Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections: Ancillary Data
Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_CESIC_ANC

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Summary
Abstract: The Ancillary Data portion of the Compendium of Environmental Sustainability
Indicator Collections contains 38 variables (time series data on population and
gross domestic product as well as region codes, land area, and waterbody area)
for 238 countries. The data are taken from the UN Population Division, the
World Bank, the CIA Factbook, and CIESIN's Gridded Population of the World, and
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Purpose: To provide population estimates, gross domestic product, and surface area data to be used in conjunction with the sustainability indicators included in the compendium.
Related URL
Description: Data download page.
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: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University
Dataset Title: Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections: Ancillary Data
Dataset Release Date: 2006
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/cesic-ancillary-data
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1990-01-01
Stop Date: 2005-01-01
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Data Resolution
Temporal Resolution: 6 minutes
Ancillary Keywords
Originating Center
Data Center
Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: STEVE LYLES
Phone: 301-713-2981
Email: Stephen.Lyles at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
1305 East-West Highway N/OPS3
City: Silver Spring
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20910
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: WWW or Telephone Voice Access
Distribution Format: ASCII, GIF
Personnel
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 757-627-7072
Fax: 757-627-7076
Email: jcdixon at fob.noaa.gov
Contact Address:
National PORTS Outreach
NOAA at NAUTICUS
One Waterside Drive
City: Norfolk
Province or State: VA
Postal Code: 23510
Country: USA
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 1999-04-21
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-03-06

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