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World Urban Areas, 1:50 million (2012)

North American Cartographic Information Society · 2012 Full Details

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Title
World Urban Areas, 1:50 million (2012)
Description
This polygon shapefile contains the boundaries of urban areas with dense areas of human habitation worldwide derived from 2002-2003 MODIS satellite data at 1 km. resolution. These data are represented at 1:50,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0)., Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software.
Creator
Patterson, Tom, Kelso, Nathaniel Vaughn
Publisher
North American Cartographic Information Society
Subject
Countries, Cities and towns, Capitals (Cities), Metropolitan areas, Urban density, Population statistics, Boundaries, Society
Temporal Coverage
2012
Date Issued
2012
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.
Access Rights
Public
Format
Shapefile
Language
English
Date Added
October 01, 2025

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  • Citation
    Patterson, Tom, Kelso, Nathaniel Vaughn (2012). World Urban Areas, 1:50 million (2012). North American Cartographic Information Society. (dataset)
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