WVSPLUS (World Vector Shoreline Plus)
Title
WVSPLUS (World Vector Shoreline Plus)
Description
From the vendor web pages at http://www.cartographic.com/products/gis/vpf/wvsplus.asp This product of unprecedented detail covers the entire Earth, covering the coastlines and international boundaries of every continent, including Antarctica. WVSPLUS is one database comprised of six libraries varying from 1:250,000 to 1:120,000,000 scales.These libraries, WVS250K, WVS001M, WVS003M, WVS012M, WVS040M, and WVS120M, represent the world at 1:250,000, 1:1,000,000, 1:3,000,000, 1:12,000,000, 1:40,000,000, and 1:120,000,000 scales respectively. Each library contains several thematic coverages: * Coastline/Countries/Ocean * Maritime Boundaries (for 1:250,000 scale only) * Supplemental Maritime Boundaries (for 1:250,000 scale only) * Bathymetry (for 1:40,000,000, 1:12,000,000 and 1:3,000,000 scales only) * Names Placement * Data QualityWVSPLUS data can be easily viewed or imported with a number of software programs including ESRI's suite of products (ArcInfo, ArcGIS, ArcView) and MapInfo.The original data structure is Vector Product Format (VPF) to US Military Standard (MIL-STD-2407), which is compliant with the international standard, Digital Geographic Information Exchange Standard (DIGEST) Annex C. The WVSPLUS feature and attribute content is defined in the US Military Specification MIL-PRF-89012A.
Identifier
/NAP/UT/810.xml
2899486888
Collection
Geospatial
Production Date
2005
Data Type
vector
Geographic Keywords
International
Notes
Keywords
BOUNDARIES - POLITICAL
CITIES
BATHYMETRY
Time Period
2005
Coordinate System
4269, http://www.epsg-registry.org/
Projection: geographic
Scale
Scale: 1:1M; 1:3M; 1:12M; 1:40M; 1:120M; 1:120M; 1:250K
Producer
Eastview Cartographic
Citation
“WVSPLUS (World Vector Shoreline Plus),” MDL Data, accessed January 19, 2026, https://mdl-data.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/1080.
