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Gridded Species Distribution, Version 1: Birds of the Americas Presence Grids

Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_SPECIES_BIRD_PRES

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Summary

Abstract: The Birds of the Americas Family Presence Grids of the Gridded Species Distribution, Version 1 is a reclassified version of the original grids of the bird species distribution maps of North America, South America and the Caribbean Islands. The data include 1- kilometer presence/absence grids for individual species available in Geographic Coordinate System (GCS). The input vector layers were produced by a consortium led by NatureServe. The gridding and grid processing are done by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)

The data in Band Interleaved by Line (BIL) format are available from the NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC).

Purpose: To provide a gridded version of existing vector maps of bird species presence at 1- kilometer spatial resolution, which in turn can be used in modeling efforts, wildlife conservation planning, natural resource management, policy-making, biodiversity studies and human-environment interactions.

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 0.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, and NatureServe

Dataset Title: Gridded Species Distribution, Version 1: Birds of the Americas Presence Grids

Dataset Release Date: 2008

Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY

Dataset Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)

Data Presentation Form: raster, tabular

Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/species-v1-americas-bird-...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2005-01-01

Stop Date: 2007-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > EUROPE > EASTERN EUROPE > POLAND

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > CARIBBEAN

Science Keywords

OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE

OCEANS > OCEAN PRESSURE > WATER PRESSURE

OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY

OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS

ISO Topic Category

OCEANS

Project

BIAC > Bipolar Atlantic Thermohaline Circulation

IPY > INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR

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Data Center

Institute of Marine Research, Norwegian Marine Data Centre, Norway

Data Center URL: http://www.imr.no
Dataset ID: Unknown

Data Center Personnel
Name: HELGE SAGEN Phone: 55238447 Fax: 55238531 Email: Helge.Sagen at imr.no Contact Address: Postboks 1870 Nordnes City: Bergen Postal Code: 5817 Country: Norway