Poverty Mapping Project: Global Subnational Prevalence of Child Malnutrition
Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_PMP_GSPCM

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Summary
Abstract: The Global Subnational Prevalence of Child Malnutrition dataset consists of estimates of the percentage of children with weight-for-age z-scores that are more than two standard deviations below the median of the NCHS/CDC/WHO International Reference Population. Data are reported for the most recent year with subnational information available at the time of development. The data products include a ... View entire text

Purpose: To provide a global subnational map of the prevalence of underweight children that can be used by a wide user community in interdisciplinary studies of health, poverty and the environment.
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 85.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University
Dataset Title: Poverty Mapping Project: Global Subnational Prevalence of Child Malnutrition
Dataset Release Date: 2005
Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY
Dataset Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Version: 1.00
Data Presentation Form: raster, vector, tabular, map
Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/povmap-global-subnational...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1990-01-01
Stop Date: 2002-01-01
Service Keywords
DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING >ARCHIVING Parameter Definition
DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING >CATALOGING Parameter Definition
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Science Keywords
AGRICULTURE >AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES Parameter Definition
AGRICULTURE >AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS Parameter Definition
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Service Organization URL: http://sourceforge.net/

Service Provider Personnel
Name: MAPBENDER USERS
Email: mapbender-users at lists.sourceforge.net.
Distribution
Distribution Media: Online
Fees: No fees
Personnel
Role: SERF 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
Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date: 2005-04-05
SERF Last Revision Date: 2012-04-18

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