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Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): National Identifier Grid
Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_GPWv3_NATIDEN

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Summary
Abstract: Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3) National Identifier Grid is derived from the land area grid to create a raster surface where pixels (cells) that cover the same country or territory have the same value. Note that the countries and territories are not official representations of countries boundaries; rather, they represent the area covered by the statistical data as provided. GPWv3 is produced by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) in collaboration with Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT).

The data in ARC/INFO Grid, American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) and Band Interleaved by Line (BIL) formats are available from the NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC).

Purpose: To provide a raster representation of nation-states in GPWv3 for use in aggregating population data.
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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, and Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT)
Dataset Title: Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): National Identifier Grid
Dataset Release Date: 200512
Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY
Dataset Publisher: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/gpw-v3-national-identifier-grid
Version: 3.00
Data Presentation Form: raster
Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/gpw-v3-national-identifie...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1990-07-01
Stop Date: 1990-07-01
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Location Keywords
CONTINENT > AFRICA > NORTHERN AFRICA > ALGERIA
CONTINENT > AFRICA > CENTRAL AFRICA > ANGOLA
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Science Keywords
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Ancillary Keywords
Originating Center
UNEP/GRID-Geneva
Data Center
Global Resource Information Database - Geneva, Division of Early Warning and Assessment, United Nations Environment Programme Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.grid.unep.ch/
Dataset ID: GNV00029

Data Center Personnel
Name: HY DAO
Phone: 41-22-917-82-25
Fax: 41-22-917-80-29
Email: Hy.Dao at unep.org
Contact Address:
Head of Metadata & Socio-Economics Unit
City: Geneva
Postal Code: 1219
Country: SWITZERLAND
Personnel
GENE R. MAJOR
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Email: gsfc-gcmduso at mail.nasa.gov
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Publications/References
SERLL News, Issue No. 1, January 1991, Birkbeck College, London, UK. - D. Rhind. "Cartographically-related research at Birkbeck College 1987-91" in: The Cartographic Journal, Vol. 28, June 1991, pp. 63-66.
Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-10-17

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