Type Shapefile
To show information on the population and households in each municipality on Yap.
This shows the percentage of ethnically Yapan residents by municipality, and also provides information on the relative proportion of people identifying with one vs. more than one ethnicity. It also contains more detailed information on the full range of specific ethnic identities involved. This geospatial data set was created by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) (2019) using information from the FSM census of population and housing (2010).
GIS dataset created by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) based on FSM census of population and housing (2010).
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.
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The dataset is included in the Digital Atlas of Micronesia, module Yap, created 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).
GIS dataset created by Island Research & Education Initiative (iREi) based on FSM census of population and housing (2010).
Year Census was conducted.
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.
Complete
The attributes are believed to be accurate.
Field verification of buildings using hard copy map.
Formatted tables and field names to make it GIS compatible.
1. Joined municipality shapefile with formatted table; 2. Exported to new shapefile; 3. Added metadata.
Census data provided by S.B.O.C.
Feature geometry.
ESRI
Coordinates defining the features.
Area in square miles
Name of municipality
Population – total
Area in square kilometers
Internal feature number.
Esri
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Source of original dataset.
See attached xxx_abbreviations.xls for field name abbreviation dictionary.