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<metadata xml:lang="en"><Esri><MetaID>{1F7DDF21-BC01-4C20-8AA5-243B33ED0B1E}</MetaID><CreaDate>20000920</CreaDate><CreaTime>15021200</CreaTime><SyncDate>20010104</SyncDate><SyncTime>13231500</SyncTime><ModDate>20010104</ModDate><ModTime>13280700</ModTime><Sync>FALSE</Sync></Esri><idinfo><native Sync="TRUE">Windows NT Version 5.0 (Build 2195) ; ESRI ArcInfo 8.1.0.515</native><descript><langdata Sync="TRUE">en</langdata><abstract>World Rivers represents the major rivers within the world.</abstract><purpose>World Rivers provides a base map layer of major rivers of the world.</purpose><supplinf>Largest scale when displaying the data: 1:15,000,000.</supplinf></descript><citation><citeinfo><origin>Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)</origin><pubdate>20001101</pubdate><title>World Rivers</title><ftname Sync="TRUE">rivers</ftname><geoform Sync="TRUE">vector digital data</geoform><edition>2000</edition><serinfo><sername>ESRI Data &amp; Maps</sername><issue>2000</issue></serinfo><pubinfo><pubplace>Redlands, California, USA</pubplace><publish>Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)</publish></pubinfo><othercit>Location: ESRI Data &amp; Maps 2000 (CD 1) \world</othercit></citeinfo></citation><timeperd><current>publication date</current><timeinfo><mdattim><sngdate><caldate>19920801</caldate></sngdate><sngdate><caldate>1991</caldate></sngdate><sngdate><caldate>1990</caldate></sngdate><sngdate><caldate>1992</caldate></sngdate></mdattim></timeinfo></timeperd><status><progress>Complete</progress><update>Matches software update releases</update></status><spdom><bounding><westbc Sync="TRUE">-164.887436</westbc><eastbc Sync="TRUE">160.763596</eastbc><northbc Sync="TRUE">71.392487</northbc><southbc Sync="TRUE">-36.969444</southbc></bounding><lboundng><leftbc Sync="TRUE">-164.887436</leftbc><rightbc Sync="TRUE">160.763596</rightbc><bottombc Sync="TRUE">-36.969444</bottombc><topbc Sync="TRUE">71.392487</topbc></lboundng></spdom><keywords><theme><themekt>None</themekt><themekey>line</themekey><themekey>rivers</themekey><themekey>drainage</themekey><themekey>drainage systems</themekey><themekey>hydrography</themekey></theme><place><placekey>World</placekey><placekt>None</placekt></place><temporal><tempkey>1992</tempkey><tempkey>1991</tempkey><tempkey>1990</tempkey><tempkey>1992</tempkey><tempkt>None</tempkt></temporal></keywords><accconst>Access granted to Licensee only.</accconst><useconst>The data are provided by multiple, third party data vendors under license to ESRI for inclusion on ESRI Data &amp; Maps CD–ROMs for use with ESRI® software.  Each data vendor has its own data licensing policies and may grant varying redistribution rights to end users. Please consult the redistribution rights below for this data set provided on ESRI Data &amp; Maps CD–ROMs. As used herein, “Geodata” shall mean any digital data set consisting of geographic data coordinates and associated attributes.

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Outside the United States, please direct all inquiries to your local ESRI International Distributor.  This information can be found at http://gis.esri.com/intldist/contactint.cfm.</cntinst><cntaddr><addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype><address>380 New York Street</address><city>Redlands</city><state>California</state><postal>92373-8100</postal><country>USA</country></cntaddr><cntvoice>800-447-9778</cntvoice></cntinfo></distrib><techpreq>To use this data requires software that supports ArcView® GIS shapefiles.</techpreq><distliab>See use constraints.</distliab></distinfo><dataqual><lineage><srcinfo><srccite><citeinfo><title>ArcWorld 1:3M, ArcWorld 1:25M</title><pubdate>19920801</pubdate><edition>1</edition><geoform>vector digital data</geoform><serinfo/><pubinfo><publish>Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)</publish><pubplace>Redlands, California, USA</pubplace></pubinfo><origin>Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)</origin></citeinfo></srccite><srcscale>3000000, 25000000</srcscale><typesrc>CD–ROM</typesrc><srctime><timeinfo><sngdate><caldate>19920801</caldate></sngdate></timeinfo><srccurr>publication date</srccurr></srctime><srccitea>ArcWorld 1:3M, 1:25M</srccitea><srccontr>Attribute and geospatial data</srccontr></srcinfo><procstep><procdesc>The following steps were performed by ESRI: Extracted the features from ArcWorld 1:25M.  Aligned the mouths of rivers with coastlines. Made features consistent with all political boundaries they are coincident with.  Added attribute values from the Rand McNally New International Atlas, the Times Atlas of the World, the Digital Chart of the World, and World Resources Institute.  Added St. Lawrence system from ArcWorld 1:3M.  Generalized to match detail of the Cntry00.shp. Removed unneeded attributes. Created ArcGIS™ layer file (.lyr).  Created ArcView legend file (.avl).  Created projection file (.prj).  Ran ArcView Avenue request ExportClean, and created spatial indices.</procdesc><procsv>ARC/INFO 7.x, ArcView GIS 3.x</procsv><srcused>ArcWorld 1:3M, ArcWorld 1:25M</srcused><srcused>Rand McNally Int.</srcused><srcused>Times Atlas</srcused><srcused>DCW</srcused><procdate>20010103</procdate></procstep><srcinfo><srccite><citeinfo><origin>Rand McNally &amp; Company</origin><pubdate>1991</pubdate><title>Rand McNally New International Atlas</title><edition>2nd printing, revised</edition><serinfo><sername>Rand McNally New International Atlas</sername><issue>2nd printing, revised</issue></serinfo><pubinfo><pubplace>Chicago, Illinois, USA</pubplace><publish>Rand McNally &amp; Company</publish></pubinfo></citeinfo></srccite><typesrc>paper</typesrc><srctime><timeinfo><sngdate><caldate>1991</caldate></sngdate></timeinfo><srccurr>publication date</srccurr></srctime><srccitea>Rand McNally Int.</srccitea><srccontr>Attribute data</srccontr></srcinfo><srcinfo><srccite><citeinfo><origin>Bartholemew and Times Books</origin><pubdate>1990</pubdate><title>The Times Atlas of the World</title><edition>8th comprehensive edition</edition><serinfo><sername>The Times Atlas of the World</sername><issue>8th comprehensive edition</issue></serinfo><pubinfo><pubplace>Edinburgh, Scotland</pubplace><publish>Bartholemew and Times Books</publish></pubinfo></citeinfo></srccite><typesrc>paper</typesrc><srctime><timeinfo><sngdate><caldate>1990</caldate></sngdate></timeinfo><srccurr>publication date</srccurr></srctime><srccitea>Times Atlas</srccitea><srccontr>Attribute data</srccontr></srcinfo><srcinfo><typesrc>CD–ROM</typesrc><srccitea>DCW</srccitea><srccontr>Attribute data</srccontr><srccite><citeinfo><origin>Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)</origin><origin>Defense Mapping Agency, presently known as National Imagery and Mapping Agency</origin><pubdate>1992</pubdate><title>Digital Chart of the World</title><edition>1</edition><pubinfo><pubplace>Redlands, California, USA</pubplace><publish>Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)</publish></pubinfo></citeinfo></srccite><srctime><timeinfo><sngdate><caldate>1992</caldate></sngdate></timeinfo><srccurr>publication date</srccurr></srctime></srcinfo></lineage><posacc><horizpa><horizpar>The geospatial part of this data set was extracted from the ArcWorld 1:25M and 1:3M databases and then generalized (tolerance unknown).  The positional accuracy is unknown.</horizpar></horizpa></posacc><logic>No duplicate features are present.  The shapefile is exported using Avenue request ExportClean.  This request verifies and enforces the correctness of shapes.</logic><complete>After processing, the data set is checked for drawing display and number of records and file sizes compared with source materials.</complete></dataqual></metadata>
