Communes 2008 -------------- Complete metadata in metadata.pdf file. -------------- File naming pattern: theme_spatilatype_resolution_year_projection_subset.format example: COMM_BN_01M_2008_3035_COASTL.geojson theme: 4-character code of theme (COMM - communes), spatialtype: BN/RG/LB * BN: boundaries (multilines) * RG: regions (multipolygons) * LB: labels (points) resolution: 01M: map scale the data is optimized (generalized) for. year: the year of release (2008). projection: 4-digit EPSG code, see http://spatialreference.org/ref/epsg/ * EPSG:4326 (WGS84, coordinates in decimal degrees), * EPSG:3035 (ETRS 1989 in Lambert Azimutal projection with centre in E52N10, coordinates in meters), * EPSG:3857 (WGS84 Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere, coordinates in meters) subset: one of NUTS levels * COASTL: coastal lines * INLAND: inland lines Coastal and inland lines are complementary - both together form full set of country boundaries. File with no subset code consists of both coastal and inland boundaries. format: * .gdb - file geodatabase (ESRI) http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/manage-data/administer-file-gdbs/file-geodatabases.htm * .shp.zip - zipped shapefile (ESRI) http://downloads.esri.com/support/whitepapers/mo_/shapefile.pdf * .geojson - http://geojson.org * .json - topoJSON https://github.com/topojson/topojson-specification * .pbf - geobuf - geojson compressed into protocol buffers, see https://github.com/mapbox/geobuf * .svg.zip - zipped SVG (scalable vector graphics) https://www.w3.org/TR/SVG2/ --------- Release notes: 2018-01-08 More strict quality control (null geometries, comparison of number of records and area before and after conversions). Known issues documented in https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/CITnet/jira/browse/GISCO-1604 2018-02-06 Major release of API V2. 1) single countries are available as separate geojson files, 2) map viewer is enabled for geojson, 3) downloadable zip packages now consist of gdb/shp/geojson/topojson/csv (attributes) as well as metadata, 4) zip packages are integrated into API.2018-02-26 1) EPS files added to V2 package. 2) EPS and CSV files added to V1 package. 3 Projection attribute included in geojson files. 2018-02-26 1) EPS files added to V2 package. 2) EPS and CSV files added to V1 package. 3 Projection attribute included in geojson files. 2018-06-21 CNTR 2016 released. NUTS 2016: maching tables regions-boundaries added. 2018-09-17 Formats: SVG replaces EPS as a vector format for use in web and design applications. Projections: 4258 removed, 4326 recommended instead. Fixes: NUTS 2013 changes in Norway: NO60 has been split into NO061 and NO062; CNTR 2016 attributes OTHR_CNTR_FLAG, COAS_FLAG recalculated. COMM_2016 added to release package. 2019-03-24 Fix: country names FYROM and Czech Republic restored in 2013 dataset. 2019-04-04 Fix: TopoJS and SVG files restored for years 2010, 2006, 2003, 2001. 2019-07-18 Communes 2008, 2006, 2004, 2001 addded. 2020-01-21 Added: communes 2008/2006/2004/2001, local administrative units 2018/2017/2016, urban audit 2018/2014. Additional NUTS 2016 classification: mountain, urban/rural, coastal. 2020-07-06 Added: Urban Audit 2004, Urban Audit 2001, Local Administrative Units 2019. * 2020-12-05 Fixed broken utf-8 encoding. * 2021-03-15 Added LAU 2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2020 * 2021-06-07 Fixed detected issues: NUTS 2013 BN - 4 records with id=NULL; countries 2010,2013: duplicate ids in BN;