China Dimensions Data Collection: China Maps Bibliographic Database

The China Maps Bibliographic Database is an historical collection of bibliographic information for more than 400 maps of China. The information resides in a searchable database and includes title, author/editor, publisher, location, projection, year, elevation, land cover type (forest, desert, marsh/swamp, grassland), vegetation, transportation (roads, railroads), rivers and lakes, spatial coverage (provincial, county, township), and language for maps published from 1765 to 1994. The information is available in both English and Chinese (GB Code for Chinese Characters). This data set is produced in collaboration with the University of Washington as part of the China in Time and Space (CITAS) project and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN).

《中国地图书目数据库》系一部历史性的文献信息汇编，收录了400余幅中国地图的详尽书目资料。该信息库可供检索，包含标题、作者/编辑、出版者、地理位置、投影方式、年代、海拔高度、地表覆盖类型（森林、沙漠、沼泽/湿地、草原）、植被、交通（道路、铁路）、河流与湖泊、空间覆盖范围（省、县、乡）、以及1765年至1994年间出版地图的语言等多维度信息。信息以英文和中文（采用GB码对汉字进行编码）两种语言提供。该数据集由华盛顿大学合作制作，作为‘时空中的中国’（CITAS）项目和‘国际地球科学信息网络中心’（CIESIN）共同发起的研究项目的一部分。” }