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. 2017 Apr 11;4:170046. doi: 10.1038/sdata.2017.46

Table 7. Streams and lakes (Streams.shp, Lakes.shp).

Attributes Type Description
FID Integer Shapefile automatic identifier.
Shape Geometry Geometry of the object (line or polygon).
lakeId/streamId String Unique identifier of the lake or stream. Created by the authors.
obsDate String Date of observation (=date of the map from which the object was digitized) (usually only the year).
Name String Name of the object.
mapCode String Code of the historical map from which the object was digitized. From the Lantmäteriet historical map archive17.
mapName String Name of the historical map from which the object was digitized. From the Lantmäteriet historical map archive17.
mapSeries String Name of the map series from which the object was digitized.
subType String Type of lake/stream.
noteStream/noteLake String Note about the stream/lake.
Shape_Leng Float Length of the stream segment/circumference of the lake polygon (in meters).
Shape_Area Float Area of the lake polygon (in square meters) (only for Lake.shp).