Large Scale International Boundaries (LSIB), Africa and the Americas, 2012

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Abstract: This line shapefile contains country boundaries for Africa and American continents. Large Scale International Boundaries (LSIB) are created and maintained by the Department of State's Office of the Geographer. The lines reflect U.S. government (USG) policy and thus not necessarily de facto control. The LSIB has no known errors in boundary location of over 4 km, and is generally accurate to within a kilometer or less. The boundary line depiction research (“recovery” of the authoritative location of the line) has been done over the past decade or so by geographers at State and colleagues from other agencies, and is based on modern imagery, elevation data, relevant maps, treaties, international arbitration and court rulings, and other sources. The LSIB is believed to be the most accurate worldwide (non-Europe, non-US) international boundary vector line file available. The LSIB is frequently updated.
Purpose: The mission of the Humanitarian Information Unit (HIU) is to serve as a U.S. Government interagency center to identify, collect, analyze, and disseminate all-source information critical to U.S. Government decision-makers and partners in preparation for and response to humanitarian emergencies worldwide, and to promote innovative technologies and best practices for humanitarian information management.

Type of resource	cartographic, software, multimedia
Form	Shapefile
Extent	28.695
Publisher	United States. Department of State. Humanitarian Information Unit
Publication date	2012
Language	English
Digital origin	born digital
Map data	Scale not given. ; W 141°7ʺ--E 48°4ʺ/N 69°38ʹ51ʺ--S 55°7ʹ30ʺ, Scale not given ; EPSG::4326

Creator	United States. Department of State. Office of the Geographer

Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/mz047dz0617

Use and reproduction: This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use.
Copyright: This work is in the Public Domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright.

Preferred citation: U.S. Department of State’s Office of the Geographer (INR/GGI). (2012). Large Scale International Boundaries (LSIB), Africa and the Americas, 2012. U.S. Department of State. Humanitarian Information Unit. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/mz047dz0617.

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