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Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes
Gwillim Law
Martin Hammitzsch
T. Comes, F.F., S. Fortier, J. Geldermann and T. Müller
The land area of the world is divided into countries. Most of the countries are, in turn, divided into smaller units. These units may be called states, provinces, regions, governorates, and so on. A phrase that describes them all is "major administrative divisions of countries". Due to shortcomings of related de-jure standards a hierarchical set of subdivision codes, called Hierarchical Administrative Subdivision Codes (HASC), has been devised, extending in many cases to secondary administrative divisions. This is not an official standard, sanctioned by any international body. The codes are intended for internal use within a database or other computer system and not for display.
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citation:Gwillim Law, & Martin Hammitzsch. (2013). Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes. In J. Geldermann and T. Müller S. Fortier F. F. T. Comes (Ed.), ISCRAM 2013 Conference Proceedings – 10th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (pp. 360-364). KIT; Baden-Baden: Karlsruher Institut fur Technologie.
2013
ConferencePaper
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Information systems
Standards
Administrative divisions
Land areas
Codes (symbols)
file:http://idl.iscram.org/files/law/2013/683_Law+Hammitzsch2013.pdf
Karlsruher Institut fur Technologie
English
2411-3387
ISCRAM 2013 Conference Proceedings – 10th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management
2013
360
364
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