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  1. Title: Washington, D.C., 1820 (Raster Image)

    • Raster data
    • 2007
    Contributors:

    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: A correct map of the city of Washington : capital of the United States of America : lat. 38.53 n., long. 0.0, eng'd by W.I. Stone, Wash'n. It was published by Davis & Force in 1820. Scale [ca. 1:19,800]. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Maryland State Plane Coordinate System Meters NAD83 (Fipszone 1900). All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as roads, drainage, selected government and public buildings, block numbers. churches, and more. Includes ill. and index to points of interest. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from The Harvard Map Collection as part of the Imaging the Urban Environment project. Maps selected for this project represent major urban areas and cities of the world, at various time periods. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features at a large scale. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

  2. Title: 50-Meter Topographic Contours: Kabul, Afghanistan, 2003-2005

    • Line data
    • 2006
    Contributors:

    Summary: This line shapefile contains topographic contours for Kabul, Afghanistan at 50-meter intervals. This layer was mapped by the International Securiity Assistance Force (ISAF) at 1:5,000 scale from one meter IKONOS satellite imagery. This layer is part of the Topographic Maps of Afghanistan and Kabul dataset which contains shapefiles relating to district and provincial boundaries, land use, transportation, buildings and structures, rivers, settlements and other specific city data. This dataset is intended for researchers, students, and policy makers for reference and mapping purposes, and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production, or to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data. Afghanistan Information Mangement Service. (2005). 50-Meter Topographic Contours: Kabul, Afghanistan, 2003-2005. Afghanistan Information Mangement Service. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/ns579vg0908

  3. Title: Municipal District Boundaries: Kabul, Afghanistan, 2005

    • Polygon data
    • 2006
    Contributors:

    Summary: This polygon shapefile contains boundary information for the 22 municipal districts of Kabul, Afghanistan, which were digitized from IKONOS satellite imagery. These districts are also the police districts in Kabul. The shapefile has polygon topology and was created by International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and the Government of Afghanistan. This layer is part of the Topographic Maps of Afghanistan and Kabul dataset which contains shapefiles relating to district and provincial boundaries, land use, transportation, buildings and structures, rivers, settlements and other specific city data. This dataset is intended for researchers, students, and policy makers for reference and mapping purposes, and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production, or to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data. International Security Assistance Force (Afghanistan) (2005). Municipal District Boundaries: Kabul, Afghanistan, 2005. Afghanistan Information Management Service. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/sg278rb7531

  4. Title: China, Beijing (Points of Interest, 2005)

    • Point data
    • 2005
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    Summary: File shows businesses, banks, buildings, commercial centers, etc. by category.

  5. Title: China, Beijing (Water, 2005)

    • Polygon data
    • 2005
    Contributors:

    Summary: File shows water features as polygons

  6. Title: China, Beijing (Landmarks, 2005)

    • Point data
    • 2005
    Contributors:

    Summary: File shows businesses, banks, buildings, commercial centers, etc. by category.

  7. Title: China, Beijing (Parks, 2005)

    • Polygon data
    • 2005
    Contributors:

    Summary: File shows parks and recreational areas as polygons

  8. Title: China, Shenzhen (Roads, 2004)

    • Line data
    • 2004
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    Summary: Shows roads and highways.

  9. Title: China, Shenzhen (Railroads, 2004)

    • Line data
    • 2004
    Contributors:

    Summary: Shows railroad and subway lines.

  10. Title: China, Shenzhen (Subway Stations, 2004)

    • Point data
    • 2004
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    Summary: Shows subway and rail stations.

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