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Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Population Density Grid

Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_GPWv3_POPDENS

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Summary

Abstract: Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3) consists of estimates of human population for the years 1990, 1995, and 2000 by 2.5 arc-minute grid cells and associated datasets dated circa 2000. A proportional allocation gridding algorithm, utilizing more than 300,000 national and sub-national administrative units, is used to assign population values to grid cells. The population density grids ...

Purpose: To provide a time series of raster data on population to facilitate data integration.

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: Data download page.

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, and Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT)

Dataset Title: Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Population Density Grid

Dataset Release Date: 2005-12

Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY

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

Version: 3.00

Data Presentation Form: raster, map

Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/gpw-v3-population-density

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1990-07-01

Stop Date: 1990-07-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ASIA > SOUTHCENTRAL ASIA > AFGHANISTAN

CONTINENT > AFRICA

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION COVER

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT > LAND MANAGEMENT > LAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION

ISO Topic Category

FARMING

BIOTA

Instrument

AVHRR > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer

TOMS > Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer

Project

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

REASON > Research, Education, and Applications Solution Network

Ancillary Keywords

NPP

Net Primary Production

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

Global Land Cover Facility, University of Maryland

Data Center URL: http://glcf.umiacs.umd.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: GLOBAL LAND COVER FACILITY Email: glcf at umd.edu Contact Address: Global Land Cover Facility 3166 A.V. Williams Bldg University of Maryland City: College Park Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20742 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: FTP

Fees: No Cost

Personnel

TYLER B. STEVENS

Role: CLIMATE DIAGNOSTIC RECORD AUTHOR

Phone: (301) 614-6898

Fax: 301-614-5268

Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

STEPHEN D. PRINCE

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: 301-405-4062

Fax: 301-314-9299

Email: sp43 at umail.umd.edu

Contact Address:

Department of Geography

University of Maryland

City: College Park

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20742-8225

Country: USA

Publications/References

Prince, S. D. and S. J. Goward. 1995. Global primary production: a remote sensing approach, Journal of Biogeography 22 : 316-336.

Czajkowski, K. P., S. N. Goward, J. Cihlar and T. Mulhern. 1998. Biospheric
environmental monitoring at BOREAS with AVHRR observations, Journal of
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Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2005-02-28

Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-03-18

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