Readme file for data contained in the World directory:

1. GeoDataset name: Cities - cities.shp World Cities contains locations of major cities around the world. The cities include national capitals for each of the countries in World Countries 1998 as well as major population centers and landmark cities. 606 points, 4 descriptive fields. Describes major world cities. Shapefile name: Cities.shp Origin path: ESRI Data and Maps 1 (CD) \world GeoDataset type: Cities is an ESRI shapefile with point features. GeoDataset lineage: World Cities was derived from ESRI's ArcWorld database and supplemented with other data from the Rand McNally New International Atlas (see Bibliography). Coordinate system: Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees. Coordinate precision: Double. Useful display scales: Suggested display scales are as follows: For the entire world: 1:200,000,000 For individual continents: 1:100,000,000 For regions of the world: 1:50,000,000 The density of city points is important in determining the largest and smallest useful display scales. Snapshot Fields: Name -- The city name. Spellings are based on Board of Geographic Names standards and commercial atlases. (String) Country -- An abbreviated country name. (String) Population -- Total population for the entire metropolitan area. Values are from recent census or estimates. Attributes of -99 are null values (data not available). (Number) Capital -- Indicates whether a city is a national capital (Y/N). (String) 2. GeoDataset name: World - country.shp World Countries represent 251 countries including those countries created from the former Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, and Czechoslovakia, such as Russia and Slovenia, and the new African nation of Eritrea. Country is generalized to improve draw performance and be used effectively at a global level. Cntry98 is detailed to be used effectively at national levels. 251 polygons, 11 descriptive fields. Defines world countries as of 1998. Shapefile name: Country.shp Origin path: ESRI Data and Maps 1 (CD) \world GeoDataset type: Country is and ESRI shapefile with polygon features. GeoDataset lineage: The Country GeoDataset is generalized and designed for display at scales to about 1:100,000,000. Both GeoDatasets were generalized from ESRI's ArcWorld Supplement Map data. Country codes are from U.S. Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) version 10-4. Coordinate system: Latitude/Longitude in decimal degrees. Coordinate precision: Double.

Useful display scales: When displaying the entire world (depending on GeoDataset): Largest scale: 1:5,000,000 Smallest scale: 1: 100,000,000 The generalization of the coastline is important in determining the largest useful display scale for World Countries data. World Countries represent 251 countries including those countries created from the former Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, and Czechoslovakia, such as Russia and Slovenia, and the new African nation of Eritrea. Country is generalized to improve draw performance and be used effectively at a global level. Cntry98 is detailed to be used effectively at national levels. Fields: Fips_cntry -- The two-letter country code from the United States Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) coding scheme. Example: KS for the Republic of Korea. (String) Gmi_cntry -- The three -letter country code from Global Mapping International. Example: The code for the United Kingdom is GBR. (String) Cntry_name -- The country name. These names are shortened and not necessarily official. Example: Turkey (the official name is Republic of Turkey) (String) The following fields indicate a countrys membership in international organizations. The codes are as follows: Y = Yes, a country is a member of the organization N = No, a country is not a member of the organization Sovereign -- Name of the country having sovereignty. (String) Pop_cntry -- The population of a country. (Source: NCGIA. Currency: 1994 estimated population.) This field contains -99999 for countries for which population figures were unavailable. (Numeric) Sqkm_cntry -- The total area of a country in square kilometers (excluding maritime areas). (Numeric) Sqmi_cntry -- The total area of a country in square miles (excluding maritime areas). (Numeric) Curr_type -- The type of currency in use in the country. (String) Curr_code -- The three letter abbreviation for the country's currency. (String) Landlocked -- Countries without access to the sea. (String) Color_map -- Numbers (1 - 8) allows the country to be shaded unique from its neighbors. 3. GeoDataset name: Circles - cirlces.shp Arbitrarily created circle shapes covering the world. 4 polygons Intended use: To demonstrate to students how shapes are affected by different projections applied. Shapefile name: circles.shp Origin path: Introduction to ArcView GIS course data directory GeoDataset type: Circles is an ESRI shapefile with polygon features. GeoDataset lineage: The circles dataset was derived from the Intro to ArcView GIS class. The data is stored in DD.