Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates (PLACE), v2 (1990, 2000)
Purpose:
To provide tabular data on environmental conditions (elevations, climate, coastal) in which people reside.
Abstract:
The Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates, Version 2 (PLACE II) data set 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 data set is produced by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN).
Recommended Citation:
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University.
2007.
National Aggregates of Geospatial Data Collection: Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates, Version 2 (PLACE II).
Palisades,
NY:
NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC).
http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/nagdc-population-landscape-climate-estimates-v2. Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR.