Poverty Mapping Project: Poverty and Food Security Case Studies
Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_PMP_PFSCS

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Summary
Abstract: The Poverty and Food Security Case Studies dataset consists of small area estimates of poverty, inequality, food security and related measures for subnational administrative units in Mexico, Ecuador, Kenya, Malawi, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nigeria and Vietnam. These data come from country level cases studies that examine poverty and food security from a spatial analysis perspective. The data ... View entire text

Purpose: To provide high spatial resolution subnational estimates of poverty and food security for use by a wide community for interdisciplinary studies of poverty, food security and the environment.
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Description: Data download page.
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 40.0   S: -45.0   E: 60.0   W: -30.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University
Dataset Title: Poverty Mapping Project: Poverty and Food Security Case Studies
Dataset Release Date: 2005
Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY
Dataset Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Version: 1.00
Data Presentation Form: vector, tabular
Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/povmap-poverty-food-secur...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1998-01-01
Stop Date: 2002-01-01
ISO Topic Category
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the Trustees of
Columbia University in the City of New York hold the copyright of this dataset.
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Ancillary Keywords
Data Center
National Antarctic and Arctic Data Center, China Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.chinare.org.cn/

Data Center Personnel
Name: JIE ZHANG
Phone: (703) 993-2400
Email: jzhang7 at gmu.edu
Contact Address:
4400 University Drive, MSN 3A4
City: Fairfax
Province or State: VA
Postal Code: 22030
Country: United States
Distribution
Distribution Media: online
Distribution Format: txt
Personnel
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Postal Code: 200136
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2007-08-16
Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-01-13

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