Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections: The Wellbeing of Nations
Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_CESIC_WELLBEING

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Summary
Abstract: The Wellbeing of Nations portion of the Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections contains a subset of 123 variables assembled from the Wellbeing of Nations, which assesses human and ecosystem wellbeing for 183 countries. The variables selected include both raw data and processed indicators and indices created by the report's author, Robert Prescott-Allen. The data are ... View entire text

Purpose: To provide data that address the key issues of sustainability by combining indicators of human wellbeing with those of environmental sustainability to generate a more comprehensive picture of the state of the world.
Related URL
Description: Data download page.

Description: Maps in PDF and PNG formats.
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: Prescott-Allen, R.
Dataset Title: Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections: The Wellbeing of Nations
Dataset Release Date: 2001
Dataset Release Place: Washington, DC
Dataset Publisher: Island Press
Version: 1.00
Data Presentation Form: tabular, map
Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/cesic-wellbeing-of-nations
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1990-01-01
Stop Date: 2000-01-01
Location Keywords
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Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 0.0007407407 Decimal degrees
Longitude Resolution: 0.0007407407 Decimal degrees
Vertical Resolution: 0.01 meters
Vertical Resolution Range: < 1 meter
ISO Topic Category
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Use Constraints Not to be used for navigational purposes.
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/
Dataset ID: _Downloadable_Data_

Data Center Personnel
Name: BARRY W. EAKINS
Phone: 303-497-6505
Fax: 303-497-6513
Email: Barry.Eakins at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC
325 Broadway, E/GC3
City: Boulder
Province or State: Colorado
Postal Code: 80305-3328
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Size: 404000000
Distribution Format: netCDF 1
Fees: None
Personnel
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: 303-497-6505
Fax: 303-497-6513
Email: Barry.Eakins at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC
325 Broadway, E/GC3
City: Boulder
Province or State: Colorado
Postal Code: 80305-3328
Country: USA
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2011-08-26
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-01-03
Future DIF Review Date: 2012-08-26

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