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Description

The China Dimensions Data Collection: Chinese County-Level Data on Hospitals and Epidemiology Stations, 1950-1985 consists of hospital and epidemiological station data for the administrative regions of China from 1950 to 1985. The data includes name and years of operation at a scale of one to one million (1:1M) at the county level. This data set is produced in collaboration with the University of Washington as part of the China in Time and Space (CITAS) project and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN).

Product Summary

Platforms
MODELS
Instruments
Computer
Spatial Extent

N: 54 S: 18 E: 135 W: 73

Location
CHINA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1950-01-01 to 1985-12-31
Data Partner
Earth Science Data Information System (ESDIS)
Concept ID
C3540911070-ESDIS
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
1
Processing Level
4
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Public Health ,
Environmental Health Factors

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

China In Time And Space-CITAS-University Of Washington, & Center For International Earth Science Information Network-CIESIN. (1997). China Dimensions Data Collection: Chinese County-Level Data on Hospitals and Epidemiology Stations, 1950-1985 (Version 1.00) [Data set]. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4V40S4D Date Accessed: 2026-04-15