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The Global Assessment of Human Induced Soil Degradation (GLASOD) Digital Database from UNEP/GRID-Geneva
Entry ID: GNV00018_171

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Summary
Abstract: The Global Assessment of Human Induced Soil Degradation (GLASOD) was conducted by the International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC) at Wageningen, The Netherlands, as commissioned by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). ISRIC produced a 1:10 million scale wall chart in 1990 and subsequently produced a digital data set.

In essence, the GLASOD data base contains ... View entire text
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Description: GLASOD data available from WDC for Soils.

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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 72.0   S: -57.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC
Dataset Title: Global Assessment of the Status of Human Induced Soil Degradation (GLASOD)
Dataset Publisher: International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC)
Data Presentation Form: map
Online Resource: http://meta2.isric.org/geonetwork?uuid=9e84c15e-cb46-45e2-9126-1ca3...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1990-01-01
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Project
Quality First comprehensive soil degradation overview at global scale. First
comprehensive soil degradation overview at global scale.

The GLASOD database includes a topographic basemap or global template of
continental coastlines, islands and lakes, which GRID-Nairobi extracted from
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Originating Center
UNEP/GRID-Geneva
Data Center
World Data Center for Soils, ISRIC - World Soil Information, Wageningen Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.isric.org

Data Center Personnel
Name: VINCENT VAN ENGELEN
Phone: + 31 317 471736
Fax: + 31 317 471700
Email: vincent.vanengelen at wur.nl
Contact Address:
ISRIC World Soil Information
P.O. Box 353
City: Wageningen
Postal Code: 6700 AJ
Country: NETHERLANDS
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Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 5 MB
Distribution Format: binary

Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 6.7 MB
Distribution Format: binary
Personnel
MICHAEL COSH
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: (301) 504-6461
Fax: (301) 504-8931
Email: mcosh at hydrolab.arsusda.gov
Contact Address:
USDA ARS Hydrology Lab
104 Bldg. 007
BARC-West
City: Beltsville
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20705
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Please visit the USDA SMEX03 Web site (http://hydrolab.arsusda.gov/smex03/) for in-depth information on the science mission and goal of the SMEX project.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2003-02-10
Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-03-10

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