POL stations

ISO 19115-3 Metadata

Metadata Information

Metadata identifier:
Identifier code: E8871205-C692-44BD-8813-57E27E4FAFA1
Default locale:
Language code: eng
Character encoding: utf8
Metadata contact:
Role: pointOfContact
Responsible party:
Organization:
Name: DOLAM, NLCS
Contact information:
Phone:
Number type: voice
Number: +975-17150370
Address:
Delivery point: NLCS
Country: BT
e-mail address: cdem@nlcs.gov.bt
Indvidual:
Individual:
Name: Chimi Dem
Position name: Chief Survey Engineer
Metadata date information:
Date type: revision
Date: 2026-01-20T00:00:00
Metadata standard:
Title: ISO 19115-3 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 1: Fundamentals
Edition: 2014
Metadata scope:
Resource scope: dataset
Metadata maintenance:
Update frequency: asNeeded

Data Identification Information

Resource citation:
Title: POL stations
Citation date:
Date type: publication
Date: 2025-12-31T00:00:00
Citation date:
Date type: creation
Date: 2025-12-07T00:00:00
Abstract: The data shows the location and details of fuel depots across the country.
Purpose: The data can be used to identify the locations of fuel stations and to support decision-making for the establishment of new depots, as well as for disaster prevention and management in areas surrounding existing stations.
Status: completed
Point of contact:
Role: pointOfContact
Responsible party:
Organization:
Name: DOLAM, NLCS
Contact information:
Phone:
Number type: voice
Number: +975-17150370
Address:
Country: BT
e-mail address: cdem@nlcs.gov.bt
Indvidual:
Individual:
Name: Chimi Dem
Position name: Chief Survey Engineer
Spatial representation type: vector
Themes or categories of the resource: location
Resource extent:
Geographic element:
Bounding rectangle:
West longitude: 88.75
East longitude: 92.11
North latitude: 28.32
South latitude: 26.7
Resource maintenance:
Update frequency: asNeeded
Resource constraints:
General Constraints:
Limitations of use: Any change in location or closure of business, if not updated periodically, may provide wrong information to the users.
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: EPSG5266

Resource Lineage

Lineage scope:
Scope level: dataset
Source:
Source description: The List of POL stations was provided by the Department of Trade, and the location was extracted from the cadastral map. The operator details were from the cadastral and the lease data of the NLCS
Process step:
Process description: The locations were extracted from the cadastral map based on the list provided by the Department of Trade. For a few POL stations where location information was missing from the cadastral map, the data were collected from Local Government Surveyors. To enrich the dataset, operator names were added using cadastral records and lease data from the NLCS.

Distribution Information

Distribution format:
Format specification citation:
Title: shape
Edition: free
Digital transfer options:
Units of distribution: kb
Transfer size: 236