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National Aggregates of Geospatial Data Collection: Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates, Version 2 (PLACE II)

Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_NAGDC_PLACEII

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Summary

Abstract: The Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates, Version 2 (PLACE II) dataset contains estimates of national-level aggregations of territorial extent and population size by biome, climate zone, coastal proximity zone, elevation zone, and population density zone, a compendium of nearly 300 variables for 228 countries. This dataset is produced by the Columbia University Center for International ...

Purpose: To provide tabular data on environmental conditions (elevations, climate, coastal) in which people reside.

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: Data download page.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University

Dataset Title: National Aggregates of Geospatial Data Collection: Population, Landscape, and Climate Estimates, Version 2 (PLACE II)

Dataset Release Date: 2007

Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY

Dataset Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)

Version: 2.00

Data Presentation Form: map, tabular

Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/nagdc-population-landscap...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1990-01-01

Stop Date: 2000-01-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > AFRICA > NORTHERN AFRICA > ALGERIA

CONTINENT > AFRICA > CENTRAL AFRICA > ANGOLA

Science Keywords

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CETACEANS > BALEEN WHALES > HUMPBACK WHALES

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

OCEANS

Platform

SHIPS

Quality DNA sequences, sex, genotypes of microsattelites and actin intron had been
identified for the samples

Access Constraints Restricted access to the data. Please contact the data center for more
information.

Use Constraints All the scientific data are original and have not been published, for this
reason the data can not be utilized in any way.

Ancillary Keywords

Humpback whales

Megaptera novaeangliae

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

Data Center

Centro Nacional de Datos Antarticos, Instituto Antartico Chileno, Chile

Data Center URL: http://www.inach.cl/

Data Center Personnel
Name: RICARDO JANA Phone: ++56 /61/ 298135 Fax: ++56 /61/ 298149 Email: rjana at inach.cl Contact Address: Plaza Munoz Gamero 1055 XII Region City: Punta Arenas Country: Chile