Global Rural-Urban Mapping Project, Version 1 (GRUMPv1): Urban Extents Grid
Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_GRUMPv1_EXT

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Summary
Abstract: The Global Rural-Urban Mapping Project, Version 1 (GRUMPv1) consists of estimates of human population for the years 1990, 1995, and 2000 by 30 arc-second (1km) grid. The urban extent grids distinguish urban and rural areas based on a combination of population counts (persons), settlement points, and the presence of Nighttime Lights . Areas are defined as urban where contiguous lighted cells from ... View entire text

Purpose: To provide a raster representation of urban areas (or urban mask) for use with GRUMP population grids or other data sets.
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 85.0   S: -58.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), The World Bank, and Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT)
Dataset Title: Global Rural-Urban Mapping Project, Version 1 (GRUMPv1): Urban Extents Grid
Dataset Release Date: 2011
Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY
Dataset Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Version: 1.00
Data Presentation Form: raster, map
Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/grump-v1-urban-extents
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1995-07-01
Stop Date: 1995-07-01
Location Keywords
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Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 11 km
Longitude Resolution: 11 km
Horizontal Resolution Range: 10 km - < 50 km or approximately .09 degree - < .5 degree
Temporal Resolution: 3 Hours
Temporal Resolution Range: Hourly - < Daily
Use Constraints Freely available
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Originating Center
Data Center
Unidata, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: UNIDATA USER SUPPORT
Email: support at unidata.ucar.edu
Contact Address:
UCAR Office of Programs
Unidata Program Center
P.O. Box 3000
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80307-3000
Country: USA
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2006-11-30
Last DIF Revision Date: 2006-12-04

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