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

Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_GPWv3_POPDENS

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Summary

Abstract: Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3) consists of estimates of human population for the years 1990, 1995, and 2000 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 population density grids ...

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

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: Data download page.

Link: GET RELATED VISUALIZATION

Description: Maps in PDF and PNG formats.

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: 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): Population Density Grid

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, map

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

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1990-07-01

Stop Date: 1990-07-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ASIA > SOUTHCENTRAL ASIA > AFGHANISTAN

CONTINENT > AFRICA

Science Keywords

OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > CARBON

OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NITROGEN

ISO Topic Category

OCEANS

Platform

R/V AA > R/V Aurora Australis

Quality Each eventual parameter important for global comprehension of the dataset is highlighted as comment, when needed, in the Final Sample List.xls file

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=SIPEX_II... when using these data.

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IN WORK

Originating Center

Australian Antarctic Division

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