North America Political Divisions Polygons

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Name of the metadata standard used: ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification

Version of the metadata standard: 2007

Metadata identifier: 66eccd071c8043cfb14c78e8d1c9d9f1

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Title: North America Political Divisions Polygons

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Reference date - creation: 2024-08-28T19:04:39

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Reference date - revision: 2025-04-08T19:54:40

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Keywords: Canada, Mexico, United States, Boundaries, Census Bureau, HIFLD, Feature Service, SDI, NSDI, Open Data, FGDC, Emergency Preparedness, Disaster Planning, Infrastructure

Abstract: The North American Atlas data are standardized geospatial data. A variety of basic data layers (e.g. roads, railroads, populated places, political boundaries, hydrography, bathymetry, sea ice and glaciers) have been integrated so that their relative positions are correct. This collection of data sets forms a base with which other North American thematic data may be integrated. Any data outside of Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America included in the North American Atlas data sets is strictly to complete the context of the data.The new version of the North American Atlas - Political Boundaries data set shows political entities in North America as polygons representing jurisdictional areas, such as, International boundaries, Provincial boundaries and State or territory boundaries.This is a revised version of the 2010 data set released by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation. This new version integrates political boundaries spatial vector information published by each country in 2021. The data set includes 10 provinces and 3 territories in Canada; 32 states in Mexico; 48 states and the District of Columbia in the conterminous United Sates, Alaska and Hawaii, as well as Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean region.Files Download

Purpose: This North American Atlas base layer shows political entities in North America as polygons representing jurisdictional areas, and as lines representing political boundaries including International boundaries, Provincial boundaries and State or territory boundaries. This is a revised version of the 2010 data set released by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation. This new version integrates political boundaries spatial vector information published by each country in 2021. The data set includes 10 provinces and 3 territories in Canada; 32 states in Mexico; 48 states and the District of Columbia in the conterminous United Sates, Alaska and Hawaii, as well as Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean region.

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Limitations of use: The user is permitted to use this data for non-commercial, non-sublicensable purposes. The user is allowed non-exclusive rights to represent this data as desired (CC BY 4.0).

Credits: Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC)

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Online location: https://services7.arcgis.com/oF9CDB4lUYF7Um9q/arcgis/rest/services/NA_Political_Divisions_Polygons/FeatureServer