World Vector Shoreline Plus
Publication Date : 2000
Edition : 3rd Edition
Geography : World  
Description : Description: The Vector Product Format (VPF) version of WVS, consists of a single worldwide database called WVSPLUS. Six libraries will exist at scales ranging from 1:250,000 to 1:120,000,000. Each library contains a Countries, Coastlines, Oceans (COC) coverage including both line and area features such as coastlines, political boundary lines and other lines of separation, administrative areas and oceans. The Maritime Boundaries (MAB) and Maritime Boundaries Supplemental (MBS) coverages contain maritime claims for each country as derived from the Maritime Claims Reference Manual, DOD 2005.1M, 2001. MAB and MBS are found only in the WVS250K library (1:250,000 scale). The Bathymetry (BAT) coverage exists only in the WVS003M, WVS012M, and WVS040M libraries and contains depth contours and depth areas derived from the Digital Bathymetric Database (DBDB5) product. A text file is included with more specific technical details.
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Use Restriction: For use by Ryerson University faculty, students and staff only.
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Type of Data : vector
Link to ESRI Shapefile Viewer: Download ArcExplorer
Format: Shapefile
File Size : 30 MB
Technical Detail : Scale 1:250,000, Geographic projection UTM WGS84
Data Creator: National Geospatial-Intelligence agency (NGA)
Publisher: Land Information Worldwide Mapping, LLC
Copyright Owner: Public Domain
Contact Person: librdata@ryerson.ca
Citation Format: Link to Citation Examples
Subject: Political   Boundaries   Oceans