Global Human Influence Index (Geographic), v2 (1995 – 2004)
Purpose:
To provide an updated map of anthropogenic impacts on the environment in geographic projection which can be used in wildlife conservation planning, natural resource management, and research on human-environment interactions.
Abstract:
The Global Human Influence Index Dataset of the Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2) is a global dataset of 1-kilometer grid cells, created from nine global data layers covering human population pressure (population density), human land use and infrastructure (built-up areas, nighttime lights, land use/land cover), and human access (coastlines, roads, railroads, navigable rivers). The dataset is produced by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) and is available in the Geographic Coordinate system.
Recommended Citation:
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS); Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University.
2005.
Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2): Global Human Influence Index (HII) Dataset (Geographic).
Palisades,
NY:
NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC).
http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/wildareas-v2-human-influence-index-geographic. Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR.