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National Aggregates of Geospatial Data Collection: Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates, Version 2 (PLACE II)

Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_NAGDC_PLACEII

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Summary

Abstract: The Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates, Version 2 (PLACE II) dataset contains estimates of national-level aggregations of territorial extent and population size by biome, climate zone, coastal proximity zone, elevation zone, and population density zone, a compendium of nearly 300 variables for 228 countries. This dataset is produced by the Columbia University Center for International ...

Purpose: To provide tabular data on environmental conditions (elevations, climate, coastal) in which people reside.

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Link: GET DATA

Description: Data download page.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University

Dataset Title: National Aggregates of Geospatial Data Collection: Population, Landscape, and Climate Estimates, Version 2 (PLACE II)

Dataset Release Date: 2007

Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY

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

Version: 2.00

Data Presentation Form: map, tabular

Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/nagdc-population-landscap...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1990-01-01

Stop Date: 2000-01-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > AFRICA > NORTHERN AFRICA > ALGERIA

CONTINENT > AFRICA > CENTRAL AFRICA > ANGOLA

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > DESERTS

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > ARTHROPODS > HEXAPODS > INSECTS

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > ARTHROPODS

BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS > POPULATION DYNAMICS > ARTHROPODS

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

Access Constraints None

Use Constraints None

Ancillary Keywords

entomology

insects

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University

Data Center URL: http://insects.tamu.edu/
Dataset ID: TIARA

Data Center Personnel
Name: JOHN D. OSWALD Phone: (979) 862-3507 Fax: (979) 845-6305 Email: j-oswald at tamu.edu Contact Address: Department of Entomology Texas A&M University TAMU 2475 City: College Station Province or State: Texas Postal Code: 77845-2475 Country: USA