RLC Selected Infrastructure Data for the Former Soviet Union, 1993

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This data set consists of roads, drainage, railroads, utilities, and population center information in readily usable vector format for the land area of the Former Soviet Union. The purpose of this dataset was to create a completely intact vector layer which could be readily used to aid in mapping efforts for the area of the FSU. These five vector data layers were assembled from the Digital Chart of the World (DCW), 1993. Individual record attributes were stored for population centers only. Vector maps for the FSU are in ArcView shapefile format.

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Complete Metadata

bureauCode	[ "026:00" ]
identifier	10.3334/ORNLDAAC/698
landingPage	https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=rlc_vector_data_698&ac=true
programCode	[ "026:000" ]
spatial	[[{"WestBoundingCoordinate":25.0,"NorthBoundingCoordinate":71.0,"EastBoundingCoordinate":180.0,"SouthBoundingCoordinate":23.21}],"CARTESIAN"]
temporal	1993-01-01/1993-01-01
theme	[ "Earth Science" ]