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Natural Resource Management Index (NRMI), 2010 Release
Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_NRMI_2010

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Summary
Abstract: The Natural Resource Management Index (NRMI), 2010 Release is a composite index for 157 countries derived from the average of four proximity-to-target indicators for eco-region protection (weighted average percentage of biomes under protected status), access to improved sanitation, access to improved water and child mortality. The 2010 release of the NRMI includes time series NRMIs for 2006, 2007, ... View entire text

Purpose: To assist in the country selection process for the Millennium Challenge Account by providing indicators of natural resource management that complements the governance, social, and economic indicators.
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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: Natural Resource Management Index (NRMI), 2010 Release
Dataset Release Date: 2010
Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY
Dataset Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Version: 2010.00
Data Presentation Form: tabular
Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/nrmi-natural-resource-man...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2004-01-01
Stop Date: 2010-12-31
Location Keywords
CONTINENT > ASIA > SOUTHCENTRAL ASIA > AFGHANISTAN
CONTINENT > AFRICA
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Science Keywords
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Project
Quality Digital refuge boundaries are plotted for arc and polygon
attributes, and compared to USFWS Realty status maps for coding
accuracy. Three levels of review are conducted (R5 GIS Lab, Realty
Program, Refuge Manager), and are repeated at each step until it
passes error free.

All polygons are closed, and adjusted to the most accurate geographic
feature, ... View entire text
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints Refuge boundary data were compiled for resource applications. It is
inappropriate to use this data in legal situations, or other
applications where spatial error cannot exceed the USGS 7.5' mapping
standards.
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
DOI/USFWS/CSDS
Data Center
Cartography and Spatial Data Services, Northeast Region, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://northeast.fws.gov/gis/

Data Center Personnel
Name: LINDA SHAFFER
Phone: 413-253-8292
Fax: 413-253-8451
Email: linda_shaffer at fws.gov
Contact Address:
U.S Fish & Wildlife Service
Cartography and Spatial Data Services
300 Westgate Center Drive
City: Hadley
Province or State: MA
Postal Code: 01035
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: electronic
Distribution Format: ArcInfo export format
Fees: No fees
Personnel
TYLER B. STEVENS
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: (301) 614-6898
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Global Change Master Directory
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2002-10-31
Last DIF Revision Date: 2006-06-13

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