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geoBoundaries: A Global Database of Political Administrative Boundaries
Runfola, Daniel Anderson, Austin Baier, Heather Crittenden, Matt Dowker, Elizabeth Goodman, Seth
Runfola, Daniel
Anderson, Austin
Baier, Heather
Crittenden, Matt
Dowker, Elizabeth
Goodman, Seth
Abstract
We present the geoBoundaries Global Administrative Database (geoBoundaries): an online, open license resource of the geographic boundaries of political administrative divisions (i.e., state, county). Contrasted to other resources geoBoundaries (1) provides detailed information on the legal open license for every boundary in the repository, and (2) focuses on provisioning highly precise boundary data to support accurate, replicable scientific inquiry. Further, all data is released in a structured form, allowing for the integration of geoBoundaries with large-scale computational workflows. Our database has records for every country around the world, with up to 5 levels of administrative hierarchy. The database is accessible at http://www.geoboundaries.org, and a static version is archived on the Harvard Dataverse.
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2020-04-01
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PLoS
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Applied Science
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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231866