FFSHSPEC89 793 10 N 2 761 10 10 N 2 No Endanger Fresh Fish Sp FFSHTHRT89 803 10 N 2 771 10 10 N 2 Number of Known Plant Tax PLANTAXAQ9I1 813 10 N 2 781 10 10 N 2 Percentage of Endemic Flora P_ENDMEFL91 823 10 N 2 791 10 10 N 2 Number Endang Plant Taxa PLANTHRT91 833 10 N 2 01 10 10 N 2 No Threatened Plants 1k Taxa PLTHR_1K91 843 10 N 2 S11 10 10 N 2 Threat Plant Taxa 1K sq km PLTHR_KM9QI1 853 10 N 2 821 10 10 N 2 Energy Production Solid Fuel PROD_SOL89 863 10 N 2 831 10 10 N 2 Energy Product Liquid Fuel PROD_LIQ89 873 10 N 2 841 10 10 N 2 Energy Product Gaseous Fuel PROD_GAS89 883 10 N 2 851 10 10 N 2 Energy Prod Geotherm Wind PRDGEOWN89 893 10 N 2 861 10 10 N 2 Energy Production Hydro PRDHYDRO89 903 10 N 2 871 10 10 N 2 Energy Production Nuclear PRDNUCLR89 913 10 N 2 881 10 10 N 2 Energy Production Total PROD_TOTS89 923 10 N 2 891 10 10 N 2 Total Energy Consumption CONS_TOT89 933 10 N 2 901 10 10 N 2 Enrg Consump Cons 87 CONS_87_89 943 10 N 2 911 10 10 N 2 Energy Imports of Consump ENRG_IMP89 953 10 N 2 921 10 10 N 2 Traditional Fuels Consumption TRFLCONS89 963 10 N 2 931 10 10 N 2 Trad Fuels of Total Required P_TRFUEL89 973 10 N 2 941 10 10 N 2 Indust Energy Inten joules
52. User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Labor Force Characteristics Line attributes Thorough definitions of these attributes are given on page 4 50 Classification attributes TYPE Each line is classified according to the type of feature it BND_TYPE represents TYPE contains the code number and BND_TYPE contains the English description The codes are as follows Codes Equivalents 1 Coastline 2 International boundary 3 Coral reef 4 World region boundary 9 Grid line International boundary status attribute BND STATUS Each international boundary is classified according to boundary status The codes are as follows Codes Definitions Demarcated or delimited Indefinite or in dispute Line of separation or sovereignty on land Demiulitarized zone in Israel No defined line Selected claim lines Not an international boundary ONNBWNR Hou ou ou oe ot Boundary coincidence with rivers BND COINC Each international boundary is classified as to being coincident with a river line segment in the RIV3M coverage The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 0 Not coincident with river line segment l Coincident with river line segment July 1992 4 81 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Labor Force Characteristics Geographic reference attributes COUNTRY1 These attributes contain the following two letter country COUNTRY2 codes
53. addition automated diagnostic checks were run on the data to ensure that topology remained correct after the generalization process Major Cities layer ArcWorld 1 25M coverage Topological edits The 1 25 million Major Cities coverage contains a subset of the names in the 1 3 million coverage which includes all national capitals and cities with a population of more than three million Attribution All attributes from the 1 3 million coverage were retained A 19 Appendix A Data quality information A 20 Data quality review The city names were plotted at 1 25 000 000 and reviewed for spelling Spelling conventions are based on the directives of the Board of Geographic Names Major Cities layer Browse Map coverage Topological edits The Major Cities Browse Map coverage contains a subset of the national capitals in the 1 25M coverage Attribution All attributes from the 1 25 million coverage were retained Data quality review All city names were plotted in conjunction with the Browse Map cartographic data to ensure that only those capitals remained in the coverage for which country polygons existed in the Browse Map coverages Mathematically generated coverages Latitude Longitude Grid layer The 1 25 million coverages and the Browse coverages include one of the following mathematically generated coverages Layer Coverage Latitude Longitude Grid 1 25M LTLG20 Latitude Longitude Grid Browse Map LTLG_BR For both th
54. also lacked polygon topology ESRI built polygon topology where necessary to conform to the ArcWorld database design and in many cases transferred line attributes to polygon features Various levels of processing were applied to the original data Within the ArcWorld database the Roads Railroads and Country Internal Divisions data have been subjected only to the basic processes outlined above The data for the Country Boundaries layer including line and polygon feature types were extensively processed to make the layer current to January 1 1992 All of the original polygon country name values were eliminated and recoded The spelling of country names follows the directives of the Board of Geographic Names as of January 31 1992 All features have country codes derived from FIPS publication 10 3 The specific date of the standard used in original WDBII coding is unknown All political boundaries were edited to reflect national boundaries as of January 1 1992 including the reunification of Germany the unification of the Yemens and the dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics New countries were assigned FIPS codes based on direction from the U S State Department via the Defense Mapping Agency DMA Polygon attribute codes for membership in various international organizations United Nations NATO etc are based on the U S State Department s World Fact Book 1989 Country names were assigned to islands and other ill defi
55. and fishing as well as agriculture In developing countries with high levels of subsistence farming much of agricultural production is either not exchanged or not exchanged for money This increases the difficulty of measuring the contribution of agriculture to GDP and reduces the reliability and comparability of such numbers The daily calorie supply per capita computed as the energy equivalent of net food supplies in a country per capita per day Available supplies comprise domestic production imports less exports and changes in stock This figure excludes animal feed seeds for agriculture and food lost in processing The protein content of the net food supply per capita measured in grams Net food supplies comprise domestic production imports less exports and changes in stock This figure excludes animal feed seeds for agriculture and food lost in processing U S Department of Agriculture USDA minimum allowances are 60 grams of total protein per day and 20 grams of animal or pulse peas beans lentils etc protein Line attributes Thorough definitions of these attributes are given on page 4 50 Classification attributes Each line is classified according to the type of feature it rep resents TYPE contains the code number and BND_TYPE contains the English description The codes are as follows Codes Equivalents 1 Coastline 2 International boundary 3 Coral reef 4 World region boundary 9 Grid line
56. are the World Bank s Social Indicators of Development SID 1990 database and the World Resources Institute s WRI s World Resources 1992 1993 Data Base The wide range of attribute data makes it possible to map the countries of the world from a variety of disciplinary perspectives and permits the assessment of trends and spatial relationships between countries Six of the ArcWorld 1 3M statistical attribute layers contain attributes from the World Bank SID database These attributes provide statistical data for 169 of 240 countries worldwide More than seventy five topics of general interest have been included in ArcWorld 1 3M the data for most of these topics are presented as a series of attributes for six different time periods ranging from 1965 to 1989 The layers organize the attributes by thematic content The WRI attributes provide statistical data for 171 of 240 countries worldwide One hundred attributes on topics of general interest from the WRI database have been included in a single ArcWorld 1 3M layer Natural Resources and the Environment Attributes that occur in both the 1 3 million and 1 25 million ArcWorld layers have identical names in both layers The statistical attribute layers are as follows Coverage names Economic and Industrial Indicators ECONIND Education and Literacy EDU LIT Food Production and Nutrition AGRICUL Health and Vital Statistics HEALTH Labor Force Characteristics LABOR Natural Resources and the
57. center points Landsat Nominal Scene Index Lines ca 26 325 scene footprints Latitude Longitude Grid Lines ca 1 450 20 by 20 degree grid Lines ca 758 Polygons ca 300 1 1 million scale map areas Operational Navigation Chart ONC Index Point attributes 15 path row states covered lat long of point Line attributes 15 path row states covered lat long of footprint Line attributes 3 latitude longitude land water code Line attributes 3 Polygon attributes 1 map identification number Source Coverage Size MB Currency Names dBASE UNIX EOSAT SAT_PT 9 77 8 76 algorithm generated 1992 EOSAT SAT_BND 11 85 10 33 algorithm generated 1992 ESRI LTLG20 0 30 0 23 generated 1992 LTLG_BR 0 18 0 16 ESRI digitized ONC_IDX 0 95 0 97 from analog ONC index map 1988 July 1992 1 5 Chapter 1 What is ArcWorld Table 3 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Source Coverage Size MB Currency Names dBASE UNIX Economic and Polygons ca 12 600 Polygon attribs 102 U S Govern ECONIND 22 61 21 75 Industrial countries Gross National ment World Indicators Lines ca 16 395 Product GNP Data Bank II expenditure of Gross 1988 country region continent Domestic Product boundaries World Bank a on food Social ousing transportation and Lease communication SID a Line attributes 9 database geogr reference type Education
58. characters only A Z 1 9 or allowed Tables 8 primary and 3 extension alohanumeric characters xxxxxxxx PAT or AAT with A Z 1 9 or _ allowed Attributes 10 alphanumeric characters only A Z 1 9 or allowed Indexing Tabular all attributes sorted by value in index field Spatial all coverages spatially subdivided into quadrangles by feature density Projection system Robinson Longitude of central meridian 0 00 00 False easting 0 m False northing 0 m Geographic coordinates decimal degrees Units of measure Meters Decimal degrees Coordinate precision T coordinates rounded to the nearest 1 10 a of a degree July 1992 A 13 Appendix A Data quality information Summary of ArcWorld Browse Map coverage characteristics The ArcWorld Browse Map consists of the following coverages e Major Cities e Latitude Longitude Grid e Economic and Industrial Indicators e Education and Literacy e Food Production and Nutrition e Health and Vital Statistics e Labor Force Characteristics e Natural Resources and the Environment e Population Characteristics e Selected Statistical Attributes The ArcWorld Browse Map coverages have the following characteristics Characteristic ArcWorld coverage characteristics ARGIINFO coverages Input scale 1 40 000 000 Resolution Lines Polygons N A Resolution of statistical data To country level Feature attribute tables Polygon line point Da
59. countries July 1992 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Population Characteristics Layer description The Population Characteristics layer contains a subset of the attributes found in the section of the World Bank s Social Indicators of Development SID database called Human Resources These attributes include information on population size and estimates age structure age dependency ratios percentage of urban and rural population growth rates total land area population density and household size Using the Population Characteristics coverage Time series attributes range from 1965 to 1989 with data in five year intervals for 1965 to 1985 and data for the additional year of 1989 Not all years in the time series are available for all topics Information about country boundaries missing measurement values and the statistical flag attribute that applies to this layer as well as to all of the other statistical attribute layers is given on page 4 42 4 97 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Population Characteristics Summary of the Population coverage Coverage name POP_GEO Source and currency Cartography from U S Government World Data Bank II 1988 Attribute data from the World Bank Social Indicators of Development 1990 database Thematic attribute Geographic reference attributes polygons and lines groups Cartographic attributes polygons Stati
60. deforestation rate In statistical terms the variable being explained carbon dioxide emissions is called the dependent variable and the other is called the independent variable Because ArcView makes it so easy to generate color ramps colors of gradually changing hue or of gradually increasing intensity which can be made to correspond to gradual increases in a variable it is recommended that you use colors to display the independent variables and a pattern to display the dependent variable using color and pattern in this way makes it easy to create a series of bivariate maps 7 forest av Fie Y Windows Y Help Country Boundaries P Rivers Landsat Scene Footprints Landsat Scene Centers gt Net Deforestation Rate 1985 pattern P BOA 5 17 1 70 FRG 1 70 0 36 ZA 0 38 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0 12 0 12 7 56 530 6250 6250 40200 40200 316250 MMM 316250 5628500 Land Ocean Appendix A Data quality information This appendix provides data quality information for the ArcWorld database The information is presented in the format recommended by the Digital Cartographic Data Standards Task Force as part of the development of the Spatial Data Transfer Standard SDTS It includes information about the source data positional and attribute accuracy and logical consistency of both the 1 3 million and 1 25 million coverages July 1992
61. for cartographic or attribute information is limited to one country or region selecting first by the appropriate area of interest will speed up subsequent operations Any of the geographic reference attributes such as region and country names can be used for this selection The use of FIPS 10 3 country codes eliminates the need to spell out long names like Dominican July 1992 6 1 Chapter 6 Using the database 6 2 Republic In ArcView use the Definition tool in the Theme Property Sheet to select the countries with which to work Reduce the number of attributes You can also reduce the number of attributes you work with If you are an ARC INFO user you can use commands like DROPITEM or PULLITEMS to eliminate unnecessary attributes If you use ArcView for Windows you can use commercially available PC software like Q E dBASE or FoxPro for this purpose Use simple selection statements Break complex selection logic statements into simpler statements For example to select all countries in the Western Africa region in which the percentage of population between the ages of 0 and 14 is greater than 10 in 1989 you could use the following complex statement REGION Western Africa and P_O 14 89 gt 10 However the same selection logic can be expressed in the following two statements REGION Western Africa P 0 14 89 gt 10 and these statements will search the database in less time than a single complex Statement
62. force makes up This figure is based on International Labour Office estimates Percentage of population of all ages in the labor force These figures are based on International Labour Office estimates on the age sex structure of the population Economic development Gross national product per capita for 1989 in 1989 U S dollars Percentage of Gross Domestic Product GDP spent on foods Computed from United Nations International Comparison Program ICP figures or national estimates if available GDP is the final output of goods and services produced by the domestic economy This figure includes net export of goods and nonfactor services It does not include overseas workers remittances interest on loans profits and other factor payments that residents receive from abroad Factor services are labor and capital ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 ENRG_CAP85 POP_CAR80 POP_TELE80 EXPEDUC85 P_PRIMRY85 P_SECNDY85 P_SCIENG85 Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Selected Statistical Attributes Annual consumption of commercial primary energy coal lignite petroleum natural gas and hydro nuclear and geothermal electricity expressed in kilograms of oil equivalent per capita Number of people per passenger car A passenger car is defined as any private vehicle seating nine people or less Number of people per installed public or private telephone A teleph
63. generated using the ARC INFO GENERATE command with the GRID option The grids were densified at an interval of one degree to support projection processing A 7 Appendix A Data quality information A 8 The Landsat Nominal Scene Index was generated mathematically by using the nominal scene center points and an algorithm provided by EOSAT The nominal scene index generated by the algorithm was plotted in its entirety to verify overall completeness and correctness in all areas Data quality review To ensure data quality all mathematically generated data were plotted at a scale of approximately 1 30 000 000 and reviewed for anomalies Data derived from hard copy sources The following two coverages were manually digitized from hard copy sources Layer Coverage name ONC Index ONC_IDX Major Cities CITY3M The Operational Navigational Chart ONC Index was manually digitized by ESRI from the Standard Index Chart listed in Appendix E The source map was digitized manually in ARC INFO The data were then plotted out at scale and the coding was evaluated for completeness and correctness by being compared to the ONC sheet identification number The boundaries in the index are not authoritative in the true boundaries there is significant overlap between sheets whereas the boundaries in the database are discrete The Major Cities layer was manually digitized by ESRI from the 1 000 000 scale ONCs The city locations that resulted were com
64. is subject to FAR 52 227 14 JUN 1987 OR DFARS 252 227 7013 OCT 1988 as applicable Contractor Manufacturer is Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc 380 New York Street Redlands CA USA 92373 ESRI ARC INFO and PC ARC INFO are registered trademarks of Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc Redlands CA USA ArcCAD ArcUSA ArcView ArcWorld ARC INFO COGO ARC INFO GRID ARC INFO NETWORK ARC INFO TIN ARC Macro Language AML ARCSHELL DATABASE INTEGRATOR IMAGE INTEGRATOR PC ARCEDIT PC ARCPLOT PC DATA CONVERSION PC NETWORK PC OVERLAY PC STARTER KIT WorkStation ARC INFO and the ESRI logo and the ArcData logo are trademarks of Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc Redlands CA USA ARCMAIL and ArcData are service marks of Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc Redlands CA USA Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc dBASE is a registered trademark and ObjectVision is a trademark of Borland International Inc CorelDRAW is a product name of Corel Systems Corporation EOSAT is a registered trademark of Earth Observation Satellite Company INFO and PC INFO are trademarks of Henco Software Inc Microsoft and MS DOS are registered trademarks Windows FoxPro and Paintbrush are trademarks and Excel and Publisher are product names of Microsoft Corporation Q Eis a trademark of Pioneer Software Systems Corporation UNIX is a registered trademark of UNIX Systems La
65. number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1 000 live births in a given year A few countries use an atypical definition of live births which reduces their infant mortality rates relative to other countries 9 25 Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Selected Statistical Attributes 9 26 LIFE _EXP89 SAFEH2085 EXP_MED85 POP_DOCT80 POP_HBED80 P_AGLAND85 POPDNSAG85 Life expectancy at birth for the total population Life expectancy is defined as the number of years a newborn infant would live if the prevailing patterns of mortality were to remain the same throughout its life Health Percentage of the total population with reasonable access to safe water supply This definition includes treated surface water and untreated but uncontaminated groundwater such as springs sanitary wells and protected boreholes Percentage of Gross Domestic Product GDP spent on medical care This includes both private and government spending Computed from United Nations International Comparison Program ICP figures or national estimates if available Population per physician Physicians include medical assistants who dispense medical services similar to registered physicians The definition of recognized medical practitioners differs among countries Population per hospital bed A hospital is defined as an establishment permanently staffed by at least one physician Hospitals include public
66. per Passenger Car 89 GDP on Trans Equip 75 GDP on Trans Equip 80 GDP on Trans Equip 85 GDP on Trans Equip 89 Persons per Telephone 75 Persons per Telephone 80 Persons per Telephone 85 POP_TELE85 Persons per Telephone 89 POP_TELE89 Percent of GDP on Housing 65 EXPHOUSE65 Percent of GDP on Housing 70 EXPHOUSE70 Percent of GDP on Housing 75 EXPHOUSE75 Percent of GDP on Housing 80 EXPHOUSE80 Percent of GDP on Housing 85 EXPHOUSE85 Percent of GDP on Housing 89 EXPHOUSE89 INVSTTR89 POP_TELE75 POP_TELE80 6 N 2 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 1 6 6 N 1 6 6 N 1 6 6 N 1 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 July 1992 B 13 Appendix B ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Economic and Industrial Indicators continued Arc Attribute Table ltem Description Boundary Type Code Boundary Type Name Int Boundary Status Boundary Coincidence Adjoining Country 1 Code Adjoining Country 2 Code Adjoining Country Names Adjoining Region Abbrev Adjoining Continent Abbrev dBASE Columns Begin Column ltem Name Column TYPE BND_TYPE BND_STATUS BND_COINC COUNTRY 1 COUNTRY2 CNTRY_NAME REGION CONTINENT 1 N 0 10 C 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 2 C 0 2 C 0 41 C 0 9 C 0 7 C 0 Education and Literacy Coverage Name Layer Type EDU_LIT Polygon and Line Polygon Attribute Table cont ltem Description Country FIPS C
67. polygons Forests polygons Food imports and aid polygons Food production and supply polygons Classification attributes lines International boundary status lines Boundary coincidence with rivers lines Feature amber et featur Number of class Sg ar gees attributes Polygons Countries and other Represented by ca 12 609 polygons political divisions Lines Coastlines Represented by ca 16 395 lines international boundaries and world regions Polygon attributes Geographic reference attributes COUNTRY These geographic reference attributes contain codes and CNTRY_NAME names that make it possible to select polygonal features by REGION country world region and continent The areas and their CONTINENT i corresponding codes are listed in Appendix C regions are also shown on the map in Chapter 1 July 1992 4 61 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Food Production and Nutrition 4 62 LAND OCEAN ISLND_RANK STAT FLAG Cartographic attributes Flag used to identify continents islands and ocean areas The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 1 Continent 2 Offshore island 3 Ocean Offshore islands are ranked for cartographic significance primarily on the basis of size These rank codes are only present for islands surrounded by ocean no islands within inland water bodies are included in this layer Greenland is the largest island The codes are as follows C
68. private general and specialized facilities and rehabilitation centers Agriculture and forestry The amount of agricultural land as a percentage of the total land area Includes areas used for crops pasture market or kitchen gardens and land lying fallow Total land excludes areas of inland waters and rivers Population per square kilometer of agricultural land ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 FORESTS85 NETDEFOR85 FOODPROD89 CAL_CAP85 PROT _CAP85 Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Selected Statistical Attributes The land area under natural or planted stands of trees measured in square kilometers Includes productive and nonproductive areas and cleared land that will be reforested in the near future The net annual rate of change of forest and woodland area expressed as a percentage A positive number indicates an increase in forested area Food production and nutrition The average annual quantity of food produced per capita in relation to the quantity produced in 1979 1981 The quantity produced in 1979 1981 is assigned a relative value of 100 Food is defined as comprising nuts pulses fruit cereals vegetables sugarcane sugar beets starchy roots edible oils livestock and livestock products This figure excludes animal feed seeds for agriculture and food lost in processing The daily calorie supply per capita computed as the energy equivalent of ne
69. railroad line segment It would be appropriate to display a railroad line at larger scales than the one listed The smallest appropriate display scale or representative fraction is 1 80 000 000 the largest is 1 5 000 000 Appendix D contains information about the completeness of the Railroads layer ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M cartographic layers Railroads Summary of the Railroads coverage Coverage name RR3M Source and currency U S Government World Data Bank II 1988 Thematic attribute Classification attributes groups Cartographic significance Geographic reference attributes Feature Number teatir Number of class SHIRE eet attributes All line features Represented by ca 26 925 lines Broad gauge Represented by ca 8 000 lines Standard gauge Represented by ca 12 600 lines Narrow gauge Represented by ca 4 125 lines Ferries Represented by ca 30 lines Under construction Represented by ca 30 lines all types Undifferentiated Represented by ca 2 150 lines Line attributes Classification attributes TYPE Each railroad segment is classified according to the RAIL_TYPE following list of road types TYPE contains the code number and RAIL_TYPE contains the English description Codes Equivalents 1 Broad gauge 2 Standard gauge 3 Narrow gauge 4 Railroad ferry 5 Broad gauge under construction 6 Standard gauge under construction continued J
70. represent generalized versions of some of the larger scale ArcWorld 1 3M coverages The 1 25 million coverages have many of the same cartographic features as the 1 3 million coverages although they are represented in less detail The 1 25 million coverages are designed for people interested in either world or regional level analysis or an exploratory reconnaissance before delving into the ArcWorld 1 3M layers for more detailed information The Browse Map coverages which are also described in this chapter are designed for people who want to display any of the 500 or so ArcWorld statistical attributes on a highly generalized world map The Browse Map coverages draw very rapidly and are useful for exploring general global thematic patterns The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers are listed in the table on the next page July 1992 5 1 Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers are as follows Layer ArcWorld 1 25M Browse Map coverage names coverage names Cartographic and index layers Country Boundaries CTRY25M Latitude Longitude Grid LTLG20 LTLG_BR Major Cities CITY25M CITY BR Map Elements SC_25M Rivers and Water Bodies RIV25M Economic and Industrial Indicators ECONIND Education and Literacy EDU LIT Food Production and Nutrition AGRICUL Health and Vital Statistics HEALTH Labor Force Characteristics LABOR Natural Resources and the WRI_BR Environment Population C
71. reserves 1n thousands of hectares The number of internationally significant wetlands and the area of those wetlands in thousands of hectares Species diversity and status The number of known species including introduced species and the number of threatened species endangered vulnerable rare or indeterminate excluding introduced species of the following kinds of animals Mammals excludes cetaceans 1 e whales and porpoises Birds 4 91 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Natural Resources and the Environment 4 92 REPTSPEC89 REPTTHRT89 AMPHSPEC89 AMPHTHRT89 FFSHSPEC89 FFSHTHRT89 PLANTAXAQ1 P_ENDMFL91 PLANTHRT91 PLTHR_1K91 PLTHR_KM91 PROD_SOL89 Reptiles Amphibians Freshwater fishes Total number of known native vascular plant species Endemic flora plants that occur only in a single geopolitical area or group of islands as a percentage of the total plant species Rare and threatened plant taxa total number per 1 000 species and per 10 000 square kilometers These figures are generally based on recorded species but sometimes include estimates In most cases plant taxa refer to native vascular species Because taxonomic concepts and the extent of knowledge are variable direct comparisons between countries are not possible using the total number of taxa or the number per 1 000 species The third attribute PLTHR_KM91 provides a relative es
72. the map features and attributes in that layer The discussion continues with information about the particular use of the coverage s in that layer Then a tabular summary of the layer is given These tables list the individual coverage names coverage feature classes map feature counts and the number of database attributes associated with each feature class The last part of the layer description usually the longest defines the individual attributes that appear in the coverage feature attribute tables and the coding schemes associated with the attributes The summary tables for ArcWorld 1 3M layers may list up to three coverage names for each layer These coverage names correspond to the full world coverage and if required each of the sectional parts The section parts are uniquely identified by directional suffixes _E for east or _W for west Standard ARC INFO generated attributes discussed in Chapter 3 are not described here nor are they included in the attribute count in the layer summary tables Detailed attribute field definitions for both dBASE and INFO formats are given for each layer in Appendix B July 1992 4 1 ArcWorld 1 3M cartographic layers The coverages in the cartographic layers contain basemap geographic features such as roads rivers political boundaries and city names which provide a locational context for the data in the statistical layers The features in these coverages represent those that are often p
73. the year 2000 These data were calculated on the basis of a World Bank model that uses country specific trends moderated by overall regional or global circumstances The base year for the demographic parameters used in this estimate was 1985 Estimated total population when zero population growth is achieved Zero population growth is defined as a constant birth rate equal to the death rate with a stable age structure Population density Total land area expressed in square kilometers All land area and inland water is included in this figure Population per square kilometer of total surface area for five year intervals Average number of persons per household for the total population in five year intervals A household consists of a group of individuals who share living quarters and main meals ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference HHSIZE_U65 HHSIZE_U70 HHSIZE_U75 HHSIZE_U80 HHSIZE _U85 HHSIZE_U89 TYPE BND_TYPE BND_STATUS July 1992 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Population Characteristics Average number of persons per household for urban areas in five year intervals A household consists of a group of individuals who share living quarters and main meals Line attributes Thorough definitions of these attributes are given on page 4 50 Classification attributes Each line is classified according to the type of feature it rep resents TYPE contains the code number and BND
74. theme must be duplicated within the ArcView Table of Contents and defined as an annotation theme The names of approximately 150 countries are annotated The second method is to specify the text labels option within the legend portion of the statistical theme s property sheet You have the flexibility to specify the font size color and placement of the text labels 6 4 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 6 Using the database Data export Attribute data from ArcWorld may be downloaded into other software programs like spreadsheets or database management systems where charts graphs and other graphic displays can be generated ArcView users can save a selected tabular data set to a file by clicking on the save the table as a file icon at the top of a Theme Table A dialog box appears that you can use for navigating to a directory into which you can write the file By default ArcView saves a tab separated ASCII file You can change this setting by choosing Preferences in the File menu See Chapter 3 in the ArcView User s Guide for more information on saving tabular data A list of Windows software for use with ArcWorld appears in Table 1 This list of software is included to illustrate the types of packages with which Arc View for Windows can be used It is not an endorsement of any particular software product nor is it inclusive many other products will work as effectively These are some of the products that we h
75. to 5 35 characteristics 3 7 to 3 8 5 1 A 12 to A 13 table listed 1 8 to 1 9 5 2 A 12 resolution A 12 use to optimize performance 6 2 July 1992 ArcWorld database see also Attributes applications 1x data sources and currency table 3 17 item definitions B 1 to B 38 modifications made to source data A 6 to A 8 positional accuracy A 10 A 19 production processes A 5 to A 7 A 16 to A 22 quality assurance review procedures for source data A 7 see also Data quality review procedures regions 1 2 3 4 saving data from 6 5 scale 3 6 units of measure used 6 6 to 6 7 use with other software 6 5 to 6 6 Area defined 3 1 3 3 Atmospheric emission attributes 4 94 Attributes 3 8 to 3 14 see also ArcWorld database accuracy A 10 A 22 alphabetic use of 3 11 cartographic 3 13 to 3 14 classification defined 3 13 code defined 3 11 comparability of statistical 6 3 to 6 4 completeness and consistency 6 3 A 21 flag See Flag attributes geographic reference defined 3 12 to 3 13 listed 3 13 used for lines 4 11 5 8 used for polygons 4 7 5 5 measurement defined 3 8 to 3 9 missing 3 9 to 3 10 4 42 5 22 standardization of 3 8 statistical analyses using 3 10 3 11 to 3 12 name 3 12 numeric 3 11 repetitive 3 11 thematic groups for 3 12 Bivariate mapping 2 19 6 10 Index 1 Index Boundaries political see also Coastlines First and second order country internal divisions Rivers and political boundaries co
76. unpaid caregivers Percentage of the total labor force engaged in farming forestry hunting and fishing Percentage of the total labor force engaged in mining manufacturing construction and the electricity water and gas industries 4 79 Labor Force Characteristics P_FEMALE65 P_FEMALE70 P_FEMALE75 P_FEMALE80 P_FEMALE85 P_ FEMALE89 FEM_URB65 FEM_URB70 FEM_URB75 FEM_URB80 FEM_URB85 FEM_URB89 FEM_RUR65 FEM_RUR70 FEM_RUR75 FEM_RUR80 FEM_RUR85 FEM_RUR89 PARTICIP65 PARTICIP70 PARTICIP75 PARTICIP80 PARTICIP85 PARTICIP89 PARTCP_F65 PARTCP_F70 PARTCP_F75 PARTCP_F80 PARTCP_F85 PARTCP_F89 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Percentage of the total labor force composed of females Female participation rates in the labor force are significantly underestimated in several developing countries according to the World Bank Number of females per 100 males for the urban working age population 15 64 Number of females per 100 males for the rural working age population 15 64 The significant differences between the urban and rural gender ratios reflect migration patterns Percentage of the total population the labor force makes up These figures are based on International Labour Office estimates Percentage of population of all ages in the labor force These figures are based on International Labour Office estimates on the age sex structure of the population ArcWorld
77. with the data The tour does not cover all aspects of the database but it does illustrate some of the ways in which the data at both the 1 3 000 000 and 1 25 000 000 scales can be used By following the exercises in this chapter you will be better able to explore the data on your own You will gain the most from these exercises if you are familiar with Arc View functions The emphasis of this tutorial is on exploring the database and not on how to use the software tools so it is recommended that you first do the exercises in Chapter 2 A guided tour of ArcView of the ArcView User s Guide diia This chapter will help you become familiar with the ArcWorld data such as the 1 25M Rivers and Water Bodies coverage shown in this ArcView display July 1992 2 1 Chapter 2 Exploring the ArcWorld database 2 2 In the first exercise you will examine total population and life expectancy on a global level using one of the ArcWorld statistical Browse Map coverages In the second exercise 1989 Gross National Product GNP per capita in South American countries is examined using ArcWorld 1 25M and potential relationships between GNP per capita and other socioeconomic variables are explored The third exercise involves exploring the deforestation of South and Central America and teaches you how to create and analyze bivariate maps The last exercise explores the data documentation views provided with the database Getting started Beg
78. 0 40 40 C World Region Name REGION 21 C 0 21 21 C Continent Name CONTINENT 13 C 0 13 13 C B 6 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Appendix B ArcWorld 1 3M cartographic layers Rivers and Water Bodies continued Arc Attribute Table dBASE Columns INFO Items Begin Column Begin Item Item Description Item Name Column Definition Column Definition River Feature Type Code TYPE 80 1 N 0 1 1 I River Feature Type Name RIVER_TYPE 8 1 20 C 0 20 20 C Cartographic Display Rank RIVER RANK 101 2 N 0 22 River Coincidence Flag RIV_COINC 103 1 N 0 1 1 I Adjoining Country 1 Code COUNTRY 1 104 2 C 0 2 256 Adjoining Country 2 Code COUNTRY2 106 2 C 0 226 Adjoining Country Names CNTRY_ NAME 108 41 C 0 41 41 C Adjoining Region Abbrev REGION 149 9 C 0 9 9 C Adjoining Continent Abbrev CONTINENT 158 7 C 0 Ta lG Roads Coverage Name RDS3M RDS3M_E RDS3M_W Layer Type Line Arc Attribute Table dBASE Columns INFO Items Begin Column Begin Item Item Description ltem Name Column Definition Column Definition Road Type Code TYPE 80 1 N 0 1 1 I Road Type Name ROAD_TYPE 81 20 C 0 20 20 C Cartographic Display Scale DISP_SCALE 101 2 N 0 221 Country FIPS Code COUNTRY 103 2 C 0 22C Country Name CNTRY_NAME 105 40 C 0 40 40 C World Region Name REGION 145 21 C 0 21 21 C Continent Name CONTINENT 166 13 C 0 13 13 C July 1992 B 7 Appendix B ArcWorld 1 3M index layers Landsat Scene Index Coverage Name SAT BND SAT_PT Layer Type Line
79. 0 Not a member of this organization l A member of this organization World Bank country code attribute This attribute contains the three letter country code used by the World Bank in the SID database Disputed territories are assigned to individual countries the specific assignments are listed at the end of Appendix C Access to safe water Percentage of the total population with reasonable access to safe water supply by five year intervals This definition includes treated surface water and untreated but uncontaminated groundwater such as springs sanitary wells and protected boreholes Percentage of the urban population with reasonable access to safe water supply This definition includes treated surface water and untreated but uncontaminated groundwater such as springs sanitary wells and protected boreholes In urban areas this may be a public fountain or standpost located not more than 200 meters away ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference SAFH2ORB65 SAFH2ORB 70 SAFH2ORB 75 SAFH2ORB80 SAFH2ORB85 SAFH2ORB89 P_MLNUTR65 P_MLNUTR70 P_ MLNUTR 75 P_MLNUTR80 P_MLNUTR85 P_MLNUTR89 EXP_MED 70 EXP_MED 75 EXP_MED80 EXP_MED85 EXP_MED89 POP_DOCT65 POP_DOCT70 POP_DOCT75 POP_DOCT80 POP_DOCT85 POP_DOCT89 POP_NURS65 POP_NURS70 POP_NURS75 POP_NURS80 POP_NURS85 POP_NURS89 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Health and Vital Statistics Percentage of the rural population with reas
80. 113 1123 1133 1143 Column Definition 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 dBASE Columns Begin Column Column Definition 1 N 0 10 C 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 2 C 0 2 C 0 41 C 0 9 C 0 7 C 0 INFO Items Begin Column 1001 1011 1021 1031 1041 1051 1061 1071 1081 1091 1101 1111 Item Definition 10 10 N 2 10 10 N 2 10 10 N 2 10 10 N 2 10 10 N 2 10 10 N 2 10 10 N 2 10 10 N 2 10 10 N 2 10 10 N 2 10 10 N 2 10 10 N 2 INFO Items Begin Column Item Definition 1 1 I 10 10 C 1 1 I 1 1 I 22C 22C 41 41 C 99C NES B 31 Appendix B ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Population Characteristics Coverage Name Layer Type POP_GEO Polygon and Line Polygon Attribute Table dBASE Columns Begin Column Column Definition INFO Items Begin Item ltem Name Column Definition Item Description Country FIPS Code Country Name World Region Name Continent Name Land Water Identifier Island Carto Display Rank Statistical Flag European Econ Community Food and Agriculture Org UN General Assembly UN Gen Assembly year Int Atomic Energy Agency Int Recon Dev World Bank Int Monetary Fund Org of Petrol Exp Countries United Nations Sec Council UN Ed Sci and Cult Org World Health Organization World Meteorological Orga World Bank Country Code Total Population 65 Total Popul
81. 2 397 3 3 1 400 6 6 N 2 406 10 10 N 2 416 10 10 N 2 426 10 10 N 2 436 10 10 N 2 446 10 10 N 2 456 10 10 N 2 466 10 10 N 2 476 10 10 N 2 486 10 10 N 2 496 10 10 N 2 506 10 10 N 2 516 10 10 N 2 526 10 10 N 2 536 10 10 N 2 546 10 10 N 2 556 10 10 N 2 566 10 10 N 2 576 10 10 N 2 586 10 10 N 2 596 10 10 N 2 606 10 10 N 2 616 10 10 N 2 626 10 10 N 2 636 10 10 N 2 646 10 10 N 2 656 10 10 N 2 666 10 10 N 2 676 10 10 N 2 686 10 10 N 2 696 10 10 N 2 B 41 Appendix B ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Selected Statistical Attributes continued Arc Attribute Table dBASE Columns INFO Items Begin Column Begin Item Item Description ltem Name Column Definition Column Definition Boundary Type Code TYPE 1 N 0 Boundary Type Name BND_TYPE 10 C 0 Int Boundary Status BND_STATUS 1 N 0 Adjoining Country 1 Code COUNTRY 1 2 C 0 Adjoining Country 2 Code COUNTRY2 2 C 0 Adjoining Country Names CNTRY_NAME 41 C 0 Adjoining Region Abbrev REGION 9 C 0 Adjoining Continent Abbrev CONTINENT 7 C 0 Browse Map statistical attribute coverages LII 10 10 C LLI 2 2 2 256 41 41 C 9 9 C ee Coverage Names ECONIND EDU_LIT AGRICUL HEALTH LABOR WRI_BR POP_GEO Please refer to the ArcWorld 1 3M attribute tables for column and item definitions in these coverages Note that the begin columns will not be the same because some attributes have been omitted from the Browse Map Statistical attribute coverages B 42 ArcWorld
82. 2000 the data are absolute numbers and have not been standardized by area To simplify a display use the same patterns for the same ranges in all areas If the value of each country s density were given a unique value the resulting map would show a different shade for each country which would be difficult to interpret Instead divide the data into a few classes which are easier to understand when they are mapped Cartographers generally recommend using from four to ten different classes some cartographers recommend using an odd number of classes so that there is one class that can be further categorized as high medium and low You can form classes by using the class values option in the ArcView legend window or by using the ARCPLOT CLASS command in ARC INFO 6 10 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 6 Using the database July 1992 Bivariate mapping A variation of choroplethic mapping which was referred to in Chapter 2 as bivariate mapping is the method of simultaneously displaying two variables using different symbols over the same geographic area In ArcView bivariate mapping can be accomplished by displaying one variable in a color and the other variable in a pattern This technique is commonly used to investigate possible relationships between two different attributes For example we may wish to explore the idea that a country s carbon dioxide emissions from land use may be related to the country s net
83. 2G 22A 41 41 C 9 9 C 7 1 C Appendix B ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Food Production and Nutrition Coverage Name AGRICUL Layer Type Polygon and Line Polygon Attribute Table dBASE Columns INFO Items Begin Column Begin Item Item Description item Name Column Definition Column Definition Country FIPS Code COUNTRY 2 C 0 22C Country Name CNTRY_NAME 40 C 0 40 40 C World Region Name REGION 21 C 0 21 21 C Continent Name CONTINENT 13 C 0 13 13 C Land Water Identifier LAND_OCEAN 9 C 0 9 9 C Island Carto Display Rank ISLND_RANK 1 N 0 1 1 Statistical Flag STAT_FLAG 1 N 0 1 1 European Econ Community EEC 1 N 0 1 1 I Food and Agriculture Org FAO 1 N 0 LLI UN General Assembly GA 1 N 0 1 1 UN Gen Assembly year GA_MEMB_YR 4 N 0 4 4 Int Atomic Energy Agency IAEA 1 N 0 1 1 I Int Recon Dev World Bank IBRD 1 N 0 1 1 I Int Monetary Fund IMF 1 N 0 1 1 I Org of Petrol Exp Countries OPEC 1 N 0 114 1 1 United Nations Sec Council SC 1 N 0 115 1 1 UN Ed Sci and Cult Org UNESCO 1 N 0 116 1 1 World Health Organization WHO 1 N 0 117 1 1 World Meteorological Orga WMO 1 N 0 118 1 1 World Bank Country Code WB_CNTRY 3 C 0 119 3 3 C Percent of Agri Land 65 P_AGLAND65 6 N 2 122 6 6 N 2 Percent of Agri Land 70 P_AGLAND70 6 N 2 128 6 6 N 2 Percent of Agri Land 75 P_AGLAND75 6 N 2 134 6 6 N 2 Percent of Agri Land 80 P_AGLANDS80 6 N 2 140 6 6 N 2 Percent of Agri Land 85 P_AGLAND85 6 N 2 146
84. 31 10 10 N 2 Deforested Closed Forest P_DEFCLO85 573 10 N 2 541 10 10 N 2 Annual Deforest Total Forest DEFORTOTS8S5 583 10 N 2 551 10 10 N 2 Deforested Total Forest P_DEFTOTS85 593 10 N 2 561 10 10 N 2 Most Recent Deforested Est ESTDEFOR89 603 10 N 2 571 10 10 N 2 Reforestation Area REFOREST85 613 10 N 2 581 10 10 N 2 Managed Closed Forest Area MANGCLOF80 623 10 N 2 591 10 10 N 2 Protected Closed Forest Area PROTCLOFS80 633 10 N 2 601 10 10 N 2 National Land Protected P_PROTLN9O 643 10 N 2 611 10 10 N 2 No Marine Coastal Protected PRMARINE90 653 10 N 2 621 10 10 N 2 continued July 1992 B 29 Appendix B ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Natural Resources and the Environment continued Polygon Attribute Table cont dBASE Columns INFO Items Begin Column Begin Item Item Description Item Name Column Definition Column Definition Area Marine Coastal Protected PRMARN_ A90 663 10 N 2 631 10 10 N 2 No of Biosphere Reserves BIORESRV90 673 10 N 2 641 10 10 N 2 Area of Biosphere Reserves BIORES_A90 683 10 N 2 651 10 10 N 2 No Intnl Significant Wetlands WETLANDS90 693 10 N 2 661 10 10 N 2 Area Intnl Signif Wetlands WETLND_A90 703 10 N 2 671 10 10 N 2 No Known Mammal Species MAMLSPEC90 713 10 N 2 681 10 10 N 2 No Endangered Mam Species MAMLTHRT89 723 10 N 2 691 10 10 N 2 No of Known Bird Spec BIRDSPEC89 733 10 N 2 701 10 10 N 2 No Endangered Bird Spec BIRDTHRT89 743 10 N 2 711 10 10 N 2 No of Known Reptile
85. 4 6 6 N 2 Income to Bot 20 89 INCBOT2089 322 6 N 2 290 6 6 N 2 Percent of GDP for Food 1970 EXPFOODS70 328 6 N 2 296 6 6 N 2 Percent of GDP for Food 1975 EXPFOODS75 334 6 N 2 302 6 6 N 2 Percent of GDP for Food 1980 EXPFOODS80 340 6 N 2 308 6 6 N 2 Percent of GDP for Food 1985 EXPFOODS85 346 6 N 2 314 6 6 N 2 Percent of GDP for Food 1989 EXPFOODS89 352 6 N 2 320 6 6 N 2 Percent of GDP on Staples 75 EXPSTAPL75 358 6 N 2 326 6 6 N 2 Percent of GDP on Staples 80 EXPSTAPL80 364 6 N 2 332 6 6 N 2 Percent of GDP on Staples 85 EXPSTAPL85 370 6 N 2 338 6 6 N 2 Percent of GDP on Staples 89 EXPSTAPL89 376 6 N 2 344 6 6 N 2 Percent of GDP on Protein 75 EXPPROTN75 382 6 N 2 350 6 6 N 2 Percent of GDP on Protein 80 EXPPROTN80 388 6 N 2 356 6 6 N 2 Percent of GDP on Protein 85 EXPPROTN85 394 6 N 2 362 6 6 N 2 Percent of GDP on Protein 89 EXPPROTN89 400 6 N 2 368 6 6 N 2 GDP Fixed Invst Hsg 75 INVSTHSE75 406 6 N 2 374 6 6 N 2 GDP Fixed Invst Hsg 80 INVSTHSE80 412 6 N 2 380 6 6 N 2 GDP Fixed Invst Hsg 85 INVSTHSE85 418 6 N 2 386 6 6 N 2 GDP Fixed Invst Hsg 89 INVSTHSE89 424 6 N 2 392 6 6 N 2 Percent of GDP on Energy 75 EXPENRGY75 430 6 N 2 398 6 6 N 2 Percent of GDP on Energy 80 EXPENRGY80 436 6 N 2 404 6 6 N 2 Percent of GDP on Energy 85 EXPENRGY85 442 6 N 2 410 6 6 N 2 Percent of GDP on Energy 89 EXPENRGY89 448 6 N 2 416 6 6 N 2 continued ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Appendix B ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical
86. 5 INCBOT4080 INCBOT4085 INCBOT4089 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Economic and Industrial Indicators World Bank country code attribute This attribute contains the three letter country code used by the World Bank in the SID database Disputed territories are assigned to individual countries the specific assignments are listed at the end of Appendix C Gross national product Gross national product per capita by five year time intervals in 1989 U S dollars Household income Percentage of total household income accruing to the top 10 percent of households ranked by total household income Percentage of total household income accruing to the top 20 percent of households ranked by total household income Percentage of total household income accruing to the bottom 40 percent of households ranked by total household income 4 47 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Economic and Industrial Indicators 4 48 INCBOT2065 INCBOT2070 INCBOT2075 INCBOT2080 INCBOT2085 INCBOT2089 EXPFOODS70 EXPFOODS75 EXPFOODS80 EXPFOODS85 EXPFOODS89 EXPSTAPL75 EXPSTAPL80 EXPSTAPL85 EXPSTAPL89 EXPPROTN75 EXPPROTN80 EXPPROTN85 EXPPROTN89 INVSTHSE75 INVSTHSE80 INVSTHSE85 INVSTHSE89 EXPENRGY75 EXPENRGY80 EXPENRGY85 EXPENRGY89 Percentage of total household income accruing to the bottom 20 percent of households ranked by total household income Expenditures an
87. 5 29 to 5 30 Education and Literacy layer 1 3M 4 52 to 4 59 data source 4 52 Educational expenditure attributes 4 55 Energy attributes 5 33 Energy production and consumption attributes 4 92 to 4 94 EOSAT Earth Observation Satellite Company 3 18 see also Landsat Nominal Scene Index layer Expenditures and indicators of wealth attributes 4 48 Feature attribute tables 3 4 Feature classes 3 2 FIPS codes listed C 1 to C 4 use for countries 3 11 4 5 4 6 6 2 use for statistical attribute layers C 4 use of X codes 3 10 3 11 4 6 to 4 7 C 4 First and second order country internal divisions defined 4 12 see also Boundaries political July 1992 Index Flag attributes defined 3 11 to 3 12 generating statistics using 6 4 used in Browse Map Selected Statistical Attributes layer 5 37 used in Country Boundaries layer 4 5 4 8 5 3 5 6 used in Selected Statistical Attributes layer 1 25M 5 22 used in statistical attribute layers 1 3M 4 42 4 45 Food import and aid attributes 4 64 Food production and nutrition attributes 5 27 Food Production and Nutrition layer 1 3M 4 60 to 4 66 data source 4 60 Food production and supply attributes 4 64 to 4 65 Forest attributes 4 64 see also Agriculture and forestry attributes Wilderness area attribute Gauge standard railroad definition of 4 20 General infrastructure attributes 4 89 Geographic coordinates See Projection systems Geographic reference attri
88. 6 6 N 2 Percent of Agri Land 89 P_AGLANDS89 6 N 2 152 6 6 N 2 Agri Population Density 65 POPDNSAG65 13 N 2 158 13 13 N 2 Agri Population Density 70 POPDNSAG70 13 N 2 171 13 13 N 2 Agri Population Density 75 POPDNSAG75 13 N 2 184 13 13 N 2 Agri Population Density 80 POPDNSAGS80O 13 N 2 197 13 13 N 2 Agri Population Density 85 POPDNSAG85 13 N 2 210 13 13 N 2 Agri Population Density 89 POPDNSAG89 13 N 2 223 13 13 N 2 Forest Area K sq km 65 FORESTS65 10 N 0 236 10 10 I Forest Area K sq km 70 FORESTS70 10 N 0 246 10 10 I continued B 18 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Food Production and Nutrition continued Appendix B ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Polygon Attribute Table cont Item Description Forest Area K sq km 75 Forest Area K sq km 80 Forest Area K sq km 85 Forest Area K sq km 89 Net Deforestation Rate 65 Net Deforestation Rate 70 Net Deforestation Rate 75 Net Deforestation Rate 80 Net Deforestation Rate 85 Net Deforestation Rate 89 Cereal Food Imports 65 Cereal Food Imports 70 Cereal Food Imports 75 Cereal Food Imports 80 Cereal Food Imports 85 Cereal Food Imports 89 Food Aid in Cereals 70 Food Aid in Cereals 75 Food Aid in Cereals 80 Food Aid in Cereals 85 Food Aid in Cereals 89 Food Production per Capita 65 Food Production per Capita 70 Food Production per Capita 75 Food Production per Capita 80 Food Production per
89. 6 years Keep this window up for further comparison Stat av File Windows Help Browse Country Bounda NO Total Population 1989 GY 184208 3812000 HE 3812000 9567001 HG 9567001 23148000 HE 23148000 38061008 HE 38061008 147294000 HE 147294000 1105067000 i Life Expectancy 1989 39 75 53 68 53 68 63 01 GG 53 01 69 80 53 80 74 70 74 70 76 89 76 89 76 54 ries ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 2 Exploring the ArcWorld database 15 Using the Identify tool click re ae once on the African country ai of Zaire Ey 9567001 23146000 B 001005 a 147234000 A second window appears that a a GE 39 75 553 68 displays all stat_br attributes for ee e ee EY 63 80 74 70 Zaire Position the two popup eee _ windows next to each other for easier comparison Scroll down to the life_exp89 attribute for Zaire The life expectancy for people in this country is approx imately 52 years about 24 years less than an Australian s life expectancy pop ea ade aa S 16 In both windows scroll down to exp _med8s5 This attribute reflects the percentage of Gross Domestic Product GDP spent on medical care Government and private spending are included in this figure In the country of Australia about 7 of the GDP is spent on medical care as compared
90. 85 502 6 N 2 470 6 6 N 2 of Persons Illiterate 89 ILLITER89 508 6 N 2 476 6 6 N 2 of Females Illiterate 85 ILLIT_F85 514 6 N 2 482 6 6 N 2 of Females Illiterate 89 ILLIT_F89 520 6 N 2 488 6 6 N 2 Newspapers per 1 000 65 NEWSPAPR65 526 6 N 1 494 6 6 N 1 Newspapers per 1 000 70 NEWSPAPR70 532 6 N 1 500 6 6 N 1 continued B 16 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Education and Literacy continued Appendix B ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Polygon Attribute Table cont ltem Description Newspapers per 1 000 75 Newspapers per 1 000 80 Newspapers per 1 000 85 Newspapers per 1 000 89 Arc Attribute Table ltem Description Boundary Type Code Boundary Type Name Int Boundary Status Boundary Coincidence Adjoining Country 1 Code Adjoining Country 2 Code Adjoining Country Names Adjoining Region Abbrev Adjoining Continent Abbrev July 1992 ltem Name NEWSPAPR75 NEWSPAPR80 NEWSPAPR85 NEWSPAPR89 item Name TYPE BND_TYPE BND_STATUS BND_COINC COUNTRY 1 COUNTRY2 CNTRY_NAME REGION CONTINENT Column dBASE Columns Begin Column 538 6 N 1 544 6 N 1 550 6 N 1 556 6 N 1 dBASE Columns Begin Column Column 1 N 0 10 C 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 2 C 0 2 C 0 41 C 0 9 C 0 7 C 0 Definition Column Definition Column INFO Items Begin Item Definition 506 6 6 N 1 512 6 6 N 1 518 6 6 N 1 524 6 6 N 1 INFO Items Begin Item Definition 1 1 10 10 C 1 1 1 1 2
91. 90 percentage of one year olds immunized against measles in 1990 Naming conventions To ensure consistency naming conventions were adopted for ArcWorld coverages and attributes The names were intended to reflect two aspects of the database feature content and map scale while complying with MS DOS restrictions on file name length Tables 3 and 4 present the conventions used for coverage and attribute names Attributes common to several different layers such as country name were assigned the same attribute name in all layers CNTRY_NAME Conversely unique attributes were given names that are always unique within a layer and usually unique across different layers As an exception some attributes in the database have generic names even though they refer to different features For example both the water body and railroad classification code attributes are named TYPE The attribute names for the World Bank and the World Resource Institute statistical data are unique 3 14 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 3 Database concepts and organization Table 4 Attribute naming conventions P_ percentage P_ AGLAND85 Statistical attribute coverages Percentage of land used for agriculture in 1965 K thousand PLTHR_1K Number of Statistical attribute coverages threatened or endangered plant taxa per 1 000 taxa _CAP per capita ENRG_CAP85 Energy Statistical attribute coverages consumption per capita POP_
92. 92 1 8 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 1 What is ArcWorld Table 4 ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers continued Source Coverage Size MB Currency Names dBASE UNIX Selected Polygons ca 2 025 Polygon attribs 90 U S Govern STAT25M 8 33 8 03 Statistical population vital ment World Attributes Lines ca 3 880 a e r oe Bank Il countries continents and agricultural lana foo coastlines production economic World Bank development S6cial nea Darra Indicators of Development Line attributes 8 SID 1990 boundary type database geogr reference World Resources Institute World Resources 1992 93 Data Base Lines Ca 536 Line attributes 0 0 47 0 48 Browse Map Polygons ca 235 Polygon attribs 86 U S Govern ECONIND statistical ca 150 countries attribute layers Lines ca 536 country boundaries and shorelines l ment World Line attributes Data Bank II all layers O 1988 Polygon attribs World Bank EDU LIT Social z Polygon attribs Indicators of AGRICUL Development Polygon attribs SID 1990 HEALTH database Polygon attribs World LABOR TTO Resources Polygon attribs Institute World POP_GEO a Resources Polygon attribs 1992 93 Data WRI BR Base July 1992 1 9 Chapter 2 Exploring the ArcWorld database This guided tour introduces Arc View users to the ArcWorld database by exploring a series of preconstructed views included
93. 988 WDBII 1988 The World Fact Book 1989 WDBII 1988 WDBII 1988 WDBII 1988 Index Layers Landsat Nominal Scene Index Latitude Longitude Grids Operational Navigation Chart Index EOSAT algorithm 1992 ESRI 1992 ESRI 1990 EOSAT algorithm 1992 ESRI 1992 Defense Mapping Agency ONC and JNC published indexes Statistical Layers Economic and Industrial Indicators Education and Literacy Food Production and Nutrition Health and Vital Statistics Labor Force Characteristics Natural Resources and the Environment Population Characteristics World Bank Social Indicators of Development SID database 1990 World Bank SID database 1990 World Bank SID database 1990 World Bank SID database 1990 World Bank SID database 1990 World Resources Institute World Resources 1992 1993 Data Base World Bank SID database 1990 WDBII 1988 WDBII 1988 WDBII 1988 WDBII 1988 WDBII 1988 WDBII 1988 WDBII 1988 World Data Bank II WDBII World Data Bank II is a digital representation of the coastlines islands rivers lakes international boundaries roads and railroads of the world for use in automated mapping systems The data were originally stream digitized and have a nominal input scale of 1 3 000 000 The source scale and completeness of the data vary by country The original data files were in Cartographic Automatic Mapping CAM format and comprised six line July 1992 Chapter 3
94. AP75 ENRG_CAP80 ENRG_CAP85 ENRG_CAP89 EXPTRCM70 EXPTRCM75 EXPTRCM80 EXPTRCM85 EXPTRCM89 POP_CAR65 POP_CAR70 POP_CAR75 POP_CAR80 POP_CAR85 POP_CAR89 INVSTTR75 INVSTTR80 INVSTTR85 INVSTTR89 POP _TELE75 POP _TELE80 POP _TELE85 POP _TELE89 EXPHOUSE65 EXPHOUSE70 EXPHOUSE75 EXPHOUSE80 EXPHOUSE85 EXPHOUSE89 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Economic and Industrial Indicators Annual consumption of commercial primary energy coal lignite petroleum natural gas and hydro nuclear and geothermal electricity expressed in kilograms of oil equivalent per capita Percentage of GDP spent on transport and communication Includes the purchase of motor cars Computed from ICP figures or national estimates if available Number of people per passenger car A passenger car is defined as any private vehicle seating nine people or less Fixed investment in transport equipment as a percentage of GDP Includes all public and private outlays on transport equipment plus net changes in level of inventory Number of people per installed public or private telephone A telephone must be connectable to a central exchange to be included The data are generally derived from International Telecommunications Union publications Percentage of GDP spent on housing The figures reflect actual and imputed household expenditure outlays such as actual and imputed rents repair and maintenance charges an
95. Bodies ArcWorld 1 25M Polygons ca 2 070 Lines 3 940 countries continents and coastlines Annotation 185 country names Lines ca 1 450 20 by 20 degree grid Lines ca 758 Points 186 major cities state capitals Annotation 186 city names Points 129 Polygons 8 scale bar Lines 19 scale bar Annotation 6 scale bar title Polygons ca 70 lakes reservoirs Lines ca 3 350 perennial and intermittent rivers lakes reservoirs ice fields and Browse Map layers Polygon attribs 19 country names and codes regions continents organization memberships Line attributes 4 country name boundary type and status Line attributes 3 latitude longitude land water code Line attributes 3 Point attributes 9 name capital major city local name geogr reference Point attributes 3 Polygon attributes 1 area fill codes Line attributes 0 Polygon attributes 6 type geographic reference Line attributes 7 types geogr reference Source Coverage Size MB Currency Names dBASE UNIX U S CTRY25M 10 26 Government World Data Bank Il 1988 ESRI LTLG20 0 30 0 23 generated 1992 LTLG_BR 0 18 0 16 Defense CITY25M 0 01 0 92 Mapping Agency CITY BR 0 01 0 07 SC_25M 0 02 Coverage for UNIX Robinson projection only U S RIV25M 1 38 1 20 Government World Data Bank II 1988 Operational Navigation Charts various years ESRI19
96. Capita 85 Food Production per Capita 89 of GDP in Agriculture 65 of GDP in Agriculture 70 of GDP in Agriculture 75 of GDP in Agriculture 80 of GDP in Agriculture 85 of GDP in Agriculture 89 Calories per Person Daily 65 Calories per Person Daily 70 Calories per Person Daily 75 Calories per Person Daily 80 July 1992 ltem Name FORESTS75 FORESTS80 FORESTS85 FORESTS89 NETDEFOR65 NETDEFOR70 NETDEFOR75 NETDEFOR80 NETDEFOR85 NETDEFOR89 IMPTCERL65 IMPTCERL70 IMPTCERL75 IMPTCERL80 IMPTCERL85 IMPTCERL89 AIDCERLB70 AIDCERLB75 AIDCERLB80 AIDCERLB85 AIDCERLB89 FOODPROD65 FOODPROD70 FOODPROD75 FOODPROD80 FOODPROD85 FOODPROD89 P_AGGDPB65 P_AGGDPB70 P_AGGDPB75 P_AGGDPB80 P_AGGDPB85 P_AGGDPB89 CAL_CAP65 CAL_CAP70 CAL_CAP75 CAL_CAP80 dBASE Columns Column Definition Begin Column 288 298 308 318 328 334 340 346 352 358 364 374 384 394 404 414 424 434 444 454 464 474 480 486 492 498 504 510 516 32 528 534 540 546 552 558 564 10 N 0 10 N 0 10 N 0 10 N 0 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 10 N 0 10 N 0 10 N 0 10 N 0 10 N 0 10 N 0 10 N 0 10 N 0 10 N 0 10 N 0 10 N 0 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 INFO Items Begin Item Column Definition 256 10 10 I 266 10 10 I 276 10 10 I 286 10 10 I 296 6 6 N 2 302 6 6 N 2 308 6 6 N 2 314 6 6
97. Chapters 4 and 5 the layers are described rather than the individual coverages 3 5 Chapter 3 Database concepts and organization 3 6 ArcWorld database organization Do un en baie Physical Organ zak Organ zaim LAYERS Coy ERASES i peara a a arana TE a CECE F ahs erat ee a a eee EEEE EEEE e E E e EE n a e PE E A E The ArcWorld database The ArcWorld database includes three main groups of data as follows e Data at a scale of 1 3 000 000 presented in geographic coordinates expressed in decimal degrees e Data at a scale of 1 25 000 000 presented in geographic coordinates and in the Robinson projection The two sets of 1 25M coverages have identical names but they are delivered in different directories e Browse Map coverages data at a nominal scale of 1 40 000 000 in the Robinson projection Any one coverage contains data at only one scale and in one projection coordinate system ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 Chapter 3 Database concepts and organization Characteristics of ArcWorld 1 3M coverages The ArcWorld 1 3M coverages contain more detail and a greater number of features and feature attributes than the 1 25M coverages This user s guide groups the coverages containing the 1 3 000 000 scale data into cartographic index and statistical layers An overview of these three 1 3M layer groups follows Cartographic layers Coverages in the cartographic layers repr
98. Children in Primary Schl 65 Children in Primary Schl 70 Children in Primary Schl 75 Children in Primary Schl 80 Children in Primary Schl 85 Children in Primary Schl 89 Females in Primary Schl 65 Females in Primary Schl 70 Females in Primary Schl 75 Females in Primary Schl 80 Females in Primary Schl 85 Females in Primary Schl 89 Children in Sec Schl 65 Children in Sec Schl 70 Children in Sec Schl 75 Children in Sec Schl 80 Children in Sec Schl 85 Children in Sec Schl 89 Females in Sec Schl 65 Females in Sec Schl 70 Females in Sec Schl 75 Females in Sec Schl 80 Females in Sec Schl 85 Females in Sec Schl 89 Science amp Eng Students 65 Science amp Eng Students 70 July 1992 ltem Name OPEC SC UNESCO WHO WMO WB_CNTRY EXPEDUC70 EXPEDUC75 EXPEDUC80 EXPEDUC85 EXPEDUC89 P_PRIMRY65 P_PRIMRY70 P_PRIMRY75 P_PRIMRY80 P_PRIMRY85 P_PRIMRY89 P_PRI_F65 P_PRI_F70 P_PRI_F75 P_PRI_F80 P_PRI_F85 P_PRI_F89 P_SECNDY65 P_SECNDY70 P_SECNDY75 P_SECNDY80 P_SECNDY85 P_SECNDY89 P_SEC_F65 P_SEC_F70 P_SEC_F75 P_SEC_F80 P_SEC_F85 P_SEC_F89 P_SCIENG65 P_SCIENG70 dBASE Columns Begin Column 146 147 148 149 150 151 154 160 166 172 178 184 190 196 202 208 214 220 226 232 238 244 250 256 202 268 274 280 286 292 298 304 310 316 322 328 334 Column Definition 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1
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100. D E J L Angel and A J Gorny World Data Bank II Content Structure and Application 1977 Harvard University First International Symposium on Topological Data Structures of GIS Cambridge MA Social Indicators of Development 1990 A World Bank Publication The John Hopkins University Press Baltimore Maryland Standard Index Chart March 1988 ONC Index SIC 3 Edition 4 Stock Number SICX X03 Available from DMA Combat Support Center ATTN PMSR Washington D C 20315 0020 STARS World Bank Data on Diskette 1990 91 User s Guide Washington D C prepared by the International Economics Department of the World Bank World Resources 1992 93 A Guide to the Global Environment Toward Sustainable Development A Report by The World Resources Institute in collaboration with The United Nations Environment Programme and The United Nations Development Programme 1992 Oxford University Press New York New York World Resources 1992 1993 Database Diskette User s Guide Washington D C World Resources Institute National Bureau of Standards American National Standard Codes For The Representation of Names of Countries Dependencies and Areas of Special Sovereignty for Informational Interchange Springfield VA U S Department of Commerce Federal Information Processing Standards FIPS Publication 10 3 July 1992 F 4 Appendix E Bibliography United Nations Department of International Economic and Social Affairs
101. ENT 7 C 0 INFO Items Begin Item Column Definition 1 1 I 10 10 C 1 1 I 1 1 I 22G LAG 41 41 C 99 C ThE B 27 Appendix B ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Natural Resources and the Environment Coverage Names Layer Type WRI_3M Polygon and Line Polygon Attribute Table dBASE Columns INFO Items Item Description Country FIPS Code Country Name World Region Name Continent Name Land Water Identifier Island Carto Display Rank Statistical Flag European Econ Community Food and Agriculture Org UN General Assembly UN Gen Assembly year Int Atomic Energy Agency Int Recon Dev World Bank Int Monetary Fund Org of Petrol Exp Countries United Nations Sec Council UN Ed Sci and Cult Org World Health Organization World Meteorological Orga World Res Inst Country Code Agri percentage of GDP Indust percentage of GDP Services of GDP Govt Expenditure of GDP Govt Expenditure per Capita Govt Expenditure for Defense Govt Expend for Education Govt Expenditure for Health Gov Exp SocS Welf Houses Govt Exp Recrea Cult Relig Gov Exp Agr For Fish Hunt Gov Exp for Trans Comm Availabil Safe Urban Water Availabil Safe Rural Water B 28 ltem Name COUNTRY CNTRY_NAME REGION CONTINENT LAND_OCEAN ISLND_RANK STAT_FLAG EEC FAO GA GA_MEMB_YR IAEA IBRD IMF OPEC SC UNESCO WHO WMO WRI_CNTRY P_AGGDPR88 P_INDGDP88 P_SERGDP88 P
102. GION CONTINENT and country names and their codes are listed in Appendix C Additional name attributes LOCAL NAME This attribute contains the local or native spelling of the city The name and spelling follow the current Board of Geographic Names standards as of January 31 1992 The spelling in this attribute is the closest possible rendering using a standard English character set No special foreign characters were used and no diacritical marks except the apostrophe are present DIACR FLAG This attribute indicates whether diacritical marks are used in the local spelling of the city The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 0 No diacritical mark present l Diacritical mark is present July 1992 4 17 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M cartographic layers Railroads Lines 4 18 Layer description The Railroads layer contains railroad information for more than 135 countries around the world It includes both a rail type attribute which contains primarily gauge width information and a display scale attribute which provides feature selection ability based on map scale Using the Railroads coverage The completeness of the railroad data varies by country The countries with the largest number of railroad line segments are Russia 6 123 China 3 001 and Germany 2 258 The code structure in the display scale attribute indicates the smallest scale at which it would be cartographically appropriate to display a particular
103. Guinea Bissau C 2 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Appendix C Continent region and country codes GY HA HM HO HK HQ HU IC IN XL XH XI XJ Guyana Haiti Heard Island and McDonald Islands Honduras Hong Kong Howland Island Hungary Iceland India India claimed by China Indian control claimed by China Indian control claimed by China Indian control claimed by China Indian control claimed by China Indonesia Iran Iraq Iraq Saudi Arabia neutral zone Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Jan Mayen Japan Jarvis Island Jersey Johnston Atoll Jordan Juan De Nova Island Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea Democratic People s Republic of Korea Republic of Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Man Isle of Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Midway Islands Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Norway Occupied by Israel Occupied by Israel Occupied by Israel Occupied by Israel Occupied by Israel Oman Pakistan Panama Papua New Guinea Paracel Islands Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Islands Poland Portugal
104. H lt coverage name gt lt coverage name gt ID Note Only the attributes marked with appear in ArcView tables The other ARC INFO generated attributes are physically present in the ArcWorld coverage tables but are not visible on the screen in ArcView Note that other Arc World attributes contain information similar to the ARC INFO generated data In such cases the two sets of values will be different from each other because they have been derived from a different source not calculated from the coordinate representation of the feature For example in the POP_GEO coverage both AREA and LANDAREA85 give a value for country land area Yet the values are different because AREA is given in square decimal degrees geographic coordinates or square meters Robinson projection and is derived from a digitized map while LANDAREA85 is given in square kilometers and is derived from the World Bank tabular database Note that the utility of decimal degrees are limited as units of measure for area length and perimeter because these values cannot be compared from one latitude to another Furthermore in countries made up of more than one polygon AREA contains the value for an individual polygon while LANDAREAS85 contains the value for the country as a whole Coverages in the user s guide In this user s guide a group of coverages like the three Rivers and Water Bodies coverages mentioned above is called a layer To avoid repetition in
105. H2O 89 SAFH2ZORB89 244 6 N 2 212 6 6 N 2 Preval of Malnutrition 65 P_MLNUTR65 250 6 N 2 218 6 6 N 2 Preval of Malnutrition 70 P_MLNUTR70 256 6 N 2 224 6 6 N 2 Preval of Malnutrition 75 P_MLNUTR75 262 6 N 2 230 6 6 N 2 Preval of Malnutrition 80 P_MLNUTR80O 268 6 N 2 236 6 6 N 2 Preval of Malnutrition 85 P_MLNUTR85 274 6 N 2 242 6 6 N 2 Preval of Malnutrition 89 P_MLNUTR89 280 6 N 2 248 6 6 N 2 GDP for Medical Care 70 EXP _MED70 286 6 N 2 254 6 6 N 2 GDP for Medical Care 75 EXP MED75 292 6 N 2 260 6 6 N 2 GDP for Medical Care 80 EXP _MED80 298 6 N 2 266 6 6 N 2 GDP for Medical Care 85 EXP MED85 304 6 N 2 212 6 6 N 2 GDP for Medical Care 89 EXP MED89 310 6 N 2 278 6 6 N 2 Doctors per Person 65 POP_DOCT 65 316 10 N 0 284 10 10 1 Doctors per Person 70 POP_DOCT70 326 10 N 0 294 10 10 I Doctors per Person 75 POP_DOCT75 336 10 N 0 304 10 10 I Doctors per Person 80 POP_DOCTS80 346 10 N 0 314 10 10 I Doctors per Person 85 POP_DOCT 85 356 10 N 0 324 10 10 1 Doctors per Person 89 POP_DOCT89 366 10 N 0 334 10 10 1 Nurses per Person 65 POP_NURS65 376 10 N 0 344 10 10 I Nurses per Person 70 POP_NURS70 386 10 N 0 354 10 10 1 Nurses per Person 75 POP_NURS75 396 10 N 0 364 10 10 I Nurses per Person 80 POP_NURS80 406 10 N 0 374 10 10 1 Nurses per Person 85 POP_NURS85 416 10 N 0 384 10 10 1 Nurses per Person 89 POP_NURS89 426 10 N 0 394 10 10 I Hospital Beds per Person 65 POP_HBED65 436 10 N 0 404 10 10 1 Hospital Beds per Perso
106. IR_RATE85 BIR_RATE89 FERTILTY65 FERTILTY70 FERTILTY75 FERTILTY80 FERTILTY85 FERTILTY89 CONTRCPF70 CONTRCPF75 CONTRCPF80 CONTRCPF85 CONTRCPF89 CHLD_W_U65 CHLD_W_U 70 CHLD_W_U75 CHLD_W_U80 CHLD_W_U85 CHLD_W_U89 CHLD_W_R65 CHLD_W_R70 CHLD_W_R75 CHLD_W_R80 CHLD_W_R85 CHLD_W_R89 Population per hospital bed A hospital is defined as an establishment permanently staffed by at least one physician Hospitals include public private general and specialized facilities and rehabilitation centers Vital statistics Crude birth rate which is defined as the number of births per 1 000 persons in a given year The data are based on a combination of observed values and interpolated and projected estimates Total fertility rate which is defined as the average number of children that would be born alive to a woman during her lifetime if she were to bear children in accordance with prevailing age specific fertility rates The data are based on a combination of observed values and interpolated and projected estimates Percentage of married women of childbearing age who are using or whose husbands are using any form of contraception Childbearing age is usually defined as ages fifteen to forty nine although some countries measure contraceptive usage for other age groups Ratio of the number of children under five years of age per 100 women ages 15 49 for the urban population Ratio of the number of children under five y
107. LEE LE CELL LLECEELELLECLLLCLECLLLCLLCLLLLLLLLLLE LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL ELLE LEE 2 PREECE EEL EEE CELL ELLE LLL LLL LLL LL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LEE LEE LEE EEE 6 cE ee IO EEE eee AO E eLA i PETE EE vn Ec IO nee IB OS 1 i I al ArcWorld database measurement attributes are most common in the statistical attribute layers Measurements can be expressed either as raw values or as percentages Raw or nonstandardized attributes such as the number of active physicians in a country contain values indicating the original count or measurement Such attributes cannot easily be compared across countries because no standard for comparison has been established Raw values can be standardized to a unit of area or population size For example the number of physicians in a country could be divided by the total population resulting in the value for the number of physicians per capita This standardized value can then be meaningfully compared to the number of physicians per capita in other countries Many raw values in the ArcWorld statistical attribute layers have also been standardized and are expressed as percentages per units of measure or per capita Missing measurement values Sometimes the statistical measurement for a particular geographic area is not available in the database The value may be missing for three reasons the data is unavailable for an attribute an entire country was not included in the so
108. Labor Force 65 Total Labor Force 70 Total Labor Force 75 Total Labor Force 80 Total Labor Force 85 Total Labor Force 89 of Labor Force in Agri 65 of Labor Force in Agri 70 of Labor Force in Agri 75 of Labor Force in Agri 80 of Labor Force in Agri 85 of Labor Force in Agri 89 Labor Force in Indust 65 Labor Force in Indust 70 July 1992 COUNTRY CNTRY_NAME REGION CONTINENT LAND_OCEAN ISLND_RANK STAT_FLAG EEC FAO GA GA_MEMB_YR IAEA IBRD IMF OPEC SC UNESCO WHO WMO WB_CNTRY LABORFOR65 LABORFOR70 LABORFOR75 LABORFOR80 LABORFOR85 LABORFOR89 P_AGRIC65 P_AGRIC70 P_AGRIC75 P_AGRIC80 P_AGRIC85 P_AGRIC89 P_INDUS65 P_INDUS70 2 C 0 40 C 0 21 C 0 13 C 0 9 C 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 4 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 3 C 0 10 N 0 10 N 0 10 N 0 10 N 0 10 N 0 10 N 0 13 N 6 13 N 6 13 N 6 13 N 6 13 N 6 13 N 6 13 N 6 13 N 6 114 115 116 117 118 119 122 132 142 152 162 172 182 186 190 194 198 202 206 210 Dike 40 40 C 2121C 13 13 C 99 C 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 44 1 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 3 3 C 10 10 1 10 10 1 10 10 1 10 10 1 10 10 1 10 10 1 4 8 F 2 4 38 F 2 4 8 F 2 4 8 F 2 4 8 F 2 4 8 F 2 4 8 F 2 4 8 F 2 continued B 25 Appendix B ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Labor Force Characteristics con
109. Labor Force Characteristics LABOR Natural Resources Environment WRI 3M Population Characteristics POP_GEO There is little formal documentation on the lineage of WDBII although it is known that the WDBII database was automated from maps with source scales ranging from 1 1 000 000 to 1 4 000 000 The exact areas for which the various sources were used is not known although it is believed that the 1 4 000 000 maps were used primarily for Antarctica and northeastern Russia In general the data show significant inconsistencies in representation rules for road rail and hydrographic features owing primarily to differences in the applications for which the data were acquired These data were subjected to significant restructuring in that features were transferred from their original thematic groups into others for the ArcWorld design ESRI received the data as ASCII flat files of coordinates and related tables The data were converted to ARC INFO format by using a routine developed by A 5 Appendix A Data quality information A 6 ESRI Significant revisions were made to the original WDBII source data mainly for purposes of topology correction spurious polygon removal and coordinate density reduction for line primitives In the original data many lines did not intersect where intended and there were many spurious polygons artifacts from stream digitizing and excess vertices multiple vertices at identical locations The original data
110. N 0 1 N 0 3 C 0 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 INFO Items Begin Item Column Definition 114 1 1 115 1 1 116 1 1 117 1 1 118 1 1 119 3 3 C 122 6 6 N 2 128 6 6 N 2 134 6 6 N 2 140 6 6 N 2 146 6 6 N 2 152 6 6 N 2 158 6 6 N 2 164 6 6 N 2 170 6 6 N 2 176 6 6 N 2 182 6 6 N 2 188 6 6 N 2 194 6 6 N 2 200 6 6 N 2 206 6 6 N 2 212 6 6 N 2 218 6 6 N 2 224 6 6 N 2 230 6 6 N 2 236 6 6 N 2 242 6 6 N 2 248 6 6 N 2 254 6 6 N 2 260 6 6 N 2 266 6 6 N 2 272 6 6 N 2 278 6 6 N 2 284 6 6 N 2 290 6 6 N 2 296 6 6 N 2 302 6 6 N 2 continued B 15 Appendix B ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Education and Literacy continued Polygon Attribute Table cont dBASE Columns INFO Items Begin Column Begin Item Item Description item Name Column Definition Column Definition Science amp Eng Students 75 P_SCIENG75 340 6 N 2 308 6 6 N 2 Science amp Eng Students 80 P_SCIENG80 346 6 N 2 314 6 6 N 2 Science amp Eng Students 85 P_SCIENG85 352 6 N 2 320 6 6 N 2 Science amp Eng Students 89 P_SCIENG89 358 6 N 2 326 6 6 N 2 Prim Pupil Teacher Ratio 65 PUPTCH_P65 364 3 N 0 332 3 3 1 Prim Pupil Teacher Ratio 70 PUPTCH_P70 367 3 N 0 335 3 3 1 Prim Pupil Teacher Ratio 75 PUPTCH_P75 370 3 N 0 338 3 3 1
111. NTRY6 CNTRY_NAM6 Column Appendix B ArcWorld 1 3M index layers dBASE Columns Column Definition Begin 4 C 0 4 C 0 21 C 0 2 C 0 40 C 0 2 C 0 40 C 0 2 C 0 40 C 0 2 C 0 40 C 0 2 C 0 40 C 0 2 C 0 40 C 0 Latitude Longitude Grids Coverage Name LTLG5 LTLG10 LTLG20 Layer Type Line Arc Attribute Table dBASE Columns Begin Column ltem Name Column LATITUDE 80 4 C 0 LONGITUDE 84 4 C 0 LAND WATER 88 1 N 0 Item Description Latitude Longitude Land Water Indicator July 1992 Definition Column INFO Items Begin Item Column Definition 4 4 C 4 4 C 2L IAC 22E 40 40 C 22C 40 40 C Dae 40 40 C DI 40 40 C 22C 40 40 C 22C 40 40 C INFO Items Begin Item Definition 29 4 4 C 33 4 4 C 37 1 1 I B 9 Appendix B ArcWorld 1 3M index layers Operational Navigation Chart ONC Index Coverage Name ONC_IDX Layer Type Polygon Polygon Attribute Table dBASE Columns INFO Items Begin Column Begin Item Item Description item Name Column Definition Column Definition Chart Identification Code MAP ID 49 6 C 0 17 6 6 C B 10 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Appendix B ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Economic and Industrial Indicators ECONIND Polygon and Line Coverage Name Layer Type Polygon Attribute Table dBASE Columns INFO Items ltem Description Country FIPS Code Country Name World Region Name Continent Name Land Water Identifi
112. O TYPE BND_TYPE 5 6 Statistical flag Flag attribute to identify a unique polygon for each FIPS 10 3 country code The flag is applied to the largest polygon based on area in each country The codes are as follows Codes Definitions Q Other polygon 1 Largest polygon per country Note the STAT FLAG attributes in the statistical attribute coverages include an additional code value 2 in order to accommodate the generation of summary statistics World organization membership attributes These attributes indicate membership in international organizations Each of the organization attributes can be used to select a group of country polygons for display or study The organizations indicated by these attributes are listed on page 4 46 The codes are as follows Codes 0 1 Definitions Not a member of this organization A member of this organization Line attributes Classification attributes Each line is classified according to the type of feature it represents This attribute allows you to symbolize different line features political boundaries coastlines reefs etc differently TYPE contains the code number and BND_TYPE contains the English description The codes are as follows ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Country Boundaries Codes Definitions 1 Coastline 2 International boundary 4 World region boundary 9 Grid line Grid lin
113. ON CONTINENT Sometimes a statistical data value for a particular geographic area is not available in the database Three special codes indicate the absence of data values in the statistical attributes These special codes are as follows Codes Definitions 97 Missing data or data not available 98 Country not included in the source tabular database 99 Ocean 1 25M coverage only Countries that comprise multiple geographic parts such as offshore islands or overseas territorial possessions are represented in the database by multiple polygons that all have the same country code A flag attribute STAT_FLAG is provided to identify a single polygon the largest for every country These flags allow the selection of a single data record per country which is necessary for generating correct summary statistics Additional information about the way missing measurement values are handled in the database is given on page 3 9 information about how to use these codes in combination with the statistical flag is given on page 6 4 Chapter 6 also discusses the comparability and completeness of the statistical data in these layers Polygon attributes The complete list of attributes defined below is contained in the ArcWorld 1 25M coverage Asterisks indicate those attributes that are included in the Browse Map coverage Geographic reference attributes These geographic reference attributes contain codes and names that make it possible
114. R only Feature N b tien Number of class Snel Cl icatulcs attributes Polygons All polygon features 141 countries represented by ca 235 Varies with the polygons lines All All line features features All line features Represented by ca 536 lines by ca 536 Represented by ca 536 lines July 1992 Occasionally a statistical data value for a particular geographic area is not available in the database Special flag values indicate the absence of data values in the statistical attributes These special flag codes are as follows Codes Definitions 97 Missing data or data not available 98 Country not included in the source tabular database Countries that have multiple geographic parts such as offshore islands or overseas territorial possessions are represented in the database by multiple polygons that all have the same country code A flag attribute STAT_FLAG is provided to identify the largest polygon in a country These flags allow the selection of a single data record per country which is necessary for generating correct summary statistics from the database 5 37 Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Browse Map statistical attributes 5 38 Additional information about the way missing measurement values are handled in the database is given on page 3 9 information about how to use these codes in combination with the statistical flag is given on page 6 4 Chapter 6 also discusses the comp
115. RD IMF OPEC SC UNESCO WHO WMO 4 46 World organization membership attributes These attributes indicate membership in international organizations Each of the organization attributes can be used to select a group of country polygons for display or study The codes are as follows Codes Definitions Q Nota member of this organization 1 A member of this organization European Economic Community 12 members Food and Agriculture Organization 157 members United Nations General Assembly 159 members and the year that the country joined the U N General Assembly International Atomic Energy Agency 110 members excludes Vatican City which is not part of the database International Bank for Reconstruction and Development i e World Bank 152 members International Monetary Fund 154 members Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries 13 members United Nations Security Council 5 permanent members United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organization 159 members World Health Organization 165 members World Meteorological Organization 158 members represented in this database ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference WB_CNTRY GNP_CAP65 GNP_CAP70 GNP_CAP75 GNP_CAP80 GNP_CAP85 GNP_CAP89 INCTOP1065 INCTOP1070 INCTOP1075 INCTOP1080 INCTOP1085 INCTOP1089 INCTOP2065 INCTOP2070 INCTOP2075 INCTOP2080 INCTOP2085 INCTOP2089 INCBOT4065 INCBOT4070 INCBOT407
116. Ratio 89 Crude Death Rate 65 Crude Death Rate 70 Crude Death Rate 75 Crude Death Rate 80 Crude Death Rate 85 Crude Death Rate 89 Infant Mortality Rate 65 Infant Mortality Rate 70 Infant Mortality Rate 75 Infant Mortality Rate 80 Infant Mortality Rate 85 Infant Mortality Rate 89 July 1992 ltem Name BIR_RATE89 FERTILTY65 FERTILTY70 FERTILTY75 FERTILTY80 FERTILTY85 FERTILTY89 CONTRCPF70 CONTRCPF75 CONTRCPF80 CONTRCPF85 CONTRCPF89 CHLD_W_U65 CHLD_W_U70 CHLD_W_U75 CHLD_W_U80 CHLD_W_U85 CHLD_W_U89 CHLD_W_R65 CHLD_W_R70 CHLD_W_R75 CHLD_W_R80 CHLD_W_R amp 85 CHLD_W_R89 DTH_RATE65 DTH_RATE 70 DTH_RATE75 DTH_RATE80 DTH_RATE85 DTH_RATE89 INF_DTH65 INF_DTH70 INF_DTH75 INF_DTH80 INF_DTH85 INF_DTH89 dBASE Columns Begin Column 526 532 538 544 550 556 562 568 574 580 586 592 598 604 610 616 622 628 634 640 646 652 658 664 670 676 682 688 694 700 706 712 718 724 730 736 Column Definition 6 N 1 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 INFO Items Begin Item Column Definition 494 6 6 N 1 500 6 6 N 2 506 6 6 N 2 512 6 6 N 2 518 6 6 N 2 524 6 6 N 2 530 6 6 N 2 536 6 6 N 2 542 6 6 N 2 548 6 6 N 2 554 6 6 N 2 560 6 6 N 2 566 6 6 N 1 572
117. Statistical Office 1982 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use New York United Nations Series M No 49 Rev 2 Reference data The following printed publications were used as technical reference materials or to verify the accuracy and consistency of the database Defense Intelligence Agency March 1984 Data Standard No 5 Geopolitical Data Elements and Related Features Defense Intelligence Agency Washington D C DIAM 65 18 Douglas D H and T K Peucker Algorithms for the Reduction of the Number of Points Required to Represent a Digitized Line or its Caricature The Canadian Cartographer vol 10 no 2 December 1973 pp 112 122 Information Please Almanac 1990 43rd Edition 1990 Boston Houghton Mifflin Company National Geographic Atlas of the World Sixth Edition 1990 Washington D C National Geographic Society The New International Atlas 1987 Chicago Rand McNally amp Company Snead R E 1972 Atlas of World Physical Features New York John Wiley amp Sons Inc The Times Atlas of the World Eighth Comprehensive Edition 1990 New York Random House USSR Energy Atlas 1985 Central Intelligence Agency Webster s New Geographical Dictionary 1988 Springfield Massachusetts Merriam Webster Inc World Almanac and Book of Facts 1988 New York Pharos Books World Fact Book 1989 1989 Central Intelligence Agency E 2 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Appendix
118. TICIP80 PARTICIP85 PARTICIP89 PARTCP_F65 PARTCP_F70 PARTCP_F75 PARTCP_F80 PARTCP_F85 PARTCP_F89 318 331 344 357 370 376 382 388 394 400 406 412 418 424 430 436 442 448 454 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference 13 N 6 13 N 6 13 N 6 13 N 6 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 214 218 222 226 230 236 242 248 254 260 266 212 278 284 290 296 302 308 314 4 8 F 2 4 8 F 2 4 8 F 2 4 8 F 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 1 6 6 N 1 6 6 N 1 6 6 N 1 6 6 N 1 6 6 N 1 6 6 N 1 6 6 N 1 6 6 N 1 6 6 N 1 6 6 N 1 6 6 N 1 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 Appendix B ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Labor Force Characteristics continued Arc Attribute Table ltem Description Boundary Type Code Boundary Type Name Int Boundary Status Boundary Coincidence Adjoining Country 1 Code Adjoining Country 2 Code Adjoining Country Names Adjoining Region Abbrev Adjoining Continent Abbrev July 1992 dBASE Columns Begin Column ltem Name Column Definition TYPE 1 N 0 BND_TYPE 10 C 0 BND_STATUS 1 N 0 BND_COINC 1 N 0 COUNTRY 1 2 C 0 COUNTRY2 2 C 0 CNTRY_NAME 41 C 0 REGION 9 C 0 CONTIN
119. User s Guide and Data Reference Appendix C July 1992 Continent region and country codes Federal Information Processing Standards FIPS codes are standard international codes that have been developed to facilitate the transfer of information between systems to reduce data coding error and to reduce waste in data storage by eliminating duplication The codes were developed by the National Computer Systems Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology The following lists provide the codes used in the ArcWorld database Continent and region codes were developed by ESRI The country codes are the FIPS codes that are outlined in FIPS publication 10 3 except that codes beginning with X were developed by ESRI to identify disputed areas Appendix C Continent region and country codes Codes for continents AFR Africa AUS Australia OCN Oceania ANT Antarctica EUR Europe S_A South America ASA Asia N_A North America Codes for regions ANTA Antarctica SU_E European former USSR S_AM South America SU_A Asian former USSR MELA Melanesia SE_A Southeastern Asia A_NZ Australia New Zealand MICR Micronesia S_AF Southern Africa CARB Caribbean M_AF Middle Africa S_AS Southern Asia C_AM Central America N_AF Northern Africa _EU Southern Europe E_AF Eastern Africa N_AM Northern America _AF Western Africa E_AS Eastern Asia N_EU Northern Europe W_AS Western Asia E EU Eastern Europe POLY Polynes
120. World User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 Appendix A Data quality information Completeness The ArcWorld 1 25M data although generalized in terms of number of features and coordinate density does retain the completeness of shorelines and of country boundaries that characterize the ArcWorld 1 3M layers In order to create a smaller and visually pleasing product only selected major features were included in the 1 25M Rivers and Water Bodies and Major Cities layers For the same reasons only a subset of features were retained for the Browse Map Major Cities coverage and the cartographic data of the Browse Map statistical attributes coverages The statistical attributes contained in the ArcWorld database represent a subset of the tabular source data In addition there are some missing data for particular countries for one or more attributes within the ArcWorld statistical attributes A 23 Appendix B ArcWorld item definitions The tables in this appendix present the definition of each item in the ArcWorld database The sample feature attribute tables immediately below illustrate the way in which the item definitions are presented The columns in all tables are the same but the ARC INFO generated items for point and polygon features differ somewhat from the ARC INFO generated items for line features The notes below the sample tables provide information about these and other table characteristics Item definitions are presented
121. YPE contains the code number and RIVER_TYPE contains the English description These attributes allow you to select and symbolize the various water features differently The majority of lines are major rivers but other water features are present Also present in this layer are a few international boundaries polygon closure lines and grid lines Codes Equivalent 1 Major river 2 Shoreline 3 Country boundary 9 Grid line Geographic reference attributes These attributes contain the following two letter country codes two attributes country names regional codes and continent codes Because rivers often serve as international boundaries two country code attributes have been provided The countries on either side of a river are listed by code in separate attributes COUNTRY1 and COUNTRY 2 and by name in a single attribute CNTRY_NAME e g France Germany If a river is completely within a country either COUNTRY 1 or COUNTRY 2 will contain a blank ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Rivers and Water Bodies Where rivers form the boundaries between regions and continents both area codes are listed and separated by a Slash e g ELEU W_EU Countries regions and continents and their corresponding codes are listed in Appendix C regions are also shown on the map in Chapter 1 9 19 Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers
122. _GVTGDP89 GVT_CAP89 GVDEFENS89 GVEDUCAT89 GVHEALTH89 GVWLFHSE89 GVRECCLR89 GV AGFORF89 GVTRNCOM89 SAFH20OUR88 SAFH2ORR88 Begin Column Column Definition 2 C 0 40 C 0 21 C 0 13 C 0 9 C 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 4 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 2 C 0 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 Begin Column 114 115 116 117 118 119 121 131 141 151 161 171 181 191 201 211 221 231 241 251 Item Definition pga amp 40 40 C 242 13 13 C 99C 1 1 I LLI LII IRRI 1 1 1 44 1 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I Zed 10 10 N 2 10 10 N 2 10 10 N 2 10 10 N 2 10 10 N 2 10 10 N 2 10 10 N 2 10 10 N 2 10 10 N 2 10 10 N 2 10 10 N 2 10 10 N 2 10 10 N 2 10 10 N 2 continued ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Appendix B ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Natural Resources and the Environment continued Polygon Attribute Table cont dBASE Columns INFO Items Begin Column Begin Item Item Description Item Name Column Definition Column Definition Available Urban Sanitation SANITATUS80O 293 10 N 2 261 10 10 N 2 Available Rural Sanitation SANITATR80 303 10 N 2 271 10 10 N 2 Available Health Services HLTHSERV88 amp 313 10 N 2 281 10 10 N 2 Females Finishing Prim Schl PRIMRY_F89 323 10 N 2 291 10 10 N 2 Male Finishin
123. _TYPE contains the English description The codes are as follows Codes Equivalents 1 Coastline 2 International boundary 3 Coral reef 4 World region boundary 9 Grid line International boundary status attribute Each international boundary is classified according to boundary status The codes are as follows Codes Definitions Demarcated or delimited Indefinite or in dispute Line of separation or sovereignty on land Demiulitarized zone in Israel No defined line Selected claim lines Not an international boundary ONNBWNR Hou ou oo ot 4 103 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Population Characteristics BND_COINC COUNTRY1 COUNTRY2 CNTRY_NAME REGION CONTINENT 4 104 Boundary coincidence with rivers Each international boundary is classified as to being coincident with a river line segment in the RIV3M coverage The codes are as follows Codes Definitions QO Notcoincident with river line segment 1 Coincident with river line segment Geographic reference attributes These attributes contain the following two letter country codes two attributes country names regional codes and continent codes Countries regions and continents and their corresponding codes are listed in Appendix C regions are also shown on the map in Chapter 1 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers The ArcWorld 1 25M coverages
124. a A line is defined as a string of x y coordinate pairs with beginning and ending points Polygons represent area features like countries Polygons have area and a perimeter A polygon is defined as a String of x y coordinate pairs with the same beginning and ending points July 1992 3 3 Chapter 3 Database concepts and organization automatically scaled projected positioned and proportioned based on the current map scale and projection In the ArcWorld database the coverages have been given names that reflect content such as CTRY3M country boundaries at the 1 3 000 000 scale and AGRICUL agricultural production and nutrition data by country Two coverages 1 Rivers and Water Bodies and 2 Roads contain a very large number of features For these layers two regional coverages are provided in addition to the coverage that contains the full extent of the database The smaller coverages improve software performance for most operations A description of the division between the eastern and western regional coverages is provided with the individual coverage s description in Chapter 4 Feature attribute tables The attributes of the polygons lines and points in a coverage are stored in feature attribute tables Each feature class in a coverage has its own table polygon attributes are stored in Polygon Attribute Tables PATs line attributes are stored in Arc Attribute Tables AATs and point attributes are stored in
125. a combination of observed values and interpolated and projected estimates Life expectancy at birth for females Life expectancy is defined as the number of years a newborn infant would live if the prevailing patterns of mortality were to remain the same throughout its life The data are based on a combination of observed values and interpolated and projected estimates 4 73 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Health and Vital Statistics TYPE BND_TYPE BND_STATUS BND_COINC 4 74 Line attributes Thorough definitions of these attributes are given on page 4 50 Classification attributes Each line is classified according to the type of feature it represents TYPE contains the code number and BND_TYPE contains the English description The codes are as follows Codes Equivalents 1 Coastline 2 International boundary 3 Coral reef 4 World region boundary 9 Grid line International boundary status attribute Each international boundary is classified according to boundary status The codes are as follows Codes Definitions Demarcated or delimited Indefinite or in dispute Line of separation or sovereignty on land Demiulitarized zone in Israel No defined line Selected claim lines Not an international boundary ONNBWNR Hou oe oo od Boundary coincidence with rivers Each international boundary is classified as to being coincident with a river line segment in the RIV3M co
126. age of the total population classified as living in urban areas by five year intervals Ratio of females to every 100 males in urban areas Under normal demographic and economic circumstances the female to male ratio should not be significantly below 100 Ratio of females to every 100 males in rural areas Under normal demographic and economic circumstances the female to male ratio should not be significantly below 100 Population growth rates and projections The annual growth rate for the total population Annual growth rate 1964 65 1974 75 and 1988 89 is calculated from mid year total population The annual growth rate for the urban population Annual growth rate 1964 65 1974 75 and 1988 89 is calculated from mid year urban population 4 101 Population Characteristics DIFF89 POP2000_89 STATPOP89 LANDAREA65 LANDAREA 70O LANDAREA 75 LANDAREA80 LANDAREA85 LANDAREA89 POPDNSTY65 POPDNSTY70 POPDNSTY75 POPDNSTY80 POPDNSTY85 POPDNSTY89 HHLDSIZB65 HHLDSIZB70 HHLDSIZB75 HHLDSIZB80 HHLDSIZB85 HHLDSIZB89 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Net difference between the urban and rural growth rates This figure reflects the tempo of urbanization However it is not a net urban rural migration measure because the calculation also factors in basic birth and death variables which are likely to differ between urban and rural areas The World Bank s population projection for
127. al aid received by major recipients from major donors in thousands of metric tons 1989 A major recipient is a country that received at least 10 000 tons of cereal aid Total land area with soil that has no inherent chemical and physical restraints to agricultural productivity in thousands of hectares 1989 The following physical and chemical constraints are absent in the soils included in this figure steep slope shallowness poor drainage low nutrient reten tion aluminum toxicity acidity phosphorus fixation amorphous material vertic properties 1 e shrinking and swelling low potassium reserves calcareous soil salinity excess sodium acid sulfate soil and gravel and rocks Extent of closed forests open forests plantations and other woodlands in 1980 in thousands of hectares Average annual deforestation for closed forests in thousands of hectares and percentage of the total closed forest being deforested annually 1981 1985 Deforestation is defined as the permanent clearing of forests for use in shifting cultivation permanent agriculture or settlements Not included are alterations such as selective logging Average annual deforestation for all forests in thousands of hectares and percentage of all forested areas being deforested annually 1981 1985 These figures refer to the total forest area including open forest closed forest plantation and other types of generally wooded areas The most recent e
128. and Polygons ca 12 600 Polygon attribs 91 U S Govern EDU_LIT 22 17 20 64 Literacy countries educational expenditure ment World Lines ca 16 395 school enrollment Data Bank II country region continent literacy 1988 boundaries Line attributes 9 World Bank geographic reference Social type Indicators of Development SID 1990 database Food Polygons ca 12 600 Polygon attribs 79 U S Govern AGRICUL 22 88 21 33 Production and countries agricultural and forest ment World Nutrition Lines ca 16 395 land food imports Data Bank Il quantity of food 1988 country region continent duced dalv eaor Boundanes produced daily calori aan ee Social Line attributes 9 Indicators of geographic reference Development type SID 1990 database Health and Vital Polygons ca 12 600 Polygon attribs 110 U S Govern HEALTH 25 50 23 89 Statistics countries access to safe water ment World Lines ca 16 395 malnutrition populatio Data Bank Il country region continent a Poan birth ang 1988 boundaries SALA e expectancy oe Bank Line attributes 9 e RA of geographic reference Development type SID 1990 database 1 6 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 1 What is ArcWorld Table 3 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers continued Labor Force Characteristics Natural Resources and the Environment Population Characteristics Polygons ca 12 600 countries Lin
129. and RIVER_TYPE contains the English description These attributes allow you to select and symbolize the various water features differently The majority of lines are perennial rivers but other water features are present Also present in this layer are a few international boundaries polygon closure lines and grid lines Codes Equivalents 1 Perennial river 2 Intermittent river 3 Canal 4 Irrigation canal 5 Shoreline 6 Country boundary 7 Closure line 9 Grid lines Some short sections of international boundaries code 6 are included in this layer as line features This was necessary in order to divide water bodies located in two or more countries into their component national territories Closure lines code 7 separate abutting water feature polygons They are most often used to show reservoirs along rivers where the rivers and reservoirs are large enough to be represented as polygons ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 RIVER _RANK RIV_COINC COUNTRY1 COUNTRY2 CNTRY_NAME REGION CONTINENT Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M cartographic layers Rivers and Water Bodies Cartographic significance Perennial rivers intermittent rivers and canals have been ranked for cartographic significance on the basis of overall size length volume and visual prominence This attribute allows the user to selectively display those water features that are appropriate to the chosen map scale or needed fo
130. and Point Arc Attribute Table dBASE Columns INFO Items Begin Column Begin Item Item Description item Name Column Definition Column Definition Path Number PATH 80 4 C 0 29 4 4 C Row Number ROW 84 4 C 0 33 4 4 C Scene Center Location SCN_CENTER 88 21 C 0 37 21 21 C Country FIPS Code One COUNTRY 109 2 C 0 58 2 2 C Country Name One CNTRY_ NAMI 111 40 C 0 60 40 40 C Country FIPS Code Two COUNTRY2 151 2 C 0 100 22256 Country Name Two CNTRY_ NAM2 153 40 C 0 102 40 40 C Country FIPS Code Three COUNTRY3 193 2 C 0 142 22C Country Name Three CNTRY_NAM3 195 40 C 0 144 40 40 C Country FIPS Code Four COUNTRY 4 235 2 C 0 184 2 2 6 Country Name Four CNTRY_NAM4 237 40 C 0 186 40 40 C Country FIPS Code Five COUNTRY5 271 2 C 0 226 D2 Country Name Five CNTRY_NAMS5 279 40 C 0 228 40 40 C Country FIPS Code Six COUNTRY6 319 2 C 0 268 22 Country Name Six CNTRY_ NAM6 321 40 C 0 270 40 40 C B 8 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Landsat Scene Index continued Point Attribute Table Item Description Path Number Row Number Scene Center Location Country FIPS Code One Country Name One Country FIPS Code Two Country Name Two Country FIPS Code Three Country Name Three Country FIPS Code Four Country Name Four Country FIPS Code Five Country Name Five Country FIPS Code Six Country Name Six ltem Name PATH ROW SCN_CENTER COUNTRY 1 CNTRY_NAM1 COUNTRY2 CNTRY_NAM2 COUNTRY3 CNTRY_NAM3 COUNTRY4 CNTRY_NAM4 COUNTRYS CNTRY_NAMS5 COU
131. arability and completeness of the statistical data in these layers Polygon attributes With the exceptions noted below the Browse Map statistical attribute coverages contain the same attributes as the corresponding ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attributes coverages as described in Chapter 4 Please refer to pages 4 43 through 4 104 for definitions of the polygon attributes The Browse Map coverages do not contain the following attributes Geographic reference attributes REGION CONTINENT Cartographic attributes LAND_ OCEAN ISLAND RANK World organization membership attributes EEC IMF FAO OPEC GA SC GA_MEMB_YR UNESCO IAEA WHO IBRD WMO ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Browse Map statistical attributes Statistical flag attribute STAT FLAG Flag used to identify a single polygon for each country for the purpose of calculating summary statistics The polygon is selected on the basis of largest area The codes in the Browse Map coverages are as follows Codes Definitions Q Other polygon 2 Largest polygon per country Line attributes The Browse Map coverages do not contain any line attributes other than the standard ARC INFO generated attributes Note on item definitions Individual tables for the Browse Map statistical attribute coverages have not been repeated in Appendix B because the attributes have the same dBASE and INFO item definit
132. ary of the Major Cities coverage Coverage name CITY3M Source and currency Cartography from the Defense Mapping Agency Operational Navigation Charts various years Attribute data from the World Fact Book 1989 Thematic attribute Name attribute groups Classification attributes Additional name attribute Geographic reference attributes Annotation text City names Feature Number of features NUMDET ol class 5 attributes Points All point features Represented by ca 450 points Capitals Represented by 144 points Major cities Represented by 42 points Point attributes Name attribute NAME This attribute contains the conventional spelling Romanized of the city The name and spelling follow the Board of Geographic Names standards as of January 31 1992 Classification attributes CAPITAL This attribute indicates whether the city is a national capital The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 0 Not a national capital l A national capital 4 16 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M cartographic layers Major Cities MAJ CITY This attribute indicates whether a non national capital city has a population greater than 3 000 000 The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 0 Not a major city 1 A major city Geographic reference attributes COUNTRY These geographic reference codes can be used to select cities CNTRY_NAME by country world region or continent Continent region RE
133. ary school by the total number of primary school teachers Percentage of the population fifteen years of age and older who cannot with understanding both read and write a short simple statement on everyday life The application of this criteria is subject to significant qualifiers in a number of countries World Resources Institute attributes Economic development Percentage of GDP contributed by activities in agriculture industry and services in 1988 GDP is the sum of the final outputs of various sectors of a country s economy minus the value of the inputs for production These figures include net export of goods and nonfactor services They do not include overseas workers remittances interest on loans profits and other factor payments that residents receive from abroad Factor services are labor and capital Some of the country values are from earlier years Central government expenditures in 1989 as a percentage of GDP Health Percentage of the urban population and percentage of the rural population with access to safe drinking water Access to safe water in urban areas means having piped water or access to a public piped water supply within 200 yards of a dwelling and in rural areas access means treated water or ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 IM_DPT90 IM_MEASL90 CONTRCEP89 WILDERNS88 HHLDSIZR86 HHWOELEC82 CROPLAND89 Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map laye
134. ation 70 Total Population 75 Total Population 80 Total Population 85 Total Population 89 Pop Ages 0 to 14 Yrs 65 Pop Ages 0 to 14 Yrs 70 Pop Ages 0 to 14 Yrs 75 Pop Ages 0 to 14 Yrs 80 Pop Ages 0 to 14 Yrs 85 Pop Ages 0 to 14 Yrs 89 Pop Ages 15 to 64 Yrs 65 Pop Ages 15 to 64 Yrs 70 B 32 COUNTRY CNTRY_NAME REGION CONTINENT LAND_OCEAN ISLND_RANK STAT_FLAG EEC FAO GA GA_MEMB_YR IAEA IBRD IMF OPEC SC UNESCO WHO WMO WB_CNTRY TOTPOP65 TOTPOP70 TOTPOP75 TOTPOP80 TOTPOP85 TOTPOP89 2 C 0 40 C 0 21 C 0 13 C 0 9 C 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 4 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 3 C 0 13 N 0 13 N 0 13 N 0 13 N 0 13 N 0 13 N 0 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 135 148 161 174 187 200 206 212 218 224 230 236 242 22e 40 40 C 242 13 13 C 99C 1 1 I LLI LII IRRI 1 1 1 44 1 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I LII 1 1 I 3 3 C 13 13 135131 13 13 13 13 13 13 I 13 13 I 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 continued ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Appendix B ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Population Characteristics continued Polygon Attribute Table cont ltem Description Pop Ages 15 to 64 Yrs 75 Pop Ages 15 to 64 Yrs 80 Pop Ages 15 to 64 Yrs 85 Pop Age
135. ation Characteristics Forty of these attributes are included as part of the ArcWorld 1 25M Statistical Attributes layer The reference document for this data source is Social Indicators of Development 1990 World Resources Institute World Resources 1992 1993 Data Base The World Resources 1992 1993 Data Base is one of a series of five statistical databases developed by the World Resources Institute in collaboration with The U N Environment Programme and the United Nations Development Programme The report provides country level statistical information for the condition of and trends in the world s natural resources and global environment The data are presented in more than fifty tables and are available in digital form A subset of 100 attributes is included in the ArcWorld 1 3M layer called Natural Resources and the Environment Thirty of these 100 attributes are included as part of the ArcWorld 1 25M Statistical Attributes layer The reference document for this data source is World Resources 1992 1993 A Guide to the Global Environment Toward Sustainable Development ESRI in house development Several ArcWorld coverages do not have a specific source but were developed for the database by ESRI e g the geographic and attribute data for the Latitude Longitude Grids coverages The Operational Navigation Chart ONC Index was digitized from the Defense Mapping Agency s ONC index map The cartographic data for the Browse Map coverages were de
136. attribute layers Economic and Industrial Indicators continued Polygon Attribute Table cont ltem Description Energy Consum per Capita 65 Energy Consum per Capita 70 Energy Consum per Capita 75 Energy Consum per Capita 80 Energy Consum per Capita 85 Energy Consum per Capita 89 GDP on Trans amp Comm 70 GDP on Trans amp Comm 75 GDP on Trans amp Comm 80 GDP on Trans amp Comm 85 GDP on Trans amp Comm 89 ltem Name ENRG_CAP65 ENRG_CAP70 ENRG_CAP75 ENRG_CAP80 ENRG_CAP85 ENRG_CAP89 EXPTRCM70 EXPTRCM75 EXPTRCM80 EXPTRCM85 EXPTRCM89 dBASE Columns Begin Column 454 462 470 478 486 494 502 508 514 520 526 Column Definition 8 N 2 8 N 2 8 N 2 8 N 2 8 N 2 8 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 INFO Items Begin Column 422 430 438 446 454 462 470 476 482 488 494 Item 8 8 N 2 8 8 N 2 8 8 N 2 8 8 N 2 8 8 N 2 8 8 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 Definition POP_CAR65 532 POP_CAR70 538 POP_CAR75 544 POP_CAR80 550 POP_CAR85 556 POP_CAR89 562 INVSTTR75 568 INVSTTR80O 574 INVSTTR85 6 N 1 500 6 N 1 506 6 N 1 512 6 N 1 518 6 N 1 524 6 N 1 530 6 N 2 536 6 N 2 542 6 N 2 6 6 N 1 6 6 N 1 6 6 N 1 6 6 N 1 6 6 N 1 6 6 N 1 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 Persons per Passenger Car 65 Persons per Passenger Car 70 Persons per Passenger Car 75 Persons per Passenger Car 80 Persons per Passenger Car 85 Persons
137. ave tried at ESRI and have found to be effective for use with ArcWorld data Illiteracy Rate 1985 Portugal ao m oo mi 3 Afghanistan July 1992 6 5 Chapter 6 Using the database ArcWorld data can be imported into other software applications like Excel for further statistical analysis 6 6 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 6 Using the database Table 1 Windows software Software Program Functions dBASE Used to manage and manipulate feature attribute and related tables Spreadsheet tools for manipulating selected attribute records business graphics summaries and other spreadsheet functions Joins dBASE attribute tables CorelDRAW Graphics editor for Windows Paintbrush Graphics editor for Windows and delivered as part of Windows ObjectVision Used to build front ends to dBASE files Publisher A word processing and publishing package that is integrated with Windows Total Percent of Population 1989 Central America po 2 E E Mexico ces 4 E Belize gas E Guatemala L Honduras TA E Nicaragua O El Salvador FES MB Costa Rica E Panama Units of measure A number of different units of measure are used in ArcWorld attributes Units used for area length volume and weight are listed in Table 2 Other units used in the database include decimal degrees used for all geographic coordinate layers and in the latitude longitude grids and dollars which may be expressed
138. base called Natural Resources and Food These attributes include information on the amount of agricultural land population density on agricultural land forest area deforestation rates cereal crop imports food aid food production daily calorie consumption and protein supply ea Gl El S Oe a Selected Polygons and lines for countries Using the Food Production and Nutrition coverage Time series attributes range from 1965 to 1989 with data in five year intervals for 1965 to 1985 and data for the additional year of 1989 Not all years in the time series are available for all topics Information about country boundaries missing measurement values and the statistical flag attribute that applies to this layer as well as to all of the other statistical attribute layers is given on page 4 42 4 60 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Food Production and Nutrition Summary of the Food Production and Nutrition coverage Coverage name AGRICUL Source and currency Cartography from U S Government World Data Bank II 1988 Attribute data from the World Bank Social Indicators of Development 1990 database Thematic attribute Geographic reference attributes polygons and lines groups Cartographic attributes polygons Statistical flag polygons World organization membership polygons World Bank country code polygons Agricultural land
139. bor Force Characteristics e Natural Resources and the Environment e Population Characteristics The ArcWorld 1 3M coverages have the following characteristics Characteristic ArcWorld coverage characteristics ARGIINFO coverages Input scale 1 3 000 000 nominal Resolution Lines 0 002 deg Polygons No global minimum feature criteria applied Resolution of statistical data To country level Generalization tolerance 0 0005 deg Feature attribute tables Polygon arc point Database normalization status Unnormalized repeating records exist Number of layers Cartographic 6 10 coverages Index 3 6 coverages Statistical attribute 7 7 coverages A 3 Appendix A Data quality information Characteristic ArcWorld coverage characteristics Attribute types Measurement interval or ordinal values Suppressed values 97 missing data 98 country not in tabular database 99 ocean areas Code numeric or alphabetic codes Suppressed numeric values 97 missing data 98 country not in tabular database 99 ocean areas Not applicable values alphabetic blanks Name alphabetic or alohanumeric names Missing values blanks Naming conventions Coverages 8 alphanumeric characters only A Z 1 9 or allowed Tables 8 primary and 3 extension alohanumeric characters xxxxxxxx PAT or AAT with A Z 1 9 or _ allowed Attributes 10 alphanumeric characters only A Z 1 9 or allowed
140. boratories Inc Acknowledgments The World Bank s Social Indicators of Development is included by permission of The World Bank Attributes from the World Resources 1992 93 Data Base are included by permission of the World Resources Institute The Robinson Projection is copyrighted by Rand McNally and Company All algorithms associated with the projection and contained in the ArcWorld database are not copyrighted and are provided with the knowledge of Rand McNally and Company Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Preface Getting started with ArcWorld What is ArcWorld A flexible world database World regions ArcWorld database layer summary tables Exploring the ArcWorld database Getting started Exploring statistical attributes at a global level Exploring socioeconomic factors in South America Deforestation in Central and South America Data documentation views Ideas for other ways to use ArcWorld Database concepts and organization Concepts and terms Coverages The ArcWorld database Attributes ArcWorld attributes Naming conventions Data sources Coordinate systems NNNNNY N NNR VUN e NBD bedi fdr cas chy tats fll a 09 NOR KS RS COON Contents yi Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 In greater detail The ArcWorld 1 3M layers ArcWorld 1 3M cartographic layers Country Boundaries Country Internal Divisions Major Cities Railroads Rivers and Water Bodies Roads ArcWorld 1 3M in
141. both from one country to another and over time within a country In some cases data are extrapolated or 6 3 Chapter 6 Using the database estimated from current trends or statistical models Statistical systems in many developing countries are still weak and this affects the availability and reliability of the data For the above reasons the ArcWorld attributes are useful for identifying broad trends and differences Generation of statistics using STAT_FLAG To generate summary statistics it is necessary to use the STAT_FLAG attribute in conjunction with the missing data code explained in Chapter 3 Selecting values greater than 97 eliminates null values from factoring into the classification of the data and selecting STAT_FLAG 2 specifies that only polygons with statistical attributes will be drawn For example you could examine worldwide CO2 emissions by defining the following expression CO2_CAP89 gt 97 AND STAT_FLAG 2 You could include countries with X codes as part of your thematic display by defining the following expression CO2_CAP89 gt 97 AND STAT_FLAG gt 0 Although this second expression enhances the appearance of the display it does not yield correct summary statistics Annotation and text labels There are two options for creating a thematic map with country names The recommended method is to use the annotation contained in any of the statistical coverages To display annotation the statistical
142. boundaries using different colors or line symbols The codes are as follows Codes Definitions Demarcated or delimited Indefinite or in dispute Line of separation or sovereignty on land Demiulitarized zone in Israel No defined line Selected claim lines Not an international boundary ONNBWNR Hou ou ou oe et Geographic reference attribute These attributes contain the following two letter country codes two attributes country names regional codes and continent codes Countries regions and continents and their corresponding codes are listed in Appendix C regions are also shown on the map in Chapter 1 9 35 Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Browse Map Statistical attributes Statistical Attributes Polygons and lines for countries Browse Map 5 36 Layer descriptions The seven Browse Map statistical attribute layers contain the attributes that are linked to the highly generalized Browse Map representation of the countries of the world The statistical attributes match those included in the ArcWorld 1 3M statistical attribute layers from the World Bank and the World Resources Institute Using the Browse Map statistical attribute coverages The attribute names used in this coverage are the same as those in the 1 3 000 000 scale statistical coverages and the 1 25M Selected Statistical Attributes coverage These layers contain political boundaries and polygons to provide the ge
143. bute groups Feature Number of features mun ere class Polygons Polygons ONC map sheet boundaries ONC map sheet boundaries sheet boundaries Represented by ca 300 polygons by ca 300 polygons Polygon attribute Identification attribute MAP ID This attribute contains the map sheet identification code The ONC codes comprise a single letter followed by two digits e g H06 are based on a modified row and column scheme Rows are lettered A through V from north to south the letters I and O are excluded Columns are numbered from east to west beginning with the sheet that falls between zero degrees longitude and fifteen degrees West longitude Offsets and overlap cause minor variations to this basic scheme The number of ONC map sheets per row varies in part because maps do not exist for areas that cover ocean exclusively JNC map sheets for Antarctica numbers 120 through 125 are included in this index in order to provide complete global coverage No other JNC map boundaries are included JNC codes are composed of the letters JNC followed by the sheet number e g JNC120 A blank code indicates that the polygon does not represent an ONC or JNC sheet 4 40 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference ArcWorld 1 3M country Statistical attribute layers The coverages in the ArcWorld 1 3M statistical attribute layers provide a diverse set of statistics at the country level The tabular sources for statistical data
144. bute data at the national level stat25m av File Windows Help Country Boundaries ONO GNP Per Capita 1989 C Jo 340 p 340 630 630 1070 Gay 1070 2540 2540 11370 NN 11370 30270 Certain portions of southern Chile and Argentina are not shaded because they are not the largest polygon for the country See Chapter 6 for more information about using the stat_flag attribute July 1992 2 9 Chapter 2 Exploring the ArcWorld database 2 Select Properties from the theme specific menu for the theme GNP Per Capita 1989 The Theme Property Sheet will appear below the Table of Contents Notice that the attribute stat_flag has been preset to equal 2 In addition the attribute gnp_cap89 has been preset to be greater than 97 to prevent the display of countries that may have incomplete or missing data Quit from the property sheet to continue File Y stat25m av Windows Y Help i Country Boundaries GNP Per Capita 1989 r 71530 1070 p 1070 2540 p 2540 11370 11370 30270 Name Data Source Definition Properties GNP Per Capita 1989 GNP Per Capita 1989 Er Sy AWHOME arcworld arcworld_uAvorld_25m stat25m Line aT stat_flag 2 and gnp_cap 9 gt 97 Theme Legend in 2 Apply Revert Setting the stat_flag attribute equal to 2 through the Theme s P
145. butes defined 3 12 to 3 13 listed 3 13 used for lines 4 11 5 8 used for polygons 4 7 5 5 Graphics optimizing 6 8 to 6 9 see also Grid lines through data selection 6 8 through feature drawing order 6 8 to 6 9 through use of data ranges 6 9 Grid lines coding for 4 24 5 7 5 18 how to turn off 5 7 Gross domestic product attributes 4 87 Gross national product attributes 4 47 Hardware requirements x Index 3 Index Health and Vital Statistics layer 1 3M 4 67 to 4 75 data source for 4 67 Health attributes 5 26 5 30 to 5 31 Health care expenditure and availability attributes 4 71 to 4 72 Hide Legend option 2 19 Household income attributes 4 47 Housing attributes 5 31 Identification attributes 4 35 4 38 4 40 Incomplete coverage areas D 1 Index data layers 1 3M 4 31 to 4 40 characteristics 3 7 4 37 generation of A 7 to A 8 listed 1 5 4 31 source and currency 3 17 Infrastructure attributes 4 89 International Board of Geographic Names See Spelling of place names International boundary status attributes 4 10 Islands ranking of codes for 4 7 to 4 8 Jet Navigation Charts use of 4 39 4 40 Labor force attributes 4 79 to 4 80 5 28 Labor Force Characteristics layer 1 3M 4 76 to 4 82 data sources 4 76 Land attributes 5 31 to 5 32 Land ocean indicator attributes 4 7 5 5 Landsat Nominal Scene Index layer 1 3M 4 33 to 4 35 coding for scene center points 4 35 generation of 3 18 relationship t
146. cWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Economic and Industrial Indicators Cartographic attributes Flag used to identify continents islands and ocean areas The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 1 Continent 2 Offshore island 3 Ocean Offshore islands are ranked for cartographic significance primarily on the basis of size These rank codes are only present for islands surrounded by ocean no islands within inland water bodies are included in this layer Greenland is the largest island The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 1 Basic reference feature 2 Major 3 Additional major 4 Intermediate 5 Minor 9 Unranked Statistical flag Flag used to identify a single polygon the largest for each country for purposes of calculating summary statistics Chapter 6 provides more information about using this attribute The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 0 Other polygons in country l Polygon identifier for disputed territories reassigned areas or countries for which data are not tabulated by the World Bank or World Resources Institute See Appendix C for a list of disputed territories and reassigned areas 2 Polygon identifier for countries that are assigned statistical data by the World Bank or World Resources Institute 4 45 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Economic and Industrial Indicators EEC FAO GA GA_MEMB_YR IAEA IB
147. cess to Safe H20 89 Rural Access to Safe H20 65 Rural Access to Safe H2O 70 Rural Access to Safe H20 75 Rural Access to Safe H2O 80 July 1992 COUNTRY CNTRY_NAME REGION CONTINENT LAND_OCEAN ISLND_RANK STAT_FLAG EEC FAO GA GA_MEMB_YR IAEA IBRD IMF OPEC SC UNESCO WHO WMO WB_CNTRY SAFEH2070 SAFEH2075 SAFEH2080 SAFEH2085 SAFEH2089 SAFH20UB70 SAFH20UB75 SAFH20OUB80 SAFH20OUB85 SAFH20OUB89 SAFH2ORB65 SAFH2ORB70 SAFH2ORB75 SAFH2ORB80 2 C 0 40 C 0 21 C 0 13 C 0 9 C 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 4 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 3 C 0 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 114 115 116 117 118 119 122 128 134 140 146 152 158 164 170 176 182 188 194 200 Dike 40 40 C 2121C 13 13 C 99 C 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 44 1 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 3 3 C 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 6 6 N 2 continued B 21 Appendix B ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Health and Vital Statistics continued Polygon Attribute Table cont dBASE Columns INFO Items Begin Column Begin Item Item Description item Name Column Definition Column Definition Rural Access to Safe H2O 85 SAFH2ORB85 238 6 N 2 206 6 6 N 2 Rural Access to Safe
148. d 1972 These rivers were extracted from the 1 3 million coverage and added to the 1 25 million coverage Once all desired rivers and river systems were present in the 1 25 million coverage they were edited to a level of detail more appropriate for the small scale of the coverage Most major river systems with multiple tributaries in the 1 3 million coverage were edited so as to retain only the longest or most characteristic branch except in cases where the tributaries were necessary to retain the characteristics of the drainage system in an area For some river systems such as the Amazon the largest tributaries were retained because they were larger than some major rivers in other continents Only the largest water bodies were included in the 1 25 million coverage These were initially identified from the Information Please Almanac 1990 The World s Largest Lakes They were then extracted from the 1 3M coverage ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 Appendix A Data quality information and copied into the 1 25 million Rivers and Water Bodies coverage Only water bodies classified as perennial or intermittent were included To reduce data volume lakes represented as lake systems were selectively edited to retain a characteristic lake outline at a scale of 1 25 000 000 as determined from other small scale sources The only islands retained were those necessary for visual reference River outlets for major lakes were gen
149. d Industrial Indicators Summary of the Economic and Industrial Indicators coverage Coverage name ECONIND Source and currency Cartography from U S Government World Data Bank II 1988 Attribute data from the World Bank Social Indicators of Development 1990 database Thematic attribute Geographic reference attributes polygons and lines groups Cartographic attributes polygons Statistical flag polygons World organization membership polygons World Bank country code polygons Gross national product polygons Household income polygons Expenditures and indicators of wealth polygons Classification attributes lines International boundary status lines Boundary coincidence with rivers lines Feature N imb rat teatir Number of class e a ae attributes Polygons Countries and other Represented by ca 12 609 polygons 102 political divisions Lines Coastlines Represented by ca 16 395 lines international boundaries and world regions Polygon attributes Geographic reference attributes COUNTRY These geographic reference attributes contain codes and CNTRY_NAME names that make it possible to select polygonal features by REGION country world region and continent The areas and their CONTINENT i i corresponding codes are listed in Appendix C regions are also shown on the map in Chapter 1 4 44 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 LAND_ OCEAN ISLND_RANK STAT FLAG Chapter 4 Ar
150. d fuel and power for heating lighting cooking and so forth Computed from ICP figures or national estimates if available 4 49 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Economic and Industrial Indicators 4 50 TYPE BND_TYPE BND_STATUS BND_COINC Line attributes Classification attributes Each line is classified according to the type of feature it represents This attribute allows you to symbolize different line features political boundaries coastlines reefs etc differently TYPE contains the code number and BND_TYPE contains the English description The codes are as follows Codes Equivalents 1 Coastline 2 International boundary 3 Coral reef 4 World region boundary 9 Grid line International boundary status attribute Each international boundary is classified according to boundary status This attribute allows you to display the various types of boundaries using different colors or line symbols The codes are as follows Codes Definitions Demarcated or delimited Indefinite or in dispute Line of separation or sovereignty on land Demiulitarized zone in Israel No defined line Selected claim lines Not an international boundary ONNBWNR Hou ou ou oe od Boundary coincidence with rivers Each international boundary is classified as to being coincident with a river line segment in the RIV3M coverage This attribute allows you to identify those portions of interna
151. d indicators of wealth Percentage of Gross Domestic Product GDP spent on foods Computed from United Nations International Comparison Program ICP figures or national estimates if available GDP is the final output of goods and services produced by the domestic economy This figure includes net export of goods and nonfactor services It does not include overseas workers remittances interest on loans profits and other factor payments that residents receive from abroad Factor services are labor and capital Percentage of GDP spent on food staples Food staples are defined as bread cereals potatoes and tubers These staples are major foods relating to the consumption of carbohydrates Computed from ICP figures or national estimates 1f available Percentage of GDP spent on meat fish milk cheese and eggs These foods approximate a protein measure but exclude beans nuts and other high protein content food products Computed from ICP figures or national estimates 1f available Fixed investment in housing as a percentage of GDP Includes all public and private outlays on residential buildings plus net changes in the level of inventory which relates primarily to work in progress Percentage of GDP spent on fuel and power Includes electricity gas liquid and other fuels and ice Computed from ICP figures or national estimates if available ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference ENRG_CAP65 ENRG_CAP70 ENRG_C
152. data for 6 3 D 1 data sources 3 17 3 18 production procedures for A 5 to A 6 References x1 E 1 to E 4 see also Sources of additional information Regions in ArcWorld coding for 4 7 4 11 4 14 dividing line for eastern and western coverages in Rivers and Water Bodies layer 1 3M 3 4 4 21 dividing line for eastern and western coverages in Roads layer 1 3M 3 4 4 27 map of 1 2 Resolution database A 3 A 12 A 14 Rivers and political boundaries see also Boundaries political attributes used for coincident 4 10 4 25 simultaneous display of 6 8 Rivers and Water Bodies layer 1 3M 4 21 to 4 26 see also Boundaries political and Rivers and political boundaries generation of 3 17 to 3 18 production procedures A 7 sources 3 17 3 18 Index 5 Index Rivers and Water Bodies layer 1 25M 5 16 to 5 19 production procedures for A 18 to A 19 Roads layer 1 3M 4 27 to 4 29 completeness of data for 6 3 D 1 data sources 3 17 3 18 production procedures for A 5 to A 6 Robinson projection See Projection systems Safe water attributes 4 70 to 4 71 Sanitation attributes 4 87 Saving data See ArcWorld database Scale bar 5 14 5 15 Scene center points see also Landsat Nominal Scene Index layer 1 3M defined 3 18 4 33 coding of latitude and longitude for 4 35 query using 4 34 Scene footprints 4 33 4 34 see also Landsat Nominal Scene Index layer 1 3M School age defined 4 55 School enrollment attributes 4
153. dditions from solid liquid and gas fuels gas flaring and cement manufacture Carbon dioxide emissions due to changes in land use primarily deforestation in thousands of metric tons for 1989 Methane emissions resulting from human activities in thousands of metric tons for 1989 This figure includes methane contributions from solid waste coal mining oil and gas production wet rice agriculture and livestock production Chlorofluorocarbon CFC emissions in thousands of metric tons for 1989 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 TYPE BND_TYPE BND_STATUS COUNTRY1 COUNTRY2 CNTRY_NAME REGION CONTINENT Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Selected Statistical Attributes Line attributes These line attributes are contained in the ArcWorld 1 25M coverage but not in the Browse Map coverage Classification attribute Each line is classified according to the type of feature it represents This attribute allows you to symbolize different line features political boundaries coastlines reefs etc differently TYPE contains the code number and BND_TYPE contains the English description The codes are as follows Codes Definitions Coastline International boundary World region boundary Grid line Oo BN International boundary status attribute Each international boundary is classified according to boundary status This attribute allows you to display the various types of
154. des are as follows Codes Definitions 1 Basic reference feature 2 Major 3 Additional major 4 Intermediate 5 Minor 9 Unranked Statistical flag Flag used to identify a single polygon the largest for each country for purposes of calculating summary statistics Chapter 6 provides more information about using this attribute The codes are as follows Codes Definitions Q Other polygons in country 1 Polygon identifier for disputed territories reassigned areas or countries for which data are not tabulated by the World Bank or World Resources Institute See Appendix C for a list of disputed territories and reassigned areas 2 Polygon identifier for countries that are assigned statistical data by the World Bank or World Resources Institute ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 EEC FAO GA GA MEMB YR IAEA IBRD IMF OPEC SC UNESCO WHO WMO WB_CNTRY EXPEDUC70 EXPEDUC75 EXPEDUC80 EXPEDUC85 EXPEDUC89 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Education and Literacy World organization membership attributes These attributes indicate membership in international organizations Each of the organization attributes can be used to select a group of country polygons for display or study The organizations indicated by these attributes are listed on page 4 46 The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 0 Not a member of this organization l A member o
155. dex layers Landsat Nominal Scene Index Latitude Longitude Grids Operational Navigation Chart index ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Economic and Industrial Indicators Education and Literacy Food Production and Nutrition Health and Vital Statistics Labor Force Characteristics Natural Resources and the Environment Population Characteristics The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Country Boundaries Latitude Longitude Grid Major Cities Map Elements Rivers and Water Bodies Selected Statistical Attributes Browse Map statistical attributes Using the database Optimizing performance Working with attributes Drawing with ArcWorld ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference COYNARDRMNAA JW Ov ON We July1992 Appendix Appendix Appendix Appendix Appendix Appendix Index Data quality information ArcWorld 1 3M data ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map data ArcWorld Item definitions Continent region and country codes Incomplete coverage areas Bibliography Sources of other data Contents C 1 D 1 E 1 F Index 1 vii Contents viii ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Preface For more than twenty years ESRI has been a pioneer in the development of geoprocessing tools in support of Geographic Information Systems GISs ESRI s ARC INFO software was the first database oriented GIS ever developed Its introduction started a revolution in the way scientists
156. dia and XN equals Sudan administered by Egypt See Appendix C for a complete listing of X series codes The country name annotation was placed so that it would not overlap the city name annotation that accompanies the Major Cities layer Polygon attributes Geographic reference attributes These attributes contain the following FIPS 10 3 two letter country codes country names region names and continent names Codes for countries and region and continent names are listed in Appendix C The world regions are shown on the map in Chapter 1 These geographic reference codes can be used to select particular country polygons world regions or entire continents for display or study Land ocean indicator The codes for this attribute identify continents islands and ocean areas as follows Codes Definitions 1 Continent 2 Offshore island 3 Ocean Cartographic significance Offshore islands are ranked for cartographic significance primarily on the basis of size These rank codes are present only for islands surrounded by ocean no islands within inland water bodies are included in this layer Greenland is the largest island Of the approximately 11 925 islands in 4 7 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M cartographic layers Country Boundaries 4 8 STAT FLAG EEC FAO the coverage fewer than 18 percent ca 2 100 are ranked as basic reference features The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 1 Basic refe
157. ding across water bodies 4 24 5 16 currency 4 5 4 42 display of country internal 4 12 display of together with rivers 6 8 Browse Map see also Browse Map Selected Statistical Attributes layer characteristics table A 14 to A 15 coverages in 1 8 to 1 9 3 8 5 2 A 14 generation of 3 19 5 36 A 16 A 17 A 20 A 21 introduced 1 1 projection for 1 3 scale of 3 6 use of 5 1 6 1 Browse Map Selected Statistical Attributes layer 5 36 to 5 39 see also Browse Map attributes omitted from 5 38 A 17 generation of A 17 A 21 CAM Cartographic Automatic Mapping format files 3 17 to 3 18 Cartographic data layers 1 3M 4 3 to 4 30 characteristics 3 7 generation of A 5 to A 7 listed 1 4 4 3 source and currency 3 17 Cartographic significance attributes defined 3 13 used for islands and water features 4 7 to 4 8 4 23 4 25 5 5 used for railroads roads 4 20 4 29 Central government expenditure attributes 4 87 Choroplethic mapping 6 9 Classification attributes defined 3 12 used in cartographic layers 4 9 to 4 10 4 14 4 16 4 19 4 23 4 24 4 29 used in statistical attribute layers 4 50 Coastlines and country internal divisions 4 12 to 4 13 and country boundaries 4 11 4 12 to 4 13 Index 2 Code attributes 3 11 Coordinate precision 3 21 A 4 A 13 A 15 Coordinate system 3 20 to 3 21 see also Projection systems defined 3 2 used for ArcWorld data 1 3 Country Boundaries layer 1 3M 4 5 to 4 11 curr
158. dix A Data quality information A 18 Once fully edited as described below the decimal degree version of the coverages was converted to the Robinson projection Attribution All attributes from the 1 3 million Country Boundaries coverage were retained except that the BND_COINC code was dropped from the 1 25 million coverage Data quality review The generalized coverage was plotted at a scale of 1 25 000 000 and reviewed visually for anomalies in topology and attribution In addition automated diagnostic checks were run on the data to ensure that correct topology was maintained after the generalization process Rivers and Water Bodies layer Topological edits All topological edits for the 1 25 million Rivers and Water Bodies coverage occurred in decimal degrees Features were selectively extracted from the 1 3 million Rivers and Water Bodies coverage and placed in the 1 25 million Rivers and Water Bodies coverage They were then edited to ensure that major world river systems were represented appropriately at a scale of 1 25 000 000 The coverage was then generalized to reduce coordinate volume As an initial processing step the centerlines for all rivers represented with both shorelines in the 1 3 million coverage were copied into the 1 25 million Rivers and Water Bodies coverage A number of large rivers represented as only a single line in the 1 3 million coverage were identified by using the Atlas of World Physical Features Snea
159. ds rivers lakes major cities indexes latitude longitude grids Landsat scenes Defense Mapping Agency Operational Navigation Charts and statistical attributes for countries population government expenditure deforestation rate energy production food supply women in the labor force etc ArcWorld can also be used as a supplement to existing global databases or in support of more specialized geographic databases July 1992 1 1 Chapter 1 What is ArcWorld 1 2 World regions ArcWorld data are delivered in both UNIX ARC INFO and PC ARC INFO coverages and can be used with the following software products e ArcView for UNIX Windows and Macintosh e PC ARC INFO Rev 3 4D and higher e ARC INFO Rev 6 0 and higher on UNIX workstations e ArcCAD Rev 11 and higher PC ARC INFO coverages store attributes in dBASE format Thus other MS DOS application software tools can be used with the ArcWorld database ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 1 What is ArcWorld World regions ArcWorld 1 3M and 1 25M data are classified by world region so you have an easy means of selecting a small multicountry area for display or study The twenty four ArcWorld regions are shown on the map on the opposite page ArcWorld features are also assigned to a country and a continent A complete list of countries regions and continents together with their codes can be found in Appendix C ArcWorld database layer summary table
160. e Appendix B ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Latitude Longitude Grid Coverage Names LTLG20 LTLG_BR Layer Type Line Arc Attribute Table dBASE Columns INFO Items Begin Column Begin Item Item Description item Name Column Definition Column Definition Latitude LATITUDE 80 4 C 0 29 4 4 C Longitude LONGITUDE 84 4 C 0 33 4 4 C Land Water Indicator LAND_WATER 88 1 N 0 37 1 1 Major Cities Coverage Name CITY25M CITY BR Note that some attributes in the table below are not present in CITY _BR so the begin columns will not be the same Layer Type Point Point Attribute Table dBASE Columns INFO Items Begin Column Begin Item Item Description item Name Column Definition Column Definition City Name English NAME 40 C 0 17 40 40 C Capital City Flag CAPITAL 1 N 0 1 1 Major City Flag MAJ CITY 1 N 0 1 1 Country FIPS Code COUNTRY 2 C 0 22C Country Name CNTRY_NAME 40 C 0 40 40 C World Region Name REGION 21 C 0 21 21 C Continent Name CONTINENT 13 C 0 13 13 C City Name Native LOCAL_NAME 40 C 0 40 40 C Diacritical Mark Flag DIACR_FLAG 1 N 0 1 1 I Annotation City names July 1992 B 37 Appendix B ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Map Elements SC_25M Polygon and line Coverage Name Layer Type Polygon Attribute Table dBASE Columns Begin Column Item Description ltem Name Column Fill Area Code FILL 49 2 N 0 Annotation Includes labels for scale bar and display title Arc Attribute Tabl
161. e dBASE Columns Begin Column Item Description ltem Name Column All items are ARC INFO generated Rivers and Water Bodies RIV25M Polygon and Line Coverage Name Layer Type Polygon Attribute Table dBASE Columns Begin Column ltem Name Column TYPE 49 1 N 0 WATER _ TYPE 50 20 C 0 COUNTRY 70 2 C 0 CNTRY_ NAME 72 40 C 0 REGION 112 21 C 0 CONTINENT 133 13 C 0 Item Description Water Feature Type Code Water Feature Type Name Country FIPS Code Country Name World Region Name Continent Name Definition Column Definition Column Definition Column INFO Items Begin Item Definition 17 1 1 I INFO Items Begin Item Definition INFO Items Begin Item Definition 17 1 1 I 18 20 20 C 38 22 40 40 40 C 80 21 21 C 101 13 13 C B 38 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Appendix B ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Rivers and Water Bodies continued Arc Attribute Table dBASE Columns INFO Items Begin Column Begin Item Item Description ltem Name Column Definition Column Definition River Feature Type Code TYPE 80 1 N 0 1 1 I River Feature Type Name RIVER_TYPE 8 1 20 C 0 20 20 C Adjoining Country 1 Code COUNTRY 1 101 2 C 0 Im Adjoining Country 2 Code COUNTRY2 103 2 C 0 22 Adjoining Country Names CNTRY_ NAME 105 41 C 0 41 41 C Adjoining Region Abbrev REGION 146 9 C 0 9 9 C Adjoining Continent Abbrev CONTINENT 155 7 C 0 Tt Selected Statistical Attributes Coverage Name
162. e country code A flag attribute STAT_FLAG is provided to identify the largest polygon for each country This flag allows selection of a single data record per country which is necessary for correct tabulation purposes The countries represented by the most polygons are Canada 257 Russia 190 United States 131 and Indonesia 129 The country name annotation was placed so that it would not overlap the city name annotation that accompanies the Major Cities layer 5 3 Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Country Boundaries Summary of the Country Boundaries coverage Coverage name CTRY25M Source and currency U S Government World Data Bank II 1988 Thematic attribute Geographic reference attributes polygons and lines groups Land ocean indicator polygons Cartographic significance polygons Statistical flag polygons World organization membership attributes polygons Classification attributes lines International boundary status attribute lines Geographic reference attributes lines Annotation text Country names Feature Number of Polygons All polygon features Represented by ca 2 074 polygons 19 Geopolitical units 256 features represented by ca 2 029 polygons Continents Represented by ca 198 polygons Offshore islands Represented by ca 1 831 polygons All line features Represented by ca 3 940 lines Coastlines Represented by ca 3 265 lines International Represented by ca 510 lin
163. e current to 1992 Both data sets were available as ASCII files The SID data were initially extracted from the World Bank STARS database INFO templates were prepared to store a total of thirty attributes from the SID database including the three letter World Bank country codes WB_CNTRY and forty attributes from the WRI database Attributes were selected on the basis of importance and completeness In general only attributes for which at least 80 percent of the countries had values were included in the database Some attributes for which fewer than 80 percent of the countries had values were included if the attribute was considered to be of major interest The data from the SID and WRI ASCII files were copied into the INFO templates Once in INFO format the attributes were linked to the Country Boundaries coverage by using the ARC INFO command JOINITEM using WB_CNTRY as the relate item Both the FIPS country codes COUNTRY and World Bank country codes WB_CNTRY_ in the Country Boundaries A 21 Appendix A Data quality information A 22 coverage associated with the statistical attribute layer reflect the currency of the statistical data 1990 Therefore in the Statistical Attributes layer East and West Germany and North and South Yemen are coded as separate entities and the Soviet Union is coded as a single entity Data quality review No exhaustive review of the SID or WRI data was undertaken However a sample of the ASCH files
164. e 1 25M and Browse Map coverages a 20 degree interval latitude longitude grid was mathematically generated using the ARC INFO GENERATE command The grid was densified by adding vertices at one degree intervals to permit projection processing The Browse version of the latitude longitude grid was edited to be consistent with the geographic content of the statistical attribute coverages Data quality review The grid was plotted at a scale of 1 25 000 000 and reviewed visually for anomalies ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 Appendix A Data quality information Data derived from tabular files Statistical attribute layers The 1 25M coverages include one coverage that was derived from tabular files as follows Layer Coverage Selected Statistical Attributes STAT25M The Browse Map coverages include eight coverages that were derived from tabular files as follows Layer Coverage Economic and Industrial Indicators ECONIND Education and Literacy EDU_LIT Food Production and Nutrition AGRICUL Health and Vital Statistics HEALTH Labor Force Characteristics LABOR Natural Resources and Environment WRI BR Population Characteristics POP_GEO Selected Statistical Attributes STAT _BR The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map statistical attributes include data from two tabular sources the World Bank s Social Indicators of Development 1990 SID database current through 1990 and the World Resources Institute 1992 1993 databas
165. e Appendix C for a list of disputed territories and reassigned areas 2 Polygon identifier for countries that are assigned statistical data by the World Bank or World Resources Institute World organization membership attributes These attributes indicate membership in international organizations Each of the organization attributes can be used to select a group of country polygons for display or study The organizations indicated by these attributes are listed on page 4 46 The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 0 Not a member of this organization l A member of this organization World Resources Institute country code This attribute contains a two letter code for the countries of the world as they were identified by the World Resources Institute in the World Resources 1992 1993 database In this attribute disputed territories are assigned to individual countries the specific assignments are listed at the end of Appendix C ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 P_AGGDPR88 amp P_INDGDP88 P_SERGDP88 P_GVTGDP89 GVT_CAP89 GVDEFENS89 GVEDUCAT89 GVHEALTH89 GVWLFHSE89 GVRECCLR89 GVAGFORF89 GVTRNCOM89 SAFH20OUR88 SAFH2ORR88 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Natural Resources and the Environment Gross Domestic Product Percentage of Gross Domestic Product GDP contributed by activities in agriculture industry and services in 1988 GDP is the sum of the final out
166. e codes that identified the countries they occurred in by performing a large overlay using the ARC IDENTITY command of the data with country polygons Country attributes were assigned to support cartographic display applications However rivers or water bodies can be displayed separately from country boundaries where the two coincide Data quality review No independent evaluation of the attribute or positional accuracy of the source data was undertaken except that international boundaries country names and associated attribute codes were exhaustively reviewed for correctness and completeness However a series of coverage based global diagnostic tests were run on each ArcWorld coverage to ensure data quality and integrity Code attributes were reviewed by checking for invalid codes in the database using the ARC INFO CODEFIND command Consistency of attribute combination was verified using the ARC CONSIST command Interlayer consistency was verified by creating composite plots of the various data layers Automated tests for correct linkages between attribute tables and primitives and for valid feature types were also performed Mathematically generated indexes The following five coverages were mathematically generated Layer Coverage name Landsat Nominal Scene Index SAT_PT SAT BND Latitude Longitude Grid LTLGS LTLG10 LTLG20 The theoretical locations of latitude longitude grids at 5 10 and 20 degree intervals were mathematically
167. e coverage The next two coverages listed represent the eastern and western sections respectively The final letter of the smaller coverages designates the Section 2 The type of coverage Coverages that contain only polygons lines arcs or points require only one feature attribute table Many of the ArcWorld coverages contain both polygon and line features and thus require two feature attribute tables 3 A brief descriptive variable item name The attribute descriptions in Chapters 4 and 5 provide complete definitions for the attributes and the attribute codes 4 In all feature attribute tables the first few items are generated automatically by the ARC INFO software In a Polygon Attribute Table PAT four items are software generated The four items and their definitions are shown in the PAT example above In a Point Attribute Table PAT the ARC INFO generated items are the same as in a polygon attribute table and the area and perimeters are set to zero Although some documentation refers to the point attribute table as XAT to differentiate it from the polygon attribute table INFO software does not distinguish between point and polygon attribute B 2 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Appendix B ArcWorld item definitions tables and so polygons and points cannot be combined in one coverage nor can point and polygon coverages have the same name In an Arc Attribute Table AAT seven items are assigned automatica
168. e in forested area Food imports and aid Food imports of cereals measured in metric tons Cereal imports are defined as comprising all cereals in the Standard International Trade Classification revision 2 groups 041 046 The cereal imports are based on calendar year data and are measured in grain equivalents Cereal food aid measured in metric tons Aid covers wheat and flour bulgur coarse grains and the cereal component of blended foods The cereal food aid is based on data reported for crop years Food production and supply The average annual quantity of food produced per capita in relation to the quantity produced in 1979 1981 The quantity produced in 1979 1981 is assigned a relative value of 100 Food is defined as comprising nuts pulses fruit cereals vegetables sugarcane sugar beets starchy roots edible oils livestock and livestock products These figures exclude animal feed seeds for agriculture and food lost in processing ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 P_AGGDPB65 P_AGGDPB70 P_AGGDPB75 P_AGGDPB80 P_AGGDPB85 P_AGGDPB89 CAL_CAP65 CAL_CAP70 CAL_CAP75 CAL_CAP80 CAL_CAP85 CAL_CAP89 PROT_CAP65 PROT _CAP70 PROT_CAP75 PROT _CAP80 PROT _CAP85 PROT _CAP89 TYPE BND_TYPE Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Food Production and Nutrition Percentage share of agriculture in the GDP The percentage share of agriculture covers forestry hunting
169. e the actual scene center points and coverages to vary slightly The index itself was generated through an algorithm and indicates an average orbital pass Only scenes occurring during the daylight hours were included in this index Rows in very close proximity to the north and south poles were excluded from this index because the extreme degree of overlap made them visually indecipherable 4 33 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M index layers Landsat Nominal Scene Index Summary of the Landsat Nominal Scene Index coverages Point coverage Coverage name SAT_PT Source and currency Nominal scene algorithm provided by the Earth Observation Satellite Company 1992 Thematic attribute Identification attributes groups Country names Feature Number of features Numoer ot class attributes Points Landsat nominal scene represented by 26 325 points 15 center points Boundary coverage Coverage name SAT_BND Source and currency Nominal scene algorithm provided by the Earth Observation Satellite Company 1992 Thematic attribute Identification attributes groups Country names Feature Number of features mumper Ot class attributes Lines Landsat nominal scene Represented by ca 26 325 lines 15 footprints A scene footprint resembles a polygon but is represented by a single self closing line The footprint boundary lines may be queried but because the outer margins of the footprints overlap somewhat we recommend that you qu
170. ears of age per 100 women ages 15 49 for the rural population ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference DTH_RATE65 DTH_RATE70 DTH_RATE75 DTH_RATE80 DTH_RATE85 DTH_RATE89 INF_DTH65 INF_DTH70 INF_DTH75 INF_DTH80 INF_DTH85 INF_DTH89 DTHUND5_ 85 DTHUND5_ 89 LIFE _EXP65 LIFE _EXP70 LIFE _EXP75 LIFE _EXP80 LIFE _EXP85 LIFE EXP89 LIFEXP_F65 LIFEXP_F70 LIFEXP_F75 LIFEXP_F80 LIFEXP_F85 LIFEXP_F89 July 1992 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Health and Vital Statistics Crude death rate which is defined as the number of deaths per 1 000 persons in a given year The data are based on a combination of observed values and interpolated and projected estimates Infant mortality rate which is defined as the number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1 000 live births in a given year The data are based on a combination of observed values and interpolated and projected estimates A few countries use an atypical definition of live births which reduces their infant mortality rates relative to other countries Number of deaths of children under five years of age per 1 000 live births in a given year The data are estimates from projection models Life expectancy at birth for the total population Life expectancy is defined as the number of years a newborn infant would live if the prevailing patterns of mortality were to remain the same throughout its life The data are based on
171. ed by Mexico and Guatemala Click Selected within the table This action limits the records displayed in the theme s table to the current selected set Use the scroll bar to examine other attributes such as grw_rate89 pop2000_89 and landarea85 which concern the country s growth rate projected population and total land area respectively Quit from the table prior to continuing PC and Macintosh users will enter 200000 on the line above the Values Attributes box July 1992 2 5 Chapter 2 Exploring the ArcWorld database 11 12 13 14 2 6 Click off the check box to the left of Total Population 1989 Click on the check box to the left of Life Expectancy 1989 A thematic map representing life expectancy statistics draws in the graphic display window Click once on the theme name Life Expectancy 1989 to activate the theme This action makes the theme a candidate for further query Using the Identify tool from the Palette click once on the country of Australia A window appears that displays all of the attributes for the stat_br coverage for the selected country Scroll down to the life_exp89 attribute The life expectancy for people in Australia is approximately 7
172. ed in these attributes The country names are always stored beginning with CNTRY_NAM 1 but they are not presented in any specific order 4 35 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M index layers Latitude Longitude Grids ArcView 1 i Layer description We KA K AR ty iai y y The Latitude Longitude Grids layer contains lines that represent geographic parallels lines of latitude and meridians lines of longitude at intervals of 5 degrees 10 degrees and 20 degrees The grids for the three intervals are contained in separate coverages Attributes include the latitude or longitude value of each line and codes indicating whether a line segment is over land or ocean Lines Using the Latitude Longitude Grids coverages The land water attribute gives you the flexibility to symbolize the latitude longitude grid differently so as to bring it to the foreground or background of a display For example you might choose to display the graticule in the ocean areas background and to exclude it from the area inside the countries to avoid obscuring other map features The scale of a map and the extent to which the grid will be used for reference will determine the most suitable grid interval The 20 degree grid is appropriate for small scale displays such as maps showing the full extent of the world The 10 degree grid is more appropriate for continental or regional displays while the 5 degree grid is best suited for large scale maps sho
173. eference Data documentation views Three views accompany the ArcWorld database browse av world25m av and world3m av that provide summary information about the data Note that the view titled world3m av references the entire ArcWorld 1 3M data set and consequently requires more time to access and draw 1 Open the view titled world25m av This view references the ArcWorld 1 25M data set which is in the Robinson projection 2 Click on the check box for any theme to display a sample of the indicated data Because of the high density of features for certain coverages in the ArcWorld database the data documentation displays are restricted to a selected region July 1992 Chapter 2 Exploring the ArcWorld database 2 25 Chapter 2 Exploring the ArcWorld database 3 Double click on any theme within world25m av Within the comments box in the Theme Property Sheet you can access basic information about the content of any of the ArcWorld coverages When you enter the Theme Property Sheet the bottom portion of the comments text block will appear Use the scroll bar at the right of the comments box to move to the top of the text block 2 26 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 Chapter 2 Exploring the ArcWorld database Ideas for other ways to use ArcWorld The exercises in
174. ements Item name see note 5 Item width the number of bytes needed to store the variable Output width the number of columns needed to display the item value Item type may be B for binary C for character F for floating decimal I for integer or N for numeric e Number of displayed decimal places for item types F N and on some platforms B ao oP July 1992 B 3 Appendix B ArcWorld 1 3M cartographic layers Country Boundaries Coverage Name CTRY3M Layer Type Polygon and Line Polygon Attribute Table dBASE Columns INFO Items Begin Column Begin Item Item Description item Name Column Definition Column Definition Country FIPS Code COUNTRY Country Name CNTRY_NAME World Region Name REGION Continent Name CONTINENT Land Water Identifier LAND_OCEAN Island Carto Display Rank ISLND_RANK Statistical Flag STAT_FLAG European Econ Community EEC Food and Agriculture Org FAO UN General Assembly GA UN Gen Assembly year GA_MEMB_YR Int Atomic Energy Agency IAEA Int Recon Dev World Bank IBRD International Monetary Fund IMF Org of Petrol Exp Countries OPEC United Nations Sec Council SC UN Ed Sci and Cult Org UNESCO World Health Organization WHO World Meteorological Orga WMO Annotation Country names Arc Attribute Table 2 C 0 40 C 0 21 C 0 13 C 0 9 C 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 4 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 22G 2 2 C 22C 13 13 C 99C
175. en regions and continents except that codes rather than names were used Countries regions and continents and their corresponding codes are listed in Appendix C regions are also shown on the map in Chapter 1 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Latitude Longitude Grid Lines 1 25M and Browse Map July 1992 Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Latitude Longitude Grid Layer description The Latitude Longitude Grid layer includes coverages for both the 1 25 million data and the Browse Map These coverages contain lines that represent geographic parallels lines of latitude and meridians lines of longitude at intervals of 20 degrees Attributes include the latitude or longitude value of each line and codes indicating whether a line segment is over land or ocean Using the Latitude Longitude Grid coverages The attribute LAND_WATER provides the opportunity to symbolize the latitude longitude grid differently over land and water For example the grid could be displayed in the ocean areas to provide visual reference and excluded from areas inside countries to avoid obscuring other displayed map features The spatial extent scale and purpose of the display will determine whether or not the latitude longitude grid should be included The 20 degree grid is appropriate for small scale displays such as maps showing the full extent of the world or when large areas of ocean are shown 5 9
176. ency 4 5 data sources 3 17 3 18 production procedures A 6 Country Boundaries layer 1 25M 5 3 to 5 8 generation of A 17 to A 18 Country Internal Divisions layer 1 3M 4 12 to 4 14 completeness of data for 6 3 D 1 data quality review procedures for A 8 data source 3 17 3 18 display of 4 12 production procedures A 5 to A 6 Coverages see also ArcWorld 1 3M data layers ArcWorld 1 25M data layers defined 3 2 in ArcWorld database tables 1 4 to 1 9 Data See ArcWorld database Data documentation views 2 24 Data quality review procedures for accuracy of attribution A 10 A 22 for completeness A 11 A 23 for County Boundaries layer 1 25M A 18 for logical consistency A 10 A 20 for Major Cities layer 1 25M A 20 for Major Cities layer Browse Map A 20 for mathematically generated indexes A 8 A 20 for positional accuracy A 10 A 19 for Rivers and Water Bodies layer 1 25M A 19 Data sources 3 16 to 3 19 A 4 to A 9 A 16 to A 17 table listing 3 17 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Database size x 1 4 to 1 9 Datums 3 20 to 3 21 A 4 Decimal degrees See Projection systems Diacritical marks 3 12 4 15 4 17 5 11 Disk space requirements for ArcWorld database x Display optimizing See Graphics optimizing Downloading the database See ArcWorld database Economic development attributes 5 28 to 5 29 5 30 Economic and Industrial Indicators layer 1 3M 4 43 to 4 51 data source 4 43 Education attributes
177. er Island Carto Display Rank Statistical Flag European Econ Community Food and Agriculture Org UN General Assembly UN Gen Assembly year Int Atomic Energy Agency Int Recon Dev World Bank Int Monetary Fund Org of Petrol Exp Countries United Nations Sec Council UN Ed Sci and Cult Org World Health Organization World Meteorological Orga World Bank Country Code GNP per Capita 1965 GNP per Capita 1970 GNP per Capita 1975 GNP per Capita 1980 GNP per Capita 1985 GNP per Capita 1989 Income to Top 10 Hhlds 65 Inc to Top 10 Hhlds 70 Inc to Top 10 Hhlds 75 Inc to Top 10 Hhids 80 Inc to Top 10 Hhlds 85 Inc to Top 10 Hhlds 89 Inc to Top 20 Hhlds 65 Inc to Top 20 Hhlds 70 July 1992 ltem Name COUNTRY CNTRY_NAME REGION CONTINENT LAND_OCEAN ISLND_RANK STAT_FLAG EEC FAO GA GA_MEMB_YR IAEA IBRD IMF OPEC SC UNESCO WHO WMO WB_CNTRY GNP_CAP65 GNP_CAP70 GNP_CAP75 GNP_CAP80 GNP_CAP85 GNP_CAP89 INCTOP1065 INCTOP1070 INCTOP1075 INCTOP 1080 INCTOP1085 INCTOP1089 INCTOP2065 INCTOP2070 Begin Column Column Definition 2 C 0 40 C 0 21 C 0 13 C 0 9 C 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 4 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 3 C 0 5 N 0 5 N 0 5 N 0 5 N 0 5 N 0 5 N 0 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 Begin Column 114 115 116 117 118 119 122 127 132 137 142
178. er Island Carto Display Rank ISLND_RANK Statistical Flag STAT_FLAG European Econ Community EEC Food and Agriculture Org FAO UN General Assembly GA UN Gen Assembly year GA_MEMB_YR Int Atomic Energy Agency IAEA Int Recon Dev World Bank IBRD Internat Monetary Fund IMF Org of Petrol Exp Countries OPEC United Nations Sec Council SC UN Ed Sci and Cult Org UNESCO World Health Organization WHO World Meteorological Orga WMO COUNTRY CNTRY_NAME REGION CONTINENT LAND_OCEAN Annotation Country names Arc Attribute Table 49 51 91 112 125 134 135 136 137 138 139 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 20 40 C 0 21 C 0 13 C 0 9 C 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 4 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 LYS 40 40 C 21 21 C 13 13 C ye RII 1 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 1 44 1 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 I dBASE Columns INFO Items Begin Column Begin Item Item Description item Name Column Definition Column Definition Boundary Type Code Boundary Type Name Int Boundary Status Adjoining Country 1 Code Adjoining Country 2 Code Adjoining Country Names Adjoining Region Abbrev Adjoining Continent Abbrev B 36 TYPE BND_TYPE BND_STATUS COUNTRY 1 COUNTRY2 CNTRY_NAME REGION CONTINENT 1 N 0 10 C 0 1 N 0 20 2 C 0 41 C 0 9 C 0 7 C 0 1 1 I 10 10 C 1 1 I 22 22 41 41 C 99C Tele ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Referenc
179. erally added to the database unless this resulted in the addition of long river features that would otherwise not have been part of the 1 25 million coverage Source rivers for intermittent lakes were not retained for the 1 25 million coverage unless they were major rivers in their own right Following all selective edits the coverage was generalized using the ARC GENERALIZE command with a tolerance value of 0 001 degree approximately 110 meters at the equator As for the Country Boundaries coverage this value was chosen because it reduced coordinate density for the entire coverage regardless of latitude but still resulted in a visually pleasing product at the equator where the effects of the generalization were most severe Attribution The Rivers and Water Bodies coverage is simplified considerably by comparison with the 1 3 million coverage Therefore the codes ranking these features according to importance 1 e WATER RANK and RIVER_RANK were dropped from the 1 25 million coverage The RIV_COINC attribute which indicates coincidence between rivers and international boundaries was also dropped for the 1 25 million coverage Data quality review The generalized coverage was plotted at a scale of 1 25 000 000 and reviewed visually for anomalies in topology and attribution The coverage was also compared to other basemaps of similar scale to ensure that data density and content were appropriate for the coverage considering its scale In
180. ery this layer by using the scene center points 4 34 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference PATH ROW SCN_CENTER COUNTRY1 COUNTRY2 COUNTRY3 COUNTRY4 COUNTRY5 COUNTRY6 CNTRY_NAM1 CNTRY_NAM2 CNTRY_NAM3 CNTRY_NAM4 CNTRY_NAM5 CNTRY_NAMG6 July 1992 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M index layers Landsat Nominal Scene Index Scenes cover portions of up to six countries The countries with the largest number of scenes are Russia ca 1 840 Antarctica ca 1 630 and Canada ca 1 140 More than 15 500 scenes cover only ocean areas Point attributes These attributes are also associated with the line coverage Identification attributes Landsat satellite path number and row number Latitude and longitude of the scene center expressed as degrees minutes seconds north or south latitude followed by degrees minutes seconds east or west longitude Example 78 07 48N 016 04 12W These attributes contain the two letter codes for the countries the scene covers to a maximum of six The country codes are always stored beginning with COUNTRY 1 but the countries are not listed in any specific order Because of the high density of disputed areas in Palestine the codes for disputed areas in this region of the world XA through XE were not included beyond six separate political entities per Landsat scene A complete listing of country codes 1s contained in Appendix C The names of the countries the scene covers are stor
181. es Annotation 450 city names Lines ca 26 925 railroad lines Polygons ca 10 825 lakes reservoirs rivers lagoons Lines ca 35 600 perennial and intermittent rivers canals Lines ca 55 500 high speed hard surfaced and unsurfaced roads and tracks Polygon attribs 19 country names and codes regions continents organization memberships Line attributes 9 country name boundary type and status Line attributes 6 boundary level and coincidence geographic reference Point attributes 9 name capital major city local name geogr reference Line attributes 7 type display scale geogr reference Polygon attributes 7 type significance geogr reference Line attributes 9 type rank coincidence geogr reference Line attributes 7 type display scale geogr reference Size MB Source Currency U S Government World Data Bank Il 1988 Coverage Names CTRY3M 18 07 16 53 34 21 U S Government World Data Bank Il 1988 o RR3M RIV3M RIV3M_E RIV3M_W Defense Mapping Agency Operational Navigation Charts various years U S Government World Data Bank Il 1988 U S Government World Data Bank Il 1988 U S Government World Data Bank Il 1988 RDS3M RDS3M_E RDS3M_W 1 4 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 1 What is ArcWorld Table 2 ArcWorld 1 3M index layers Points ca 23 325 scene
182. es boundaries all types 5 4 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 COUNTRY CNTRY_NAME REGION CONTINENT LAND_ OCEAN ISLND_RANK Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Country Boundaries Polygon attributes Geographic reference attributes These attributes contain the following FIPS 10 3 two letter country codes country names region names and continent names Codes for countries and region and continent names are listed in Appendix C The world regions are shown on the map in Chapter 1 These geographic reference codes can be used to select particular country polygons world regions or entire continents for display or study Land ocean indicator This attribute contains words to identify continental areas offshore islands and ocean polygons The words are as follows e Continent e Island e Ocean Cartographic significance Offshore islands are ranked for cartographic significance primarily on the basis of size These rank codes are only present for islands surrounded by ocean no inlands within inland water bodies are included Greenland is the largest island The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 1 Basic reference feature 2 Major 3 Additional major 4 Intermediate 5 Minor 9 Unranked 9 5 Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Country Boundaries STAT FLAG EEC FAO GA GA MEMB YR IAEA IBRD IMF OPEC SC UNESCO WHO WM
183. es ca 16 395 country region continent boundaries Polygons ca 12 600 countries Lines ca 16 395 country region continent boundaries Polygons ca 12 600 countries Lines ca 16 395 country region continent boundaries Polygon attribs 68 total labor force proportion of females percentage in farming and manufacturing Line attributes 9 geographic reference type Polygon attribs 120 GDP government expenditures sanitization immu nization deforesta tion endangered species energy production and consumption atmospheric emissions Line attributes 9 geographic reference type Polygon attribs 106 population by age urban and rural females growth rate and year 2000 projection Line attributes 9 geographic reference type Source Currency U S Govern ment World Data Bank II 1988 World Bank Social Indicators of Development SID 1990 database U S Govern ment World Data Bank II 1988 World Bank Social Indicators of Development SID 1990 database U S Govern ment World Data Bank II 1988 World Bank Social Indicators of Development SID 1990 database Coverage Size MB Names LABOR 21 99 19 16 WRI_3M 29 90 27 91 POP_GEO 25 08 23 47 July 1992 1 7 Chapter 1 What is ArcWorld Table 4 Country Boundaries Latitude Longitude Grid Major Cities Map Elements Rivers and Water
184. es code 9 have been incorporated into this coverage for processing purposes These grid lines carry no thematic information and can be turned off during data displays by reselecting for all TYPE codes not equal to 9 or by setting the line color to be blank for that category The grid lines follow lines of longitude and latitude International boundary status attribute BND STATUS Each international boundary is classified according to 7 boundary status This attribute allows you to display the various types of boundaries using different colors or line symbols The codes are as follows Codes Definitions Demarcated or delimited Indefinite or in dispute Line of separation or sovereignty on land Demiulitarized zone in Israel No defined line Selected claim lines Not an international boundary ONNBWNR Hou ou ou ou ut July 1992 5 7 Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Country Boundaries 5 8 COUNTRY1 COUNTRY2 CNTRY_NAME REGION CONTINENT Geographic reference attributes These attributes contain the following two letter country codes two attributes country names regional codes and continent codes The countries on either side of an inter national boundary are listed by code in separate attributes COUNTRY 1 and COUNTRY2 and by name in a single attribute CNTRY_NAME e g France Germany Only one country is identified for coastlines A similar dual coding scheme was used for boundaries betwe
185. es powerlines reservoirs etc The minimum area for inclusion was 4 000 square kilometers HHLDSIZR86 Average number of occupants per household 1970 1986 HHWOELEC82 Percentage of households without electricity from public utilities 1970 1982 Note this figure includes residences serviced by local generators or other privately owned means of obtaining electricity TOTROADS89 Total kilometers of roads per 1 000 square kilometers of PAVEDRDS89 Jand area and the kilometers of paved roads per 1 000 square kilometers of land area Data are from the latest available figures between 1981 and 1989 AIRPORTS89 Total number of public airports Agriculture and forestry CROPLANDgg Total area of cropland in thousands of hectares Cropland refers to land under temporary and permanent crops temporary meadows market and kitchen gardens and temporarily fallow land Permanent cropland comprises crops that do not need to be replanted after each harvest such as cocoa coffee rubber fruit trees and vines FERTILZE89 Average annual quantity of fertilizers consumed nitrogen phosphate and potash in kilograms per hectare of cropland 1987 1989 July 1992 4 89 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Natural Resources and the Environment 4 90 AIDCERLR89 NOSOILCN89 CLOSEFOR80 OPENFOR80 PLANTATN80 OTHWOODS80 DEFORCLO85 P_DEFCLO85 DEFORTOT85 P_DEFTOT85 ESTDEFOR89 REFOREST85 Total cere
186. ese assignments are as follows Country assigned for Country code Description statistical attributes COUNTRY CNTRY_NAME WB_CNTRY and WRI_CNTRY XA Occupied by Israel Israel XB Occupied by Israel Israel XC Occupied by Israel Israel XD Occupied by Israel Israel XE Occupied by Israel Israel XG Chinese Control Claimed by India China XH Indian Control Claimed by China India XI Indian Control Claimed by China India XJ Indian Control Claimed by China India XK Indian Control Claimed by China India XL India Claimed by China India XM Chad Claimed by Libya Chad XN Sudan Administered by Egypt Sudan XO Egypt Administered by Sudan Egypt XS Sudan Administered by Kenya Sudan XU Sudan Administered by Kenya Sudan Also some additional territories are uniquely identified in the FIPS 10 3 scheme but assigned to a different country by the World Bank as follows Country assigned for Country code Description statistical attributes COUNTRY CNTRY_NAME WB_CNTRY and WRI_CNTRY BV Bouvet Island Norway GO Glorioso Islands Reunion GZ Gaza Strip Israel JN Jan Mayan Norway JU Juan de Nova Island Reunion SV Svalbard Norway Statistical data for the West Bank are reported with either Israel or Jordan and vary on an attribute by attribute basis Because of this inconsistency the West Bank could not be assigned to one of the two countries See Chapter 6 for more information on the assignment of codes for the STAT _FLAG ite
187. ese attributes are listed on page 4 46 The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 0 Not a member of this organization l A member of this organization World Bank country code attribute This attribute contains the three letter country code used by the World Bank in the SID database Disputed territories are assigned to individual countries the specific assignments are listed at the end of Appendix C Population by age sex and situation Total population by five year intervals Percentage of the population between zero and fourteen years of age by five year intervals Percentage of the population between fifteen and sixty four years of age by five year intervals ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 AGERATIO65 AGERATIO70 AGERATIO75 AGERATIO80 AGERATIO85 AGERATIO89 P_URBAN65 P_URBAN70 P_URBAN75 P_URBAN80 P_URBAN85 P_URBAN89 FEM_URB65 FEM_URB70 FEM_URB75 FEM_URB80 FEM_URB85 FEM_URB89 FEM RUR65 FEM RUR70 FEM RUR75 FEM RUR80 FEM_RUR85 FEM_RUR89 GRW_RATE65 GRW_RATE70 GRW_RATE75 GRW_RATE80 GRW_RATE85 GRW_RATE89 URBGRWRT65 URBGRWRT70 URBGRWRT75 URBGRWRT80 URBGRWRT85 URBGRWRT89 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Population Characteristics The age dependency ratio by five year intervals This is defined as the ratio of the dependent population under fifteen and over sixty four years to the working age population fifteen to sixty four Percent
188. esent common basemap information made up of a variety of man made and natural geographic features The bulk of the data in these coverages is locational attributes are few and usually they identify the location class and cartographic significance of the features The ArcWorld 1 3M database has six cartographic layers Country Boundaries Country Internal Divisions Major Cities Railroads Rivers and Water Bodies and Roads Index layers Coverages in the three ArcWorld 1 3M index layers contain several geographic reference grids and data indexes The index layers are Landsat Nominal Scene Index for Landsat 4 and 5 satellite data Latitude Longitude Grids 5 10 and 20 degree intervals and Operational Navigation Chart ONC index Statistical attribute layers Coverages in the ArcWorld 1 3M statistical layers contain both geographic features and a large number of attributes for country statistics The country boundaries represented in the statistical attribute layers are slightly different than those in the Country Boundaries cartographic layer The specific differences are explained in Chapter 4 The layers are as follows Economic and Industrial Indicators Education and Literacy Food Production and Nutrition Health and Vital Statistics Labor Force Characteristics Natural Resources and the Environment and Population Characteristics Characteristics of ArcWorld 1 25M coverages The ArcWorld 1 25M layers contain data that are gene
189. euswusucedsvensvavessunatgsuvoessuscunestosevasnsusiessisuswsviensucuieasiuswaviensucdieasieuueaviensewsasuucesspWuvves os ons asus susses suse saswuseasievene tos wesw dessiswskey dun cs A sliue asidusiusleasuue asidu A E S River TTET E cea ene nen ne ene nen ane ene nen ane ene nanens ene nensne eae nansns ee nanansenenanans ine nansns eae nansnsenenansns ene nensa eae nenaes ene nen Ges enenarens eae nanGns eae nGnGes eae nanGns ene nGnGns eae nGnGns eae nGnGes ene nenGeseaenenenee Izland E 4 gt Classification attributes D e Poet toile en Ji M aa oad it that particular geo political unit was not included in the source database Ocean area is indicated by a code of 99 Data are present only for land areas of the world Some minor adjustments to the correspondence between the ArcWorld Federal Information Processing System FIPS publication 10 3 country codes and the World Bank and World Resources Institute country codes were made by ESRI These were generally restricted to polygons representing areas which are subject to political dispute country codes beginning with an X Adjustments were made in sixteen situations in all of them ESRI assigned the code of the country in actual control of the area to the disputed polygons in the items WB_CNTRY and WRI_CNTRY The specific cases are listed in Appendix C To perform statistical analyses with attributes that contain missing measu
190. f this organization World Bank country code attribute This attribute contains the three letter country code used by the World Bank in the SID database Disputed territories are assigned to individual countries the specific assignments are listed at the end of Appendix C Educational expenditure Percentage of Gross Domestic Product GDP spent on education by five year intervals This figure includes both government and private spending Computed from United Nations International Comparison Program ICP figures or national estimates if available School enrollment Definitions of school age varies by country Many but not all countries consider primary school age to be 6 11 years and secondary school age to be 12 17 years Values over 100 percent are possible if some pupils are younger or older than the country s standard school age range 4 55 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Education and Literacy 4 56 P_ PRIMRY65 P_PRIMRY70 P_ PRIMRY75 P_ PRIMRY80 P_ PRIMRY85 P_PRIMRY89 P_PRI_F65 P_PRI_F70 P_PRI_F75 P_PRI_F80 P_PRI_F85 P_PRI_F89 P_SECNDY65 P_SECNDY70 P_SECNDY75 P_SECNDY80 P_SECNDY85 P_SECNDY89 P_SEC_F65 P_SEC_F70 P_SEC_F75 P_SEC_F80 P_SEC_F85 P_SEC_F89 P_ SCIENG65 P_SCIENG70 P_ SCIENG75 P_SCIENG80 P_ SCIENG85 P_ SCIENG89 PUPTCH_P65 PUPTCH_P70 PUPTCH_P75 PUPTCH_P80 PUPTCH_P85 PUPTCH_P89 Percentage of school age children who are enrolled in prima
191. for each set of ArcWorld coverages The coverages appear in the same order as in Chapters 4 and 5 first the 1 3M cartographic index and statistical attribute layers and then the 1 25M layers In order to reduce repetition the ARC INFO generated items are omitted from the feature attribute tables in this appendix Polygon or point feature tables Coverage Names TEMPLATE_PY Layer Type 2 Polygon or Point Polygon or Point Attribute Table dBASE Columns INFO Items Begin Column Begin Item Item Description Item Name Column Definition Column Definition Area AREA 1 13 N 6 4 12 F 3 Perimeter PERIMETER 14 13 N 6 4 12 F 3 Arc Internal Number coverage name 27 11 N 0 4 5 B User Assignable ID coverage name ID 38 11 N 0 4 5 B July 1992 B 1 Appendix B ArcWorld item definitions Line feature tables Coverage Names TEMPLATE_LN Layer Type 2 Line Arc Attribute Table dBASE Columns INFO Items Begin Column Begin Item ltem Description 4 Item Name Column Definition Column Definition From Node Number FNODE 11 N 0 1 4 5 B To Node Number TNODE 11 N 0 5 4 5 B Left Polygon Number LPOLY 11 N 0 9 4 5 B Right Polygon Number RPOLY 11 N 0 13 4 5 B Arc Length LENGTH 13 N 6 17 4 12 F 3 Arc Internal Number coverage name 11 N 0 21 4 5 B User Assignable ID coverage name ID 11 N 0 25 4 5 B Notes 1 The coverage directory names For the ArcWorld 1 3M database the first coverage listed is for the worldwid
192. formation it contains is relevant to what you are doing The chapters are as follows What is ArcWorld Presents the geographic extent of the database and an overview of its contents Exploring the ArcWorld database Provides an ArcView tutorial that introduces you to the basic database organization and illustrates fundamental techniques for selecting displaying querying and analyzing the data Explores cartographic index and statistical attribute data by leading you through sample applications ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Appendixes AtoF July 1992 Getting started with ArcWorld Database concepts and organization Discusses such data elements as coverages and attributes and explains how they have been organized in the ArcWorld database Presents basic database concepts like projection and scale Lists data sources In greater detail The ArcWorld 1 3M layers Examines in detail the geographic features represented by each data layer Presents definitions and codes for all of the feature attributes This is the chapter you ll use most often during a work session The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Describes the features and attribute definitions for the ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map data Using the database Suggests strategies for using the database to display and query and gives information about advanced applications like data export Strategies apply t
193. g Primary Schl PRIMRY_M89 333 10 N 2 301 10 10 N 2 Fem with Some Second Schl POSTSECF89 343 10 N 2 311 10 10 N 2 Male with Some Second Schl POSTSECM89 353 10 N 2 321 10 10 N 2 Oral Rehydro Diarrhea Use ORTUSE_R8 amp 8 363 10 N 2 331 10 10 N 2 TB Immunized age 1 year IMMUN_TB90 373 10 N 2 341 10 10 N 2 DPT Immunized age 1 year IM_DPT90 383 10 N 2 351 10 10 N 2 Polio Immunized age 1 year IM_POLIO90 393 10 N 2 361 10 10 N 2 Measles Immun age 1 year IM_MEASL90 403 10 N 2 371 10 10 N 2 Couples Using Birth Control CONTRCEP89 413 10 N 2 381 10 10 N 2 Percent of Wilderness Area WILDERNS88 423 10 N 2 391 10 10 N 2 Persons per Household HHLDSIZR86 433 10 N 2 401 10 10 N 2 Non Electric Households HHWOELEC82 443 10 N 2 411 10 10 N 2 Total Roads per 1K sq km TOTROADS89 453 10 N 2 421 10 10 N 2 Paved Roads per 1K sq km PAVEDRDS89 463 10 N 2 431 10 10 N 2 Number of Public Airports AIRPORTS89 473 10 N 2 44 10 10 N 2 Amount of Cropland CROPLAND89 483 10 N 2 451 10 10 N 2 Annual Fertilizer Use FERTILZE89 493 10 N 2 461 10 10 N 2 Cereal Food Aid Received AIDCERLR89 503 10 N 2 471 10 10 N 2 Land with No Soil Limits NOSOILCN89 513 10 N 2 481 10 10 N 2 Total Closed Forest Area CLOSEFORS80 523 10 N 2 491 10 10 N 2 Total Open Forest Area OPENFOR80 533 10 N 2 501 10 10 N 2 Total Forest Plantation Area PLANTATN80 543 10 N 2 511 10 10 N 2 Total Other Wooded Area OTHWOODS80 353 10 N 2 521 10 10 N 2 Annual Deforest Closed Forest DEFORCLO85 563 10 N 2 5
194. gned areas 2 Polygon identifier for countries that are assigned statistical data by the World Bank or World Resources Institute 9 23 Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Selected Statistical Attributes EEC FAO GA GA MEMB YR IAEA IBRD IMF OPEC SC UNESCO WHO WMO WB_CNTRY TOTPOP89 P_ 0 14 89 P_15_64_ 89 GRW_RATE89 5 24 World organization membership attributes These attributes indicate membership in international organizations Each of the organization attributes can be used to select a group of country polygons for display or study The organizations indicated by these attributes are listed on page 4 46 The codes are as follows Codes Definitions Q Nota member of this organization 1 A member of this organization World Bank attribute groups World Bank country code This attribute contains the three letter country code used by the World Bank in the SID database Disputed territories are assigned to individual countries the specific assignments are listed at the end of Appendix C Population Total population for 1989 Percentage of the population between zero and fourteen years of age in 1989 Percentage of the population between fifteen and sixty four years of age in 1989 These attributes contain the growth rate for the total population Annual growth rate 1988 89 calculated from midyear total population ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference
195. gons the sum of all the records would yield inflated results The flag values in the attribute STAT_FLAG have been assigned to the largest polygon in each country or to a statistical calculation polygon These flag values allow a single record per political or statistical unit to be selected for statistical analysis or for displaying text Name attributes Name attributes may contain either alphabetic or alphanumeric names They serve two functions in the ArcWorld database First they may contain the English language equivalents of codes If so the user has the option of generating an on line display of attribute classes either by name or by code For example in the Rivers and Water Bodies layer TYPE contains the codes for the different classes of water features and WATER TYPE contains the names for these classes A second function of name attributes is to store place name information for the geographic features For example the attribute called NAME in the Major Cities layer contains city names ArcWorld attributes In Chapters 4 and 5 the attributes within a coverage have been grouped by topic or theme regardless of the type of values they contain These thematic attribute groups which serve to organize the sometimes long lists of coverage attributes are intended to help the user locate data of interest in the on line feature attribute tables The most common of the ArcWorld thematic attribute groups are described below Geog
196. gons and lines groups Geographic reference attributes polygons and lines Boundary coincidence with rivers lines Feature Number of Polygons All polygon features Represented by ca 70 polygons Major lake Represented by ca 60 polygons Not inland water Represented by ca 10 polygons All line features Represented by ca 3 350 lines Major river Represented by ca 3 190 lines Shoreline Represented by ca 130 lines Country boundary Represented by ca 25 lines Grid line Represented by 5 lines Polygon attributes Classification attributes TYPE Each polygon is classified according to the type of water WATER_TYPE feature it represents TYPE contains the code number and WATER_TYPE contains the English description The codes are as follows Codes Equivalents 1 Major lake 2 Not inland water July 1992 5 17 Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Rivers and Water Bodies 5 18 COUNTRY CNTRY_NAME REGION CONTINENT TYPE RIVER_TYPE COUNTRY1 COUNTRY2 CNTRY_NAME REGION CONTINENT Geographic reference attributes These geographic reference attributes contain codes and names that make it possible to select polygonal water features by country world region and continent The areas and their corresponding codes are listed in Appendix C regions are also shown on the map in Chapter 1 Line attributes Classification attributes Each line is classified according to type of feature it represents T
197. haracteristics POP_GEO Selected Statistical Attributes STAT25M STAT BR The Map Elements coverage is provided only for Robinson projection in the UNIX ARC INFO format 5 2 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Country Boundaries ArcView 1 wit KA x an ey l OF ve Polygons and lines July 1992 Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Country Boundaries Layer description The Country Boundaries layer serves as a small scale national level basemap for the entire globe Two hundred forty separate geopolitical entities are represented and identified according to the Federal Information Processing Standards FIPS country codes from FIPS publication 10 3 The fifteen former Soviet Union republics were upgraded to full international status East and West Germany and North and South Yemen were combined into single countries These changes make the layer current to world political conditions as of January 1 1992 Line attributes are present that identify coastlines and six types of international boundaries Attributes that permit countries to be individually selected for display are contained in both the line and polygon attribute tables Annotation containing country names accompanies this layer Using the Country Boundaries coverage Countries with multiple geographic parts such as offshore islands or overseas territorial possessions are represented in the database by multiple polygons all having the sam
198. he 1 25M Country Boundaries layer The size of 5 11 Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Major Cities Summary of the Major Cities coverages Coverage names CITY25M CITY_BR Source and currency Cartography from the Defense Mapping Agency Operational Navigation Charts various years Attribute data from the World Fact Book 1989 Thematic attribute Name attribute groups Classification attributes Additional name attribute Geographic reference attributes Annotation text City names Feature Number of features Number of class 1 25M coverage attributes Points All point features Represented by 186 points National capitals Represented by 144 points Major urban centers Represented by 42 points over 3 million these names will automatically change when the scale of a display map is changed Point attributes The complete list of attributes defined below is contained in the ArcWorld 1 25M coverage Asterisks indicate those attributes that are included in the Browse Map coverage Name attribute NAME This attribute contains the conventional spelling Romanized of the city The name and spelling follow the Board of Geographic Names standards as of January 31 1992 5 12 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 CAPITAL MAJ_CITY COUNTRY CNTRY_NAME REGION CONTINENT LOCAL_NAME DIACR_FLAG Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Major Cities Classificatio
199. he sections of the World Bank s Social Indicators of Development SID database called Human Resources Medical Care and Poverty These attributes include information and indicators on safe water malnutrition expenditure on medical care number of physicians nurses and hospital beds per person birth and death rates infant mortality fertility and contraception family size and life expectancy Using the Health and Vital Statistics coverage Time series attributes range from 1965 to 1989 with data in five year intervals for 1965 to 1985 and data for the additional year of 1989 Not all years in the time series are available for all topics Information about country boundaries missing measurement values and the statistical flag attribute that applies to this layer as well as to all of the other statistical attribute layers is given on page 4 42 4 67 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Health and Vital Statistics Summary of the Health and Vital Statistics coverage Coverage name HEALTH Source and currency Cartography from U S Government World Data Bank II 1988 Attribute data from the World Bank Social Indicators of Development 1990 database Thematic attribute Geographic reference attributes polygons and lines groups Cartographic attributes polygons Statistical flag polygons World organization membership polygons World Bank country code polygons Access to safe water po
200. hown in Table 2 applies to only one projection or coordinate system the second set of data requires approximately the same amount of disk space The ArcWorld Installation Instructions give instructions about copying individual coverages to another storage space viii ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Getting started with ArcWorld How to access the database Depending upon the amount of disk space you have available and the applications you plan for the ArcWorld data you may read data directly from the CD ROM or decide to copy all or some of the data to your hard drive Copying the data onto your hard drive will significantly improve performance but requires extra storage space Data copying and storage options for your particular hardware platforms are discussed in the ArcWorld Installation Instructions How to use this guide If you re new to geographic information systems If you ve never worked with a geographic information system you may want to get an introduction to basic GIS concepts before you read this guide in detail You should also be familiar with the basic tools of the software you ll be using ArcView ARC INFO or ArcCAD To understand some basic concepts of GIS see What s GIS Chapter 5 of the ArcView User s Guide e The book Understanding GIS The ARC INFO Method is an excellent more extensive resource for novice ARC INFO users e The ARC INFO 6 0 handbook ARC INFO Data Model Concepts amp Key
201. ia W_EU Western Europe FIPS codes for countries AF Afghanistan BM Burma XO Egypt administered AL Albania BY Burundi by Sudan AG Algeria BO Byelarus ES El Salvador AQ American Samoa CB Cambodia EK Equatorial Guinea AN Andorra CM Cameroon EN Estonia AO Angola CA Canada ET Ethiopia AV Anguilla CV Cape Verde FA Falkland Islands AY Antarctica CJ Cayman Islands Islas Malvinas AC Antigua and Barbuda CT Central African FO Faroe Islands AR Argentina Republic FM Federated States of AM Armenia CD Chad Micronesia AS Australia XM Chad claimed by FJ Fiji AU Austria Libya FI Finland AJ Azerbaijan CI Chile FR France BF Bahamas The CH China FG French Guiana BA Bahrain XG Chinese Control PP French Polynesia FQ Baker Island Claimed by India FS French Southern and BG Bangladesh CK Cocos Keeling Antarctic Lands BB Barbados Islands GB Gabon BE Belgium CO Colombia GA Gambia The BH Belize CN Comoros GZ Gaza Strip BN Benin CF Congo GG Georgia BD Bermuda CW Cook Islands GM Germany BT Bhutan CS Costa Rica GH Ghana BL Bolivia CU Cuba GO Glorioso Islands BC Botswana CY Cyprus GR Greece BV Bouvet Island CZ Czechoslovakia GL Greenland BR Brazil DA Denmark GJ Grenada IO British Indian Ocean DJ Djibouti GP Guadeloupe Territory DO Dominica GQ Guam VI British Virgin Islands DR Dominican Republic GT Guatemala BX Brunei EC Ecuador GK Guernsey BU Bulgaria EG Egypt GV Guinea UV Burkina Faso PU
202. ical Attributes coverages Coverage name Source and currency Thematic attribute groups STAT25M STAT_BR Cartography from U S Government World Data Bank II 1988 1 25M and Browse Map cartography from a manually generalized version of the WDBII Attribute data from the World Bank Social Indicators of Development 1990 database and the World Resources Institute World Resources 1992 1993 Data Base Geographic reference attributes polygons and lines Cartographic attributes polygons Statistical flag polygons World organization membership attributes Classification attributes lines World Bank attribute groups polygons World Bank country code Population Vital statistics Health Agriculture and forestry Food production and nutrition Labor force Economic development Education WRI attribute groups polygons Economic development Health Wilderness area attribute Housing Land attributes Animal and plant life Energy Municipal waste Food supply Atmospheric emissions Feature Number of features Number of class 1 25M coverage attributes Polygons All polygon features Represented by ca 2 025 polygons Lines All line features Represented by ca 3 888 lines Coastlines Represented by ca 3 265 lines International boundaries Represented by ca 510 lines July 1992 5 21 Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Selected Statistical Attributes 5 22 COUNTRY CNTRY_NAME REGI
203. in by loading ArcView if you haven t already loaded and started Arc View please see the ArcView installation instructions Next load your ArcWorld data set see the ArcWorld Installation Instructions The views directory includes a series of preconstructed ArcView views to guide you through the tour ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Exploring statistical attributes at a global level During this exercise you will explore some of the statistical attributes included in the ArcWorld Browse Map Begin by opening the view stat av which displays country boundaries for the world 1 Click on the check box to the left of Total Population 1989 You will see a thematic map representing 1989 total pop ulation Total population totpop89 is one of the variables in the ArcWorld Browse Map coverage stat_br 2 Select Properties from the theme specific menu for the theme Total Population 1989 The Theme Property Sheet will appear below the Table of Contents Notice that the attribute stat_flag has been preset to equal 2 In addition the attribute totpop89 has been preset to be greater than 97 to prevent the display of countries that may have incomplete or missing data Quit from the property sheet to continue July 1992 Chapter 2 Exploring the ArcWorld database 2 3
204. in the time series are available for all topics Information about country boundaries missing measurement values and the statistical flag attribute that applies to this layer as well as to all of the other statistical attribute layers is given on page 4 42 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Labor Force Characteristics Summary of the Labor Force Characteristics coverage Coverage name LABOR Source and currency Cartography from U S Government World Data Bank II 1988 Attribute data from the World Bank Social Indicators of Development 1990 database Thematic attribute Geographic reference attributes polygons and lines groups Cartographic attributes polygons Statistical flag polygons World organization membership polygons World Bank country code polygons Labor force attributes polygons Classification attributes lines International boundary status lines Boundary coincidence with rivers lines Feature Number otieatui Number of class a tc a attributes Polygons Countries and other Represented by ca 12 609 polygons political divisions Coastlines Represented by ca 16 395 lines international boundaries and world regions Polygon attributes Geographic reference attributes COUNTRY These geographic reference attributes contain codes and CNTRY_NAME names that make it possible to select polygonal features by REGION country w
205. ing Standards FIPS country codes from FIPS publication 10 3 The fifteen former Soviet Union republics were upgraded to full international status East and West Germany and North and South Yemen were combined into single countries These changes make the layer current to world political conditions as of January 1 1992 Line attributes are present that identify coastlines and six types of international boundaries Attributes that permit countries to be individually selected for display are contained in both the line and polygon attribute tables Annotation containing country names accompanies this layer Using the Country Boundaries coverage Countries with multiple geographic parts such as offshore islands or overseas territorial possessions are represented in the database by multiple polygons all having the same country code A flag attribute STAT_FLAG is provided to identify the largest polygon for each country This flag allows selection of a single data record per country which is necessary for correct tabulation purposes The countries represented by the most polygons are Canada 1 658 Philippines 1 286 Indonesia 939 Greenland 542 and Norway 361 4 5 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M cartographic layers Country Boundaries Summary of the Country Boundaries coverage Coverage name CTRY3M Source and currency U S Government World Data Bank II 1988 Thematic attribute Geographic reference attributes polygons and
206. international protection systems Animal and plant life The number of known mammal species in a country including introduced species and the number of threatened mammal species endangered vulnerable rare or indeterminate excluding introduced species Both of these figures exclude whales and porpoises ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Selected Statistical Attributes PLANTHRT91 Rare and threatened plant taxa total number per 1 000 PLTHR_1K91 species and per 10 000 square kilometers These figures PLTHR_KMS91 are generally based on recorded species but sometimes include estimates In most cases plant taxa refer to native vascular species Because taxonomic concepts and the extent of knowledge are variable direct comparisons between countries are not possible using the total number of taxa or the number per 1 000 species The third attribute PLTHR_KM91 provides a relative estimate for comparing threatened species in countries of different size because the relationship between area and the number of plant species is nonlinear a species area curve was used to standardize this figure Energy CONS 87 89 Commercial energy consumption for 1989 in megajoules E per constant The constant is calculated using the gross national product expressed in 1987 U S dollars This figure represents domestic production plus net imports less stock increases less ai
207. ions as those in the ArcWorld 1 3M tables However the beginning column numbers in the 1 3M tables do not correspond to the Browse Map coverages since some of the non statistical attributes have been deleted from the Browse Map coverages July 1992 5 39 Chapter 6 Using the database This chapter contains information that will help you use the ArcWorld database successfully The information covers three general areas 1 techniques for selecting data in order to improve software performance 2 information about working with attributes in order to analyze data and 3 suggestions for creating attractive functional graphic displays Optimizing performance Use the Browse Map coverages or 1 25M data whenever possible As noted in Chapter 2 drawing time can be decreased by using the Browse Map coverages and 1 25 000 000 scale data whenever possible For small scale representations of the attribute information present in the 1 3 000 000 scale data the cartographic level of detail in the Browse Map coverages may be sufficient Reduce the number of features To improve performance when you use a large database like ArcWorld 1 3M reduce the amount of data you are dealing with as soon as possible This will improve performance for subsequent search operations logical operations as well as reduce drawing times Most of the layers in the database have been coded by country world region and continent Thus if you know that your need
208. ir positional accuracy Attribute accuracy The accuracy of most attributes in the ArcWorld 1 3M layers has not been explicitly tested against independent sources However all the data have been reviewed for anomalous visual patterns both on line and in hard copy Data derived from the World Bank and WRI tabular files were tested for proper relationships with country codes during the processing procedure that linked the tabular data with cartographic coverage components All attributes were tested by using the automated techniques described in the Lineage section of this appendix All ESRI added data e g membership in world organizations world region codes were reviewed and verified against source maps Logical consistency All data were found to be topologically correct using ARC INFO Rev 6 0 1 No duplicate features are present All polygons are closed and all lines intersect where intended No undershoots or overshoots are present A 10 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 Appendix A Data quality information Completeness The ArcWorld data were closely reviewed to ensure the completeness of shorelines and of country boundaries The completeness of the Rivers and Water Bodies coverage reflects that of the source materials and is considered to be fairly consistent The completeness of the Country Internal Divisions and Roads layers also reflects the completeness of the source materials and is considered to be les
209. ish and shellfish thousands of metric tons 1987 1989 Average annual food supply from fish and fishery products 1986 1988 in kilograms per capita Atmospheric emissions Carbon dioxide emissions resulting from industrial processes in 1989 in thousands of metric tons from the following sources Solid fuels Liquid fuels Gas fuels Gas flaring Cement manufacturing ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 CO2_TOT70 CO2_CAP89 CO2DEFOR89 METHANE89 CFC89 SO2_ 89 TYPE BND_TYPE Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Natural Resources and the Environment Total industrial carbon dioxide emissions 1970 Industrial carbon dioxide emissions in metric tons per capita 1989 Carbon dioxide emissions due to changes in land use primarily deforestation in thousands of metric tons for 1989 Methane emissions resulting from human activities in thousands of metric tons for 1989 This figure includes methane contributions from solid waste coal mining oil and gas production wet rice agriculture and livestock production Chlorofluorocarbon CFC emissions in thousands of metric tons for 1989 Total sulfur dioxide emissions in thousands of metric tons for 1989 Line attributes Thorough definitions of these attributes are given on page 4 50 Classification attributes Each line is classified according to the type of feature it represents TYPE c
210. ived from the following sources e Data derived from ArcWorld 1 3M data principally data derived from 1 3 000 000 scale U S State Department s World Data Bank I e A mathematically generated latitude longitude grid e Data derived from 1 25M ArcWorld coverages data in the ArcWorld Browse Major Cities coverage e Data derived from tabular files published by the World Bank Social Indicators of Development 1990 database and World Resources Institute World Resources 1992 1993 Data Base Each of these is described in greater detail below Data derived from 1 3M ArcWorld data The ArcWorld 1 25M cartographic layers are generalized versions of 1 3 million cartographic layers These layers include the following Layer Coverage Country Boundaries CTRY25M Major Cities CITY25M Map Elements SC_25M Rivers and Water Bodies RIV25M The properties of the source data for the ArcWorld database are described in the section for the 1 3 million layers In order to generate the 1 25 million coverages features with specific attribute values were extracted from the 1 3 million coverages and placed in the 1 25 million coverages They were then selectively edited and generalized to reduce coordinate density and produce a visually pleasing product with a data density and data content similar to other products of the same scale In addition some attributes in the 1 3 million Country Boundaries and Rivers and Water Bodies coverages were dropped from the
211. laced on maps to orient the user These cartographic coverage attributes are confined to those used for classification geographic reference and cartographic significance The Country Boundaries coverage described in this section reflects the recent changes in the former Soviet Union 1 e independent republics and Germany 1 e one country The country boundaries used as the cartographic foundation for the statistical attribute coverages described later do not reflect these recent political changes so that they match the World Bank and World Resources Institute tabular data from previous years The ArcWorld 1 3M cartographic layers and coverages are listed in the table below Layer Coverage names Country Boundaries CTRY3M Country Internal Divisions ADMIN3M Major Cities CITY3M Railroads RR3M Rivers and Water Bodies RIV3M RIV3M_E RIV3M_W Roads RDS3M RDS3M_E RDS3M_W Generalized versions of these layers are provided with ArcWorld 1 25M If you do not need the detail of the 1 3M coverage substituting a generalized coverage will minimize display time July 1992 4 3 Country Boundaries Polygons and Lines July 1992 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M cartographic layers Country Boundaries Layer description The Country Boundaries layer serves as a country level basemap for the entire globe Two hundred forty separate geopolitical entities are represented and identified according to the Federal Information Process
212. lands within inland water bodies are included in this layer Greenland is the largest island The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 1 Basic reference feature 2 Major 3 Additional major 4 Intermediate 5 Minor 9 Unranked Statistical flag Flag used to identify a single polygon the largest for each country for purposes of calculating summary statistics Chapter 6 provides more information about using this attribute The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 0 Other polygons in country l Polygon identifier for disputed territories reassigned areas or countries for which data are not tabulated by the World Bank or World Resources Institute See Appendix C for a list of disputed territories and reassigned areas 2 Polygon identifier for countries that are assigned statistical data by the World Bank or World Resources Institute 4 99 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Population Characteristics 4 100 EEC FAO GA GA_MEMB_YR IAEA IBRD IMF OPEC SC UNESCO WHO WMO WB_CNTRY TOTPOP65 TOTPOP70 TOTPOP75 TOTPOP80 TOTPOP85 TOTPOP89 P_15_64 65 P_15_64 70 P_15_64 75 P_15_64 80 P_15_64 85 P_15_64 89 World organization membership attributes These attributes indicate membership in international organizations Each of the organization attributes can be used to select a group of country polygons for display or study The organizations indicated by th
213. lines groups World organization membership polygons Land ocean indicator polygons Cartographic significance polygons Statistical flag polygons Classification attribute lines International boundary status attribute lines Boundary coincidence with rivers lines Annotation text Country names Feature Number of features Nummer Oi class attributes Polygons All polygon features Represented by ca 12 902 polygons 19 Geopolitical units 256 features represented by ca 12 132 polygons Continents Represented by ca 208 polygons Offshore islands Represented by ca 11 924 polygons All line features Represented by ca 18 040 lines Coastlines Represented by ca 14 351 lines International Represented by ca 1 204 lines boundaries all types Coral reefs Represented by ca 1 525 lines In special circumstances separate geographical areas have been defined in the coverage that do not have an equivalent FIPS country code In the sixteen cases where this occurred ESRI assigned a series of special country codes all beginning with the letter X Instead of indicating a country name these X series codes provide a description of the special circumstances present for these areas For 4 6 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 COUNTRY CNTRY_NAME REGION CONTINENT LAND_ OCEAN ISLND_RANK Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M cartographic layers Country Boundaries example XG equals Chinese control claimed by In
214. llowing list of road types TYPE contains the code number and ROAD_TYPE contains the English description Codes Equivalents Highspeed Hard surface Gravel Unsurfaced Track or trail Under construction Undifferentiated YUNMNBWN Hou ou ou oe ot Cartographic significance Each road segment is classified with appropriate display scale ranking The rankings range from a map scale of 1 80 000 000 smallest to 1 5 000 000 largest Codes Definitions 80 1 80 000 000 scale 40 1 40 000 000 scale 20 1 20 000 000 scale 10 1 10 000 000 scale 5 1 5 000 000 scale Q Additional unranked roads Geographic reference attributes These geographic reference attributes contain codes and names that make it possible to select road features by country world region and continent The areas and their corresponding codes are listed in Appendix C regions are also shown on the map in Chapter 1 4 29 ArcWorld 1 3M index layers The coverages in the ArcWorld 1 3M index layers include three latitude longitude grids a scene index for Landsat satellite data and an index to Operational Navigation Charts published by the U S Defense Mapping Agency Users can quickly determine the location of geographic features by using one of the latitude longitude grids The map and satellite indexes provide information needed for ordering those products they can also provide a convenient way to zoom in on a particular study area The ArcWorld 1 3M
215. lly The seven items and their definitions are shown in the sample AAT above 5 The defined variable item name INFO or dBASE uses this name to read the item In INFO the item name may be up to sixteen characters long may not include spaces must begin with a letter and is case sensitive Because dBASE has slightly different requirements for the defined item names the in the INFO software generated item names is replaced with an underscore _ in the dBASE tables The remaining item names in the ArcWorld database have been limited to ten alphanumeric characters so that names are identical in both formats 6 Inthe dBASE columns the Begin Column entry defines the column in which the variable begins A dBASE record may be up to 4 000 bytes or 128 items wide whichever comes first 7 AdBASE column definition has four elements a Item name see note 5 b Item width the number of bytes needed to store the variable c Item type may be N for numeric or C for character d Number of displayed decimal places for item type N 8 In the INFO Items columns the Begin Column entry defines the column in which the variable begins An INFO record may be 4 096 columns bytes wide This limit applies also to related records so the combined length of selected and related records cannot exceed 4 096 There are no related items in the ArcWorld 1 3M and ArcWorld 1 25M databases as they are delivered 9 An INFO item definition has five el
216. lygons Malnutrition polygons Health care expenditures and availability polygons Vital statistics polygons Classification attributes lines International boundary status lines Boundary coincidence with rivers lines Feature ca miber Grrealur Number of class nee Seer ee attributes Polygons Countries and other Represented by ca 12 609 polygons 110 political divisions Coastlines Represented by ca 16 395 lines international boundaries and world regions Polygon attributes Geographic reference attributes COUNTRY These geographic reference attributes contain codes and CNTRY_NAME names that make it possible to select polygonal features by REGION country world region and continent The areas and their CONTINENT i corresponding codes are listed in Appendix C regions are also shown on the map in Chapter 1 4 68 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 LAND_ OCEAN ISLND_RANK STAT FLAG Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Health and Vital Statistics Cartographic attributes Flag used to identify continents islands and ocean areas The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 1 Continent 2 Offshore island 3 Ocean Offshore islands are ranked for cartographic significance primarily on the basis of size These rank codes are only present for islands surrounded by ocean no islands within inland water bodies are included in this layer Greenland is
217. lygons School enrollment polygons Pupil teacher ratios polygons Success in primary school polygons Literacy polygons Classification attributes lines International boundary status lines Boundary coincidence with rivers lines Feature N mbercotfeat r Number of class ne ee eee attributes Polygons Countries and other Represented by ca 12 609 polygons political divisions Lines Coastlines Represented by ca 16 395 lines international boundaries and world regions Polygon attributes Geographic reference attributes COUNTRY These geographic reference attributes contain codes and CNTRY_NAME names that make it possible to select polygonal features by REGION country world region and continent The areas and their CONTINENT i corresponding codes are listed in Appendix C regions are also shown on the map in Chapter 1 July 1992 4 53 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Education and Literacy 4 54 LAND OCEAN ISLND_RANK STAT FLAG Cartographic attributes Flag used to identify continents islands and ocean areas The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 1 Continent 2 Offshore island 3 Ocean Offshore islands are ranked for cartographic significance primarily on the basis of size These rank codes are only present for islands surrounded by ocean no islands within inland water bodies are included in this layer Greenland is the largest island The co
218. m C 4 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Appendix D Incomplete coverage areas This appendix lists major countries that do not contain features in the ArcWorld 1 3M database for roads railroads or internal administrative divisions The reason for the absence of data in these countries may either be because data were not collected about these features or because these features do not actually exist Major countries without internal administrative division data Armenia Dominican Republic Austria Equatorial Guinea Bahrain Estonia Bangladesh Greece Bhutan Haiti Brunei Iceland Burundi Indonesia Denmark Kuwait Latvia Lithuania Moldavia Mongolia Nepal New Zealand Major countries without railroad data Bahrain Cyprus Belize Equatorial Guinea Bhutan French Guiana Brunei Gambia The Burundi Guinea Bissau Cent African Republic Iceland Chad Kuwait Major countries without road data Argentina Dominican Republic Australia Haiti Canada Iceland Cuba Japan July 1992 Laos Libya Niger Oman Papua New Guinea Puerto Rico Qatar New Zealand Papua New Guinea Paraguay Puerto Rico Papua New Guinea Puerto Rico Qatar Rwanda Swaziland Switzerland Taiwan Rwanda Somalia United Arab Emirates Yemen United States Uruguay D 1 Appendix E Bibliography Source data The following publications contain further information about the data sources for this database Anderson
219. m Description City Name English Capital City Flag Major City Flag Country FIPS Code Country Name World Region Name Continent Name City Name Native Diacritical Mark Flag Annotation City names July 1992 NAME CAPITAL MAJ_CITY COUNTRY CNTRY_NAME REGION CONTINENT LOCAL_NAME DIACR_FLAG 40 C 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 2 C 0 40 C N 21 C 0 13 C 0 40 C 0 1 N 0 40 40 C 1 1 1 1 1 I 22C 40 40 C 21 21 13 13 C 40 40 C 1 1 I Appendix B ArcWorld 1 3M cartographic layers Railroads Coverage Name RR3M Layer Type Line Arc Attribute Table dBASE Columns INFO Items Begin Column Begin Item Item Description item Name Column Definition Column Definition Rail Line Classification TYPE 80 1 N 0 1 1 I Rail Line Class Name RAIL TYPE 8 1 30 C 0 30 30 C Cartographic Display Scale DISP_SCALE 111 2 N 0 22 Country FIPS Code COUNTRY 113 2 C 0 22 Country Name CNTRY_ NAME 115 40 C 0 40 40 C World Region Name REGION 155 21 C 0 21 21 C Continent Name CONTINENT 176 13 C 0 13 13 C Rivers and Water Bodies Coverage Name RIV3M RIV3M_E RIV3M_W Layer Type Polygon and Line Polygon Attribute Table dBASE Columns INFO Items Begin Column Begin Item Item Description item Name Column Definition Column Definition Water Feature Type Code TYPE 1 N 0 1 1 I Water Feature Type Name WATER_TYPE 20 C 0 20 20 C Cartographic Display Rank WATER_RANK 2 N 0 221 Country FIPS Code COUNTRY 2 C 0 2 25 Country Name CNTRY_ NAME 40 C
220. minal scene center points and nominal scene footprints Nominal indicates that the center points and footprints represent an average not an absolute geographic location The center points and footprints were averaged because the orientation of the satellite varied slightly from one orbit to the next Nominal scene center points were calculated first then scene footprints were mathematically generated with the center points as the focus The footprints are rectangular outlines whose exact dimensions vary with satellite orientation In the ArcWorld database these data are the basis for the Landsat Nominal Scene Index coverages World Bank Social Indicators of Development database 1990 The World Bank database called Social Indicators of Development 1990 is a compilation of statistical data for assessing human welfare approximately 170 countries worldwide Up to ninety four indicators describe human resources and natural endowments Since the data are presented as time series extending ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 3 Database concepts and organization from 1965 to 1989 in five year intervals each unique attribute may be repeated up to six times The data are tabular and available in digital form The attributes are included in the following ArcWorld 1 3M layers Economic and Industrial Indicators Education and Literacy Food Production and Nutrition Health and Vital Statistics Labor Force Characteristics and Popul
221. mports expressed as a percentage of energy consumption This figure represents net imports less stock increases less aircraft and marine bunkers less unallocated quantities A negative value indicates that exports are greater than imports Total consumption of traditional fuels fuelwood charcoal bagasse sugar processing waste animal and vegetal wastes and traditional fuels as a percentage of total fuel requirements Environmental intensity of industrial activities and envi ronmental intensity of agricultural activities in megajoules per industrial GDP expressed in 1989 U S dollars 4 93 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Natural Resources and the Environment 4 94 MUNWASTE89 MRNCATCH89 AQCULTPR89 FOODFISH88 CO2_SOL89 CO2_LIQ89 CO2_GAS89 CO2GASFL89 CO2CEMNT89 Annual generation of municipal waste in kilograms per capita This figure includes household and bulky waste as well as comparable wastes from small commercial or industrial enterprises and market and kitchen residuals that are collected and treated by or for municipalities These data are available only for the twenty four countries that belong to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OECD The year of the estimate varies from 1980 to 1990 Marine catch and aquaculture Average annual marine catch in thousands of metric tons 1987 1989 Average annual aquaculture production of f
222. n 70 POP_HBED70 446 10 N 0 414 10 10 I Hospital Beds per Person 75 POP_HBED75 456 10 N 0 424 10 10 1 Hospital Beds per Person 80 POP_HBED80 466 10 N 0 434 10 10 1 Hospital Beds per Person 85 POP_HBED85 476 10 N 0 444 10 10 1 Hospital Beds per Person 89 POP_HBED89 486 10 N 0 454 10 10 1 Crude Birth Rate 65 BIR _RATE65 496 6 N 1 464 6 6 N 1 Crude Birth Rate 70 BIR_RATE70 502 6 N 1 470 6 6 N 1 Crude Birth Rate 75 BIR _RATE75 508 6 N 1 476 6 6 N 1 Crude Birth Rate 80 BIR_RATE80 514 6 N 1 482 6 6 N 1 Crude Birth Rate 85 BIR_RATE85 520 6 N 1 488 6 6 N 1 continued B 22 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Appendix B ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Health and Vital Statistics continued Polygon Attribute Table cont ltem Description Crude Birth Rate 89 Fertility Rate per Woman 65 Fertility Rate per Woman 70 Fertility Rate per Woman 75 Fertility Rate per Woman 80 Fertility Rate per Woman 85 Fertility Rate per Woman 89 Contraception Preval 70 Contraception Preval 75 Contraception Preval 80 Contraception Preval 85 Contraception Preval 89 Urban Child Woman Ratio 65 Urban Child Woman Ratio 70 Urban Child Woman Ratio 75 Urban Child Woman Ratio 80 Urban Child Woman Ratio 85 Urban Child Woman Ratio 89 Rural Child Woman Ratio 65 Rural Child Woman Ratio 70 Rural Child Woman Ratio 75 Rural Child Woman Ratio 80 Rural Child Woman Ratio 85 Rural Child Woman
223. n Column Column Definition 1 N 0 10 C 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 2 C 0 2 C 0 41 C 0 9 C 0 7 C 0 INFO Items Begin Column 538 544 550 556 562 568 574 580 Item Definition 6 6 N 1 6 6 N 1 6 6 N 1 6 6 N 1 6 6 N 1 6 6 N 1 6 6 N 1 6 6 N 1 INFO Items Begin Column Item Definition 1 1 I 10 10 C 1 1 I LLI 2320 200 41 41 C 99C LA ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Appendix B ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Health and Vital Statistics HEALTH Polygon and Line Coverage Name Layer Type Polygon Attribute Table dBASE Columns Begin Column Column Definition INFO Items Begin Column Item Item Description ltem Name Definition Country FIPS Code Country Name World Region Name Continent Name Land Water Identifier Island Carto Display Rank Statistical Flag European Econ Community Food and Agriculture Org UN General Assembly UN Gen Assembly year Int Atomic Energy Agency Int Recon Dev World Bank Int Monetary Fund Org of Petrol Exp Countries United Nations Sec Council UN Ed Sci and Cult Org World Health Organization World Meteorological Orga World Bank Country Code Access to Safe Water 70 Access to Safe Water 75 Access to Safe Water 80 Access to Safe Water 85 Access to Safe Water 89 Urban Access to Safe H20 70 Urban Access to Safe H20 75 Urban Access to Safe H20 80 Urban Access to Safe H20 85 Urban Ac
224. n attributes This attribute indicates whether the city is a national capital The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 0 Not a national capital l A national capital This attribute indicates whether a non national capital city has a population greater than 3 000 000 The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 0 Not a major city 1 A major city Geographic reference attributes These geographic reference codes can be used to select cities by country world region or continent Continent region and country names and their codes are listed in Appendix C Additional name attributes This attribute contains the local or native spelling of the city The name and spelling follow the current Board of Geographic Names standards as of January 31 1992 The spelling in this attribute is the closest possible rendering using a standard English character set No special foreign characters were used and no diacritical marks except the apostrophe are present This attribute indicates whether diacritical marks are used in the local spelling of the city The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 0 No diacritical mark present l Diacritical mark is present 9 13 Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Map Elements ArcWorld 1 25M Polygons and lines 5 14 Layer description The Map Elements layer contains a scale bar and title that can be used to make your display look like a finished map Using the Ma
225. national boundary status attribute Each international boundary is classified according to boundary status The codes are as follows Codes Definitions Demarcated or delimited Indefinite or in dispute Line of separation or sovereignty on land Demiulitarized zone in Israel No defined line Selected claim lines Not an international boundary ONNBWNR Hou oe oo od Boundary coincidence with rivers Each international boundary is classified as to being coincident with a river line segment in the RIV3M coverage The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 0 Not coincident with river line segment l Coincident with river line segment ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 COUNTRY1 COUNTRY2 CNTRY_NAME REGION CONTINENT Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Education and Literacy Geographic reference attributes These attributes contain the following two letter country codes two attributes country names regional codes and continent codes Countries regions and continents and their corresponding codes are listed in Appendix C regions are also shown on the map in Chapter 1 4 59 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Food Production and Nutrition Layer description The Food Production and Nutrition layer contains a subset of the attributes found in the sections of the World Bank s Food Production 1385 Social Indicators of Development SID data
226. nce Germany Only one country 1s identified for coastlines A similar dual coding scheme was used for boundaries between regions and continents except that codes rather than names were used The KQ Kingman Reef country code exists only as a line attribute The land area of Kingman Reef is too narrow to be represented as a polygon at 1 3 million scale Countries regions and continents and their corresponding codes are listed in Appendix C regions are also shown on the map in Chapter 1 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M cartographic layers Country Internal Divisions Lines Layer description The Country Internal Divisions layer contains the internal administrative boundaries for 126 countries worldwide Since the hierarchy of naming conventions for internal divisions varies from country to country the internal division boundaries are coded in the database according to the hierarchical level they occupy in each country For example in the United States a state boundary would be a first order division boundary while a county boundary would be a second order division boundary Using the Country Internal Divisions coverage To display the country internal division lines for one or more countries the following sequence is recommended First select and display the desired polygon features for the area of interest Second select the desired internal division boundary level Of the approximately 10 500 internal division lines
227. nd lines Boundary coincidence with rivers lines All polygon features Rivers Reservoirs Lakes Intermittent lakes Salt pans Lagoons Inland water islands Ice shelves Not inland water All line features Perennial rivers Intermittent rivers Canals Irrigation canals Shorelines Country boundaries Closure lines Grid lines Number of features Number of full coverage attributes Represented by ca 10 825 polygons Represented by ca 150 polygons Represented by ca 275 polygons Represented by ca 6 300 polygons Represented by ca 275 polygons Represented by ca 300 polygons Represented by 6 polygons Represented by ca 1 600 polygons Represented by 65 polygons Represented by ca 1 885 polygons Represented by ca 35 600 lines Represented by ca 21 100 lines Represented by ca 1 325 lines Represented by ca 175 lines Represented by ca 215 lines Represented by ca 11 325 lines Represented by 259 lines Represented by 8 lines Represented by 1 225 lines ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 TYPE WATER_TYPE WATER_RANK Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M cartographic layers Rivers and Water Bodies Polygon attributes Classification attributes Each polygon is classified according to the type of water feature it represents TYPE contains the code number and WATER_TYPE contains the English description The codes are as follows Codes Equivalents River Reservoir Perennial lake Intermitten
228. ned features by using the following general hierarchy of sources DMA State Department directives for the Digital Chart of the World DCW the DCW itself Defense Intelligence Agency Manual DIAM 65 18 1984 the National Geographic Atlas of the World Sixth Edition 1990 Rand McNally s The New International Atlas 1987 and The Times Atlas of the World Eighth Comprehensive Edition 1990 The coding of world regions was based on the United Nations Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use 1982 Webster s New Geographical Dictionary 1988 was consulted to resolve ambiguous issues Countries were coded as belonging entirely to single regions with the exception of Russia which was divided into European and Asiatic sections by using internal division boundaries corresponding roughly to the continental boundary described in Webster s New Geographical Dictionary ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 Appendix A Data quality information The Rivers and Water Bodies coverage was extensively processed to build topology from the original line data The polygons were coded using a voting procedure to identify the most commonly occurring attributes on the lines comprising a polygon feature and assigning the polygon feature the most common attribute Afterward the data were plotted at 1 3 000 000 scale and reviewed for gross errors in attribute coding assignment All river and water body features were assigned attribut
229. nergy Imports of Consump Trad Fuels of Total Required Annual Urban Waste per Capita Fish Food Supply per Capita ltem Name ENRG_CAP85 POP_CAR80 POP_TELE80 EXPEDUC85 P_PRIMRY85 P_SECNDY85 P_SCIENG85 PUPTCH_P85 ILLITER85 P_AGGDPR88 P_INDGDP88 P_SERGDP88 P_GVTGDP89 SAFH20OUR88 SAFH2ORR88 IM_DPT90 IM_MEASL90 CONTRCEP89 WILDERNS88 HHLDSIZR86 HHWOELEC82 CROPLAND89 NOSOILCN89 DEFORTOTS85 P_PROTLN90 MAMLSPEC90 MAMLTHRT89 PLANTHRT91 PLTHR_1K91 PLTHR_KM91 CONS_87_89 ENRG_IMP89 P_TRFUEL89 MUNWASTE89 FOODFISH88 Ind CO2 Emissions per Capita CO2_CAP89 CO2 Emissions Deforestation Total Methane Emissions Total CFC Emissions July 1992 CO2DEFOR89 METHANE89 CFC89 dBASE Columns Begin Column 394 402 408 414 420 426 432 438 441 447 457 467 A477 487 497 507 517 527 937 547 557 567 577 587 597 607 617 627 637 647 657 667 677 687 697 707 717 cad 137 Column Definition 8 N 2 6 N 1 6 N 1 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 6 N 2 3 N 0 6 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 10 N 2 Appendix B ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers INFO Items Begin Item Column Definition 353 8 8 N 2 361 6 6 N 1 367 6 6 N 1 373 6 6 N 2 379 6 6 N 2 385 6 6 N 2 391 6 6 N
230. ness area attribute 4 89 see also Forest attributes World Bank Social Indicators of Development database attribute groups used in Selected Statistical Attributes layer 5 24 to 5 30 availability of F 2 country code attribute for 4 47 use as data source 3 18 to 3 19 4 41 4 43 4 52 4 60 4 67 4 76 4 97 A 21 to A 22 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference World Data Bank II use as data source 3 17 to 3 18 World organizations membership in attributes 4 8 to 4 9 use of flag attributes to indicate 3 11 World Resources Institute World Resources 1992 1993 Data Base attribute groups used in Selected Statistical Attributes layer 5 30 to 5 34 country code attribute for 4 86 use as data source 3 19 4 41 4 83 A 21 to A 22 X codes selection statement including 6 4 use of for countries 3 10 3 11 4 6 to 4 7 Zero values 3 10 July 1992 Index Index 7
231. news Newspaper circulation per 1 000 Education and Literacy publications population EDU_LIT Illiteracy rate Assessing potential for Science and engineering Education and Literacy technological development students as of total EDU _LIT Secondary school enrollment ratio 2 2 Chapter 3 Database concepts and organization This chapter defines several basic database terms and explains how the ArcWorld database is organized The standards and procedures employed during the development of the database are discussed and the sources for the ArcWorld data are described The information in this chapter applies to all components of the database so it may be helpful to read this chapter before reading Chapters 4 and 5 which contain detailed descriptions of each data layer Concepts and terms A map is a graphic display of spatially distributed elements called map features which correspond to real world geographic entities These real world entities are located spatially on maps by means of points lines and areas e Points define discrete locations on a map for geographic phenomena that are too small to be depicted as lines or areas such as well locations telephone poles and buildings Points can also represent locations that have no area such as mountain peaks In the ArcWorld database points are used to represent cities and satellite scene centers e Lines represent the shapes of geographic objects that are too narrow
232. ng order of the features you select in order to achieve the best display In general the following drawing order from bottom to top in the ArcView Table of Contents can help you achieve the desired display 1 Color filled polygon shades 2 Pattern filled polygons 3 Lines or polygon borders 4 Point features and text 6 9 Chapter 6 Using the database Choroplethic mapping Choroplethic mapping is the use of area shades or patterns to show the areal distribution of statistical information Many of the statistical attribute data are ideally represented by this type of mapping However to develop meaningful comparisons you will often need to standardize the data by area or population For example in the World Resources Institute 1990 database the 1985 population figures for Belgium and Zimbabwe are 9 850 000 and 9 710 000 respectively If the area of the countries is not taken into account a choropleth map of the world would show the populations as approximately equal But Belgium has less than 8 percent the area of Zimbabwe so the population density is 3 255 people per 1 000 hectares as compared with 251 people per 1 000 hectares for Zimbabwe these population situations are very different In this instance the population density for both countries is listed in an attribute named POPDNSTY85 in the Population Characteristics layer For other population variables however such as the total number of people in the year 2000 POP
233. nitions Q Nota member of this organization 1 A member of this organization World Bank country code attribute This attribute contains the three letter country code used by the World Bank in the SID database Disputed territories are assigned to individual countries the specific assignments are listed at the end of Appendix C Agricultural land The amount of agricultural land as a percentage of the total land area in five year intervals Includes areas used for crops pasture market or kitchen gardens and land lying fallow Total land excludes areas of inland waters and rivers Population per square kilometer of agricultural land in five year intervals 4 63 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Food Production and Nutrition 4 64 FORESTS65 FORESTS70 FORESTS75 FORESTS80 FORESTS85 FORESTS89 NETDEFOR65 NETDEFOR70 NETDEFOR75 NETDEFOR80 NETDEFOR85 NETDEFOR89 IMPTCERL65 IMPTCERL70 IMPTCERL75 IMPTCERL80 IMPTCERL85 IMPTCERL89 AIDCERLB70 AIDCERLB75 AIDCERLB80 AIDCERLB85 AIDCERLB89 FOODPROD65 FOODPROD70 FOODPROD75 FOODPROD80 FOODPROD85 FOODPROD89 Forests The land area under natural or planted stands of trees measured in square kilometers Includes productive and nonproductive areas and cleared land that will be reforested in the near future The net annual rate of change of forest and woodland area expressed as a percentage A positive number indicates an increas
234. nk for lines of latitude LAND WATER Identifies whether a line segment is over land or water The codes are as follows Codes Definitions Q Line segment lies over an ocean area 1 Line segment lies over land or inland water 4 38 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Operational Navigation Chart Index ArcView 1 3K CS aa OB y Lines July 1992 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M index layers Operational Navigation Chart Index Layer description The outlines of the Operational Navigation Chart ONC sheet boundaries are shown in this layer The identification attribute contains the sheet identification numbers G18 P27 etc Six Defense Mapping Agency Jet Navigation Charts JNCs which cover south polar areas not covered by the ONC series are included in the index Using the Operational Navigation Chart Index coverage This layer provides a visual reference for the relationship between the ArcWorld database and ONC map sheets The polygons in this coverage can be queried for their sheet identification numbers The ONC index covers only the land areas of the world Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M index layers Operational Navigation Chart Index Summary of the Operational Navigation Chart Index coverage Coverage name ONC_IDX Source and currency U S Defense Mapping Agency Operational Navigation Chart ONC and Jet Navigation Chart JNC Standard Index Chart 1988 Thematic attribute Identification attri
235. nt the main method for vector data storage in ARC INFO format A coverage is a set of thematically associated data considered to be a unit A coverage generally describes one type of map feature such as roads countries or lines of latitude and longitude A coverage contains both the locational data and thematic attributes associated with map features Coverage feature classes In a coverage map features are stored as points lines also known as arcs or polygons for areas The three feature classes can be employed in a coverage either separately or in combination depending on the requirements of the captured geographic data For example in the ArcWorld database countries are stored in one coverage as both polygon features areas and line features boundaries A fourth special feature class annotation 1s used in ArcWorld to display country names and city names When annotation is displayed the text is ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 3 Database concepts and organization Coverage feature classes and attribute tables ArcView 1 wit KA X AR eY ii OF Y 7 4 M lle City Points ad wT Selected Country Attributes ad EJ rs ai fp A S CH a county me Points represent features like named places Points have no length or area A point is defined as a single x y coordinate pair Lines represent linear features like roads Lines have length but no are
236. ntained in the layer and for records specific to the selected set Now you can compare the minimum and maximum GNP per capita of the countries of South America to the minimum and maximum GNP per capita of all the countries in the world Note that the minimum GNP per capita for South American countries in 1989 was 340 and the maximum was 3 020 2 ee l 2 adep July 1992 2 11 Chapter 2 Exploring the ArcWorld database 9 Click Dismiss 10 11 12 Click on the Query Builder icon within the table Click on the attribute gnp_cap8s9 in the scrolling list of attributes Choose gt from the operators then enter the number 3000 on the line below the Values Attributes box The logical expression now reads gnp_cap89 gt 3000 7 stat25m av Tv il I wie AR Fie windows Help Country Boundaries gt oN i GNP Per Capita 1989 gt C Jo 340 i 340 630 71630 1070 ay 1070 2540 mi GNP Per Capita 1989 All Eg o g Selected HO 2 f Cgnp_capss 3000 country ame i re Use a logical expression to create a more focused selection set in this case to identify the country in South America with the highest gross national product per capita 2 12 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 2 Exploring the ArcWorld database 13 Click Select You
237. ntries that are assigned statistical data by the World Bank or World Resources Institute ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 EEC FAO GA GA_MEMB_YR IAEA IBRD IMF OPEC SC UNESCO WHO WMO WB_CNTRY LABORFOR65 LABORFOR70 LABORFOR75 LABORFOR80 LABORFOR85 LABORFOR89 P_AGRIC65 P_AGRIC70 P_AGRIC75 P_AGRIC80 P_AGRIC85 P_AGRIC89 P_INDUS65 P_INDUS70 P_INDUS75 P_INDUS80 P_INDUS85 P_INDUS89 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Labor Force Characteristics World organization membership attributes These attributes indicate membership in international organizations Each of the organization attributes can be used to select a group of country polygons for display or study The organizations indicated by these attributes are listed on page 4 46 The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 0 Not a member of this organization l A member of this organization World Bank country code attribute This attribute contains the three letter country code used by the World Bank in the SID database Disputed territories are assigned to individual countries the specific assignments are listed at the end of Appendix C Labor force attributes Total labor force which is defined as the number of economically active people in the population by five year intervals This definition of total labor force includes the armed forces and the unemployed but excludes homemakers and other
238. o both ArcView and ARC INFO users Describe enhancements made during database development Present attribute field definitions for both INFO and dBASE formats for use with advanced applications that use ARC INFO and ArcCAD List country region and continent codes assignment of data to disputed areas incomplete coverage areas and sources of additional information XI Chapter 1 What is ArcWorld A flexible world database The ArcWorld database contains data for the land areas of the world at two scales The ArcWorld 1 3M data set is larger both in scale and content It was developed at a nominal scale of 1 3 000 000 the M in 1 3M stands for million and it contains representations of more than 235 000 features including 240 countries and more than 900 attributes The ArcWorld 1 25M data set represents a smaller scale map It contains all of the countries but only a sample of the features and thematic attributes from the 1 3M database It complements the larger data set by allowing an overview of the ArcWorld database contents A Browse Map is also included which links the full set of ArcWorld 1 3M statistical attributes with a highly generalized world map that represents approximately 141 countries The Browse Map allows users to review global thematic maps with on line displays that draw very quickly The ArcWorld database contains a broad range of data including cartographic features country boundaries roads railroa
239. o Thematic Mapper and Multispectral Scanner data 4 33 Latitude Longitude Grid layer 1 3M 4 36 to 4 38 Index 4 display over land and water 4 36 relationship between grid interval and map scale 4 36 Latitude Longitude Grid layer 1 25M 5 9 to 5 10 generation of A 20 Layer defined 3 5 see also ArcWorld 1 3M data layers ArcWorld 1 25M data layers Layer summary tables 1 4 to 1 9 Line defined 3 1 3 3 Line feature table B 2 to B 3 Literacy attributes 4 57 Logical consistency See Data quality review procedures Major Cities layer 1 3M 4 15 to 4 17 data source 3 17 3 18 generation A 8 Major Cities layer 1 25M 5 11 to 5 13 generation A 19 Malnutrition attributes 4 71 Map Elements layer 1 25M 5 14 to 5 15 Marine catch and aquaculture attributes 4 94 Measurement attributes See Attributes measurement Membership in organizations See World organizations Missing measurement values 3 9 to 3 10 4 42 5 22 Multispectral Scanner data See Landsat Nominal Scene Index layer Municipal waste attributes 5 34 Name attributes functions of 3 12 used in Major Cities layer 4 16 4 17 Naming conventions used for coverages and attributes 3 14 to 3 16 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Natural Resources and the Environment layer 1 3M 4 83 to 4 96 data sources 4 83 Negative numbers meaning of 3 9 to 3 10 4 42 Nominal scene center points See Scene center points Nominal scene footprints See Scene foot
240. ode Country Name World Region Name Continent Name Land Water Identifier Island Carto Display Rank Statistical Flag European Econ Community Food and Agriculture Org UN General Assembly UN Gen Assembly year Int Atomic Energy Agency Int Recon Dev World Bank Int Monetary Fund dBASE Columns Begin Column ltem Name Column COUNTRY 49 CNTRY_NAME 51 REGION 91 CONTINENT 112 LAND_OCEAN 125 ISLND_RANK 134 STAT_FLAG 135 EEC 136 FAO 137 GA 138 2 C 0 40 C 0 21 C 0 13 C 0 9 C 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 GA_MEMB_YR 139 IAEA 143 IBRD 144 IMF 145 4 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 1 N 0 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Definition Definition Column INFO Items Begin Column Item Definition 1 1 I 10 10 C 1 1 I 1 1 I 22M 222s 41 41 C 9 9 C 7 1 C INFO Items Begin Item Definition 22 40 40 C Dlg PNAS 13 13 C 9 9 C 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 106 1 1 107 44 1 111 GLI 112 1 1 I 113 1 1 I continued Education and Literacy continued Appendix B ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Polygon Attribute Table cont ltem Description Org of Petrol Exp Countries United Nations Sec Council UN Ed Sci and Cult Org World Health Organization World Meteorological Orga World Bank Country Code Percent GDP for Education 70 Percent GDP for Education 75 Percent GDP for Education 80 Percent GDP for Education 85 Percent GDP for Education 89
241. ode attributes repetitive and flag attributes warrant discussion Repetitive attributes share a common set of codes Repetitive attributes are useful in situations in which two or more of the codes apply to the same feature In the Landsat Scene Index layer for example the set of six repetitive attributes COUNTRY 1 through COUNTRY6 utilizes the country codes to indicate those countries that occur in a single Landsat scene The country codes in these repetitive situations are not in any particular order Flag attributes Flag attributes contain a code that identifies certain records or features in a coverage Flags are needed in ArcWorld coverages that contain country polygons in order to generate accurate summary statistical data from measurement attributes This is so because of two situations First some countries such as those that include offshore islands are represented by multiple polygons Second statistical attributes for a particular country may be applied to additional polygons such as disputed territories areas with country codes beginning with X or areas that were considered to be part of the country in the source database but are considered as different countries in ArcWorld For measurement attributes each separate polygon is assigned the total value for the political unit resulting in repeating values For countries or political 3 11 Chapter 3 Database concepts and organization units made up of multiple poly
242. odes Definitions 1 Basic reference feature 2 Major 3 Additional major 4 Intermediate 5 Minor 9 Unranked Statistical flag Flag used to identify a single polygon the largest for each country for purposes of calculating summary statistics Chapter 6 provides more information about using this attribute The codes are as follows Codes Definitions Q Other polygons in country 1 Polygon identifier for disputed territories reassigned areas or countries for which data are not tabulated by the World Bank or World Resources Institute See Appendix C for a list of disputed territories and reassigned areas 2 Polygon identifier for countries that are assigned statistical data by the World Bank or World Resources Institute ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference EEC FAO GA GA_MEMB_YR IAEA IBRD IMF OPEC SC UNESCO WHO WMO WB_CNTRY P_AGLAND65 P_AGLAND70 P_AGLAND75 P_AGLAND80 P_AGLAND85 P_AGLAND89 POPDNSAG65 POPDNSAG70 POPDNSAG75 POPDNSAG80 POPDNSAG85 POPDNSAG89 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Food Production and Nutrition World organization membership attributes These attributes indicate membership in international organizations Each of the organization attributes can be used to select a group of country polygons for display or study The organizations indicated by these attributes are listed on page 4 46 The codes are as follows Codes Defi
243. odies Polygons and lines 5 16 Layer description The Rivers and Water Bodies layer contains hydrographic features that are intended to provide basic visual orientation for small scale maps Itis made up of both lines and polygons that represent large perennial rivers and lakes Using the Rivers and Water Bodies coverage The Rivers and Water Bodies layer contains both polygon and line features in a single coverage A feature may require that it be represented using both these graphic elements For example the Nile River begins as a lake then changes to a single line passes through a reservoir becomes a single line again and is finally enters the Mediterranean Sea as series of short branching lines Because all water features are coded for the country in which they occur short sections of international boundaries are present inside lakes in this coverage in order to divide the water body into its component national territories Those rivers that are of sufficient width to be represented as polygons in the 1 3M Rivers and Water Bodies coverages are represented solely by a centerline in this 1 25 000 000 scale coverage ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Rivers and Water Bodies Summary of the Rivers and Water Bodies coverage Coverage name RIV25M Source and currency U S Government World Data Bank II 1988 Thematic attribute Classification attributes poly
244. of the Roads layer The code structure in the display scale attribute indicates the smallest scale at which it would be cartographically 4 27 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M cartographic layers Roads Summary of Roads coverages Coverage names RDS3M RDS3M_E RDS3M_W Source and currency World Data Bank Il 1988 Thematic attribute Classification attributes groups Cartographic significance Geographic reference attributes Feature Number of features Number of class full coverage attributes All line features Represented by ca 55 500 polygons High speed roads Represented by ca 2 750 lines Hard surface roads Represented by ca 24 000 lines Gravel roads Represented by ca 8 675 lines Unsurfaced roads Represented by ca 13 300 lines Tracks and trails Represented by ca 6 100 lines Roads under Represented by ca 25 lines construction Undifferentiated roads Represented by ca 625 lines appropriate to display a particular road line segment It would be appropriate to display the road segment at larger scales than the one listed The smallest appropriate display scale or representative fraction is 1 80 000 000 the largest is 1 5 000 000 4 28 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 TYPE ROAD_TYPE DISP_ SCALE COUNTRY CNTRY_NAME REGION CONTINENT Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M cartographic layers Roads Line attributes Classification attributes Each road segment is classified according to the fo
245. ographic extent for the statistical data Approximately 140 countries are represented in the Browse Map coverages which is a reduction of a few more than 100 countries from the number represented in the ArcWorld 1 3M and 1 25M coverages The countries that were eliminated from the Browse Map coverage were primarily very small countries particularly island nations which rarely have statistical data associated with them The country boundaries in this layer do not reflect recent 1991 political changes in the former Soviet Union and Germany in order that they match the World Bank and World Resources Institute tabular data sets ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Browse Map statistical attributes Summary of the Browse Map statistical attribute layers Coverage names ECONIND and topics EDU LIT AGRICUL HEALTH LABOR WRI BR POP_GEO Economic and Industrial Indicators Education and Literacy Food Production and Nutrition Health and Vital Statistics Labor Force Characteristics Natural Resources and the Environment Population Characteristics Source and currency Cartography from a manually generalized and scanned version of the U S Government World Data Bank II 1988 Attribute data from the World Bank Social Indicators of Develooment 1990 database all of the above coverages except WRI_BR and the World Resources Institute World Resources 1992 1993 Data Base WRI_B
246. om attribute data from the World Resources 1992 93 database World Resources Institute WRI The World Bank data were available as ASCII tabular files These files were loaded into INFO after the appropriate templates were created and joined to their respective polygon attribute tables The WRI data were subjected to a similar process except that the data were originally received in a dBASE III format these data were used to generate tabular ASCII files which were loaded in turn into INFO It should be noted that the cartographic component of the layers containing the database is not as current as that for the Country Boundaries layer The available attribute data did not reflect the reunification of Germany or the dissolution of the Soviet Union although Yemen was represented as unified The cartographic data reflect the political boundaries to which the data were tabulated July 1992 A 9 Appendix A Data quality information Positional accuracy No detailed evaluation of the positional accuracy of the ArcWorld 1 3M data has been made knowledge of the source WDBII data is insufficient to determine the positional accuracy of data derived from the source The latitude longitude and Landsat grids were mathematically generated and are stored in single precision coverages The ESRI digitized data the ONC index and major city locations are intended for cartographic display only since no rigorous attempt has been made to control the
247. on in the theme specific menu see page 2 9 in the ArcView User s Guide for more information on Hide Legend and Show Legend Or drag on the lower right hand corner of the Table of Contents box to enlarge the available legend display space 2 19 Chapter 2 Exploring the ArcWorld database this theme 2 20 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference 14 15 16 Click on the check box to the left of theme for Net Deforestation Rate 1985 pattern A series of patterns will draw on the screen that represent the net deforestation variable we examined in the first steps of this exercise Click on the check box to the left of Forests and Woodland 1985 This variable is represented with color and draws beneath the pattern for Net Deforestation Rate 1985 The combination of dark color and dense pattern represents countries with large forest and woodland area coupled with high net deforestation rate Click off the check box to the left of Forests and Woodland 1985 July 1992 Chapter 2 Exploring the ArcWorld database On your own You may use the Identify tool from the Palette to gain more information about a country or feature Remember to activate the theme you would like to query by clicking on the theme name once within the Table of Contents 2 21 Chapter 2 Exploring the ArcWorld database 17 18 19 Click on
248. onable access to safe water supply This definition includes treated surface water and untreated but uncontaminated groundwater such as springs sanitary wells and protected boreholes In rural areas reasonable access implies that persons do not have to spend a disproportionate part of each day obtaining water Malnutrition Percentage of children under five years of age suffering from malnutrition Methods for assessing malnutrition vary Data for a few countries are for children three or four years of age and younger Health care expenditures and availability Percentage of Gross Domestic Product GDP spent on medical care This includes both private and government spending Computed from United Nations International Comparison Program ICP figures or national estimates if available Population per physician Physicians include medical assistants who dispense medical services similar to registered physicians The definition of recognized medical practitioners differs among countries Population per nurse Nurses include both graduate practical assistant and auxiliary nurses and paraprofes sional personnel such as health workers first aid workers traditional birth attendants and so on 4 71 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Health and Vital Statistics 4 72 POP _HBED65 POP _HBED70 POP _HBED75 POP _HBED80 POP _HBED85 POP _HBED89 BIR_RATE65 BIR_RATE70 BIR_RATE75 BIR_RATE80 B
249. one must be connectable to a central exchange to be included The data are generally derived from International Telecommunications Union publications Education Percentage of Gross Domestic Product GDP spent on education for 1985 This figure includes both government and private spending Computed from United Nations International Comparison Program ICP figures or national estimates if available Percentage of school age children who were enrolled in primary school in 1985 Definitions of school age varies by country Many but not all countries consider primary school age to be 6 11 years and secondary school age to be 12 17 years Values over 100 percent are possible if some pupils are younger or older than the country s standard school age range Percentage of school age children who were enrolled in secondary school in 1985 Percentage of all tertiary students who are enrolled in science and engineering fields Includes both public and private institutions Field of study is defined as the student s main area of specialization based on International Standard Classification of Education criteria 9 29 Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Selected Statistical Attributes 5 30 PUPTCH_P85 ILLITER85 P_AGGDPR88 P_INDGDP88 P_SERGDP88 P_GVTGDP89 SAFH2OUR88 SAFH2ORR88 The pupil teacher ratio for primary schools This ratio is computed by dividing the number of pupils enrolled in prim
250. ong all parallels and along the central meridian Distances are constant along the equator and other parallels but the scale varies The projection has true scale along 38 degrees north and south There is constant scale along any given parallel and the scale is the same along the parallels that are at equal distances from the equator Datum No single statement can be made about the datum for the ArcWorld data because the data were originally automated from a variety of source maps whose scale and reference spheroid datum are unknown The datum used during the process of inverting the projected map source to decimal degrees is also unknown Any differences between datums would generally be insignificant however given the small input scale nominally 1 3 000 000 of the data and their intended use as a small scale global basemap for thematic mapping and visual backdrop As long as the data are expressed in decimal degrees a spherical coordinate system datum is generally not an issue An appropriate worldwide or regional datum would need to be selected when any portion of the ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 Chapter 3 Database concepts and organization decimal degree version of the database is projected into a specific projection A sphere with a radius of 6 370 997 meters was the referenced datum for the projection of the ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map data into the Robinson projection Coordinate precision C
251. ontains the code number and BND_TYPE contains the English description The codes are as follows Codes Equivalents 1 Coastline 2 International boundary 3 Coral reef 4 World region boundary 9 Grid line 4 95 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Natural Resources and the Environment International boundary status attribute BND STATUS Each international boundary is classified according to boundary status The codes are as follows Codes Definitions Demarcated or delimited Indefinite or in dispute Line of separation or sovereignty on land Demiulitarized zone in Israel No defined line Selected claim lines Not an international boundary ONNBWNR Hou ou oo ot Boundary coincidence with rivers BND COINC Each international boundary is classified as to being coincident with a river line segment in the RIV3M coverage The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 0 Not coincident with river line segment l Coincident with river line segment Geographic reference attributes COUNTRY1 These attributes contain the following two letter country COUNTRY2 codes two attributes country names regional codes and a Dt continent codes Countries regions and continents and CONTINENT _ their corresponding codes are listed in Appendix C regions are also shown on the map in Chapter 1 4 96 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Population Characteristics Polygons and lines for
252. oordinate precision refers to the maximum number of digits allocated within a data file for the storage of an x y or z coordinate value Single precision maps store as many as seven significant digits for each coordinate ArcWorld data are provided in single precision This means that any x y coordinate in the ArcWorld 1 3M database has a locational resolution at least to the nearest 100 meters at the equator The 1 25M and Browse Map versions of ArcWorld in the Robinson projection also have a locational resolution to at least the nearest 100 meters at the equator Projection conversion capability ARC INFO users can employ the PROJECT command to convert the ArcWorld data into other projections A coordinate system definition file PRJ is included for each ArcWorld coverage and can be used in ARC INFO for map projection conversions This option is not available to Arc View users 3 21 Chapter 4 In greater detail The ArcWorld 1 3M layers This chapter describes the individual coverages in the ArcWorld 1 3M database To avoid repetition coverages that belong to the same layer are described together since coverages in the same layer have the same feature and attribute definitions varying only in spatial extent The layer descriptions are presented in three major groups cartographic index and statistical attribute Within each group the layers are listed in alphabetical order The description of each layer begins with a discussion of
253. orld region and continent The areas and their CONTINENT i i i i corresponding codes are listed in Appendix C regions are also shown on the map in Chapter 1 July 1992 4 77 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Labor Force Characteristics 4 78 LAND OCEAN ISLND_RANK STAT FLAG Cartographic attributes Flag used to identify continents islands and ocean areas The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 1 Continent 2 Offshore island 3 Ocean Offshore islands are ranked for cartographic significance primarily on the basis of size These rank codes are only present for islands surrounded by ocean no islands within inland water bodies are included in this layer Greenland is the largest island The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 1 Basic reference feature 2 Major 3 Additional major 4 Intermediate 5 Minor 9 Unranked Statistical flag Flag used to identify a single polygon the largest for each country for purposes of calculating summary statistics Chapter 6 provides more information about using this attribute The codes are as follows Codes Definitions Q Other polygons in country 1 Polygon identifier for disputed territories reassigned areas or countries for which data are not tabulated by the World Bank or World Resources Institute See Appendix C for a list of disputed territories and reassigned areas 2 Polygon identifier for cou
254. ountry with the Identify tool from the palette A window pops up that contains all attributes within the stat25m coverage for the highlighted country including its name The country can now be identified as Guyana Scroll down to the gnp_cap89 attribute Guyana had a GNP per capita of 340 in 1989 as compared to Suriname with a GNP per capita of 3 020 in 1989 Move the two popup windows side by side prior to continuing Scroll up to the attribute foodprods9 within both popup windows This attribute represents each country s food production per capita in 1986 88 in relation 2 14 Fie stat25m av Windows Help 2K XM ta i Country Boundaries oN GNP Per Capita 1989 o 340 E 340 630 to C 630 1070 gy 1070 2540 7 GNPF Per Capita 1989 All Selected country ecntry_name i region i GNP Per Capita 1989 873 g T GNP Per Capita 1989 898 Ol el ef Cgnp_capss lt 350 1313811 l i ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference 23 24 to that produced in 1979 81 Guyana s food production index of 69 59 indicates that food production per capita in that country fell by roughly 30 percent in 1986 88 compared with food production per capita in 1979 81 Suriname s food production fell approximately 9 percent Keep this window up for later comparison Scroll farther down in the popup windows to the attributes p_aggdpr ss
255. p Elements coverage This layer contains only one coverage in the Robinson projection in UNIX format This coverage is not provided in the MS DOS format because similar information can be created in ArcView for Windows using the Map Composition environment accessed through the Preferences menu In the polygon theme the scale bar is coded so that it may be filled with one or two colors An annotation theme provides the title and characters associated with the other map elements The scale is given in kilometers for use with the data in the Robinson projection Because the scale bar is in a predetermined location that cannot be changed it can only be used for maps that display the full extent of the database ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Map Elements Summary of the Map Elements coverage Coverage name SC_25M Source and currency ESRI 1992 Thematic attribute groups Classification attribute polygons Annotation text Map title and scale Feature Number of Polygons All polygon features Represented by 8 polygons Lines All line features Represented by 19 lines Polygon attribute Classification attribute FILL The scale bar is designed so that it can be filled with alternating colors The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 1 First color 2 Second color July 1992 5 15 Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Rivers and Water B
256. pared with the smaller scale ArcWorld Country Boundaries layer A few cities fell outside the coastline because of differences in the input scale of the two data sources The locations of the cities that fell outside the coastline were adjusted to match the 1 3 000 000 scale version of the coastline The English and native spellings of city names are based on the conventions of the Board of Geographic Names as of January 31 1992 The data were then plotted out at scale to verify completeness and adherence to the source manuscript with regard to position and city name ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Appendix A Data quality information Data derived from tabular files The following seven coverages contain attributes derived from statistical tabular data files Layer Coverage name Economic and Industrial Indicators ECONIND Education and Literacy EDU_LIT Food Production and Nutrition AGRICUL Health and Vital Statistics HEALTH Labor Force Characteristics LABOR Natural Resources and the Environment WRI 3M Population Characteristics POP_GEO All the layers above are hybrid data sets that include cartographic data from the ArcWorld Country Boundaries layer and published tabular data sets The attributes in all the layers listed above except the Natural Resources and the Environment layer are based on the World Bank Standard Indicators of Development 1990 91 data set The Natural Resources and the Environment layer was derived fr
257. phic layers Major Cities Layer description The Major Cities layer contains point features representing 451 cities worldwide including both large urban centers and national capitals There are name attributes for both the conventional Romanized and native spellings of each city The names and spellings presented here reflect the decisions and determinations of the International Board of Geographic Names as of January 31 1992 Annotation containing city names also accompanies this layer Using the Major Cities coverage The Major Cities point features are useful as general geographic identifiers especially for small scale maps The attributes for the cities allow very large population centers and national capitals to be differentiated from other types of cities The countries with the largest number of cities are the United States 40 China 35 Russia 19 and India 17 Given the difficulty of representing and displaying diacritical marks the diacritical attribute indicates only the presence of a diacritical mark The diacritical mark may be of any type and may appear at any location in the city name The annotated city names are in cartographically appropriate positions that are compatible with the annotated country names in the Country Boundaries layer The size of these names will automatically change when the scale of a display map is changed 4 15 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M cartographic layers Major Cities Summ
258. polygon represents a river reservoir lake intermittent lake or other type of water feature Categories in the classification attributes are generally mutually exclusive although some of them like the repetitive country attributes may be used together Cartographic significance attributes Cartographic significance attributes which occur in the cartographic layers contain codes that indicate cartographic significance or rank Both a qualitative and a quantitative scheme are present The Country Boundaries and the Rivers and Water Bodies layers employ a qualitative scheme in which features are assigned one of six ranks ranging from basic reference to minor The Roads and Railroads layers use a quantitative scheme based on minimum July 1992 3 13 Chapter 3 Database concepts and organization appropriate map scale Features are assigned one of five scale ranks ranging from 1 80 million to 1 5 million Other attributes The remaining attributes in the ArcWorld layers are grouped by topic to assist in locating the desired information Most of them are measurement attributes Some of the attribute groups in the Natural Resources and the Environment coverage are for example Economic Health Wilderness Housing Natural resources Habitat Energy Food supply and Air pollution attributes Individual attributes in the Health group include SAFH20UR88 percentage of the urban population with access to safe water in 1988 and IM_MEASL
259. prints Nominal scene index See Landsat Nominal Scene Index layer Numeric codes use of 3 11 Operational Navigation Chart Index layer 1 3M 3 19 4 39 to 4 40 Operational navigation charts availability of F 1 Package components 1x Performance optimizing 6 1 to 6 2 by normalizing the database 6 2 by reducing number of attributes 6 2 by reducing number of features 6 1 by using Browse Map and 1 25M data 6 1 by using simple selection statements 6 2 Point attribute table explanation of columns in B 1 to B 3 use of 3 4 Point defined 3 1 3 3 Political boundaries See Boundaries political Polygon attribute table explanation of columns in B 1 to B 3 use of 3 4 Polygons background 3 11 closure of across adjacent water bodies 4 24 defined 3 3 use of to represent countries 4 5 Population attributes 5 24 to 5 25 Population by age sex and situation attributes 4 100 to 4 101 July 1992 Index Population Characteristics layer 1 3M 4 97 to 4 104 data sources 4 97 Population density attributes 4 102 to 4 103 Population growth rates and projection attributes 4 101 to 4 102 Positional accuracy of database See Data quality review procedures Primary school attributes 4 57 Projection systems conversion capability 3 20 definition of 3 2 used for ArcWorld database 1 3 3 6 3 20 Protected land area attributes 4 91 Pupil teacher ratio attributes 4 56 Railroads layer 1 3M 4 18 to 4 20 completeness of
260. puts of various sectors of a country s economy minus the value of the inputs for production These figures include net export of goods and nonfactor services They do not include overseas workers remittances interest on loans profits and other factor payments that residents receive from abroad Factor services are labor and capital Some of the country values are from earlier years Central government expenditures Central government expenditures in 1989 for the following in U S dollars except percentage As a percentage of GDP Per capita Defense Education Health Social security welfare and housing Recreation culture and religion Agriculture forestry fishing and hunting Transportation and communication Sanitation attributes Percentage of the urban population and percentage of the rural population with access to safe drinking water Access to safe water in urban areas means having piped water or access to a public piped water supply within 200 yards of a dwelling and in rural areas access means treated water or protected untreated water that is close enough to a dwelling to fetch in a reasonable amount of time 4 87 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Natural Resources and the Environment SANITATU80 SANITATR80 HLTHSERV88 PRIMRY_F89 PRIMRY_M8s9 POSTSECF89 POSTSECM89 ORTUSE_R88 amp IMMUN_TB90 IM_DPT90 IM_POLIO90 IM_MEASL90 CONTRCEP89 4 88
261. r visual reference The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 1 Major 2 Additional major 3 Additional 4 Minor 9 Unranked Boundary coincidence with rivers This attribute identifies those portions of rivers that were deemed coincident with an international border or portions of an international border in the CTRY3M coverage Approximately 25 percent of the river lines in this coverage are classified as coincident The codes are as follows Codes Definitions QO Not coincident with an international boundary line segment 1 Coincident with an international boundary line segment Geographic reference attributes These attributes contain the following two letter country codes two attributes country names regional codes and continent codes Because rivers often serve as international boundaries two country code attributes have been provided The countries on either side of a river are listed by code in separate attributes COUNTRY1 and COUNTRY 2 and by name in a single attribute CNTRY_NAME e g France Germany If a river is completely within a 4 25 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M cartographic layers Rivers and Water Bodies country either COUNTRY1 or COUNTRY 2 will contain a blank Where rivers form the boundaries between regions and continents both area codes are listed and separated by a Slash e g ELEU W_EU Countries regions and continents and their corresponding codes are listed in
262. r enhancements that were made to the source data for the ArcWorld database Appendix A describes the development of the ArcWorld database in detail and the data sources and currency are summarized in Table 5 The name of the reference document for each source 1s also noted where relevant complete bibliographic references are listed in Appendix E These documents should be consulted for a more comprehensive discussion of the attributes in this database than is possible here The primary source for the ArcWorld geographic data was the U S Government s World Data Bank II at a nominal scale of 1 3 000 000 Other geographic data were generated or compiled by ESRI particularly the data for the index layers and the Browse Map cartographic data The World Bank s Social Indicators of Development database for 1990 and the World Resources Institute s World Resources 1992 1993 Data Base were the sources for the statistical attributes 3 16 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 3 Database concepts and organization Table 5 Sources and currency of ArcWorld 1 3M data Graphic Data Layers Source Attribute Data Source Cartographic Layers Country Boundaries Country Internal Divisions Major Cities Railroads Rivers and Water Bodies Roads WDBII 1988 WDBII 1988 Defense Mapping Agency Operational Navigation Charts 1 1 million scale paper maps various years WDBII 1988 WDBII 1988 WDBII 1988 WDBII 1
263. r map will now highlight within the graphic display and the table the country in South America with a 1989 GNP per capita greater than 3 000 14 Click once on the theme name for GNP Per Capita 1989 within the Table of Contents to activate the theme 15 Select the Identify tool from the Tool Palette 16 Click once on the highlighted country with the Identify tool stat25m av r fF ArcView 1 I Toos File Windows Y Help A window pops up that contains of cary soma E all attributes within the 1 25M las __ 340 630 stat25m coverage for the mse so highlighted country including its E sind El 2 T Cgnp_capag gt 3000 name The highlighted country Jem ance a can now be identified as E maoo Suriname Scroll down to gnp_cap89 The country of Suriname had a GNP per capita of 3 020 in 1989 Keep this window up for further comparison 17 Click on the Query Builder icon within the table 18 Click on the attribute gnp_cap89 within the scrolling list of attributes July 1992 9 13 Chapter 2 Exploring the ArcWorld database 19 20 21 22 Choose lt from the operators and enter 350 on the line below the Values Attributes box The expression now reads gnp_cap89 lt 350 Click Select One country will be selected as having a GNP per capita below 350 in 1989 Click once on the highlighted c
264. ralized from the 1 3M coverages Map features are less detailed and there are fewer feature attributes The 1 25M coverages complement the more detailed coverages by providing a quick overview of the ArcWorld data Because versions of both scales are 3 Chapter 3 Database concepts and organization 3 8 stored in the same coordinate system features from the 1 25M and 1 3M coverages can be displayed together For example you might display 1 25M Country Boundaries and Rivers and Water Bodies as a basic outline map and simultaneously display the Landsat Scene Index from the 1 3M database ArcWorld 1 25M has four cartographic layers Country Boundaries Major Cities Rivers and Water Bodies and Map Elements title and scale bar There are one latitude longitude grid layer 20 degree intervals and one 1 25M statistical attribute layer Characteristics of Browse Map coverages A highly generalized representation of the world s countries with a nominal scale of 1 40 000 000 is linked to ArcWorld 1 3M statistical attributes so that thematic maps may be displayed very quickly The Browse Map contains the major countries of the world The smallest nations especially island nations are not shown in the Browse Map and the continent of Antarctica has also been omitted Ten coverages are included in the Browse Map Major Cities Latitude Longitude Grid Economic and Industrial Indicators Education and Literacy Food Production and Nutrition
265. raphic reference attributes Geographic reference attributes allow the user to create displays that contain features located in a geographic area of interest such as country region or continent Many ArcWorld layers include geographic reference attributes although the specific attributes vary from one type of feature representation to another The geographic reference attributes used in the ArcWorld database are presented in Table 2 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 3 Database concepts and organization Table 2 Geographic reference attributes CNTRY_NAME and the name of the country COUNTRY1 The two letter codes of the countries on each side of a linear COUNTRY2 feature CNTRY_NAME Both of the country names for a linear feature coincident with a country boundary REGION Both of the world region names for a linear feature coincident with a world region boundary 2 CONTINENT Both of the continent names for a linear feature coincident with a continent boundary 2 Notes 1 A complete listing of country region and continent codes is provided in Appendix C 2 Regions are shown on the map in Chapter 1 Classification attributes Classification attributes which occur primarily in the cartographic layers contain codes or names that are used to organize geographic features For example in the 1 3M Rivers and Water Bodies coverage the attribute TYPE contains codes that specify whether a particular
266. rcraft and marine bunkers less unallocated quantities ENRG IMP89 Energy imports expressed as a percentage of energy 7 consumption This figure represents net imports less stock increases less aircraft and marine bunkers less unallocated quantities A negative value indicates that exports are greater than imports P TRFUEL89 Traditional fuels as a percentage of total fuel requirements Traditional fuels include fuelwood charcoal bagasse sugar processing waste animal wastes and vegetal wastes July 1992 5 33 Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Selected Statistical Attributes 5 34 MUNWASTE89 FOODFISH88 CO2_CAP89 CO2DEFOR89 METHANE89 CFC89 Municipal waste attributes Annual generation of municipal waste in kilograms per capita This figure includes household and bulky waste as well as comparable wastes from small commercial or industrial enterprises and market and kitchen residuals that are collected and treated by or for municipalities These data are available only for the twenty four countries that belong to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OECD The year of the estimate varies from 1980 to 1990 Food supply Average annual food supply from fish and fishery products 1986 1988 in kilograms per capita Atmospheric emissions Industrial carbon dioxide emissions in metric tons per capita 1989 This figure includes industrial carbon dioxide a
267. rement values first select only those records that contain values greater than 97 True zeros zero may represent zero or less than half of the unit of measure and negative numbers can occur in those attributes which indicate net rates of change so selecting for positive values may yield an incomplete set of valid records ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 Chapter 3 Database concepts and organization Code attributes Code attributes have either numeric or alphabetic codes The codes are a short form for text descriptions of groups or categories In the ArcWorld database code attributes are most common in the cartographic and index layers Numeric codes generally begin with 1 and rise sequentially The code order may be random in which case the codes have no inherent numeric meaning However the order may also reflect frequency or relative significance For example in the Roads coverage the quality of the surface material and speed of travel decrease with increasing code values Features that are inadvertently created and are not the focus of the classification scheme such as background polygons are usually represented by extreme value codes such as 9 or 99 Alphabetic codes are used sometimes instead of numeric codes For example countries are assigned the Federal Information Processing Standards FIPS two letter country code The World Bank uses a three letter country code Two special types of c
268. rence feature 2 Major 3 Additional major 4 Intermediate 5 Minor 9 Unranked Statistical flag Flag attribute used to identify a single polygon for each FIPS 10 3 country code The flag is applied to the largest polygon based on area in each country The codes are as follows Codes Definitions Q Other polygon 1 Largest polygon per country Note the STAT FLAG attributes in the statistical attribute coverages include an additional code value 2 in order to accommodate the generation of summary statistics World organization membership attributes These attributes indicate membership in international organizations Each of the organization attributes can be used to select a group of country polygons for display or study The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 0 Not a member of this organization l A member of this organization European Economic Community 12 members Food and Agriculture Organization 157 members ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference GA GA_MEMB_YR IAEA IBRD IMF OPEC SC UNESCO WHO WMO TYPE BND_TYPE July 1992 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M cartographic layers Country Boundaries United Nations General Assembly 159 members and the year that the country joined the U N General Assembly International Atomic Energy Agency 110 members excludes Vatican City which is not part of the database International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
269. represent perennial rivers intermittent rivers canals lakes reservoirs intermittent lakes salt pans lagoons ice shelves and islands within inland water bodies Using the Rivers and Water Bodies coverages Because the Rivers and Water Bodies layer contains both polygon and line features a single hydrologic feature may have been represented by both of these graphic elements For example the Indus river begins as a single line enters a polygonal reservoir changes to a braided stream represented by a network of interconnected lines changes into a polygonal river with islands and ends up meeting the ocean in a delta represented by multiple diverging lines The Rivers and Water Bodies layer exists as three coverages There is a full global coverage RIV3M which can be used for display as well as east and west subsections RIV3M_E RIV3M_W which can be used for querying the database The dividing line between the subsections follows the 27 degree West longitude line from pole to pole 4 21 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M cartographic layers Rivers and Water Bodies Summary of the Rivers and Water Bodies coverages Coverage names Source and currency Thematic attribute groups Feature class Polygons 4 22 RIV3M RIV3M_E RIV3M_W U S Government World Data Bank II 1988 Classification attributes polygons and lines Cartographic significance polygons and lines Geographic reference attributes polygons a
270. roperty Sheet Query Builder provides accurate summary statistics for any selected country In the Table of Contents select the Table option from the theme specific menu for GNP Per Capita 1989 This allows you to access information about estimated national income per capita in 1989 U S dollars Use the scroll bar to view the full extent of the attributes contained within the stat25m coverage Click on the Query Builder icon in the table Click on the attribute continent within the scrolling list of attributes 2 10 GNP Per Capita 1989 C Jo 340 E 340 630 E 630 1070 E 1070 2540 GY 2540 11370 GE 11370 30270 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 2 Exploring the ArcWorld database 6 Choose from the operators then enter South America on the line below the Values Attributes box TONE 6 e a pre 7 Click Select Each country within the continent of South America will highlight within the graphic display and the table 8 Scroll toward the center of the table to the attribute gnp_cap89 within the table Click on the attribute name and select Statistics A window pops up that displays the count sum minimum maximum and mean values for the specified attribute both for all records co
271. rs Selected Statistical Attributes protected untreated water that is close enough to a dwelling to fetch in a reasonable amount of time The percentage of one year old children who were fully immunized in 1990 against the following diseases diphtheria pertussis whooping cough and tetanus DPT and measles The percentage of married or cohabiting couples that use any method of birth control Wilderness area attribute Wilderness area as a percentage of total land area 1988 Wilderness area is defined as lands showing no evidence of development settlements roads buildings airports pipelines powerlines reservoirs etc The minimum area for inclusion was 4 000 square kilometers Housing Average number of occupants per household 1970 1986 Percentage of households without electricity from public utilities 1970 1982 Note this figure includes residences serviced by local generators or other privately owned means of obtaining electricity Land attributes Total area of cropland in thousands of hectares Cropland refers to land under temporary and permanent crops temporary meadows market and kitchen gardens and temporarily fallow land Permanent cropland comprises crops that do not need to be replanted after each harvest such as cocoa coffee rubber fruit trees and vines 5 31 Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Selected Statistical Attributes 9 32 NOSOILCN89 DEFORTOT85
272. rs e Identify worldwide demographic and socioeconomic patterns e Create basemaps for use with raster data e Serve as a cartographic base for your own tabular data e Find out which Landsat satellite scenes cover your study area e Observe how selected geographic features and patterns are related e Experiment with a variety of mapping techniques What is in your ArcWorld package e Compact discs CD that contain the ArcWorld database and some preconstructed ArcView views e ArcWorld 1 3M User s Guide and Data Reference e ArcWorld Installation Instructions e ArcWorld license agreement July 1992 vii Getting started with ArcWorld To get started you ll need Your system configuration requirements consist of the following e Software suitable for your hardware platform see Table 1 e CD player for CD ROM or drive appropriate for the distribution medium you received e Disk space appropriate to your version of ArcWorld Table 2 if you wish to copy the entire database onto your hard drive Table 1 Software requirements for the ArcWorld database ArcView or ARC INFO 6 0 or higher ArcView for Windows or PC ARC INFO 3 4D or higher or ArcCAD Rev 11 or higher Macintosh ArcView for Macintosh Table 2 Disk space requirements for the ArcWorld database Size MB Database ArcWorld 1 3M 330 500 ArcWorld 1 25M 18 22 Browse Map 4 4 Sample data views 5 5 The database size for ArcWorld 1 25M s
273. ry school Percentage of female school age children who are enrolled in primary school Percentage of school age children who are enrolled in secondary school Percentage of female school age children who are enrolled in secondary school Percentage of all tertiary students who are enrolled in science and engineering fields Includes both public and private institutions Field of study is defined as the student s main area of specialization based on International Standard Classification of Education criteria Pupil teacher ratios The pupil teacher ratio for primary schools This ratio is computed by dividing the number of pupils enrolled in primary school by the total number of primary school teachers ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 PUPTCH_S65 PUPTCH_S70 PUPTCH_S75 PUPTCH_S80 PUPTCH_S85 PUPTCH_S89 PUP_GR4_75 PUP_GR4_80 PUP_GR4_85 PUP_GR4_89 REPEAT P65 REPEAT P70 REPEAT P75 REPEAT P80 REPEAT P85 REPEAT P89 ILLITER65 ILLITER70 ILLITER75 ILLITER80 ILLITER85 ILLITER89 ILLIT_F85 ILLIT_F89 NEWSPAPR65 NEWSPAPR70 NEWSPAPR75 NEWSPAPR80 NEWSPAPR85 NEWSPAPR89 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Education and Literacy The pupil teacher ratio for secondary schools This ratio is computed by dividing the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school by the total number of secondary school teachers Success in primary school Percentage of children who
274. s Codes ONNBWNR 4 10 The codes are as follows Definitions Demarcated or delimited Indefinite or in dispute Line of separation or sovereignty on land Demiulitarized zone in Israel No defined line Selected claim lines Not an international boundary ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 BND_COINC COUNTRY1 COUNTRY2 CNTRY_NAME REGION CONTINENT Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M cartographic layers Country Boundaries Boundary coincidence with rivers Each international boundary is classified as whether it is coincident with a river line segment in the RIV3M coverage This attribute allows you to identify those portions of international boundaries that were considered coincident with a river or a portion of a river This determination was made by the United States government agency that originally developed World Data Bank II Approximately 35 percent of the international boundary lines in the coverage are classified as coincident The codes are as follows Codes Definitions Q Notcoincident with river line segment 1 Coincident with river line segment Geographic reference attributes These attributes contain the following two letter country codes two attributes country names regional codes and continent codes The countries on either side of an inter national boundary are listed by code in separate attributes COUNTRY 1 and COUNTRY2 and by name in a single attribute CNTRY_NAME e g Fra
275. s The four tables that begins on the next page summarize the ArcWorld database Tables 1 through 3 describe the 1 3 million cartographic index and statistical attribute layers Some large data layers are divided into two coverages coverage names end in _E for east and _W for west Table 4 describes the 1 25 million layers which include both the 1 25 million scale coverages and the Browse Map coverages Both the ArcWorld 1 3M and ArcWorld 1 25M data are delivered in geographic coordinates latitude longitude in decimal degrees The 1 25 million data are also delivered in the Robinson projection The Browse Map is in the Robinson projection The coverage sizes in the table are approximate In UNIX format some information is stored 1n a separate directory so the overall database sizes listed in Table 2 of Getting Started are larger than the sum of the component coverages Also the size listed for the 1 25 million data accounts for only one projection Data in the other projection are approximately the same size July 1992 1 3 Chapter 1 What is ArcWorld Table 1 ArcWorld 1 3M cartographic layers Country Boundaries Country Internal Divisions Major Cities Railroads Rivers and Water Bodies Polygons ca 12 900 Lines 18 040 country boundaries shorelines and more Annotation 180 country names Lines ca 14 675 subnational boundaries for some countries Points 450 capitals other major citi
276. s 15 to 64 Yrs 89 Age Dependency Ratio 65 Age Dependency Ratio 70 Age Dependency Ratio 75 Age Dependency Ratio 80 Age Dependency Ratio 85 Age Dependency Ratio 89 Urban Population percent 65 Urban Population percent 70 Urban Population percent 75 Urban Population percent 80 Urban Population percent 85 Urban Population percent 89 Female 100 Males Urban 65 Female 100 Males Urban 70 Female 100 Males Urban 75 Female 100 Males Urban 80 Female 100 Males Urban 85 Female 100 Males Urban 89 Female 100 Males Rural 65 Female 100 Males Rural 70 Female 100 Males Rural 75 Female 100 Males Rural 80 Female 100 Males Rural 85 Female 100 Males Rural 89 Annual Pop Growth Rate 65 Annual Pop Growth Rate 70 Annual Pop Growth Rate 75 Annual Pop Growth Rate 80 Annual Pop Growth Rate 85 Annual Pop Growth Rate 89 Urban Pop Growth Rate 65 Urban Pop Growth Rate 70 Urban Pop Growth Rate 75 July 1992 ltem Name P_15_64_75 P_15_64_80 P_15_64_85 P_15_64_89 AGERATIO65 AGERATIO70 AGERATIO75 AGERATIO80 AGERATIO85 AGERATIO89 P_URBAN65 P_URBAN70 P_URBAN75 P_URBAN80 P_URBAN 85 P_URBANS89 FEM_URB65 FEM_URB 70 FEM_URB75 FEM_URB80 FEM_URB85 FEM_URB89 FEM_RUR65 FEM_RUR 70 FEM_RUR75 FEM_RUR80 FEM_RUR85 FEM_RUR89 GRW_RATE65 GRW_RATE70 GRW_RATE75 GRW_RATE80 GRW_RATE85 GRW_RATE89 URBGRWRT65 URBGRWRT70 URBGRWRT75 dBASE Columns Begin Column 280
277. s by REGION country world region and continent The areas and their CONTINENT corresponding codes are listed in Appendix C regions are also shown on the map in Chapter 1 Cartographic attributes LAND OCEAN Flag used to identify continents islands and ocean areas The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 1 Continent 2 Offshore island 3 Ocean ISLND RANK Offshore islands are ranked for cartographic significance primarily on the basis of size These rank codes are only present for islands surrounded by ocean no islands within inland water bodies are included in this layer Greenland is the largest island The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 1 Basic reference feature 2 Major 3 Additional major 4 Intermediate 5 Minor 9 Unranked July 1992 4 85 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Natural Resources and the Environment 4 86 STAT FLAG EEC FAO GA GA MEMB YR IAEA IBRD IMF OPEC SC UNESCO WHO WMO WRI_CNTRY Statistical flag Flag used to identify a single polygon the largest for each country for purposes of calculating summary statistics Chapter 6 provides more information about using this attribute The codes are as follows Codes Definitions Q Other polygons in country 1 Polygon identifier for disputed territories reassigned areas or countries for which data are not tabulated by the World Bank or World Resources Institute Se
278. s consistent The statistical data are incomplete in that selected records in the database may not contain data for some attributes Appendix A Data quality information ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map data Summary of ArcWorld 1 25M characteristics The ArcWorld data at 1 25 000 000 scale consist of the following layers e Country Boundaries e lLatitude Longitude Grid e Major Cities e Map Elements e Rivers and Water Bodies e Selected Statistical Attributes The ArcWorld 1 25M coverages have the following characteristics Characteristic ArcWorld coverage characteristics ARGIINFO coverages Input scale 1 25 000 000 Resolution Lines N A Polygons 0 01 sq deg approximately 124 sq km at the equator Resolution of statistical data To country level Number of layers Cartographic 4 4 coverages Index 1 1 coverage Statistical attribute 1 1 coverage A 12 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Appendix A Data quality information Characteristic ArcWorld coverage characteristics Attribute types Measurement interval or ordinal values Suppressed values 97 missing data 98 country not in database 99 ocean areas Code numeric or alphabetic codes Suppressed numeric values 97 missing data 98 country not in database 99 ocean areas Not applicable values alphabetic blanks Name alphabetic or alohanumeric names Missing values blanks Naming conventions Coverages 8 alphanumeric
279. s layer Topological edits All topological edits for the 1 25M Country Boundaries coverage occurred in decimal degrees Initially the 1 3 million Country Boundaries coverage was selectively edited to remove all islands with an area of less than 0 01 square degree approximately 124 square kilometers at the equator However all political entities present in the 1 3 million database were retained to ensure that the number of countries would be the same in both the 1 3 million and 1 25 million ArcWorld Country Boundaries coverages Therefore at least one polygon was retained for every island nation even if it were below the minimum feature size Islands below the minimum feature size that were known to have value for visual reference were also retained No polygons were removed from continents on the basis of minimum feature size After these edits the coverage was generalized using the ARC GENERALIZE command with a tolerance value of 0 001 degree At the equator this tolerance translates into approximately 110 meters at ground scale the tolerance gradually decreases away from the equator Therefore generalization and coordinate reduction in northern and southern latitudes is less than in areas near the equator A tolerance of 0 001 degree was found to be sufficiently high to reduce coordinate density at all latitudes without introducing undue error in equatorial regions where the effects of the generalization were most severe A 17 Appen
280. started primary school and reached grade 4 based on enrollment records The data are affected by the number of repeaters Percentage of all children enrolled in primary school who repeat a grade Literacy Percentage of the population 15 years of age and older who cannot with understanding both read and write a short simple statement on everyday life The application of this criteria 1s subject to significant qualifiers in a number of countries Percentage of the female population 15 years of age and older who cannot with understanding both read and write a short simple statement on everyday life The application of this criteria is subject to significant qualifiers in a number of countries Average circulation of a daily general interest newspaper per 1 000 persons A daily general interest newspaper is defined as a news periodical published at least four times a week 4 57 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Education and Literacy TYPE BND_TYPE BND_STATUS BND_COINC 4 58 Line attributes Thorough definitions of these attributes are given on page 4 50 Classification attributes Each line is classified according to the type of feature it represents TYPE contains the code number and BND_TYPE contains the English description The codes are as follows Codes Equivalents 1 Coastline 2 International boundary 3 Coral reef 4 World region boundary 9 Grid line Inter
281. stes 1990 Geographic Information Systems An Introduction Englewood Cliffs N J Prentice Hall Tomlin D 1990 Geographic Information Systems and Cartographic Modelling Englewood Cliffs N J Prentice Hall E 4 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Appendix F Sources of other data Additional data or information can be obtained from the sources listed below ArcData The ArcData Catalog published by ESRI is a handy reference to high quality database products distributed in ARC INFO compatible format It includes database products published by ESRI and those offered by premier data publishers under the auspices of the ArcData publishing program The Landsat satellite imagery indexed in the ArcWorld database can be obtained through the ArcData program To obtain a copy of this valuable data guide contact the ESRI Regional Office nearest you or call the ESRI Marketing Department in Redlands California at 714 793 2853 DMA Operational Navigation Charts The Defense Mapping Agency DMA Operational Navigation Charts ONCs indexed in the ArcWorld 1 3M database can be purchased in the United States and foreign countries from agents for the sale of Defense Mapping Agency aeronautical charts and publications They can also be purchased by writing to the DMA Combat Support Center ATTN PMSR Washington D C 20315 0020 Copies of the DMA Public Sale Catalog and additional information on DMA products may be obtained from the
282. stical flag polygons World organization membership polygons World Bank country code polygons Population by age sex and situation polygons Population growth rates and projections polygons Population density polygons Classification attributes lines International boundary status lines Boundary coincidence with rivers lines Feature Number of Polygons Countries and other Represented by ca 12 609 polygons 106 political divisions Lines Coastlines Represented by ca 16 395 lines international boundaries and world regions Polygon attributes Geographic reference attributes COUNTRY These geographic reference attributes contain codes and CNTRY_NAME names that make it possible to select polygonal water REGION features by country world region and continent The areas CONTINENT and their corresponding codes are listed in Appendix C regions are also shown on the map in Chapter 1 4 98 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 LAND_ OCEAN ISLND_RANK STAT FLAG Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Population Characteristics Cartographic attributes Flag used to identify continents islands and ocean areas The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 1 Continent 2 Offshore island 3 Ocean Offshore islands are ranked for cartographic significance primarily on the basis of size These rank codes are only present for islands surrounded by ocean no is
283. stimate of average annual deforestation in thousands of hectares Average annual reforestation in thousands of hectares 1981 1985 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 MANGCLOF80 PROTCLOF80 P_PROTLN9O PRMARINE90 PRMARN_A90 BIORESRV90 BIORES_A90 WETLANDS90 WETLND_A90 MAMLSPEC90 MAMLTHRT89 BIRDSPEC89 BIRDTHRT89 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Natural Resources and the Environment Protected land areas Extent of managed closed forest areas and extent of protected closed forest areas in thousands of hectares Percentage of national land area that is protected in thousands of hectares Protected land includes both totally and partially protected areas Marine and coastal protected area figures are calculated for all littoral coral island marine and estuarine components This figure does not include locally or provincially protected sites privately owned areas or areas managed primarily for the extraction of natural resources National lists also usually include sites that are under international protection systems The number of protected marine and coastal areas and the area of those protected areas in thousands of hectares The number of biosphere reserves terrestrial and coastal environments that have been internationally recognized under the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization Biosphere Program and the area of those
284. summary statistics Additional information about the way missing measurement values are handled in the database is given on page 3 9 information about how to use these codes in combination with the statistical flag is given on page 6 4 Chapter 6 also discusses the comparability and completeness of the statistical data in these layers 4 42 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Economic and Industrial Indicators Layer description The Economic and Industrial Indicators layer contains a subset of the attributes found in the sections of the World Bank s Social Indicators of Development SID database called Income and Poverty and Expenditure These attributes include indicators on income food expenditures housing energy consumption transportation and communication Polygons and lines for countries Using the Economic and Industrial Indicators coverage Time series attributes range from 1965 to 1989 with data for five year intervals from 1965 to 1985 and data for the additional year of 1989 Not all years in the time series are available for all topics Information about country boundaries missing measurement values and the statistical flag attribute that applies to this layer as well as to all of the other statistical attribute layers is given on page 4 42 July 1992 4 43 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Economic an
285. t food supplies in a country per capita per day Available supplies comprise domestic production imports less exports and changes in stock This figure excludes animal feed seeds for agriculture and food lost in processing The protein content of the net food supply per capita measured in grams Net food supplies comprise domestic production imports less exports and changes in stock This figure excludes animal feed seeds for agriculture and food lost in processing U S Department of Agriculture USDA minimum allowances are 60 grams of total protein per day and 20 grams of animal or pulse peas beans lentils etc protein 5 27 Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Selected Statistical Attributes 9 28 LABORFOR89 P_AGRIC80 P_FEMALE89 PARTICIP89 PARTCP_F89 GNP_CAP89 EXPFOODS85 Labor force Total labor force in 1989 Total labor force is defined as the number of economically active people in the population This definition of total labor force includes the armed forces and the unemployed but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers Percentage of the total labor force engaged in farming forestry hunting and fishing in 1980 Percentage of the total labor force composed of females Female participation rates in the labor force are significantly underestimated in several developing countries according to the World Bank Percentage of the total population the labor
286. t lake Salt pan Lagoon Island inland waterbodies only Ice shelf Antarctica only Not inland water OMAN NANBWN Hou oo oo od The island code applies only to inland water bodies Island like features formed by the interweaving of single lines such as occur in a braided stream or in the distributaries of deltas are given a code of 9 not inland water Cartographic significance Polygonal water features have been ranked for cartographic significance primarily on the basis of size and visual prominence This attribute allows the user to selectively display those water features that are appropriate to the chosen map scale or needed for visual reference The codes are as follows Codes Definitions Q Unranked water feature 1 Basic reference 2 Major 3 Additional major 4 Intermediate 5 Minor 9 Not inland water 4 23 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M cartographic layers Rivers and Water Bodies 4 24 COUNTRY CNTRY_NAME REGION CONTINENT TYPE RIVER_TYPE Geographic reference attributes These geographic reference attributes contain codes and names that make it possible to select polygonal water features by country world region and continent The areas and their corresponding codes are listed in Appendix C regions are also shown on the map in Chapter 1 Line attributes Classification attributes Each line is classified according to type of feature it represents TYPE contains the code number
287. ta have been collected only for industrialized countries It often takes many years before new kinds of statistics are collected on a worldwide basis The exact number of countries covered by a particular Statistical attribute varies the ArcWorld database covers approximately 170 of the 240 geopolitical entities in the World These completeness factors apply to three of the cartographic layers The Roads Railroads and Country Internal Divisions layers have to varying degrees incomplete worldwide coverage Usually data are missing for entire countries but roads data end within countries in two situations 1 no data are present south of approximately 20 degrees South latitude in South America and 2 in Norway and Sweden there are no data north of approximately 59 degrees North latitude Lists of the major countries without roads railroads or country internal divisions data are provided in Appendix D Comparability of the statistical attributes The statistics presented here are compiled from the most authoritative sources available usually international speciality organizations and or national governments Both the World Bank and the World Resources Institute review their data for reliability validity appropriateness and consistency Nevertheless users of the ArcWorld data should constantly keep in mind that the concepts definitions and methodology underlying these statistical attributes vary sometimes significantly Variation can be
288. tabase normalization status Unnormalized repeating records exist Number of layers Cartographic 1 1 coverage Index 1 1 coverage Statistical attribute 1 8 coverages A 14 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Appendix A Data quality information Characteristic ArcWorld coverage characteristics Attribute types Measurement interval or ordinal values Suppressed values 97 missing data 98 country not in database 99 ocean areas Code numeric or alphabetic codes Suppressed numeric values 97 missing data 98 country not in database 99 ocean areas Not applicable values alphabetic blanks Name alphabetic or alohanumeric names Missing values blanks Naming conventions Coverages 8 alphanumeric characters only A Z 1 9 or allowed Tables 8 primary and 3 extension alohanumeric characters xxxxxxxx PAT or AAT with A Z 1 9 or _ allowed Attributes 10 alphanumeric characters only A Z 1 9 or allowed Indexing Tabular all attributes sorted by value in index field Spatial all coverages spatially subdivided into quadrangles by feature density Projection system Robinson Longitude of central meridian 0 00 00 False easting 0 m False northing 0 m Coordinate precision T coordinates rounded to the nearest 1 10 v of a degree July 1992 A 15 Appendix A Data quality information A 16 Lineage ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map data are der
289. the check box to the left of CO gt Emissions Deforestation This variable represents carbon dioxide emissions from land use change The measurement is expressed in thousands of metric tons The dark color and dense pattern combination indicates countries with high net deforestation and high CO emissions from land use change Click off the check boxes to the left of CO Emissions Deforestation and Net Deforestation Rate pattern Choose the Hide Legend option from the theme specific menu for these themes Using the Zoom to Box tool from the Palette zoom into an area that encompasses the country of El Salvador You can now examine El Salvador a country that had a net deforestation rate of 5 17 in 1985 more closely 2 22 On your own You may change the symbolization of the country boundaries to a bolder line symbol for this portion of the exercise Enter the legend portion of the theme property sheet and click twice on the line symbol Choose a new line symbol from the Symbol palette and click OK To apply this change click apply within the theme property sheet ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference 20 21 22 23 Click on the check boxes to the left of Central American Countries and Roads The Roads theme references the ArcWorld 1 3M roads coverage rds3m Hard surface roads are symbolized with a red line El
290. this guided tour provide only an introduction to the content and the potential applications of the ArcWorld database The following table lists just a few of the many other issues you might want to explore by using the data Next to each issue are some of the attributes in the ArcWorld 1 3M coverages that might be of interest Table 1 Other views Planning educational Primary school enrollment ratio Education and Literacy assistance Teacher student ratios EDULIT Illiteracy rate Assessing nutritional Daily protein supply per capita Food Production and adequacy of food supply Daily calorie supply per capita Nutrition AGRICUL Participation of women in Labor force participation rate Labor Force society Female labor force as of total Characteristics LABOR Planning health assistance Infant mortality rate Health and Vital Statistics Mortality rate for children 0 5 yrs HEALTH Population per hospital bed Population studies Population age 0 14 as of Population total Characteristics Projected population year 2000 POP_GEO Countries potentially most Expenditure on food as of Food Production and affected by increases in gross domestic product Nutrition food prices Food imports cereals AGRICUL Countries potentially most Expenditure on energy as of Economic and Industrial affected by increases in gross domestic product Indicators energy prices Energy consumption per capita ECONIND Potential markets for
291. timate for comparing threatened species in countries of different size because the relationship between area and the number of plant species is nonlinear a species area curve was used to standardize this figure Energy production and consumption Commercial production of the following in petajoules 10 joules Solid fuel includes bituminous coal lignite peat and oil shale burned directly ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference PROD_LIQ89 PROD_GAS89 PRDGEOWN89 PRDHYDRO89 PRDNUCLR89 PROD_TOT89 CONS_TOT89 CONS_87_89 ENRG_IMP89 TRFLCONS89 P_TRFUEL89 ENRINTIN89 ENRINTAG89 July 1992 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Natural Resources and the Environment Liquid fuel includes crude petroleum and natural gas liquids Gaseous fuel includes natural gas and other petroleum gases Electric power from geothermal and wind energy Hydroelectric power Electric power from nuclear energy Total energy production includes solid liquid and gaseous fuels and primary electricity production Total commercial energy consumption in petajoules 1989 Commercial energy consumption for 1989 in megajoules per constant The constant is calculated using the gross national product expressed in 1987 U S dollars This figure represents domestic production plus net imports less stock increases less aircraft and marine bunkers less unallocated quantities Energy i
292. tinued Polygon Attribute Table cont dBASE Columns Begin Column Column Definition INFO Items Begin Item ltem Name Column Definition Item Description Labor Force in Indust 75 Labor Force in Indust 80 Labor Force in Indust 85 Labor Force in Indust 89 of Labor Force Female 65 of Labor Force Female 70 of Labor Force Female 75 of Labor Force Female 80 of Labor Force Female 85 of Labor Force Female 89 Urban Female Male Ratios 65 Urban Female Male Ratios 70 Urban Female Male Ratios 75 Urban Female Male Ratios 80 Urban Female Male Ratios 85 Urban Female Male Ratios 89 Rural Female Male Ratios 65 Rural Female Male Ratios 70 Rural Female Male Ratios 75 Rural Female Male Ratios 80 Rural Female Male Ratios 85 Rural Female Male Ratios 89 Labor Participation Rate 65 Labor Participation Rate 70 Labor Participation Rate 75 Labor Participation Rate 80 Labor Participation Rate 85 Labor Participation Rate 89 Female Labor Part Rate 65 Female Labor Part Rate 70 Female Labor Part Rate 75 Female Labor Part Rate 80 Female Labor Part Rate 85 Female Labor Part Rate 89 B 26 P_INDUS75 P_INDUS80 P_INDUS85 P_INDUS89 P_FEMALE65 P_FEMALE70 P_FEMALE75 P_FEMALE80 P_FEMALE85 P_FEMALE89 FEM_URB65 FEM_URB 70 FEM_URB75 FEM_URB80 FEM_URB85 FEM_URB89 FEM_RUR65 FEM_RUR 70 FEM_RUR75 FEM_RUR80 FEM_RUR85 FEM_RUR89 PARTICIP65 PARTICIP70 PARTICIP75 PAR
293. tional boundaries that were considered coincident with ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 COUNTRY1 COUNTRY2 CNTRY_NAME REGION CONTINENT Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Economic and Industrial Indicators a river or a portion of a river This determination was made by the United States government agency that originally developed World Data Bank II Approximately 35 percent of the international boundary lines in the coverage are classified as coincident The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 0 Not coincident with river line segment l Coincident with river line segment Geographic reference attributes These attributes contain the following two letter country codes two attributes country names regional codes and continent codes The countries on either side of an inter national boundary are listed by code in separate attributes COUNTRY 1 and COUNTRY2 and by name in a single attribute CNTRY_NAME e g France Germany Only one country is identified for coastlines A similar dual coding scheme was used for boundaries between regions and continents except that codes rather than names were used Countries regions and continents and their corresponding codes are listed in Appendix C regions are also shown on the map in Chapter 1 4 51 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Education and Literacy Layer description The Education and
294. to depict as areas such as highways and streams e Areas are closed figures that represent the shapes and locations of homogeneous features such as countries parcels and water bodies The characteristics or attributes of map features may also be conveyed by using labels or graphic symbols For example streams and water bodies are July 1992 3 1 Chapter 3 Database concepts and organization 3 2 drawn in blue to indicate water cities are labeled with their names roads are drawn with various line widths patterns and colors to represent different road classes and so on In addition to displaying feature locations and attributes maps are typically characterized by the following e Scale the relationship between distance on the map and distance on the Earth e Projection the system used to transform the curved surface of the Earth to a plane e Coordinate system the method used to relate feature locations by distance and direction from other features Until recently maps were only available in paper or analog form The development of computerized geographic information systems has enabled analog map features relationships and characteristics to be translated into digital form for automated display query and analysis The ArcWorld database is just such a digital geographic database one that can be used by ArcView ARC INFO or ArcCAD Coverages The ArcWorld database is organized by coverage Coverages represe
295. to select polygonal features by country world region and continent The areas and their corresponding codes are listed in Appendix C regions are also shown on the map in Chapter 1 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 LAND_ OCEAN ISLND_RANK STAT _FLAG Chapter 5 The ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map layers Selected Statistical Attributes Cartographic attributes This attribute contains words to identify continental areas offshore islands and ocean polygons The words are as follows e Continent e Island e Ocean Offshore islands are ranked for cartographic significance primarily on the basis of size These rank codes are only present for islands surrounded by ocean no inlands within inland water bodies are included Greenland is the largest island The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 1 Basic reference feature 2 Major 3 Additional major 4 Intermediate 5 Minor 9 Unranked Statistical flag attribute Flag used to identify a single polygon the largest for each country for purposes of calculating summary statistics Chapter 6 provides more information about using this attribute The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 0 Other polygons in country l Polygon identifier for disputed territories reassigned areas or countries for which data are not tabulated by the World Bank or World Resources Institute See Appendix C for a list of disputed territories and reassi
296. to the country of Zaire in which less than 1 of the GDP goes toward medical care July 1992 2 7 Chapter 2 Exploring the ArcWorld database 17 Scroll further down in both windows to the attributes cal_cap85 and prot_cap85 The attribute cal_cap85 represents the daily calorie supply from net food supplies in the country per capita per day The prot_cap85 attribute represents the protein content of the net food supply per capita measured in grams The difference in the attributes we have examined in steps 16 and 17 may relate to the difference in life expectancy in the two countries 2 a pej 2 8 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 2 Exploring the ArcWorld database July 1992 2 9 Chapter 2 Exploring the ArcWorld database Exploring socioeconomic factors in South America This exercise explores the socio economic factors at work in countries in South America Begin by opening the view gnp av which displays ArcWorld 1 25M country boundaries for South America 1 Click on the check box for the theme named GNP Per Capita 1989 You will see a thematic map showing the 1989 Gross National Product GNP per capita for countries in South America 1989 GNP per capita gnp_cap89 is one of the variables in the ArcWorld 1 25M stat25m coverage This coverage contains selected statistical attri
297. uly 1992 4 19 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M cartographic layers Railroads DISP_ SCALE COUNTRY CNTRY_NAME REGION CONTINENT 4 20 Codes Equivalents 7 Narrow gauge under construction Undifferentiated under construction 9 Undifferentiated There are no standard measurement values for broad standard and narrow gauge widths The actual widths for these terms vary from country to country In Canada Western Europe and the United States standard gauge is defined as 4 feet 8 5 inches 1 435 meters Cartographic significance Each railroad segment is classified with an appropriate display scale ranking The rankings range from a map scale of 1 80 000 000 smallest to 1 5 000 000 largest Codes Definitions 80 1 80 000 000 scale 40 1 40 000 000 scale 20 1 20 000 000 scale 10 1 10 000 000 scale 5 1 5 000 000 scale Q Additional unranked railroads Geographic reference attributes These attributes contain names and codes that make it possible to select railroad features by country world region and continent Continents regions and countries and their codes are listed in Appendix C ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Rivers and Water Bodies Polygons and lines July 1992 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M cartographic layers Rivers and Water Bodies Layer description The Rivers and Water Bodies layer contains hydrographic features This coverage is made up of both lines and polygons that
298. urce database or the polygon represents an ocean area In the statistical coverages any of these conditions is represented by a negative code Data shown as missing in the World Bank or World Resources Institute WRI tabular databases are indicated by a 97 in the ArcWorld database The 98 code indicates those ArcWorld countries which have no statistical data because July 1992 3 9 Chapter 3 Database concepts and organization 3 10 ARC INFO generated attribute Code attribute Name attribute Code atiribute ki Rivers and Lakes Il rr Selected ee rivjm_e id 2 water _type 2 water rank l country Lake l Seem ee TELLELLELLELEECLELLELEELELLLELEELLELLECEELTELLECEECLELLLCEELLECLELEECCEDEE T Lake i Cm BR Lake i a sea vsd vebe TEE E T colsete sens ces ens esuiesdussusausduscwecscescaeedecdecceseestesycasecessk sus sal autaceeeesoacedecdecceseeasuctes tes sauassluesccccndccncipeeavestentesesanseussussasencsaceccsesscdecceacesces cesueatextsetenssauihes Lake cmeemeemeeeeeneene Boece came e meee ee Lake need eae eee eee eee ee scan eaeeeeame see EEEE eeen Reservoir seen eeeeenseneaes Dccesceeeeseescmeemeemeameneeneaesy sae eaeees ame ame annann sme eaeeee ane aeeeeaeeaaaeeaeees ane aae eee eeaaeeeaaeeeGaeeaeees see aaeeeaeeaaeeaeees ame aneeesaeaaeh SOaeeSGeeeaeeeSaeeaaeeeaeeaeeeaeeeS Gee Sar eESGeSGGeSGGGeSGGeSGSGESGSSSGESSSSESSOESGSSRSSSESREEESSEIS River AEA wis au sieve
299. utes for the stat25m coverage for Nicaragua Position the two popup windows beside each other prior to continuing 2 18 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference 11 12 13 Scroll down to the attribute netdefor85 in the popup windows El Salvador had a net deforest ation rate of 5 17 compared to Nicaragua s net deforestation rate of 2 72 The forests85 attribute which is a measure of total forest and woodland area in square kilometers shows El Salvador as a country with 1 100 square kilometers of forests and woodland as compared to Nicaragua s 39 300 square kilometers Scroll up to the attribute popdnsty85 Compare this attribute for both countries El Salvador has a higher population density which might be a factor in the country s high deforestation rate Quit from both popup windows and the theme s Table prior to continuing You will now utilize a bivariate mapping technique to compare net deforestation and two other related attributes Click off the check box for Net Deforestation Rate 1985 Choose the Hide Legend option from the theme specific menu for July 1992 Chapter 2 Exploring the ArcWorld database Tip To make room for new theme legends in the Table of Contents use the Hide Legend opti
300. veloped by a professional cartographer who manually generalized a small scale version of WDBII The redrafted map was then scanned and coded by ESRI July 1992 3 19 Chapter 3 Database concepts and organization 3 20 Coordinate systems The ArcWorld database is available in a coordinate system that promotes the use of the data set both alone and in conjunction with other data sets ARC INFO users will be able to convert the database to other projections The ArcWorld 1 3M and 1 25M databases also feature a specified coordinate precision Projection systems The ArcWorld 1 3M database is delivered in decimal degrees Storage in geographic coordinates facilitates use with other data which are commonly supplied in decimal degrees and enables conversion into the projection of choice for update or analysis The units of measure for the decimal degrees are spherical latitude longitude coordinates For example the latitude longitude coordinate of 37 30 15 is expressed as 37 50417 The ArcWorld 1 25M database is delivered in the Robinson projection as well as in decimal degrees The coordinate units employed in conjunction with the Robinson projection are meters The central meridian is at zero degrees longitude Robinson is a pseudocylindrical projection in which the world looks right with a good balance of size and shape for the land masses It is not however conformal equal area equidistant or perspective It has true direction al
301. verage The codes are as follows Codes Definitions 0 Not coincident with river line segment l Coincident with river line segment ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference July 1992 COUNTRY1 COUNTRY2 CNTRY_NAME REGION CONTINENT Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Health and Vital Statistics Geographic reference attributes These attributes contain the following two letter country codes two attributes country names regional codes and continent codes Countries regions and continents and their corresponding codes are listed in Appendix C regions are also shown on the map in Chapter 1 4 75 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Labor Force Characteristics 7 Females in Labor Force 1989 All res Selected Polygons and lines for countries 4 76 Layer description The Labor Force Characteristics layer contains attributes found in the section of the World Bank s Social Indicators of Development SID database called Labor These attributes include information and indicators on the size of the labor force percentage of the labor force working in agriculture or industry female to male laborer ratios and labor force participation rates Using the Labor Force Characteristics coverage Time series attributes range from 1965 to 1989 with data in five year intervals for 1965 to 1985 and data for the additional year of 1989 Not all years
302. was printed and reviewed against printed or on line source data Two countries from each continent representing a sample of approximately 8 percent were checked for correct correspondence between the INFO files and the original source files Positional accuracy No detailed evaluation of the positional accuracy of the ArcWorld 1 25M or Browse Map data has been undertaken Knowledge of the source data is insufficient to determine the positional accuracy of the source product or of the 1 25M and Browse coverage data The 20 degree interval latitude longitude grid was mathematically generated and is stored as a single precision coverage Attribute accuracy The accuracy of most attributes in the ArcWorld 1 25M and Browse Map coverages has not been explicitly tested against independent sources However all of the data have been reviewed for anomalous visual patterns both on line and in hard copy Data derived from World Bank and WRI tabular files were tested for proper relationships with country codes during the processing procedure that linked the tabular data with cartographic coverage components All attributes were tested using the automated techniques described in the Lineage section of this appendix Logical consistency All data were found to be topologically correct using ARC INFO Rev 6 0 1 No duplicate features are present All polygons are closed and all lines intersect where intended No undershoots or overshoots are present Arc
303. wing a country or selected area 4 36 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M index layers Latitude Longitude Grids Summary of Latitude Longitude Grids coverages Five degree interval coverage Coverage name LTLG5 Source and currency ESRI generated 1992 Thematic attribute groups Identification attributes Feature Number of Lines Latitude and longitude Represented by ca 9 375 lines lines 5 by 5 degree grid Ten degree interval coverage Coverage name LTLG10 Source and currency ESRI generated 1992 Thematic attribute groups Identification attributes Feature Number of Lines Latitude and longitude Represented by ca 3 440 lines lines 10 by 10 degree grid July 1992 4 37 Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M index layers Latitude Longitude Grids Twenty degree interval coverage Coverage name LTLG20 Source and currency ESRI algorithm generated 1992 Thematic attribute groups Identification attributes Feature Numberol features Number of class s j attributes Lines Latitude and longitude Represented by ca 1 450 lines lines 20 by 20 degree grid Line attributes identification attributes LATITUDE The latitude of the grid line All south latitude values begin with a minus sign This attribute contains a blank for lines of longitude LONGITUDE The longitude of the grid line All west longitude values begin with a minus sign This attribute contains a bla
304. y from U S Government World Data Bank II 1988 Attribute data from the World Resources Institute World Resources 1992 1993 Data Base Thematic attribute Geographic reference attributes polygons and lines groups Cartographic attributes polygons Statistical flag polygons World organization membership polygons World Resources Institute country code polygons Gross domestic product polygons Central government expenditures polygons Sanitation attributes polygons Education attributes polygons Health attributes polygons General infrastructure polygons Agriculture and forestry polygons Protected land areas polygons Species diversity and status polygons Energy production and consumption polygons Marine catch and aquaculture polygons Atmospheric emissions polygons Classification attributes lines International boundary status lines Boundary coincidence with rivers lines Feature Number of Polygons Countries and other Represented by ca 12 609 polygons 120 political divisions Lines Coastlines inter Represented by ca 16 395 lines national boundaries and world regions 4 84 ArcWorld User s Guide and Data Reference Chapter 4 ArcWorld 1 3M country statistical attribute layers Natural Resources and the Environment Polygon attributes Geographic reference attributes COUNTRY These geographic reference attributes contain codes and CNTRY_NAME names that make it possible to select polygonal feature

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