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2020;15 (4): e0231866.

geoBoundaries: A global database of political administrative boundaries.

Daniel Runfola, Austin Anderson, Heather Baier, Matt Crittenden, Elizabeth Dowker, Sydney Fuhrig, Seth Goodman, Grace Grimsley, Rachel Layko, Graham Melville, Maddy Mulder, Rachel Oberman, Joshua Panganiban, Andrew Peck, Leigh Seitz, Sylvia Shea, Hannah Slevin, Rebecca Youngerman, Lauren Hobbs
Author Information
  1. Daniel Runfola: Department of Applied Science, William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States of America. ORCID
  2. Austin Anderson: Geospatial Evaluation and Observation Lab, William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States of America.
  3. Heather Baier: Geospatial Evaluation and Observation Lab, William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States of America.
  4. Matt Crittenden: Geospatial Evaluation and Observation Lab, William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States of America.
  5. Elizabeth Dowker: Geospatial Evaluation and Observation Lab, William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States of America.
  6. Sydney Fuhrig: Geospatial Evaluation and Observation Lab, William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States of America.
  7. Seth Goodman: Department of Applied Science, William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States of America.
  8. Grace Grimsley: Geospatial Evaluation and Observation Lab, William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States of America.
  9. Rachel Layko: Geospatial Evaluation and Observation Lab, William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States of America.
  10. Graham Melville: Geospatial Evaluation and Observation Lab, William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States of America.
  11. Maddy Mulder: Geospatial Evaluation and Observation Lab, William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States of America.
  12. Rachel Oberman: Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, California, United States of America.
  13. Joshua Panganiban: Geospatial Evaluation and Observation Lab, William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States of America.
  14. Andrew Peck: Geospatial Evaluation and Observation Lab, William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States of America.
  15. Leigh Seitz: Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, Virginia, United States of America.
  16. Sylvia Shea: Geospatial Evaluation and Observation Lab, William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States of America.
  17. Hannah Slevin: Geospatial Evaluation and Observation Lab, William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States of America.
  18. Rebecca Youngerman: Harvard School of Public Health, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America.
  19. Lauren Hobbs: Deloitte, Arlington, Virginia, United States of America.
PMID: 32330167 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231866

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.

References

  1. PLoS One. 2018 Nov 8;13(11):e0206825 [PMID: 30408059]
  2. PLoS Biol. 2019 Nov 15;17(11):e3000526 [PMID: 31730640]
  3. PLoS One. 2020 Apr 24;15(4):e0231866 [PMID: 32330167]

MeSH Term

Databases, Factual
Internationality
Internet
Politics
Quality Control
Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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