BDGIS.CAO

Frequently anticipated questions:

• What does this data set describe?
  1. How should this data set be cited?
  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
  3. What does it look like?
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
• Who produced the data set?
  1. Who are the originators of the data set?
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
• Why was the data set created?
• How was the data set created?
  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?
• How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?
  1. How well have the observations been checked?
  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
  5. How consistent are the relationships among the data, including topology?
• How can someone get a copy of the data set?
  1. Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
  2. Who distributes the data?
  3. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?
  4. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
  5. How can I download or order the data?
• Who wrote the metadata?

What does this data set describe?

1. How should this data set be cited?

   Buildings Department, the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 2004, BDGIS.CAO: Buildings Department, the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 90

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: -90

3. What does it look like?

4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

   Calendar_Date: 2004

   Currentness_Reference: publication date

5. What is the general form of this data set?

   Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):

      • G-polygon (1988)

   2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

   BDGIS.CAO

   N/A (Source: N/A)

   OBJECTID

   Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

   Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   PLAN_NO

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   CREATION_DATE

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   LAST_UPDATED_DATE

   N/A (Source: N/A)

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   LAST_UPDATED_BY

   N/A (Source: N/A)

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   CAO_ID

   N/A (Source: N/A)

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   UPPER_LIMIT

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   LOWER_LIMIT

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   DESC_

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   SHAPE

   Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)

   Coordinates defining the features.

   CREATED_BY

   N/A (Source: N/A)

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   SHAPE.AREA

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   SHAPE.LEN

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Who produced the data set?

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   • Buildings Department, the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

2. Who also contributed to the data set?

3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

Why was the data set created?

For the use of Civil Aviation Department

How was the data set created?

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints:

The digital data for the CAO records are copyright reserved by Buildings Department. They are for internal use of Buildings Department only.

Use_Constraints:

Copyright should be observed and the data cannot be released to other parties without the written agreement from Buildings Department.

1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
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2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

   Downloadable Data

3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

   N/A

4. How can I download or order the data?

5. Is there some other way to get the data?

   N/A

6. What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?

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Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:

Last modified: 04-Oct-2007

Metadata author:

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0 (voice)

Metadata standard:

FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)

Metadata extensions used:

• <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>