COD-AB lines layers
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COD-AB (and COD-EM) datasets include a lines layer which contains an individual line feature for each edge of the administrative feature polygons. Thus COD-AB lines either separate distinct administrative feature polygons or separate administrative feature polygons from the COD-AB exterior.
The information in this section is also broadly applicable to Edge-matched administrative boundary dataset (COD-EM) information. |
COD-AB lines features contain an “admLevel” integer field which represents the administrative significance of each line. This is essential for advanced cartographic visualization of COD boundaries including the adherence to special United Nations Secretariat instructions for specific border situations.
Standard COD-AB lines layer ‘admLevel’ values
admLevel value | Significance | Remarks |
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0 | International land boundary | Boundary between COD-AB (or COD-EM) and neighboring country/territory. |
1 | Administrative level 1 boundary | Divides polygons belonging to different administrative level 1 features, but same country/territory. |
2 | Administrative level 2 boundary | Divides polygons belonging to different administrative level 2 features, but common administrative level 1 features. |
3 | Administrative level 3 boundary | Divides polygons belonging to different administrative level 3 features, but common administrative level 1 and 2 features. |
4 | Administrative level 4 boundary | Divides polygons belonging to different administrative level 4 features, but common administrative level 1, 2, and 3 features. |
99 | Shoreline | Boundary between COD-AB (or COD-EM) and water that is not part of the same COD. |
Special COD-AB lines layer ‘admLevel’ values
admLevel value | Significance | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
76 | Special northern boundary of the disputed area known as the Ilemi Triangle between South Sudan and Kenya (not a boundary of any administrative polygon) | Contained only in South Sudan COD-AB and COD-EM. |
77 | Special remainder of the boundary between South Sudan and Sudan | Contained only in South Sudan COD-AB and COD-EM. |
78 | Special part of the Abyei region boundary that borders Sudan | Contained only in South Sudan COD-AB and COD-EM. |
79 | Special part of the Abyei region boundary that borders the rest of South Sudan (not included in the polygons layers) | Contained only in South Sudan COD-AB and COD-EM. |
84 | Special boundary between West Bank and Israel 85 = Boundary between GAza and Israel Remainder of the boundary between South Sudan and Sudan 88 = "No man's land" limit (not part of any administrative polygon edge) |
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85 | Boundary between Gaza and Israel, and remainder of the boundary between South Sudan and Sudan. |
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86 | Special boundary between administrative level 1 features "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa" [PK5] and "Punjab" [PK6] to west and "Gilgit Baltistan" [PK3] and "Azad Kashmir" [PK1] to east. This boundary may need to be symbolized differently in some mapping contexts. | Contained only in Pakistan COD-AB and COD-EM. |
87 | Special approximate “Line of Control” in Jammu and Kashmir | Contained only in Pakistan COD-AB and COD-EM. |
88 | Special "No man's land" limit (not part of any administrative polygon edge) | Contained only in State of Palestine COD-AB and COD-EM |
89 | Special limit between de facto Somalia and Ethiopia. | Contained only in Somalia COD-AB and COD-EM |