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VMAP oil and gas extraction points for the Wider Caribbean

VMAP oil and gas extraction points for the Wider Caribbean

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
National Imagery and Mapping Agency (formerly U.S. Defense Mapping Agency)
Publication_Date: 1997
Title: VMAP oil and gas extraction points for the Wider Caribbean
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Online_Linkage: <http://mapping.usgs.gov/esic/cdrom/vmap.html>
Description:
Abstract:
VMap Level 0 is a comprehensive 1:1,000,000 scale vector basemap of the world. It consists of cartographic, attribute, and textual data stored on compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM). This dataset is a subset of all oill and gas extarction points for countries bordering the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea and the islands of the Caribbean Sea.
Purpose:
This dataset was created by the World Resources Institute for the purposes of the Reefs at Risk Caribbean Project (<http://reefsatrisk.wri.org/>). This ArcView shapefile may be used as a data layer to illustrate oil and gas extraction points of countries bordering the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, and the islands of the Caribbean Sea region. It may be utilized in any Geographic Information System (GIS).
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: unknown
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -99.282219
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -57.919762
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 32.650127
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 3.746718
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: VMAP Level 0
Theme_Keyword: National Imagery and Mapping Agency
Theme_Keyword: Defense Mapping Agency
Theme_Keyword: digital vector data
Theme_Keyword: ArcView
Theme_Keyword: shapefile
Theme_Keyword: oil
Theme_Keyword: gas
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: Caribbean Sea
Place_Keyword: gulf of mexico
Place_Keyword: wider caribbean
Place_Keyword: central america
Place_Keyword: north america
Place_Keyword: south america
Access_Constraints: none
Use_Constraints: none
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: World Resources Institute
Contact_Position: GIS lab manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 10 G Street NE
City: Washington
State_or_Province: DC
Postal_Code: 20008
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-729-7600
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202-729-7775
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: reefsatrisk.wri.org
Data_Set_Credit:
Please recognize the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) as the originator of the source data.
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: NIMA - National Imagery & Mapping Agency
Publication_Date: 1997
Publication_Time: Unknown
Title: Vector Map (VMap) Level 0 database
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Online_Linkage: <http://mapping.usgs.gov/esic/cdrom/vmap.html>
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1000000
Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: VMAP
Source_Contribution:
The Vector Map (VMap) Level 0 database represents the third edition of the Digital Chart of the World. The second edition was a limited release item published 1995 09. The product is dual named to show its lineage to the original DCW, published in 1992, while positioning the revised product within a broader emerging-family of VMap products. VMap Level 0 is a comprehensive 1:1,000,000 scale vector basemap of the world. It consists of cartographic, attribute, and textual data stored on compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM). The primary source for the database is the National Imagery and Mapping Agency’s (NIMA) Operational Navigation Chart (ONC) series. This is the largest scale unclassified map series in existence that provides consistent, continuous global coverage of essential basemap features. The database contains more than 1,900 megabytes of vector data and is organized into 10 thematic layers. The data includes major road and rail networks, major hydrologic drainage systems, major utility networks (cross-country pipelines and communication lines), all major airports, elevation contours (1000 foot(ft), with 500ft and 250ft supplemental contours), coastlines, international boundaries and populated places. The database can be accessed directly from the four optical CD-ROMs that store the database or can be transferred to a magnetic media.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
From the VMAP North America Data CD extraction point features dataset (extractp.shp dataset), features with an attribute of ‘oil/gas field’ or ‘oil or gas well’ were extracted for the Wider Caribbean region (see bounding coordinates).

From the VMAP North America Data CD miscellaneous industry point features dataset (misindp.shp dataset), features were extracted for the Wider Caribbean region (see bounding coordinates).

These two datasets were then merged.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: VMAP
Process_Date: 2003
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: World Resources Institute
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The latitude/longtitute coordinates were added using the AcrView ‘Add XY’ extension (available from arcscripts.esri.com)
Process_Date: 2003
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: World Resources Institute
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 146
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000000
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Depth_System_Definition:
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: oil_gas_vmap
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LAT
Attribute_Definition: laititude (decimal degrees)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LONG
Attribute_Definition: longtitude (decimal degrees)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ID
Attribute_Definition: VMAP ID
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: F_CODE
Attribute_Definition: VMAP code
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: F_CODE_DES
Attribute_Definition: VMAP code description
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TXT
Attribute_Definition: label
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SOURCETHM
Attribute_Definition: source dataset
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: vmap_extraction
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: vmap extarction point features dataset
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: vmap_misc_indus
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: vmap miscellaneous features dataset
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: WRI
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: on-screen digitied by WRI
Overview_Description: