| Digital Chart of the World | |
| Publication Date : | 1992 |
| Edition : | |
| Geography : | World |
| Description : | The Digital Chart of the World (DCW) is a comprehensive 1:1,000,000-scale vector basemap of the world. It consists of cartographic, attribute, and textual data. The data is based on 90° sections of longitude and further broken down into 5° by 5° tiles. There are various thematic layers for each tile. |
| Accessing the Data : | Access is available via the World Wide Web |
| Use Restriction: | Available for academic research and teaching only. |
| Permissions : | Proper Citation is required. |
| Type of Data : | vector |
| Link to ESRI Shapefile Viewer: | Download ArcExplorer |
| Procedure: | Link to Procedure |
| Format: | Zip, E00, GIF |
| File Size : | 1500 MB |
| Technical Detail : | Scale 1:1,000,000 |
| Data Creator: | Environment Systems and Research Institute, Inc. |
| Publisher: | Environment Systems and Research Institute, Inc. |
| Copyright Owner: | Environment Systems and Research Institute, Inc. |
| Contact Person: | librdata@ryerson.ca |
| Citation Format: | Link to Citation Examples |
| Subject: | Railroads Placenames Transportation Cultural Utilities Drainage Roads Vegetation Oceans Land Cover Hypsography Physiography |