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

Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_GPWv3_COASTLINES

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Summary

Abstract: Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3) Coastlines are derived from the land area grid to show the outlines of pixels (cells) that contain administrative units in GPWv3. The coastlines are designed for cartographic use with the GPWv3 population raster datasets. GPWv3 is produced by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) in collaboration with Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT).

The data are available from the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) in ESRI Shapefile (SHP) format via direct download at http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/gpw/global.jsp.

Purpose: To provide a set of coastlines consistent with GPWv3 raster data for cartographic purposes.

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: Data download page.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 79.89

S: -54.75

E: 179.85

W: -179.2

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): Coastlines

Dataset Release Date: 200512

Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY

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

Version: 3.00

Data Presentation Form: vector

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

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2000-07-01

Stop Date: 2000-07-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > AFRICA > NORTHERN AFRICA > ALGERIA

CONTINENT > AFRICA > CENTRAL AFRICA > ANGOLA

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Platform

METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS

Instrument

Thermometers

PRESSURE PROBE

Project

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

LBA-ECO > NASA's Component of the Large-scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia

Ancillary Keywords

HUMIDITY

WIND SPEED

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC)

Data Center URL: http://daac.ornl.gov/
Dataset ID: 944

Data Center Personnel
Name: ORNL DAAC USER SERVICES OFFICE Phone: (865) 574-7447 Email: uso at daac.ornl.gov Contact Address: ORNL DAAC User Services Office Oak Ridge National Laboratory City: Oak Ridge Province or State: TN Postal Code: 37831-6407 Country: USA