Viz World Database 17.0.2

This release contains updates to the disputed regions file.

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After installation of the database, please also download and update the Disputed Regions file.

Bug Fixes

  • Maps provided by collinsbartholomew have a non-existing lake  
  • Inaccuracies in Bartholomew DB  
  • Default Disputed Region Hala’ib (Egypt-Sudan) is wrong  
  • Bahrain county not being presented properly

Notes from our data provider for this version

  • Polygons representing seas and oceans have been removed 
  • There are two TwnP points for Jerusalem – one for Israel (Jerusalem/Yerushalayim) and one for West Bank (Jerusalem/El Quds)
  • The border between Algeria and Morocco/Western Sahara is now a fixed  international boundary, not disputed 
  • The border between the West Bank and Jordan is now a fixed international  boundary, not disputed
  • The polygon representing the Trans-Karakoram Tract has been given ADM1_CODE =   1185678, ADM1 = ‘China occupied Kashmir (N)’
  • An alternative ceasefire line has been drawn in Kashmir to the Chinese border
  • “New Taipei” county in Taiwan (LinkID 1114649) has been renamed ‘New Taipei  City’ in AdmA ADM1 and TwnP ADM1 attributes

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