Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), and Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University Publication_Date: 2005 Title: Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2): Global Human Footprint Dataset (Geographic) Edition: 2.00 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster, map Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Palisades, NY Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) Online_Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/wildareas-v2-human-footprint-geographic Description: Abstract: The Global Human Footprint Dataset of the Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2) is the Human Influence Index (HII) normalized by biome and realm. The HII 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. 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. Supplemental_Information: Changes from the LWP 2002 to LWP 2005 include the following: 1) The populated and USGS urban polygons layers are replaced by CIESIN Global Rural Urban Mapping Project (GRUMP) urban extent layer. 2) The USGS Global land Cover Characteristics layer is replaced with EU Joint Research Centre Global Land Cover 2000 dataset. 3) The roads layer is updated using Latin America and Caribbean Roads data compiled by Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT). Africa roads are updated from compilation of Africa roads data by Andy Nelson. Users should note that Human Footprint data could not be computed for some islands where terrestrial biome data is not available. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1995 Ending_Date: 2004 Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -179.999993 East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.000000 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 89.930957 South_Bounding_Coordinate: -89.918972 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CIESIN Indexing Vocabulary Version 2.1 (GCMD Format) Theme_Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Ecological Dynamics > Ecosystems Theme_Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Land Use Theme_Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Water Forms > Rivers Theme_Keyword: CIESIN > Population Dynamics > Demographic Characteristics > Population Distribution Theme_Keyword: CIESIN > Population Dynamics > Demographic Characteristics > Population Size Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD Parameter Valids Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Human Dimensions > Population > Population Distribution Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Human Dimensions > Population > Population Size Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Rivers/Streams Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Land Use/Land Cover > Land Cover Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Theme_Keyword: Biomes Theme_Keyword: Built-up Areas Theme_Keyword: Coastlines Theme_Keyword: Ecoregions Theme_Keyword: Human Access Theme_Keyword: Human Footprint Theme_Keyword: Human Population Pressure Theme_Keyword: Human Settlements Theme_Keyword: Navigable Rivers Theme_Keyword: Nighttime Lights Theme_Keyword: Population Density Theme_Keyword: Railroads Theme_Keyword: Realms Theme_Keyword: Roads Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: EI Gateway Vocabulary Theme_Keyword: Infrastructure Theme_Keyword: Land Cover Theme_Keyword: Population Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: SEDAC Topic Theme_Keyword: Land Cover/Land Use Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Data Granularity Theme_Keyword: Global Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CSA-NBII Biocomplexity Theme_Keyword: Conservation Theme_Keyword: Human Population Density Theme_Keyword: Human Settlements Theme_Keyword: Infrastructure Theme_Keyword: Land Use Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO Topic Theme_Keyword: Biota Theme_Keyword: Environment Theme_Keyword: Imagery/Base Maps/Earth Cover Theme_Keyword: Planning/Cadastre Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: WDC Theme Theme_Keyword: Conservation Theme_Keyword: Hazard Theme_Keyword: Health Theme_Keyword: Population Theme_Keyword: Sustainability Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CIESIN Location Terms, version 2.0 Place_Keyword: Continent > Africa Place_Keyword: Continent > Asia Place_Keyword: Region > Equatorial Place_Keyword: Continent > Europe Place_Keyword: Global Place_Keyword: Region > Mid-Latitude Place_Keyword: Continent > North America Place_Keyword: Region > Oceania Place_Keyword: Region > Polar Place_Keyword: Continent > South America Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York hold the copyright of this dataset. Users are prohibited from any commercial, non-free resale, or redistribution without explicit written permission from WCS or CIESIN. Users should acknowledge WCS and CIESIN as the source used in the creation of any reports, publications, new data sets, derived products, or services resulting from the use of this data set. WCS or CIESIN also request reprints of any publications and notification of any redistributing efforts. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: CIESIN, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000 City: Palisades State_or_Province: NY Postal_Code: 10964 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 845-365-8920 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 845-365-8922 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), and Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University Publication_Date: 2005 Title: Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2): Global Human Footprint Dataset (IGHP) Edition: 2.00 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Palisades, NY Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) Online_Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/wildareas-v2-human-footprint-ighp Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), and Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University Publication_Date: 2005 Title: Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2): Last of the Wild Dataset (Geographic) Edition: 2.00 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector, map Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Palisades, NY Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) Online_Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/wildareas-v2-last-of-the-wild-geographic Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), and Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University Publication_Date: 2005 Title: Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2): Last of the Wild Dataset (IGHP) Edition: 2.00 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Palisades, NY Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) Online_Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/wildareas-v2-last-of-the-wild-ighp Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS); Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University Publication_Date: 2005 Title: Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2): Global Human Influence Index (HII) Dataset (Geographic) Edition: 2.00 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster, map Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Palisades, NY Publisher: Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Columbia University Online_Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/wildareas-v2-human-influence-index-geographic Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), and Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University Publication_Date: 2005 Title: Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2): Global Human Influence Index (HII) Dataset (IGHP) Edition: 2.00 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Palisades, NY Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) Online_Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/wildareas-v2-human-influence-index-ighp Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster Raster_Object_Information: Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell Row_Count: 21582 Column_Count: 43201 Vertical_Count: 1 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 0.008333 Longitude_Resolution: 0.008333 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: WGS84 Ellipsoid_Name: WGS84 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Band_1 Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: CIESIN, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000 City: Palisades State_or_Province: NY Postal_Code: 10964 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 845-365-8920 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 845-365-8922 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu Resource_Description: CIESIN_SEDAC_LWP2_HF_GEOG Distribution_Liability: CIESIN follows procedures designed to ensure that data disseminated by CIESIN are of reasonable quality. If, despite these procedures, users encounter apparent errors or misstatements in the data, they should contact CIESIN User Services at (845) 365-8920 or via email at ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu. Neither CIESIN nor WCS verifies or guarantees the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of any data provided. CIESIN provides this data without warranty of any kind whatsoever either expressed or implied. CIESIN shall not be liable for incidental, consequential, or special damages arising out of the use of any data provided by CIESIN. 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