VMAP1 Layer Description

International Vector Data (VMAP1) covers the entire world seamlessly. VMAP1 is an updated and improved version of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency's (NIMA) Digital Chart of the World. The primary source for the database is the 1:1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart (ONC) series co-produced by the military mapping authorities of Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, and the United States. VMap Level 0 includes major road and rail networks, hydrologic drainage systems, utility networks (cross-country pipelines and communication lines), major airports, elevation and depth contours, coastlines, international boundaries, vegetation, populated places and more.

MapMart sells this Vector data in the following formats: MapInfo .TAB and ESRI Shape. Both data formats are Available for Immediate Download upon submittal of credit card with the data being cut to your exact project area. The projection is Geographic (Lat/Long), WGS-84. Coordinates being in Decimal-Degrees

Available from MapMart as digital files.

VMAP1 Layer Information
International Vector Data consists of the following layers:

Layer Name Description
Airports Airport/AirField
Barriers Walls
Canals Aqueducts/Canals/Flumes
Bathymetry Depth Contours
City Areas Built-Up Area
City Points Built-Up Area
CoastLines Coastline/Shoreline
Contours Contour Lines - 700'
Crops Cropland
Danger Points Rock/Wreck
Fish Hatchery Fish Hatchery/Fish Farm/Marine Farm
Grass Grassland/Scrub/Brush
Industry Areas Mine/Quarry, Oil/Gas Field, Salt Evaporator
Industry Points Mine/Quarry, Oil/Gas Field, Salt Evaporator, Well
Lakes Lakes
Ice - Land Snow Field/Ice Field
Ice - Sea Pack Ice/Polar Ice/Ice Shelf
Misc Industry Points Processing Plant/Treatment Plant, Oil/Gas Facilities
Misc Pop Points Settlement, Building, Ruins, Native Settlement, Camp..
Misc Trans Lines Pier/Wharf/Quay, Aerial Cableway Lines/Ski Lift Line
Misc Water Lines Seawall, Dam/Weir
Misc Water Points Island, Spring/Water Hole, WaterFall, Dam/Weir, Rapids..
Native Settlements Native Settlement
Oceans Seas Water - NonInland
PipeLines Pipeline/Pipe
PlaceNames Points of Interest
PoliticalBoundaries Administrative Area
Power Plants Power Plant, Substation/Transformer Yard, Pumping Station
RailRoads Railroad
RailRoad Yards Railroad Yard/Marshalling Yard
Rivers River/Stream
Roads Primary and Secondary Routes
Sand Sand, Distorted Surface, Lava
Spot Elevations Spot and Inland Water Elevation
Storage Points Tank, Storage Depot, Water Tower
Swamps Marsh/Swamp, Bog
Trails Trail
Transportation Lines Bridge/Overpass/Viaduct, Tunnel, Ferry Crossing
Transportation Points Bridge/Overpass/Viaduct, Ferry Crossing
Trees Evergreen, Deciduous, Mixed Trees
Tundra Tundra
Utility Lines Power Transmission Line