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Description

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.

Product Summary

Platforms
MAPS
Instruments
DIGITIZER
Spatial Extent

N: 71 S: 23.21 E: 180 W: 25

Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1993-01-01 to 1993-12-31
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2810672079-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
5
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Electricity ,
Transportation ,
Drainage

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Stone, T. A., & Schlesinger, P. (2003). RLC Selected Infrastructure Data for the Former Soviet Union, 1993 (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/698 Date Accessed: 2025-12-14

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