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
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Use Constraints Data may not be used for commercial applications.
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Data Center
Information System and Data Center, GeoForschungszentrum Potsdam, Germany Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://isdc.gfz-potsdam.de/
Dataset ID: doi:10.1594/GFZ/ISDC/GRACE/GA-OG-1B-RSCTSR

Data Center Personnel
Name: BERND RITSCHEL
Phone: +49-331-288-1685
Fax: +49-331-288-1703
Email: rit at gfz-potsdam.de
Contact Address:
GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam
Daten- und Rechenzentrum
Telegrafenberg A3
City: Potsdam
Postal Code: 14473
Country: GERMANY
Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Format: BINARY
Personnel
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: +49-331-288-1100
Fax: +49-331-288-1111
Email: rothacher at gfz-potsdam.de
Contact Address:
GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam
Telegrafen berg A17
City: Potsdam
Postal Code: 14473
Country: GERMANY
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 1999-01-30
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-01-23

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