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Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Population Count Grid, Future Estimates

Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_GPWv3_POPCOUNTFE

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Summary

Abstract: Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3) Future Estimates consists of estimates of human population for the years 2005, 2010, and 2015 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 ...

Purpose: To provide a time series of raster data on population projected to the year 2015 to facilitate data integration.

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, United Nations Food and Agriculture Programme (FAO), and Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT)

Dataset Title: Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Population Count Grid, Future Estimates

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

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

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2005-07-01

Stop Date: 2005-07-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > AFRICA > NORTHERN AFRICA > ALGERIA

CONTINENT > AFRICA > CENTRAL AFRICA > ANGOLA

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

OCEANS

Platform

SATELLITES

Instrument

ARGOS > ARGOS Data Collection and Position Location System

Quality The values provided in spatial coverage are approximate only.

Access Constraints These data are not yet publicly available.

Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=IMOS_11068 when using these data.

Ancillary Keywords

Emperor Penguin

Fledgling

Tracking

IMOS

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia

Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC Phone: +61 3 6232 3244 Fax: +61 3 6232 3351 Email: metadata at aad.gov.au Contact Address: Australian Antarctic Division 203 Channel Highway City: Kingston Province or State: Tasmania Postal Code: 7050 Country: Australia