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1. Carbon to the Atm. From Land-Use Change - Ann. Net Flux [geodata_1011]
Carbon to the Atmosphere from Land-Use Change - Annual Net Flux is a numeric database with annual estimations, from 1850 through 1990, of the net flux of carbon between terrestrial ecosystems and ...


2. WWF Ecoregions - Major Habitat Types (Biomes) Legend [geodata_1026]
An ecoregion is defined as a large area of land or water that contains a geographically distinct assemblage of natural communities that (a) share a large majority of their species and ecological ...


3. USGS Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) Data [1_250_LULC]
The National Mapping Program, a component of the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS), produces and distributes land use and land cover maps and digitized data for the conterminous U.S. and Hawaii. Land ...


4. Urban Dynamics Research Program: Analysis of Land Use Change in Urban Environments [USGS_UDRP]
The Urban Dynamics project looks at land use change in urban environments in order to provide a historical perspective of land use change and an assessment of the spatial patterns, rates, correlation, ...


5. Greenness of the Conterminous U.S. [USGS_GREENESS]
Since 1989, the USGS EROS Data Center has been mapping the vegetation condition of the conterminous United States (lower 48 states) using satellite information. The vegetation condition maps, or more ...


6. USGS FCT Borneo Island [USGS_FCT_Borneo_Island]
The Forest Carbon Tracking Task (GEO FCT) has been established to support countries wanting to establish national forest-change, carbon estimation and reporting systems. It will facilitate access ...


7. USGS FCT Brazil [USGS_FCT_Brazil]
The Forest Carbon Tracking Task (GEO FCT) has been established to support countries wanting to establish national forest-change, carbon estimation and reporting systems. It will facilitate access ...


8. USGS FCT Cambodia [USGS_FCT_Cambodia]
The Forest Carbon Tracking Task (GEO FCT) has been established to support countries wanting to establish national forest-change, carbon estimation and reporting systems. It will facilitate access ...


9. USGS FCT Cameroon [USGS_FCT_Cameroon]
The Forest Carbon Tracking Task (GEO FCT) has been established to support countries wanting to establish national forest-change, carbon estimation and reporting systems. It will facilitate access ...


10. USGS FCT Columbia [USGS_FCT_Colombia]
The Forest Carbon Tracking Task (GEO FCT) has been established to support countries wanting to establish national forest-change, carbon estimation and reporting systems. It will facilitate access ...


11. USGS FCT Democratic Republic of Congo [USGS_FCT_Democratic_Republic_of_Congo]
The Forest Carbon Tracking Task (GEO FCT) has been established to support countries wanting to establish national forest-change, carbon estimation and reporting systems. It will facilitate access ...


12. USGS FCT Guyana [USGS_FCT_Guyana]
The Forest Carbon Tracking Task (GEO FCT) has been established to support countries wanting to establish national forest-change, carbon estimation and reporting systems. It will facilitate access ...


13. USGS FCT Mexico [USGS_FCT_Mexico]
The Forest Carbon Tracking Task (GEO FCT) has been established to support countries wanting to establish national forest-change, carbon estimation and reporting systems. It will facilitate access ...


14. USGS FCT Nepal [USGS_FCT_Nepal]
The Forest Carbon Tracking Task (GEO FCT) has been established to support countries wanting to establish national forest-change, carbon estimation and reporting systems. It will facilitate access ...


15. USGS FCT Peru [USGS_FCT_Peru]
The Forest Carbon Tracking Task (GEO FCT) has been established to support countries wanting to establish national forest-change, carbon estimation and reporting systems. It will facilitate access ...


16. USGS FCT Sumatra [USGS_FCT_Sumatra]
The Forest Carbon Tracking Task (GEO FCT) has been established to support countries wanting to establish national forest-change, carbon estimation and reporting systems. It will facilitate access ...


17. USGS FCT Tanzania [USGS_FCT_Tanzania]
The Forest Carbon Tracking Task (GEO FCT) has been established to support countries wanting to establish national forest-change, carbon estimation and reporting systems. It will facilitate access ...


18. USGS FCT Tasmania Island [USGS_FCT_Tasmania_Island]
The Forest Carbon Tracking Task (GEO FCT) has been established to support countries wanting to establish national forest-change, carbon estimation and reporting systems. It will facilitate access ...


19. USGS FCT Thailand [USGS_FCT_Thailand]
The Forest Carbon Tracking Task (GEO FCT) has been established to support countries wanting to establish national forest-change, carbon estimation and reporting systems. It will facilitate access ...


20. USGS JECAM Canada Red River [USGS_JECAM_Canada_Red_River]
Joint Experiment for Crop Assessment and Monitoring The overarching goal of JECAM is to reach a convergence of approaches, develop monitoring and reporting protocols and best practices for a variety ...


21. USGS JECAM Canada South Nation [USGS_JECAM_Canada_South_Nation]
Joint Experiment for Crop Assessment and Monitoring The overarching goal of JECAM is to reach a convergence of approaches, develop monitoring and reporting protocols and best practices for a variety ...


22. USGS Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change [USGS_EARTHSHOTS]
Earthshots is an ebook of before-and-after Landsat images (1972-present), showing recent environmental events and introducing remote sensing. Earthshots comes from the U.S. Geological Survey's EROS ...


23. Forest Fire Extent [geodata_0960]
Forest Fire Extent - Annual Average comprises the reported forest areas exposed to fire. Total Forest includes natural forests and forest plantations. The term is used to refer to land with a tree ...


24. Global Model Reference Data, 0.5 x 0.5 degree grid-cell [EOSWEBSTER_Global_Ref]
The Global Model Reference Collection contains 3 datasets that have been used extensively in various biogeochemical process models, in addition to some basic data layers used in analyzing and aggregating ...


25. Total Forest Extent [geodata_0929]
Forest: Land spanning more than 0.5 hectares with trees higher than 5 meters and a canopy cover of more than 10 percent, or trees able to reach these thresholds in situ. It does not include land ...


26. Aquatic Ecoregions in the United States GIS Data for the EPA Clean Air Mapping and Analysis Program (C-MAP) [AQUAECO]
Ecoregions are based on perceived patterns of a combination of causal and integrative factors including land use, land surface form, potential natural vegetation, and soils (Omernik, 1987). This is ...


27. GIS Coverage of the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program Trace Elements Sampling Sites for the EPA Clean Air Mapping and Analysis Program (C-MAP) [NAWQA_TE]
This is a point coverage of the sampling sites for the U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program Study-Unit investigations of Trace Elements for the conterminous United ...


28. Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) MODIS Active Fire Data [FIRMS_MODIS_Active_Fire_Data]
Web Fire Mapper is an internet based mapping tool that delivers locations of active fires in near real time. For selected regions and countries you can view an interactive map showing active fires ...


29. LBA-ECO CD-37 SECONDARY FOREST BIOMASS AND AGE CLASS, RONDONIA, BRAZIL [CD37_BIOMASS_LANDSAT_GLAS]
This data set provides tree age, forest formation, and land cover classification maps, and estimates of landscape-level above-ground live woody biomass (AGLB) for secondary forests in Rondonia, Brazil. ...


30. NACP FOREST AGE MAPS AT 1-KM RESOLUTION FOR CANADA (2004) AND THE U.S.A.(2006) [NA_TREEAGE]
This data set provides forest age map products at 1-km resolution for Canada and the United States (U.S.A.). These continental forest age maps were compiled from forest inventory data, historical ...


31. European Remote Sensing Forest/Non-forest Digital Map [geodata_0365]
As such, the European Forest/Non-forest Digital Map is reasonably up-to- date and based on a homogeneous data source. Because the methodology used to produce the digital map is documented and was ...


32. Biogeographical Provinces [geodata_0162]
Biogeographical realms were established by Udvardy on the basis of geographic and historic elements, utilizing ground-breaking work as appears on this topic in the published literature. Udvardy's ...


33. Wetlands [geodata_0178]
Wetlands are defined by the convention as: areas of marsh, fen, peatland or water, whether natural or artificial, permanent or temporary, with water that is static or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, ...


34. Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Sites) - Number [geodata_0195]
Wetlands are defined by the convention as: areas of marsh, fen, peatland or water, whether natural or artificial, permanent or temporary, with water that is static or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, ...


35. Soil Maps of Europe (EuDASM) [EuDASM]
The Institute of Environment and Sustainability (JRC-IES) in the European Commission and ISRIC - World Soil Information initiated the European Digital Archive of Soil Maps (EuDASM) in 2004, realizing ...


36. Field and lab books from ASAC project 2952 - Spatial variability in polar soil ecosystems: An integrated study of genes, microbial biodiversity and landform evolution as a baseline for monitoring climate change [ASAC_2952_field_lab_books]
These are the scanned electronic copies of field and lab books used at Casey Station, Macquarie Island and Kingston between 2007 and 2012 as part of ASAC (AAS) project 2952 - Spatial variability in ...


37. Global Multihazard Frequency and Distribution [CIESIN_CHRR_NDH_MULTI_HFD]
Global Multihazard Frequency and Distribution is a 2.5 minute grid presenting a simple multihazard index based solely on summated single-hazard decile values. The hazards of interest include cyclones, ...


38. Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2): Last of the Wild Dataset (Geographic) [CIESIN_SEDAC_LWP2_LW_GEOG]
The Last of the Wild Dataset of the Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2) is derived from the LWP-2 Human Footprint Dataset. The gridded data are classified according to their raster value ...


39. National Aggregates of Geospatial Data Collection: Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates, Version 2 (PLACE II) [CIESIN_SEDAC_NAGDC_PLACEII]
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 ...


40. National Aggregates of Geospatial Data Collection: Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates, Version 3 (PLACE III) [CIESIN_SEDAC_NAGDC_PLACEIII]
The Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates, Version 3 (PLACE III) data set contains estimates of national-level aggregations in urban, rural, and total designations of territorial extent and ...


41. Global Agricultural Lands: Croplands, 2000 [CIESIN_SEDAC_AGLANDS_CROP2000]
The Global Croplands dataset represents the proportion of land areas used as cropland (land used for the cultivation of food) in the year 2000. Satellite data from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer ...


42. Global Agricultural Lands: Pastures, 2000 [CIESIN_SEDAC_AGLANDS_PAS2000]
The Global Pastures dataset represents the proportion of land areas used as pasture land (land used to support grazing animals) in the year 2000. Satellite data from Modetate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer ...


43. Arc Atlas: Our Earth (CD-ROM) [ESRI_Arc_Atlas]
ArcAtlas: Our Earth brings to your computer a large collection of maps and information about the earth--its people, plants, animals, and their various environments and economies. Whether you're a ...


44. Caring for the Earth: A Strategy for Sustainable Living [IUCN_CARING]
"Caring for the Earth" provides governments, nongovernmental organizations, businesses, and individuals with information and guidance needed to develop ...


45. Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections: Complete Collection, Version 1.1 [CIESIN_SEDAC_CESIC_COMPLETE_V11]
The Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections contains 426 indicators for 239 countries from five major environmental sustainability indicator efforts: the 2006 Environmental ...


46. Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections: Rio to Johannesburg Dashboard of Sustainable Development Indicators [CIESIN_SEDAC_CESIC_RIOJO]
The Rio to Johannesburg Dashboard of Sustainable Development Indicators portion of the Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections contains 35 Commission on Sustainable Development ...


47. Geomatics for High School Curriculum, Ontario, Canada [Canada_GeoInsight_GeomaticsHS]
The Geomatics for High School Curriculum consists of Internet distributed geography lessons available in French and English for grades 9 to 12 that meet Ontario High School curriculum standards. ...


48. Scenario analysis of sustainable wood production under different forest management regimes (SCEFORMA) [EFI_SCEFORMA]
The overall objective of the Scenario analysis of sustainable wood production under different forest management regimes (SCEFORMA) project is to provide a quantitative assessment of future wood production ...


49. Senegal Desertification Hazard Model [NBId0163_101]
New-ID: NBI163 The Senegal Desertification Hazard (model) documentation File: SENEGAL7.IMG Code:146008-001 Raster Member The IMG file is in IDRISI format The Senegal Desertifcation Hazard ...


50. Silvicultural Systems for Sustainable Forest Resource Management (SILVICS) [EFI_SILVICS]
Background & Objectives of the Silvicultural Systems for Sustainable Forest Resources Management (SILVICS) Project: Sustainable forest resource management in conditions of transition, either invoked ...


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