This polygon shapefile is an index to 1:100,000 scale maps of Papua New Guinea, titled '空中寫眞測圖 要圖 東部パプア十万分一 -- Kūchū shashin sokuzu yōzu Tōbu Papua 1:100,000This map series was originally produced by the Japanese Land Survey Department of the General Staff Headquarters between 1943and 1944. Stanford University Libraries holds a large collection of Japanese military and imperial maps, referred to as gaihōzu, or "maps of outer lands." These maps were produced starting in the early Meiji (1868-1912) era and the end of World War II by the Land Survey Department of the General Staff Headquarters, the former Japanese Army. The Library is in the process of scanning and making available all of the maps in the collection. To create this index, footprints were generated using the fishnet tool, and metadata were supplied for the digitized paper maps by Stanford University Libraries. After the footprints were created, the shapefile was trimmed and labeled according to the sources. , This layer provides an index map that can be used to locate individual scanned map sheets.
Creator
Stanford Geospatial Center
Publisher
Stanford Digital Repository
Subject
Grids (Cartography), Index maps, Military maps, Topographic maps, Boundaries, Military
Temporal Coverage
1943-1944
Date Issued
2016
Rights
This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use.
Rights Holder
This work is in the Public Domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright.