Mountain Passes of Bhutan

ISO 19115-3 Metadata

Metadata Information

Default locale:
Language code: eng
Character encoding: utf8
Metadata contact:
Role: pointOfContact
Responsible party:
Organization:
Name: National Land Commission Secretariate
Contact information:
Phone:
Number type: voice
Number: 17446681
Address:
e-mail address: kchoki@nlcs.gov.bt
Indvidual:
Individual:
Name: Karma Choki
Position name: Survey Engineer
Metadata date information:
Date type: revision
Date: 2025-07-15T00:00:00
Metadata standard:
Title: ISO 19115-3 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 1: Fundamentals
Edition: 2014
Metadata scope:
Resource scope: dataset
Metadata maintenance:
Update frequency: asNeeded
Metadata constraints:
General Constraints:
Limitations of use: Data may not reflect recent changes due to landslides, development, or road construction.

Data Identification Information

Resource citation:
Title: Mountain Passes of Bhutan
Citation date:
Date type: publication
Date: 2025-07-15T00:00:00
Citation date:
Date type: creation
Date: 2001-07-01T00:00:00
Cited responsible party:
Role: pointOfContact
Responsible party:
Organization:
Name: National Land Commission Secretariate
Contact information:
Phone:
Number type: voice
Number: 17446681
Address:
e-mail address: kchoki@nlcs.gov.bt
Indvidual:
Individual:
Name: Karma Choki
Position name: Survey Engineer
Abstract: his dataset contains point features representing mountain passes in Bhutan. Each pass is identified by a unique ID (OBJECTID) and name (passname), with elevation values (height) recorded in meters. The data supports topographic visualization, elevation profiling, and spatial analysis of high-altitude transit routes.
Purpose: The dataset represents mountain passes across Bhutan, each with elevation and name attributes. Useful for topographic analysis, route planning, and environmental modeling.
Point of contact:
Role: pointOfContact
Responsible party:
Organization:
Name: National Land Commission Secretariate
Contact information:
Phone:
Number type: voice
Number: 17446681
Address:
e-mail address: kchoki@nlcs.gov.bt
Indvidual:
Individual:
Name: Karma Choki
Position name: Survey Engineer
Spatial representation type: vector
Themes or categories of the resource: elevation, environment, location, transportation
Resource extent:
Geographic element:
Bounding rectangle:
West longitude: 88.778727
East longitude: 92.135249
North latitude: 28.09739
South latitude: 26.617428
Resource maintenance:
Update frequency: asNeeded
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords: Downloadable Data

Thesaurus:
Citation reference: 723f6998-058e-11dc-8314-0800200c9a66
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords: open

Default locale:
Language code: eng
Character encoding: utf8

Spatial Representation Information

Vector Data

Level of topology for this dataset: geometryOnly

Reference System Information

Reference system identifier:
Identifier code: 5266
Codespace: EPSG

Content Information

Coverage Description

Attribute described by cell values: The dataset includes name, geographic coordinates and elevation in meters for each mountain pass.
Attribute group:
Content type: thematicClassification

Resource Lineage

Lineage scope:
Scope level: dataset
Source:
Source description: The mountain passes data was collected through interpretation of 1:50,000 topographic map.
Process step:
Process description: The dataset was created by NLCS by digitizing mountain passes from 1:50,000 scale topographic maps, followed by field tracking to verify and update the pass locations and attributes.

Distribution Information

Distribution format:
Format specification citation:
Title: shapefile
Edition: na
Digital transfer options:
Units of distribution: kb
Transfer size: 16