Dataset

China Maps Bibliographic database, v1 (1765 - 1994)

Land Use / Land Cover, Population Count / Density, Census / DemographyChinaColumbia University

Dataset Objective

To provide a database of public China maps, searchable with different variables.

Context

This dataset covers the period between 1765 to 1994.

What is included

This dataset include: 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.

Collection Methods

Literature reviews