# Kosrae General Physiography

TypeShapefile

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### Summary

    To show the general physiography of Kosrae.

### Description

    This dataset shows the general physiography of Kosrae. It was created by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2019) using a combination of 10-meter resolution Digital Elevation Model (DEM) (USGS, 1967) and the simple soil map of Kosrae (NRCS, 1981), and applying them to the base layer (iREi, 2019).

### Credits

    Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi)

### Use limitations

    There are no expressed warranties associated with the release of these databases. Specifically, no warranty is made that the GIS data or any subsequent updates will be error free and no warranty is made regarding the positional or thematic accuracy of the GIS data. The GIS data and any features it depicts do not represent or confer any legal rights, privileges, benefits, boundaries or claims of any kind.

### Extent

There is no extent for this item.

### Scale Range

There is no scale range for this item.

### Topics and Keywords ▼►

Themes or categories of the resourceGeoscientific, Environment
Theme keywordsgeneral physiography, natural feature, environment
Place keywordsKosrae, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI), Caroline Islands, Micronesia, Northwestern Pacific, Pacific Ocean

### Citation ▼►

TitleKosrae General Physiography
Publication date2020-08
Presentation formatsdigital map
FGDC geospatial presentation formatvector digital data

### Citation Contacts ▼►

Responsible party - originator
  Organization's nameIsland Research & Education Initiative (iREi)
Responsible party - originator
  Organization's nameU.S. Geological Survey
Responsible party - originator
  Organization's nameChief of Engineers, U.S. Army
Responsible party - distributor
  Organization's nameIsland Research & Education Initiative (iREi)

### Resource Details ▼►

Dataset languagesEnglish (UNITED STATES)
Spatial representation typevector
Supplemental information

      The dataset is included in the Digital Atlas of Micronesia, module Kosrae, by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) in collaboration with Water and Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific (WERI) at the University of Guam and funding from United States Geological Survey (USGS) under WRRI 104-B Program and FSM Department of Environment, Climate Change & Emergency Management (DECEM).

Processing environmentEsri ArcGIS 10.6
Credits

      Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi)

### Extents ▼►

Extent
  Geographic extent
    Bounding rectangle
      West longitude162.897718
      East longitude163.036729
      South latitude5.257927
      North latitude5.374829

### Resource Points of Contact ▼►

Point of contact - point of contact
  Organization's nameIsland Research & Education Initiative (iREi)
    Contact information ▼►
      Address
        Typepostal
        Delivery pointP.O. Box PS 303
        CityPalikir
        Administrative areaKosrae
        Postal code96941
        CountryFM
        e-mail address irei@islandresearch.org

### Resource Maintenance ▼►

Resource maintenance
  Update frequencynot planned

### Resource Constraints ▼►

Constraints
  Limitations of use

        There are no expressed warranties associated with the release of these databases. Specifically, no warranty is made that the GIS data or any subsequent updates will be error free and no warranty is made regarding the positional or thematic accuracy of the GIS data. The GIS data and any features it depicts do not represent or confer any legal rights, privileges, benefits, boundaries or claims of any kind.

### Spatial Reference ▼►

Reference system identifier
  Value32658
  CodespaceEPSG
  Version8.2.6

### Spatial Data Properties ▼►

Vector ▼►
  Level of topology for this datasetgeometry only
  Geometric objects
    Object typecomposite
    Object count8

### Data Quality ▼►

Scope of quality information ▼►
  Resource leveldataset
Data quality report - Absolute external positional accuracy ▼►
  dimensionhorizontal
  Data quality measure reference
    Measure description

          The positional accuracy of the original data is not known. This dataset is very general.

### Lineage ▼►

Process step ▼►
  When the process occurred2017-02-04 00:00:00
  Description

        a. Scanned and georeferenced map to updated 2016 shoreline;
        b. Copied base layer and divided land polygon into varios sections based on paper map;
        c. Merged coral reef and lagoon polygons into single polygon;
        d. Added attributes shown on the map and additional attributes such as source, area etc.

  Rationale

        To create a digital file in GIS format.

  Process contact - processor
    Individual's nameMaria Kottermair
    Contact's positionGIS Specialist
      Contact information ▼►
        Address
          e-mail address mariakottermair@gmail.com
Source data ▼►
  Description

        The map was created by the U.S. Geological Survey (1944) for the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army. A photocopy of the map was found in the library collection at the national campus of the College of Micronesia (COM).

  Source citation ▼►
    TitlePonape including Pakin and Ant Islands (Carolines) Terrain Intelligence
    Alternate titlesStrategic Engineering Study No. 109
    Publication date1944-01-01
Source data ▼►
  Description

        Base layer with shoreline and reef (iREi 2017)

### Distribution ▼►

Distributor ▼►
  Contact information - distributor
    Organization's nameIsland Research & Education Initiative (iREi)
      Contact information ▼►
        Address
          Typepostal
          Delivery pointP.O. Box PS 303
          CityPalikir
          Administrative areaPohnpei
          Postal code96941
          CountryFM
          e-mail address irei@islandresearch.org
        Online resource
          Online location (URL)www.islandresearch.org
Distribution format
  NameShapefile
Transfer options
  Transfer size0.833
  Online source
    Online location (URL) http://islandatlas.org

### Fields ▼►

Details for object kos_physiography ▼►
  Field FID ▼►
    Field description

          Internal feature number.

    Description source

          Esri

    Description of values

          Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

  Field Type ▼►
    Field description

          Original paper map

  Field Shape ▼►
    Field description

          Feature geometry.

    Description source

          Esri

    Description of values

          Coordinates defining the features.

  Field Area_ac ▼►
    Field description

          Area in acres

  Field Area_mi2 ▼►
    Field description

          Area in square miles

  Field Area_ha ▼►
    Field description

          Area in hectares

  Field Area_km2 ▼►
    Field description

          Area in square kilometers

  Field Class ▼►
    Description source

          Original paper map

  Field Area_m2 ▼►
    Field description

          Area in square meters

  Field Source ▼►
    Field description

          Original data

### Metadata Details ▼►

Metadata languageEnglish (UNITED STATES)
Metadata character setutf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format
Scope of the data described by the metadatadataset
Scope namedataset
Last update2020-08-28
ArcGIS metadata properties
  Metadata formatESRI-ISO

### Metadata Contacts ▼►

Metadata contact - point of contact
  Individual's nameMaria Kottermair
  Contact's positionGIS Specialist
  Organization's nameIsland Research & Education Initiative (iREi)
    Contact information ▼►
      Address
        Type
        e-mail address mariakottermair@gmail.com