| National Focal Point Institution: |
| Organisation: |
FAO - Africover |
| Data Set Description Fields: |
| Title: |
DR Congo - Towns |
| Dataset Reference Date: |
2003-10-01 |
| Dataset Reference Date Type: |
Publication |
| Dataset Edition: |
First |
| Presentation Format: |
mapDigital |
| Abstract: |
The towns and major towns shapefiles were developed from data from the
National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA). |
| Purpose: |
The towns have been included for orientation purposes and should not be seen as comprehensive. Please note that these data might conflict with the Africover data. |
| Completedness/Progress Code: |
Complete |
| Theme Keywords: |
orientation, towns |
| Place Keyword: |
DRCongo |
| ISO Topic Category: |
Earth Cover |
| Supplemental Infomation: |
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| Direct Spatial Reference Method: |
Vector |
| Data Format: |
ESRI ArcView Shapefile (.shp) |
| Scale of the Dataset: |
1:100 000 |
| Dataset Language: |
English |
| Dataset Character Set: |
usAscii |
| Resource Provider: |
Mr. Antonio Di Gregorio - FAO Africover |
| Point of Contact: |
Mr. Antonio Di Gregorio - FAO Africover |
| Custodian: |
Mr. Ipalaka Yobwa - Service Permanent et d'Amenagement Forestiers (SPIAF) - Ministere de l'Environnement |
| Owner: |
Mr. Ipalaka Yobwa - Service Permanent et d'Amenagement Forestiers (SPIAF) - Ministere de l'Environnement |
| Originator: |
Mr. Antonio Di Gregorio - FAO Africover |
| Processor: |
Mr. Antonio Di Gregorio - FAO Africover |
| Publisher: |
Mr. Antonio Di Gregorio - FAO Africover |
| Distributor: |
Mr. John Latham - FAO |
| Lineage Statement: |
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| Data Quality Comment: |
Town names have been verified with the NFPI. |
| Restrictions: |
The data remains full property of the owners. It can be accessed, reproduced and distributed given that the owner information is explicitly acknowledged and displayed in the copyright information (I.E. Produced by FAO - Africover). The Authors do not assume any responsibilities for improper use of the data. |
| Update Frequency: |
As Needed |
| Reference System Information: |
| Geographic Reference System |
| Units: |
Decimal Degrees |
| Ellipsoid: |
WGS 84 |
| Datum: |
WGS 84 |
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| Spatial Representation: |
| East Bounding Longitude: |
31.31 |
| West Bounding Longitude: |
12.21 |
| North Bounding Latitude: |
5.39 |
| South Bounding Latitude: |
-13.46 |
| Extended Information: |
| Project Code: |
GCP/RAF/287/ITA |
| MCDB File Type: |
normal |
| Entry Type Code: |
dataset |
| Minimum Viewing Scale: |
1:1 000 000 |
| Maximum Viewing Scale: |
1:100 000 |
| Data File Name: |
drc-towns |
| Metadata Information: |
| Metadata Language: |
English |
| Metadata Character Set: |
usAscii |
| Metadata Provider: |
Mr. John Latham - FAO |
| Metadata Time Stamp |
2003-10-01 |
| Metadata Standard Name: |
ISO 19115 |
| Metadata Standard Version: |
DIS |
| Data Definitions: |
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| Data Classification: |
Public Domain |
| Data Type: |
Full Resolution Data Set
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| Web Map: |
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| Link(s): |
Not Available
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| Data Access: |
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| File: |
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| CD: |
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