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Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Land and Geographic Unit Area Grids

Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_GPWv3_LANDGEOG

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Summary

Abstract: Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3) Land and Geographic Unit Area Grids measure land areas in square kilometers and the mean unit size (population-weighted) in square kilometers. The land area grid permits the summation of areas (net of permanent ice and water) at the same resolution as the population density, count, and urban-rural grids. The mean unit size grids provides a ...

Purpose: To provide a quantitative measure of the input resolution of administrative units used for GPWv3.

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: Data download page.

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): Land and Geographic Unit Area Grids

Dataset Release Date: 200512

Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY

Dataset Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)

Version: 3.00

Data Presentation Form: raster

Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/gpw-v3-land-geographic-un...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1990-07-01

Stop Date: 1990-07-01

Start Date: 1995-07-01

Stop Date: 1995-07-01

Start Date: 2000-07-01

Stop Date: 2000-07-01

Start Date: 2005-07-01

Stop Date: 2005-07-01

Start Date: 2010-07-01

Stop Date: 2010-07-01

Start Date: 2015-07-01

Stop Date: 2015-07-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > AFRICA > NORTHERN AFRICA > ALGERIA

CONTINENT > AFRICA > CENTRAL AFRICA > ANGOLA

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL EXTINCTION

ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS

Instrument

ALTIMETERS

ANEMOMETERS

Project

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

Quality ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY REPORT: Limited quality assurance (QC) procedures were applied to some
parameters as a check of the data entry and keying process. The QC consisted of four categories
of tests: 1. Absolute limits checks (abbreviated AAbs@ in the following tables). 2. Internal
consistency checks between elements and statistics ...

Access Constraints ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: None DISTRIBUTION LIABILITY: Every effort has been made
to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of current NOAA quality
control procedures. NOAA can only certify that the data provided to its customers is an
authentic copy of the records which were accepted for inclusion in NOAA archives. NOAA cannot
assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result
of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed
or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.

Use Constraints None

Ancillary Keywords

GLOBAL

GOSIC

G3OS/

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Data Center URL: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/
Dataset ID: ______DSI-9641A ____

Data Center Personnel
Name: NCDC CUSTOMER SERVICE Phone: 828-271-4800 Fax: 828-271-4876 Email: ncdc.orders at noaa.gov Contact Address: 151 Patton Avenue, Room 120 City: Asheville Province or State: NC Postal Code: 28801-5001 Country: USA