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CODATA Catalog of Roads Data Sets, Version 1
Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_GROADS_CCRDSv1

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Summary
Abstract: The CODATA Catalog of Roads Data Sets, Version 1 contains 367 entries describing national-level road network data sets for 147 countries and four entries describing global data sets. It was produced by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) under the oversight of the CODATA Global Roads Data Development Working Group, and as a contribution to ... View entire text

Purpose: To provide documentation on roads data sets that are potential candidates for inclusion in the Global Roads Open Access Data Set (gROADS), and which may be useful to others searching for data on road infrastructure.
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 90.0   S: -55.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) Global Roads Data Development Working Group, and Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University
Dataset Title: CODATA Catalog of Roads Data Sets, Version 1
Dataset Release Date: 200909
Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY
Dataset Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Version: 1.00
Data Presentation Form: tabular
Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/groads-codata-roads-catal...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1976-01-01
Stop Date: 2008-12-31
Location Keywords
CONTINENT > AFRICA > NORTHERN AFRICA > ALGERIA
CONTINENT > AFRICA > CENTRAL AFRICA > ANGOLA
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Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 0.5 degree
Longitude Resolution: 0.5 degree
Vertical Resolution: 0.5 km
Temporal Resolution: daily
Science Keywords
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Platform
TRMM > Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Ancillary Description
Instrument
PR > TRMM Precipitation Radar Ancillary Description
TMI > TRMM Microwave Imager Ancillary Description
Project
Quality Please contact Dr. Dr. Wei-Kuo Tao
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints None, as long as both the product and the data distribution center are acknowledged.
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Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Originating Center
GES DISC
Data Center
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP
Phone: 301-614-5224
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: gsfc-help-disc at lists.nasa.gov
Contact Address:
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center
Code 610.2
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: ~41 MB (compressed)
Distribution Format: HDF
Fees: 0
Personnel
ZHONG LIU
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Email: Zhong.Liu-1 at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center
Mailstop 610.2
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
Publications/References
Please contact Dr. Wei-Kuo Tao
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2012-08-29
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-08-31

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