Related URL

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Geographic Coverage

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), and Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University Dataset Title: Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2): Last of the Wild Dataset (Geographic) Dataset Release Date: 2005 Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY Dataset Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) Version: 2.00 Data Presentation Form: raster Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/wildareas-v2-last-of-the-...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1995-01-01

Stop Date: 2004-01-01

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > EQUATORIAL GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL GEOGRAPHIC REGION > MID-LATITUDE GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE >TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS >ALPINE/TUNDRA    [Definition]

BIOSPHERE >TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS >DESERTS    [Definition]

BIOSPHERE >TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS >FORESTS    [Definition]

BIOSPHERE >TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS >GRASSLANDS    [Definition]

BIOSPHERE >TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS >MONTANE HABITATS    [Definition]

BIOSPHERE >TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS >SAVANNAS    [Definition]

BIOSPHERE >TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS >SHRUBLAND/SCRUB    [Definition]

BIOSPHERE >VEGETATION >DECIDUOUS VEGETATION    [Definition]

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >POPULATION >POPULATION DISTRIBUTION    [Definition]

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >POPULATION >POPULATION SIZE    [Definition]

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >SURFACE WATER >RIVERS/STREAMS    [Definition]

LAND SURFACE >LAND USE/LAND COVER >LAND COVER    [Definition]

OCEANS >COASTAL PROCESSES >MANGROVES    [Definition]

BIOSPHERE >VEGETATION >EVERGREEN VEGETATION    [Definition]

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA ENVIRONMENT IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER PLANNING CADASTRE

Project

EOSDIS >Earth Observing System Data Information System    [Information]

ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program    [Information]

LWP >Last of the Wild Project    [Information]

Quality

To reproduce this dataset, the following steps are recommended: 1) Classify the Human Footprint grid according to raster value (wild = 0-10; not wild >10). 2) Eliminate all polygons <5 square kilometers. Changes from the LWP 2002 to LWP 2005 include the following: 1) The populated and USGS urban polygons layers are replaced by CIESIN Global Rural Urban Mapping Project (GRUMP) urban extent layer. 2) The USGS Global land Cover Characteristics layer is replaced with EU Joint Research Centre Global Land Cover 2000 dataset. 3) The roads layer is updated using Latin America and Caribbean Roads data compiled by Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT). Africa roads are updated from compilation of Africa roads data by Andy Nelson.

Access Constraints

Registration is required to download the dataset. Access is immediate after registration.

Use Constraints

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) 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 WCS or CIESIN. Users should acknowledge WCS 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. WCS or CIESIN also request reprints of any publications and notification of any redistributing efforts.

Keywords

CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Ecological Dynamics > Ecosystems

CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Forests > Conifers

CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Forests > Deciduous

CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Forests > Tropical Forests

CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Land Use

CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Water Forms > Rivers

CIESIN > Population Dynamics > Demographic Characteristics > Population Distribution

CIESIN > Population Dynamics > Demographic Characteristics > Population Size

Biomes

Boreal Forests

Broadleaf Forests

Builtup Areas

Coastlines

Coniferous Forests

Flooded Grasslands

Human Access

Human Footprint

Human Population Pressure

Human Settlements

Mediterranean Forests

Mixed Forests

Montane Grasslands

Navigable Rivers

Nighttime Lights

Population Density

Railroads

Realms

Roads

Subtropical Forests

Subtropical Grasslands

Taiga

Temperate Forests

Temperate Grasslands

Wild Areas

Woodlands

Xeric Shrublands

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_LWP2_LW_GEOG 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

World Data Center for Human Interactions in the Environment    [Information] Data Center URL: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/wdc/ Dataset ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_LWP2_LW_GEOG Data Center Personnel Name: ROBERT CHEN Phone: 1-845-365-8952 Fax: 1-845-365-8922 Email: bchen at ciesin.columbia.edu Contact Address: WDC for Human Interactions in the Environment CIESIN/Columbia University P. O. Box 1000 61 Route 9W City: Palisades Province or State: NY Postal Code: 10964 Country: USA

Distribution

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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