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Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2): Global Human Footprint Dataset (Geographic)
Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_LWP2_HF_GEOG

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Summary
Abstract: The Global Human Footprint Dataset of the Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2) is the Human Influence Index (HII) normalized by biome and realm. The HII is a global dataset of 1-kilometer grid cells, created from nine global data layers covering human population pressure (population density population settlements), human land use and infrastructure (built up areas, nighttime lights, ... View entire text

Purpose: To provide an updated map of anthropogenic impacts on the environment in geographic projection which can be used in wildlife conservation planning, natural resource management, and research on human-environment interactions.
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 89.93   S: -89.92   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), and Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University
Dataset Title: Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2): Global Human Footprint Dataset (Geographic)
Dataset Release Date: 2005
Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY
Dataset Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Version: 2
Data Presentation Form: raster, map
Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/wildareas-v2-human-footpr...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1995-01-01
Stop Date: 2004-01-01
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Platform
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS Ancillary Description
Instrument
DIELECTRIC PROBE Ancillary Description
SCHOLANDER PRESSURE CHAMBER Ancillary Description
Project
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
NASA/GSFC/FED
Data Center
Forest Ecosystem Dynamics Project, Biospheric Sciences Branch, Hydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://forest.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: BRUCE COOK
Email: bruce.cook at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center
Mailstop 614.4
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: WWW
Distribution Format: ASCII
Fees: Free
Personnel
WILLIAM A. SALAS
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 603-862-1792
Fax: 603-862-4247
Email: bill at japura-f.sr.unh.edu
Contact Address:
Complex Systems Research Center
Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space
University of New Hampshire
City: Durham
Province or State: NH
Postal Code: 03824
Country: USA
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Publications/References
See: http://fedwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/html/fedmac/refs.html

Walthall, C.L., M. Kim, D.L. Williams, B.W. Meeson, P.A. Agbu,
J.A. Newcomer, and E.L. Levine, 1993. Data sets for modeling: a
retrospective collection of bidirectional reflectance and forest
ecosystem dynamics multisensor aircraft campaign data sets. Remote
Sensing of Environment; 46:340-346.

Salas, W.A., K.J. Ranson, B.N. Rock, and K.T. Smith. 1994. Temporal
and spatial variations in dielectric constant and water status of
dominant conifer species from New England. Remote Sensing of
Environment, 47:109-119.
Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-04-07

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