Regional Natural and Social Data for GIS Analysis

Regional data containing natural and social features such as elevation, temperature, precipitation, water systems, and roads. The dataset is a 64.8 MB ZIP file containing shapefiles and TIFFs, authored by Jianmei Tan and last updated on April 21, 2026. It is shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license on the figshare platform.

Use Cases

• Conducting terrain analysis based on elevation data.
• Modeling climate patterns based on temperature and precipitation layers.
• Analyzing infrastructure networks based on road and water system data.
• Creating composite regional maps for planning based on the multi-theme layers.

Strengths

• Data is provided in standard GIS formats (SHP, TIF) for direct use in professional software.
• The 64.8 MB size suggests a manageable download and storage footprint.
• The CC-BY-4.0 license permits flexible reuse with attribution.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality, resolution, and geographic extent require manual inspection after download.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred.
• Last updated 2026-04-21 17:27:09; freshness should be verified as the date is in the future.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Jianmei Tan.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from regional sources for GIS analysis.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-21 17:27:09.

Geography

Regional; specific location is not stated.