COD-AB (and COD-EM) datasets include a lines layer which contains an individual line.
The information in this section is also broadly applicable to Edge-matched administrative boundary dataset (COD-EM) information. |
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.
note to editor: which are for AB and which for EM?
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. |
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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) | |
85 | Boundary between Gaza and Israel, and remainder of the boundary between South Sudan and Sudan. | |
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 |