# Kosrae Lelu Ruins (Prehistoric Site)

TypeShapefile

Tagsprehistoric sites, ruins, Lelu, cultural feature, place of interest, Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI), Caroline Islands, Micronesia, Northwestern Pacific, Pacific Ocean

### Summary

    To show the features (polygons) at Lelu on Kosrae.

### Description

    This dataset shows the islets and buildings at Kosrae's premier prehistoric site, Lelu. The data layer was created by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2019) by georeferencing and digitizing archaeological map [figure 8] from Cordy, R. 1993. The Lelu Stone Ruins (Kosrae, Micronesia): 1987-81 Historical and Archaeological Research. Honolulu: Social Science Research Institute, University of Hawai’i at Manoa.

### Credits

    Cordy, R. (1993)
    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 ▼►

Theme keywordsprehistoric sites, ruins, Lelu, cultural feature, place of interest
Place keywordsKosrae, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI), Caroline Islands, Micronesia, Northwestern Pacific, Pacific Ocean

### Citation ▼►

TitleKosrae Lelu Ruins (Prehistoric Site)
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 - distributor
  Organization's nameIsland Research & Education Initiative (iREi)
Responsible party - point of contact
  Individual's nameCordy, R. (1993)

### 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

      Cordy, R. (1993)
      Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi)

### Extents ▼►

Extent
  Geographic extent
    Bounding rectangle
      West longitude163.019752
      East longitude163.026780
      South latitude5.330115
      North latitude5.334886

### 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
      Online resource
        Online location (URL) https://www.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 count73

### Data Quality ▼►

Scope of quality information ▼►
  Resource leveldataset

### Lineage ▼►

Process step ▼►
  When the process occurred2019-03-07 00:00:00
  Description

        a. Georeferenced map
        b. Digitized information

  Process contact - processor
    Organization's nameIsland Research & Education Initiative
      Contact information ▼►
        Address
          e-mail address mariakottermair@gmail.com
Process step ▼►
  When the process occurred2019-09-09 00:00:00
  Description

        Added fields (name, source, etc) and metadata.

Source data ▼►
  Description

        KML dataset downloaded online.

  Source medium nameonline link
  Source citation ▼►
    TitleThe Lelu Stone Ruins (Kosrae, Micronesia): 1987-81 Historical and Archaeological Research.
    Responsible party - originator
      Individual's nameCordy, R.
      Organization's nameSocial Science Research Institute, University of Hawai’i at Manoa, Honolulu

### 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
Distribution format
  NameShapefile
Transfer options
  Transfer size0.043
  Online source
    Online location (URL) http://islandatlas.org

### Fields ▼►

Details for object kos_prehistoric_ruins_line ▼►
  Field Type ▼►
  Field Shape ▼►
    Field description

          Feature geometry.

    Description source

          Esri

    Description of values

          Coordinates defining the features.

  Field Notes ▼►
    Field description

          Additional notes. The information imported from the KML may not be complete because of the character limitation of the text field.

    Description source

          KML source file

  Field Name ▼►
    Field description

          Name of the feature

    Description source

          KML source file

  Field SubType ▼►
    Field description

          Type of colonial period

  Field FID ▼►
    Field description

          Internal feature number.

    Description source

          Esri

    Description of values

          Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

  Field Source ▼►
    Field description

          Original data

  Field Area_m2 ▼►
  Field Area_ft2 ▼►
  Field Area_ac ▼►
  Field Site_Name2 ▼►
  Field Site_Name ▼►
    Field description

          Name of the site

### 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
        e-mail address mariakottermair@gmail.com