Townships in Fujian
Three volumes:
Go to Main volume, Digital Maps and Data, 1997-2003
Go to Supplement 1, Mapping the Census
Go to Supplement 2, 1992-96 and 2004-06
Digital Maps and Data, 1997–2003
ISBN: 0-9729147-6-5
[ISBN13: 978-0-9729147-6-5]
Distributed on CD. CD includes book; text and graphics suitable for printing on desktop printer. Digital maps. Spreadsheets. January 2006.
Published at $44.95.
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This CD provides accurate digital maps of township-level boundaries for an entire province of contemporary China, a collection of township data, and thorough documentation of every map object and data series. The maps and data illuminate the evolution of township-level administration over a period of several years and permit exploration of the province’s economic terrain at an unprecedented level of detail. All of the maps and data sets are based upon authoritative sources, including provincial atlases and sheet maps, provincial and municipal yearbooks, and county maps and gazetteers.
What's on the CD
1. Digital Maps. All maps supplied in two formats: MIF and MapInfo native. Based upon source maps at scales of 1:100,000 to 1:300,000.
- Township-level boundaries at year-end for each year 1997–2003 and at the time of the 2000 census
- Locations of township-level governments, at year-end for each year 1997–2003 and at the time of the 2000 census
- Provincial and municipal boundaries
- Hundreds of offshore islands, including Mazu, Jinmen, and the Penghu group
2. Data. All data supplied in spreadsheets (Excel .xls format, for Windows).
- Administrative information: For each year 1997–2003 at year-end and for 2000 at mid year, the name of each township-level entity (in both pinyin and characters), its type (zhen, state farm, etc.), and the name of the county-level entity to which it belongs
- Township socioeconomic data, for all townships in each year 1999–2003
- County socioeconomic data, for all counties in each year 1997–2003
- Supplementary township data, for townships in three municipalities in 2000 and 2002
3. Book. Main text: 72 pages, including index, 14 tables, and 4 illustrations. Appendices: 258 pages, including 19 tables and 21 color illustrations. All in PDF format.
- Documents every map object, describing sources and explaining precisely how digital maps were produced from them, for each year 1997–2003
- Assesses the accuracy of the digital maps, by comparison to satellite images (with samples included)
- Documents socioeconomic data, by describing sources, explaining how spreadsheets were compiled and cross-checked, and providing variable names in the original Chinese (with English translation)
- Explains how to use the digital maps and data, with step-by-step instructions and sample output
Software requirements
- For viewing and printing text, Adobe Reader (included on the CD)
- For viewing and printing spreadsheets, Microsoft Excel Viewer (included on the CD)
- For statistical analysis of township and county data, any statistical package that can import Excel spreadsheets
- For attaching data to maps, a vector-based desktop-mapping or GIS software package, such as MapInfo Professional or ArcGIS (or ArcView)
Supplement 1: Mapping the Census
ISBN 978-0-9729147-7-2
Distributed on CD. CD includes book; text and graphics suitable for printing on desktop printer. Digital maps. March 2007. Published at $19.95.
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China’s year-2000 census provides a wealth of demographic and socioeconomic data, down to township level. This book (on CD) explains how to create thematic maps using data from the census and provides the necessary digital boundary and point files for all township-level census units in Fujian province. The digital maps on the CD are based upon authoritative sources, including atlases, sheet maps, and gazetteers. The text describes how the boundary and point files were assembled, explains how to obtain census data, and shows how to associate data with digital boundaries and points in order to visualize spatial patterns or produce publication-quality maps. The text also includes a number of sample maps and explains how they were made.
What's on the CD
1. Digital Maps. All maps supplied in two formats: MIF and MapInfo native. Based upon source maps at scales of 1:100,000 to 1:300,000. Attributes in Excel files.
- Boundaries for all township-level units in Fujian province, as used in the census of 2000
- Point location of the township-level government (or headquarters) for each such unit
- For each census unit, name (in both pinyin and characters), type (zhen, xiang, jiedao, notional entity, etc.), and the name of the county-level entity to which it belongs
The maps in this supplement are revised versions of maps in the main volume (Townships in Fujian, 1997–2003, above), in that they include boundaries and points for all jiedao and for all “notional” units created strictly for census purposes.
2. Book. Main text: 58 pages, including index. Appendices: 95 pages, 17 maps. All in PDF format.
- Documents every map object (boundary or point), describing sources and explaining precisely how objects were produced from them
- Provides essential information concerning China's population census of 2000 and explains how to obtain census data
- Explains how to attach census data to digital maps, using files supplied on the CD
- Includes color thematic maps, made using boundary files and census data (supplied as separate PDF files)
Census data are not supplied on the CD, as they are available elsewhere in digital form.
Software requirements
- For viewing and printing text, Adobe Reader (included on the CD)
- For viewing and printing spreadsheets, Microsoft Excel Viewer (included on the CD)
- For attaching data to maps, a vector-based desktop-mapping or GIS software package, such as MapInfo Professional or ArcGIS (or ArcView)
Supplement 2: 1992–96 and 2004–06
ISBN 978-0-9729147-0-3
Distributed on CD.
CD includes book; text and graphics suitable for printing on desktop printer. Digital map objects. Spreadsheets. January 2009.
Published at $19.95.
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This supplement extends the coverage of the main volume (Townships in Fujian, 1997–2003, above) by providing new digital map objects for the years 1992–96 and 2004–06 (at year-end throughout). It also provides township-level data for 1993, 2004, and 2005. The map objects in this supplement do not stand alone; producing a map for, say, 1995 also requires use of objects in the main volume (Townships in Fujian, 1997–2003).
What's on the CD
1. Digital Map Objects. All map objects supplied in two formats: MIF and MapInfo native. Attributes in Excel files.
- 74 new shapes representing boundaries of township-level units that existed at year-end 1992–96 or 2004–06
- 13 new points representing locations of the township-level governments (or headquarters)
2. Data. All data supplied in spreadsheets (Excel .xls format, for Windows).
- Administrative information: For each year 1992–96 and 2004–06 (at year-end throughout), the name of each township-level entity (in both pinyin and characters), its type (zhen, state farm, etc.), and the name of the county-level entity to which it belongs; these lists are complete—not limited to those entities represented by new shapes in this supplement
- Socioeconomic data for townships provincewide, in each year 1993, 2004, and 2005
- Supplementary socioeconomic data, for townships in three municipalities in 2004
3. Book. Main text: 99 pages, including index and 2 appendices. Six maps, in separate files. All in PDF format.
- Documents every new map object, describing sources and explaining precisely how the digital objects were produced from them
- Documents the socioeconomic data, by describing sources, explaining how spreadsheets were compiled and cross-checked; provides variable names in the original Chinese (with English translation)
- Explains how to use the digital maps and data, with step-by-step instructions
- Includes sample thematic maps, produced using map objects and data in this supplement, along with map objects in the main volume
Software requirements
- For viewing and printing text, Adobe Reader (included on the CD)
- For viewing and printing spreadsheets, Microsoft Excel Viewer (included on the CD)
- For attaching data to maps, a vector-based desktop-mapping or GIS software package, such as MapInfo Professional or ArcGIS (or ArcView)