Description: The LSIB and SSIB include the same
attributes within four fields:
1) Country codes for the two countries
in question for each boundary segment: “Country1” and
“Country2”2) For any line requiring non-standard
depiction, an entry in the “Label” attribute field such as “1949
Armistice Line” or “DMZ” 3)
“Rank”:a) A rank of “1” (includes most of the
320 international boundaries) for those which the USG considers “full
international boundaries.” b) A rank of “3” for other lines of
international separation. Most are considered by the US government to
be in dispute.c) A rank of “7” for other lines of
separation such as DMZ’s, No-Mans Land(Israel), UNDOF zone
lines(Golan Hts.), Sudan’s Abyei, and for the US Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay on Cuba. These are not international boundaries and
thus need not appear on all
maps.Any line with a rank of “3”
or “7” is to be dotted or dashed differently and in a manner visually
subordinate to the normal rank “1”
lines.
Definition Expression: N/A
Copyright Text: Department of State’s Office of the Geographer (INR/GGI)
Description: World Latitude and Longitude Grids represents a 5 by 5 degree latitude/longitude grid covering the world with attributes that allow it to display grids at intervals of 5, 10, 15, 20, and 30 degrees. To display a grid with a 5-degree interval, simply display all of the lines. To display a coarser grid (e.g., a 15-degree interval), in the Layer Properties dialog box, set the DEGREE15 attribute value equal to Y.