# CHGIS 1820 Provinces

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## Metadata:

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Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: CHGIS, Harvard Yenching Insitute
      Publication_Date: Jan 2007
      Title: CHGIS 1820 Provinces
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Series_Information:
        Series_Name:
          CHGIS, Version: 4. Cambridge, MA (USA): Harvard Yenching Institute, Jan 2007
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Cambridge, MA
        Publisher: CHGIS, Harvard Yenching Institute
      Online_Linkage: www.fas.harvard.edu/~chgis
  Description:
    Abstract:
      polygon features showing the province boundaries in China for the year 1820
    Purpose:
      Developed by Fudan University, Center for Historical Geography, for the CHGIS project.
    Supplemental_Information: GBK or UTF Encoding for Chinese Characters
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 1820
    Currentness_Reference:
      based on dated sources, as indicated in the SOURCE NOTES table, included in the CHGIS database
  Status:
    Progress: revised (Jan 2007)
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: future releases to be announced,
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: 67.350890
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: 148.406574
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 58.676401
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 3.314741
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
        Alexandria Digital Library, CHGIS specialized feature type vocabularies
      Theme_Keyword: province boundaries, China
  Access_Constraints:
    The CHGIS datasets are freely distributed for non-commercial academic research purposes. The datasets may be obtained by ordering a CD-ROM or downloaded free of charge from CHGIS websites. See website for more details.
  Use_Constraints:
    Academic use of CHGIS data is allowed, and encouraged, provided that any derived data or digital images of maps give proper citation to CHGIS as stated above. The CHGIS datasets are distributed for non-commercial academic research purposes only. Any organization or individual that makes commercial or revenue generating use of the CHGIS Datasets must first obtain a licensing agreement from CHGIS Management Committee. Use of the datasets distributed on CD-ROM or downloaded from CHGIS websites implies acceptance of all the terms stated in the End User's License Agreement, and acknowledges understanding of any liabilities stated therein by the end-user.
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: CHGIS, Harvard Yenching Institute
        Contact_Person: Merrick Berman
      Contact_Position: Project Manager
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 617-496-6222
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mberman@fas.harvard.edu
  Data_Set_Credit:
    CHGIS, Version: 4. Cambridge, MA (USA): Harvard Yenching Institute, Jan 2007.
  Native_Data_Set_Environment:
    Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.0.1324
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: China Historical Geographic Information System
      Publication_Date: Jan 2007
      Title: CHGIS, Version: 4
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Other_Citation_Details:
        (c) Harvard Yenching Institute Cambridge, MA (USA)

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Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 32

Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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      Map_Projection:
        Map_Projection_Name: Transverse Mercator
        Transverse_Mercator:
          Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 1.000000
          Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: 111.000000
          Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
          False_Easting: 19500000.000000
          False_Northing: 0.000000
      Planar_Coordinate_Information:
        Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
        Coordinate_Representation:
          Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000000
          Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000000
        Planar_Distance_Units: meters
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_Xian_1980
      Ellipsoid_Name: Xian_1980
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378140.000000
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257000

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: v4_1820_prov_pgn_gbk
    Attribute:
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      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: GEO_SRC
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: COMPILER
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Shape
      Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: NAME_PY
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: NAME_CH
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: CHECKER
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: NAME_FT
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: PRES_LOC
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: NOTE_ID
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: OBJ_TYPE
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ENT_DATE
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SYS_ID
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: X_COORD
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Y_COORD
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LEV_RANK
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: GEOCOMP
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: AREA

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Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20070208
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Merrick Berman
        Contact_Organization: CHGIS
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: 1737 Cambridge St, N321
        City: Cambridge
        State_or_Province: MA
        Postal_Code: 02138
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 617-496-6222
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