Vector Map (VMap) Level 0 GIS Data
Vector Map (VMap) Level 0 is an updated and improved version of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency's (NIMA) Digital Chart of the World. The VMap Level 0 database provides worldwide coverage of vector-based geospatial data at a scale of 1:1,000,000. File sizes for the VMap0 data can get as large as 500mb.
Coordinate system: Geographic (Lat. and Long.)
Source format: ESRI Shapefiles (ArcGIS/ArcInfo) and TAB/MAP (MapInfo)
Released: September, 2000 (Version 5).
Available Themes / Layers
Airports, Barriers, Bathymetry, City Areas, City Points, Contours, Coast Lines, Crop Areas, Danger Points, Fish Hatcheries, Grass Areas, Highways, Industry Areas, Lakes, Land Ice, Native Settlements, Ocean Sea Areas, Pipelines, Place Names, Political Boundaries, Power Plants, Railroads, Rail Yards, Rivers, Roads Sand Areas, Sea Ice, Spot Elevation, Storage, Points, Swamps, Trails, Transportation Lines, Transportation Points, Tree Areas, Tundra Areas, and Utility Lines.
Restrictions on Access
This resource is available to University of Western Ontario students, faculty and staff for academic, research or personal reasons. Patrons will be required to present a valid UWO ID card and sign a release form when requesting the data. Data must be requested in person at the Map and Data Centre Reference desk.
Data Manipulation / Usage
The Map and Data Centre has 2 GIS workstations equipped with ArcGIS 10.0 and other software to explore/manipulate the data. Western users may also copy requested resources to a data storage device (ex. USB flash drive, CD-R) for research or teaching use outside of the library.
Sample View of the Data
Sample Base Map - South Island, New Zealand
