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|Extended data description=The World Vector Shoreline (WVS) is a digital data file at a nominal scale of 1:250000, containing the shorelines, international boundaries and country names of the world. The World Vector Shoreline is a standard US Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) product that has been designed for use in many applications. The WVS is divided into ten ocean basin area files. Together the ten files form a seamless world, with the exception of Central America, where there is an overlap between the Western North Atlantic file and the Eastern North Pacific File. | |Extended data description=The World Vector Shoreline (WVS) is a digital data file at a nominal scale of 1:250000, containing the shorelines, international boundaries and country names of the world. The World Vector Shoreline is a standard US Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) product that has been designed for use in many applications. The WVS is divided into ten ocean basin area files. Together the ten files form a seamless world, with the exception of Central America, where there is an overlap between the Western North Atlantic file and the Eastern North Pacific File. | ||
The main source material for the WVS was the DMA's Digital Landmass Blanking (DLMB) data which was derived primarily from the Joint Operations Graphics and coastal nautical charts produced by DMA. The DLMB data consists of a land/water flag file on a 3 by 3 arc-second interval grid. This raster data set was converted into vector form to create the WVS. For areas of the world not covered by the DLMB data (e.g. the Arctic and Antarctic), the shoreline was taken from the best available hard copy sources at a preferred scale of 1:250000. The WVS data are stored in chain-node format, and include tags to indicate the landside/waterside of the shoreline. | The main source material for the WVS was the DMA's Digital Landmass Blanking (DLMB) data which was derived primarily from the Joint Operations Graphics and coastal nautical charts produced by DMA. The DLMB data consists of a land/water flag file on a 3 by 3 arc-second interval grid. This raster data set was converted into vector form to create the WVS. For areas of the world not covered by the DLMB data (e.g. the Arctic and Antarctic), the shoreline was taken from the best available hard copy sources at a preferred scale of 1:250000. The WVS data are stored in chain-node format, and include tags to indicate the landside/waterside of the shoreline. | ||
|Upload image dataset=WVS.png | |Upload image dataset=WVS.png | ||
|Caption dataset image=World Vector Shoreline | |Caption dataset image=World Vector Shoreline | ||
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|Data format=ASCII | |Data format=ASCII | ||
|Data resolution=Suitable for scales close to 250,000 | |Data resolution=Suitable for scales close to 250,000 | ||
|Data projection=Horizontal Datum - World Geodetic System (WGS 84) | |Data projection=Horizontal Datum - World Geodetic System (WGS 84) | ||
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{{Dataset coverage | {{Dataset coverage | ||
|Data spatial coverage=World | |Data spatial coverage=World | ||
|Data temporal coverage=Time snap shot | |Data temporal coverage=Time snap shot | ||
|Data time period covered=Not relevant, Tides: Mean High Water (MHW) | |Data time period covered=Not relevant, Tides: Mean High Water (MHW) | ||
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{{Dataset availability | {{Dataset availability | ||
|Data download link=http:// | |Data download link=http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/shorelines/ | ||
|Data source link=http:// | |Data source link=http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/shorelines/ | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:25, 11 March 2025
World Vector Shoreline dataset information page
Short Description
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| World Vector Shoreline |
Statement: World Vector Shoreline
Abstract: The World Vector Shoreline (WVS) is a digital data file at a nominal scale of 1:250000, containing the shorelines, international boundaries and country names of the world. The World Vector Shoreline is a standard US Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) product that has been designed for use in many applications. The WVS is divided into ten ocean basin area files. Together the ten files form a seamless world, with the exception of Central America, where there is an overlap between the Western North Atlantic file and the Eastern North Pacific File.
The main source material for the WVS was the DMA's Digital Landmass Blanking (DLMB) data which was derived primarily from the Joint Operations Graphics and coastal nautical charts produced by DMA. The DLMB data consists of a land/water flag file on a 3 by 3 arc-second interval grid. This raster data set was converted into vector form to create the WVS. For areas of the world not covered by the DLMB data (e.g. the Arctic and Antarctic), the shoreline was taken from the best available hard copy sources at a preferred scale of 1:250000. The WVS data are stored in chain-node format, and include tags to indicate the landside/waterside of the shoreline.
Data format
| Data type: | Topography |
| Data origin: | Measured |
| Data format: | ASCII |
| Other format: | |
| Data resolution: | Suitable for scales close to 250,000 |
| Datum: | Horizontal Datum - World Geodetic System (WGS 84) |
Data Coverage
Spatial data coverage: World
Temporal data coverage: Time snap shot
Time period covered: Not relevant, Tides: Mean High Water (MHW)
Availability
Download data: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/shorelines/
Data source: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/shorelines/
