Low Elevation Coast Zone (LECZ) Urban-Rural Population Estimates, Global Rural-Urban Mapping Project (GRUMP), Alpha Version
Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_GRUMP_LECZ

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Summary
Abstract: The Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Urban-Rural Estimates consists of country-level estimates of urban, rural and total population and land area country-wide and in the LECZ, if applicable. Additionally, the dataset provides the number of urban extents, their population and land area that intersect the LECZ, by city-size population classifications of <100,000, 100,000 to 500,000, 500,000 to ... View entire text

Purpose: To provide estimates of urban and rural populations and land areas in the low elevation coastal zone.
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 85.0   S: -58.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: McGranahan, G., D. Balk, and B. Anderson
Dataset Title: Low Elevation Coast Zone (LECZ) Urban-Rural Population Estimates, Global Rural-Urban Mapping Project (GRUMP), Alpha Version
Dataset Release Date: 2007
Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY
Dataset Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Version: 1.00
Data Presentation Form: tabular, map
Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/lecz-low-elevation-coasta...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2000-01-01
Stop Date: 2000-01-01
Location Keywords
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MAPS Ancillary Description
Service Provider
DHS/FEMA/MD/HAZUS > Hazards U.S., Mitigation Division, FEMA, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Supplemental Info
Service Organization URL: http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/hazus/index.shtm

Service Provider Personnel
Name: FEMA FEDERAL INSURANCE AND MITIGATION ADMINISTRATION
Phone: 1-800-358-9616
Contact Address:
500 C Street, SW
Province or State: Washington D.C.
Postal Code: 20472
Country: United States
Distribution
Distribution Media: online WWW
Distribution Format: ARC shape files
Fees: none
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
Global Change Master Directory
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
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Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date: 2003-06-05
SERF Last Revision Date: 2013-02-07

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