Poverty Mapping Project: Small Area Estimates of Poverty and Inequality
Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_PMP_SAEPI

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Summary
Abstract: The Small Area Estimates of Poverty and Inequality dataset consists of consumption-based poverty, inequality and related measures for subnational administrative units in approximately twenty countries throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. These measures are derived on a country-level basis from a combination of census and survey data using small area estimates ... View entire text

Purpose: To provide high spatial resolution subnational estimates of poverty and inequality for use by a wide user community for interdisciplinary studies of poverty, inequality and the environment.
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Description: Data download page.

Description: Maps in PDF and PNG formats.
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 40.0   S: -45.0   E: 60.0   W: -30.0
  N: 72.0   S: 35.0   E: 60.0   W: -27.0
  N: 79.0   S: 10.0   E: 170.0   W: 20.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University
Dataset Title: Poverty Mapping Project: Small Area Estimates of Poverty and Inequality
Dataset Release Date: 2005
Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY
Dataset Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Version: 1.00
Data Presentation Form: vector , tabular , map
Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/povmap-small-area-estimat...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1991-01-01
Stop Date: 2002-01-01
ISO Topic Category
Quality Raw data. No quality control
Use Constraints Any person making substantial use of a data set must communicate with the
investigators who acquired the data prior to publication and anticipate that
the data collectors will be co-authors of published results. This extends to
model results and to data organized for retrospective studies.

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Originating Center
Data Center
U.S. Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics Program Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://globec.whoi.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: ROBERT C. GROMAN
Phone: 508-289-2409
Fax: 508-457-2169
Email: rgroman at whoi.edu
Contact Address:
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Swift House MS#38
City: Woods Hole
Province or State: MA
Postal Code: 02543-1127
Country: USA
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Personnel
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: 508-289-2298
Fax: 508-457-2169
Email: dallison at whoi.edu
Contact Address:
MS #36
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Shiverick House
City: Woods Hole
Province or State: Massachusetts
Postal Code: 02543
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Christopher E. Naimie, Richard Limeburner, Charles G. Hannah and Robert C.
Beardsley, 2001. On the geographic and seasonal patterns of the near-surface
circulation on Georges Bank - from real and simulated drifters. Deep-Sea
Research II 48, Pages 501-518.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2005-08-26
Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-05-13

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