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GIS data base "Latvia 1:200 000"

In 1997 “Jana Seta Map Publishers” begun to develop a comprehensive GIS data base on territory of Latvia, that during some years has become the one of the most actual and precise in our country. Data base “Latvia 1: 200 000” contains very wide range of information - both basic data layers, and also several unique and specific layers.

Data base “Latvia 1:200 000” has been updated and improved all the time, following the changes and processes in Latvia’s nature, economy, infrastructure and other spheres. Structure of data base allows to improve it in accordance with requirements of client by adding new data layers or changing attributive information. Data base “Latvia 1: 200 000” was used to develop Road Atlas of Latvia and the interactive map system JS Baltija.

Description

Data format:
ESRI Arc View shapefiles (*. shp + *.dbf, + *.shx), ESRI ArcGIS Personal Geodatabase (*.mdb)

Mathematical parameters:
Projection: Transverse Mercator (TM-1993); system of coordinates: Baltic Coordinate System (also LKS-92), axial meridian: 24° 00’ 00” E, scale coefficient: 0,9996; reference points of coordinates: from the axial meridian: 500 000 m, from the equator: 0 m; reference ellipsoid: GRS-1980

Degree of detailed elaboration:
The degree of detalization of the layers of line and polygon features corresponds to scale 1:200 000. The degree of detalization of the point feature layers corresponds to scale 1:10 000-1:20 000 in cities, towns and largest rural settlements and to scale 1:50 000 in other territory.

List of data layers:
Populated places
Landuse
Roads
Railways
Hydrography
Administrative division
Protected nature territories
Museums
Churches and preaching houses
Transmission pipelines
Border crossing points
Diplomatic missions
Post offices
Petrol stations
Accommodation
Places of interest
Tourist information centres
Hills
Castle mounds
Seaports
Beacons
Airports, landing fields
Bus stations
Educational establishments
Cultural establishments

Description of data layers:
POPULATED PLACES
Y. 2008

Layer: Cities and Towns (77 cities and towns) (points)
  • title of object,
  • total quantity of population,
  • official area of city or town,
  • full title of the territorial unit,
  • full title of the administrative unit,
  • full title of the administrative district.

    Layer: Town and village districts (> 450 objects) (points)
  • official title of populated place,
  • title of district,
  • alternative title of the district,
  • type of object (town district/ village district),
  • full title of the territorial unit,
  • full title of the administrative unit,
  • full title of the administrative district.

    Layer: Rural Settlements (> 9500 objects) (points)
  • official title of rural settlement,
  • alternative title of rural settlement,
  • total quantity of population,
  • type of rural settlement (specific attendance village, large village, medium-sized village, small village, sparse village, seasonal village, farmstead set),
  • count of parcels of seasonal village,
  • full title of the territorial unit,
  • full title of the administrative unit,
  • full title of the administrative district,
  • mark on administrative centre.

    Layer: Farmsteads, Discrete Houses, Farmstead Sets (selected mode, 24 000 objects, > 7500 titles) (points)
  • title of farmstead or farmstead set,
  • full title of the territorial unit,
  • full title of the administrative unit,
  • full title of the administrative district.
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    LANDUSE
    Y. 2008

    Layer: Built-up Areas (polygons)
  • software calculated area of object,
  • software calculated perimeter of object, type of area (built-up area, allotment garden).

    Layer: Forests (polygons)
  • software calculated area of object, software calculated perimeter of object,

    Layer: Swamps (polygons)
  • software calculated area of object,
  • software calculated perimeter of object,
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    ROADS
    Y. 2008

    Layer: Roads (total length: > 80 000 km) (lines)
  • software calculated length of road’s segment,
  • type of the road,
  • category (main state roads, 1st class state roads, 2nd class state roads, “non-state” roads),
  • covering,
  • index number,
  • “E” (Europe) index number.
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    RAILWAYS
    Y. 2008

    Layer: Railways (total length: > 3200 km) (lines)
  • software calculated length of railway segment,
  • status of railway (passenger traffic, freight traffic, closed lines, lines without traffic),
  • type of the railway according to the state railway classification),
  • division according to rail type,
  • division of railways according to electrification degree (electrified/ non-electrified).

    Layer: Railway Stations and Stop Points (392 objects) (points)
  • title of station or stop point,
  • type of object (station/ stop point),
  • division of station or stop (with passenger traffic/ without passenger traffic/ closed).
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    HYDROGRAPHY
    Y. 2008

    Layer: Waterbodies, Islands (> 3000 objects) (polygons)
  • software calculated area of water body,
  • software calculated perimeter of water body,
  • title of object,
  • alternative title of object,
  • type of object (lake/ canal/ island/ river/ water body).

    Layer: Water Flows (total length: > 38 000 km) (lines)
  • software calculated length of flow's segment,
  • title of object,
  • alternative title of object,
  • type of object (water flow/ water flow's joint/ water flow's middle line).
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    ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
    Y. 2008

    Layer: Borders of Units of the Administrative and Territorial Division (total length: > 21 000 km) (lines)
  • software calculated length of border's segment,
  • type of border's segment (state border/ border of district/ border of territorial unit/ border of administrative border/ coastline/ maritime border).

    Layer: Units of Administrative Territorial Division (530 administrative territorial units: parishes, towns, appanages, towns with rural areas) (polygons)
  • software calculated area of object,
  • software calculated perimeter of object,
  • official area of the administrative unit,
  • total quantity of population of the administrative unit,
  • full title of the administrative unit,
  • short title of the administrative unit,
  • centre of administrative unit,
  • full title of the 1st order administrative unit (district/ republic town).

    Layer: Units of Territorial Division (594 territorial units: parishes, towns, rural areas of towns, units of territorial division in Riga) (polygons)
  • software calculated area of object,
  • software calculated perimeter of object,
  • official area of the territorial unit,
  • total quantity of population of the territorial unit,
  • full title of the territorial unit,
  • short title of the territorial unit,
  • centre of territorial unit,
  • full title of the 1st order territorial unit (district/ republic town).

    Layer: Administrative Districts (26 administrative districts and 7 cities) (polygons)
  • software calculated area of object,
  • software calculated perimeter of object,
  • official area of the district,
  • total quantity of population of the administrative district,
  • full title of the administrative district,
  • short title of the administrative district,
  • centre of administrative district.

    Layer: Local Authorities (562 objects) (points)
  • title of local authority,
  • type of object (municipal duma/ parish council/ executive directorate/ regional council),
  • full address (street, house);
  • postal code,
  • phone number,
  • populated place,
  • full title of the territorial unit,
  • full title of the administrative unit,
  • full title of the administrative district.
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    PROTECTED NATURE TERRITORIES
    Y. 2008

    Layer: State Nature Reserves (4 objects) (polygons)
  • software calculated area of object,
  • software calculated perimeter of object.
  • title of the state nature reserve.

    Layer: National Parks (3 objects) (polygons)
  • software calculated area of object,
  • software calculated perimeter of object.
  • title of the national park.

    Layer: Biosphere Reserve (1 object) (polygon)
  • software calculated area of object,
  • software calculated perimeter of object.
  • title of the biosphere reserve.

    Layer: Nature Parks (43 objects) (polygons)
  • software calculated area of object,
  • software calculated perimeter of object.
  • title of the nature park.

    Layer: Nature Reserves (287 objects) (polygons)
  • software calculated area of object,
  • software calculated perimeter of object.
  • title of the nature reserve.

    Layer: Protected Landscape Territories (9 objects) (polygons)
  • software calculated area of object,
  • software calculated perimeter of object.
  • title of the protected landscape territory.
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    MUSEUMS
    Y. 2008

    Layer: Museums (> 335 objects) (points)
  • title of museum,
  • type of museum,
  • full address,
  • phone number,
  • full title of the territorial unit,
  • full title of the administrative unit,
  • full title of the administrative district.
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    CHURCHES AND PREACHING HOUSES
    Y. 2008

    Layer: Churches and Preaching Houses (720 objects) (points)
  • title of object,
  • confession (catholic, Lutheran, orthodox, old-believer, Baptist e.t.c.),
  • full address (street, house),
  • populated place,
  • full title of the territorial unit,
  • full title of the administrative unit,
  • full title of the administrative district.
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    TRANSMISSION PIPELINES
    Y. 2008

    Layer: Pipelines (total length: > 1500 km) (lines)
  • software calculated length of pipeline's segment,
  • type of pipeline (oil/ oil products/ gas).
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    BORDER CROSSING POINTS
    Y. 2008

    Layer: Border Crossing Points (> 80 objects) (points)
  • title of object,
  • type of object (check point, border crossing point (with customs) on road/, border crossing point (with customs) on railway/ border crossing point (with customs) in seaport/ border crossing point (with customs) in airport),
  • mark on border crossing points, common for several countries,
  • title of border crossing point in a foreign country,
  • populated place,
  • full title of the territorial unit,
  • full title of the administrative unit,
  • full title of the administrative district.
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    DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS
    Y. 2008

    Layer: Diplomatic Missions (50 objects) (points)
  • title of mission,
  • type of mission (consulate, honorary consul, consulate-general, honorary consul-general, mission, embassy)
  • full address (street, house),
  • phone number,
  • postal code,
  • populated place,
  • full title of the territorial unit,
  • full title of the administrative unit,
  • full title of the administrative district.
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    POST OFFICES
    Y. 2008

    Layer: Post Offices (966 objects) (points)
  • title of post office,
  • postal code of post office,
  • full address (street, house, apartment),
  • phone number,
  • populated place,
  • full title of the territorial unit,
  • full title of the administrative unit,
  • full title of the administrative district.
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    PETROL STATIONS
    Y. 2008

    Layer: Petrol and Gas Stations (> 680 objects) (points)
  • title of company,
  • title of petrol station,
  • type of station (petrol/ gas),
  • mark on automatic station ,
  • full address (street, house),
  • populated place,
  • full title of the territorial unit,
  • full title of the administrative unit,
  • full title of the administrative district.
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    ACCOMMODATION
    Y. 2008

    Layer: Hotels, campings, guest houses (> 1050 objects) (points)
  • title of accommodation,
  • type of service (hotel/ motel/ camping/ recreation centre/ homestead/ rustic farm/ lodging/ guest house/ hostel),
  • full address (street, house),
  • phone number,
  • populated place,
  • full title of the territorial unit,
  • full title of the administrative unit,
  • full title of the administrative district.
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    PLACES OF INTEREST
    Y. 2008

    Layer: Places of Interest (~ 1600 objects) (points)
  • title of object,
  • type of object (monument, architectural monument, eminent tree, eminent stone, cave, spring, waterfall, rock, parks, former army of USSR objects e.t.c.),
  • full title of the territorial unit,
  • full title of the administrative unit,
  • full title of the administrative district.
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    TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRES
    Y. 2008

    Layer: Tourist Information centres (79 objects) (points)
  • title of tourist information centre,
  • full address (street, house),
  • phone number,
  • postal code,
  • populated place,
  • full title of the territorial unit,
  • full title of the administrative unit,
  • full title of the administrative district.
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    HILLS
    Y. 2008

    Layer: Hills (> 500 objects) (points)
  • title of hill,
  • height (m, above sea level),
  • full title of the territorial unit,
  • full title of the administrative unit,
  • full title of the administrative district.
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    CASTLE MOUNDS
    Y. 2008

    Layer: Castle mounds (> 470 objects) (points)
  • title of castle mound,
  • accounting code of state archeological objects,
  • height (m, above sea level),
  • full title of the territorial unit,
  • full title of the administrative unit,
  • full title of the administrative district.
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    SEAPORTS
    Y. 2008

    Layer: Seaports (10 objects) (points)
  • title of port,
  • type of object (large port, small port),
  • cargo turnover (y. 1996- y. 2004),
  • populated place,
  • full title of the territorial unit,
  • full title of the administrative unit,
  • full title of the administrative district.
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    BEACONS
    Y. 2008

    Layer: Beacons, Navigation marks (29 objects) (points)
  • title of object,
  • mark on use in navigation.
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    AIRPORTS AND LANDING FIELDS
    Y. 2008

    Layer: Airports, Landing Fields (> 60 objects) (points)
  • title of object,
  • type of object (airport/ landing field),
  • populated place,
  • full title of the territorial unit,
  • full title of the administrative unit,
  • full title of the administrative district.
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    BUS STATIONS
    Y. 2008

    Layer: Bus Stations (> 35 objects) (points)
  • title of bus station,
  • full address (street, house),
  • phone number,
  • populated place,
  • full title of the territorial unit,
  • full title of the administrative unit,
  • full title of the administrative district.
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    EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS
    Y. 2008

    Layer: General Education Schools (> 1080 objects) (points)
  • title of school,
  • type of school (pre-elementary school, primary school, secondary school),
  • mark on specialization (special school/ night schools/ night and night-shift school/ private educational establishment),
  • accounting code of educational establishments,
  • amount of pupils,
  • language (Latvian/ Russian/ mixed),
  • mark on boarding,
  • headmaster,
  • full address (street, house),
  • phone number,
  • postal code,
  • populated place,
  • full title of the territorial unit,
  • full title of the administrative unit,
  • full title of the administrative district.

    Layer: Trade Schools (> 130 objects) (points)
  • title of school,
  • mark on dependence (local authority/ Ministry of Interior/ Ministry of Education and Science/ Ministry of Culture/ Ministry of Welfare/ Ministry of Agriculture/ private educational establishment),
  • headmaster
  • full address (street/ house),
  • phone number,
  • postal code,
  • populated place,
  • full title of the territorial unit,
  • full title of the administrative unit,
  • full title of the administrative district.

    Layer: Higher Educational Establishments (> 30 objects) (points)
  • title of establishment,
  • amount of students,
  • students' amount in day groups,
  • students' amount in extramural,
  • full address (street, house),
  • phone number,
  • postal code,
  • populated place,
  • full title of the territorial unit,
  • full title of the administrative unit,
  • full title of the administrative district.
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    CULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS
    Y. 2008

    Layer: Cultural establishments, clubs (> 580 objects) (points)
  • title of establishment,
  • full address (street, house)
  • phone number,
  • postal code,
  • populated place,
  • full title of the territorial unit,
  • full title of the administrative unit,
  • full title of the administrative district.

    Layer: Cinemas (> 40 objects) (points)
  • title of cinema,
  • full address (street, house),
  • phone number,
  • populated place,
  • full title of the territorial unit,
  • full title of the administrative unit,
  • full title of the administrative district.

    Layer: Theaters (> 30 objects) (points)
  • title of theatre,
  • type of theatre (professional/ amateur),
  • full address (street, house),
  • phone number,
  • postal code,
  • populated place,
  • full title of the territorial unit,
  • full title of the administrative unit,
  • full title of the administrative district.

    Layer: Concert Halls (14 objects) (points)
  • title of concert hall,
  • full address,
  • phone number,
  • postal code,
  • populated place,
  • full title of the territorial unit,
  • full title of the administrative unit,
  • full title of the administrative district.
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