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Central American Vegetation/Land Cover Classification and Conservation Status
Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_PROARCA_CAMVEGLCCCS

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Summary

Abstract: The Central American Vegetation/Land Cover Classification and Conservation Status consists of GIS coverages of vegetation classes (forests, woodlands, savannas, shrubs, grasslands, wetlands, rocks, sand, soils, inland waters, parks and reserves) for Central America, derived from 1-kilometer resolution Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) imagery. This dataset is produced by Proyecto Ambiental Regional de Centroamerica/Central America Protected Areas Systems (PROARCA/CAPAS), a conservation partnership of the Central American Commission on Environment and Development (CCAD), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), International Resources Group, Ltd. (IRG), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Winrock International (WI), and is distributed by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN).

The data in ARC/INFO Export (ARCE) format are available from the NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC).

Purpose: To identify remaining natural vegetation types in Central America.

Related URL

Link: GET DATA
Description: Data download page.

Geographic Coverage

N: 19.0 S: 6.0 E: -78.0 W: -92.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Central American Commission on Environment and Development (CCAD), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), International Resources Group/Ltd. (IRG), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and Winrock International (WI)
Dataset Title: Central American Vegetation/Land Cover Classification and Conservation Status
Dataset Release Date: 1998
Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY
Dataset Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Version: 1.00
Data Presentation Form: vector
Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/lulc-central-american-veg...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1992-01-01

Stop Date: 1993-01-01

ISO Topic Category

FARMING
BIOTA

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER
INLAND WATERS
OCEANS

Project

EOSDIS >Earth Observing System Data Information System    [Information]

ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program    [Information]

PROARCA/CAPAS >Central America Protected Areas System    [Information]

Quality

Using a gap analysis approach, a map of existing and proposed protected areas
was overlaid on the vegetation map to analyze the protection status of
vegetation types.

Access Constraints

None

Use Constraints

Central American Commission on Environment and Development (CCAD), U.S. Agency
for International Development (USAID), International Resources Group, Ltd.
(IRG), The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Winrock International (WI) and Trustees
of Columbia University in the City of New York hold the copyright of this
dataset. Users are prohibited from any commercial, non-free resale, or
redistribution without explicit written permission from CCAD, USAID, IRG, TNC,
WI or CIESIN. Users should acknowledge CCAD, USAID, IRG, TNC, WI and CIESIN as
the source used in the creation of any reports, publications, new data sets,
derived products, or services resulting from the use of this data set. CCAD,
USAID, IRG, TNC, WI or CIESIN also request reprints of any publications and
notification of any redistributing efforts.

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

SEDAC

Data Center

Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center [Information]
Data Center URL: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/
Dataset ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_PROARCA_CAMVEGLCCCS

Data Center Personnel

Name: SEDAC USER SERVICES
Phone: +1 845-365-8920
Fax: +1 845-365-8922
Email: ciesin.info at ciesin.columbia.edu
Contact Address:
61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
Province or State: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution_Media: Online FTP
Distribution_Size: 3.06 MB
Distribution_Format: ARCE
Fees: 0

Personnel

SEDAC USER SERVICES
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: +1 845-365-8920
Fax: +1 845-365-8922
Email: ciesin.info at ciesin.columbia.edu
Contact Address:
61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
Province or State: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA

CIESIN METADATA ADMINISTRATION
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: +1 845-365-8988
Fax: +1 845-365-8922
Email: metadata at ciesin.columbia.edu
Contact Address:
61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
Province or State: New York
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA

Publications/References

Bannister, Michele T., Polygonal patterned ground and ancient buried ice on Mars and in Antarctica. B.Sc. (Honours) project in Astronomy and Geology, Department of Geological Sciences and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury (2007).

Godfrey, Myfanwy J., 2D and 3D Geophysical Imaging of Polygonal Patterned Ground in the McMurdo Dry Valley, Antarctica. M.Sc. thesis, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Canterbury (2008).

Godfrey, Myfanwy J., Bannister, Michele T., Nobes, David C. & Sletten, Ronald S., 3D Time-Lapse Imaging of Polygonal Patterned Ground in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica, In Proceedings of GPR2008: 12th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar, Birmingham, UK.

Godfrey, Myfanwy J.*, Bannister, Michele T., Nobes, David C. & Sletten, Ronald S., 3D Time-Lapse Imaging of Polygonal Patterned Ground in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica. Presented at GPR2008: 12th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar, Birmingham, UK.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2008-12-08

Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-03-16

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