[Location: Location_Category='OCEAN', Location_Type='INDIAN OCEAN', Location_Subregion1='MAURITIUS']
Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Land and Geographic Unit Area Grids
Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_GPWv3_LANDGEOG

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Summary
Abstract: Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3) Land and Geographic Unit Area Grids measure land areas in square kilometers and the mean unit size (population-weighted) in square kilometers. The land area grid permits the summation of areas (net of permanent ice and water) at the same resolution as the population density, count, and urban-rural grids. The mean unit size grids provides a ... View entire text

Purpose: To provide a quantitative measure of the input resolution of administrative units used for GPWv3.
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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): Land and Geographic Unit Area Grids
Dataset Release Date: 200512
Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY
Dataset Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Version: 3.00
Data Presentation Form: raster
Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/gpw-v3-land-geographic-un...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1990-07-01
Stop Date: 1990-07-01
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Location Keywords
CONTINENT > AFRICA > NORTHERN AFRICA > ALGERIA
CONTINENT > AFRICA > CENTRAL AFRICA > ANGOLA
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Science Keywords
ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT Parameter Definition
ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SEA LEVEL PRESSURE Parameter Definition
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ISO Topic Category
Platform
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS Ancillary Description
DMSP 5D-2/F10 > Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-F10 Ancillary Description
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Instrument
RAWINSONDES Ancillary Description
TOVS > TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder Ancillary Description
SSMI > Special Sensor Microwave/Imager Ancillary Description
Project
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints None
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Originating Center
NASA/GISS
Data Center
Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.giss.nasa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: WILLIAM B. ROSSOW
Email: william.b.rossow at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA/Goddard Institute for Space Studies
2880 Broadway
City: New York
Province or State: NY
Postal Code: 10025
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: online WWW
Fees: none
Personnel
PHILIP J. BROWN
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: (303) 236-1310
Email: pbrown at usgs.gov
Contact Address:
U.S. Geological Survey
Box 25046, MS 964
MS 964 Denver Federal Center
City: Denver
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80225
Country: USA
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2002-09-23
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-01-03

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