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Gridded Population of the World
 Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_GPW

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Summary
Abstract: Demographic information is often provided on a national basis, but global
environmental and other cross-disciplinary studies usually require data that
are referenced by geographic coordinates, such as latitude and longitude,
rather than by political or administrative units. In this Gridded Population of
the World (GPW) data set, the distribution of human population is converted
from national or subnational units to a series of georeferenced quadrilateral
grids.


Version 3 is in beta testing.
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Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Description: SEDAC is a member of the ESIP Federation.

Link: GET RELATED DATA SET METADATA (DIF)
Description: Related DIFs to GPW can be found here.
Service Citation
Title: Gridded Population of the World
Provider: SEDAC
Edition: Version 2
URL: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/plue/gpw/index.html?main.html&2
Service Keywords
DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION >VISUALIZATION/IMAGE PROCESSING Parameter Definition
EDUCATION/OUTREACH >CURRICULUM SUPPORT >BACKGROUND INFORMATION Parameter Definition

Science Keywords
HUMAN DIMENSIONS >BOUNDARIES >POLITICAL DIVISIONS Parameter Definition
HUMAN DIMENSIONS >BOUNDARIES >BOUNDARY SURVEYS Parameter Definition
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ISO Topic Category
BOUNDARIES
SOCIETY
Project
EOSDIS >Earth Observing System Data Information System Supplemental Info
ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program Supplemental Info
Quality Grade levels (Middle (6-8), High (9-12), College (13-16), Public)
Classroom Categories (Biology, Ecology)
Ancillary Keywords
EOSDIS

Service Provider
SEDAC > Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center Supplemental Info
Service Organization URL: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/

Service Provider Personnel
Name: SEDAC USER SERVICES
Phone: +1 845-365-8920
Fax: +1 845-365-8922
Email: ciesin.info at ciesin.columbia.edu
Contact Address:
61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
Province or State: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA
Personnel
TYLER B. STEVENS
Role: SERF AUTHOR
Phone: (301) 614-6898
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
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Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date: 2005-08-04
SERF Last Revision Date: 2012-10-16
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