Assessment and Mapping of water sources in Bhutan

ISO 19115-3 Metadata

Metadata Information

Metadata identifier:
Identifier code: 8A751A14-EFF7-4456-AD4E-01AB25271F14
Default locale:
Language code: eng
Character encoding: utf8
Metadata contact:
Role: pointOfContact
Responsible party:
Organization:
Name: DoW
Contact information:
Phone:
Number type: voice
Number: 02323568
Address:
e-mail address: kdema2010@gmail.com
Indvidual:
Individual:
Name: Kinley Dem
Position name: Sr. FR
Metadata date information:
Date type: revision
Date: 2024-11-06
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: Assessment and Mapping of water sources in Bhutan
Citation date:
Date type: publication
Date: 2021-12-01T00:00:00
Citation date:
Date type: creation
Date: 2021-12-01T00:00:00
ISBN: 978-99980-933-1-7
Abstract: The assessment and mapping of water sources was done in 2021 to map the water sources/springs that are being used for various purposes and set up the baseline information on the status (no change, drying and dried up) of water sources in 20 dzongkhags Bhutan.
Purpose: The purpose of the assessment and mapping of water sources was to map the water sources/springs that are being used for various purposes and set up the baseline information on the status of water sources in Bhutan.
Point of contact:
Role: pointOfContact
Responsible party:
Organization:
Name: Dow
Indvidual:
Individual:
Name: Dorji Gyaltshen
Position name: Offtg. Chief
Spatial representation type: vector
Themes or categories of the resource: inlandWaters
Resource extent:
Geographic element:
Bounding rectangle:
West longitude: 88.266576099
East longitude: 92.232759028
North latitude: 28.496706226
South latitude: 26.417740243
Resource maintenance:
Update frequency: asNeeded
Resource constraints:
General Constraints:
Limitations of use: Common
Resource constraints:
Legal Constraints:
Access constraints: otherRestrictions
Other constraints: Other Constraints

Resource constraints:
Legal Constraints:
Use constraints: otherRestrictions
Other constraints: Other Constraints

Default locale:
Language code: eng
Character encoding: utf8

Spatial Representation Information

Vector Data

Level of topology for this dataset: geometryOnly
Geometric objects:
Object type: point
Object count: 7399

Reference System Information

Reference system identifier:
Identifier code: EPSG5266

Resource Lineage

Lineage scope:
Scope level: dataset
Source:
Source description: The assessment and mapping of water source/springs was carried out based on the sources being tapped rather than the number of tapping points. The points are being collected using GPS at source or above tapping points closest to the source.

Distribution Information

Distribution format:
Format specification citation:
Title: SHP
Edition: any version
Digital transfer options:
Units of distribution: MB
Transfer size: 17