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Central American Vegetation/Land Cover Classification and Conservation Status

Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_PROARCA_CAMVEGLCCCS

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Summary

Abstract: The Central American Vegetation/Land Cover Classification and Conservation Status consists of GIS coverages of vegetation classes (forests, woodlands, savannas, shrubs, grasslands, wetlands, rocks, sand, soils, inland waters, parks and reserves) for Central America, derived from 1-kilometer resolution Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) imagery. This dataset is produced by Proyecto ...

Purpose: To identify remaining natural vegetation types in Central America.

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 19.0

S: 6.0

E: -78.0

W: -92.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Central American Commission on Environment and Development (CCAD), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), International Resources Group/Ltd. (IRG), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and Winrock International (WI)

Dataset Title: Central American Vegetation/Land Cover Classification and Conservation Status

Dataset Release Date: 1998

Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY

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

Version: 1.00

Data Presentation Form: vector

Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/lulc-central-american-veg...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1992-01-01

Stop Date: 1993-01-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CENTRAL AMERICA > BELIZE

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CENTRAL AMERICA > COSTA RICA

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE > SOILS

BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > FORESTS

ISO Topic Category

FARMING

BIOTA

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

PROARCA/CAPAS > Central America Protected Areas System

Quality Using a gap analysis approach, a map of existing and proposed protected areas
was overlaid on the vegetation map to analyze the protection status of
vegetation types.

Access Constraints None

Use Constraints Central American Commission on Environment and Development (CCAD), U.S. Agency
for International Development (USAID), International Resources Group, Ltd.
...

Ancillary Keywords

CIESIN > Agriculture and Food Security > Vegetation

CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Biodiversity

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

SEDAC

Data Center

Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center

Data Center URL: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/
Dataset ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_PROARCA_CAMVEGLCCCS

Data Center Personnel
Name: SEDAC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 845-365-8920 Fax: +1 845-365-8922 Email: ciesin.info at ciesin.columbia.edu Contact Address: 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000 City: Palisades Province or State: NY Postal Code: 10964 Country: USA