COD-AB and COD-EM datasets include a lines layer which contains an individual line.
The important attribute of the lines layers is the “admLevel” integer field which generally represents the administrative significance of each line.
Special lines (excluding admLevel 0-9 and 99) are provided in this AdminLines_Lookup (MapServer) geoservice.
admLevel value | Significance | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
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. |
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 | Approximate “Line of Control” in Jammu and Kashmir | Contained only in Pakistan COD-AB and COD-EM. |
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76 | 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 | Remainder of the boundary between South Sudan and Sudan | Contained only in South Sudan COD-AB and COD-EM. |
78 | That part of the Abyei region boundary that borders Sudan | Contained only in South Sudan COD-AB and COD-EM. |
79 | That 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. |