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): 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 Description: Abstract: 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 (wild = 0-10; not wild >10). The ten largest polygons of more than 5 square kilometers within each biome by realm are selected and identified. 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 Interrupted Goode Homolosine Projection (IGHP) system. Purpose: To provide an updated map of wild areas in Interrupted Goode Homosoline Projection which can be used for wildlife conservation planning, natural resource management, and research on human-environment interactions. Supplemental_Information: To reproduce this dataset, the following steps are recommended: 1) Classify the Human Footprint grid according to raster value (wild = 0-10; not wild >10). 2) Eliminate all polygons <5 square kilometers. 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 Carribean Roads data compiled by Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT). Africa roads are updated from compilation of Africa roads data by Andy Nelson. 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: -16139650.000000 East_Bounding_Coordinate: 19600350.000000 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 8849527.000000 South_Bounding_Coordinate: -6815472.000000 Keywords: 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: Sustainability Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: EI Gateway Vocabulary Theme_Keyword: Conservation Theme_Keyword: Land Cover Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: 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: Biodiversity Theme_Keyword: Conservation Theme_Keyword: Land Use Theme_Keyword: Natural Resources Theme_Keyword: Resource Management 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 > Forests > Conifers Theme_Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Forests > Deciduous Theme_Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Forests > Tropical Forests 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 > Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Alpine/Tundra Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Deserts Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Forests Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Grasslands Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Montane Habitats Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Savannas Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Shrubland/Scrub Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Conifers Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Deciduous Vegetation 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_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Mangroves Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Theme_Keyword: Biomes Theme_Keyword: Boreal Forests Theme_Keyword: Broadleaf Forests Theme_Keyword: Built-up Areas Theme_Keyword: Coastlines Theme_Keyword: Coniferous Forests Theme_Keyword: Ecoregions Theme_Keyword: Flooded Grasslands Theme_Keyword: Human Access Theme_Keyword: Human Footprint Theme_Keyword: Human Population Pressure Theme_Keyword: Human Settlements Theme_Keyword: Mediterranean Forests Theme_Keyword: Mixed Forests Theme_Keyword: Montane Grasslands Theme_Keyword: Navigable Rivers Theme_Keyword: Nighttime Lights Theme_Keyword: Population Density Theme_Keyword: Railroads Theme_Keyword: Realms Theme_Keyword: Roads Theme_Keyword: Subtropical Forests Theme_Keyword: Subtropical Grasslands Theme_Keyword: Taiga Theme_Keyword: Temperate Forests Theme_Keyword: Temperate Grasslands Theme_Keyword: Tropical Grasslands Theme_Keyword: Wild Areas Theme_Keyword: Woodlands Theme_Keyword: Xeric Shrublands 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 (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 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); 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: Vector Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Complete chain Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 20003 SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Label point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 15655 SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 15655 SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 4 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Map_Projection: Map_Projection_Name: Other Projection's Definition Other_Projection's_Definition: Other_Projection's_Definition: Interrupted Goode Homolosine Projection (IGHP) Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Row and Column Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 1000.000000 Ordinate_Resolution: 1000.000000 Planar_Distance_Units: meters 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: ltw_global_ighp Attribute: Attribute_Label: BIOME Attribute_Definition: Polygon attribute representing wild or not wild. Attribute: Attribute_Label: ECO_CODE Attribute_Definition: This is an alphanumeric code that is similar to eco_ID but a little easier to interpret. The first 2 characters (letters) are the realm the ecoregion is in. The 2nd 2 characters are the biome and the last 2 characters are the ecoregion number. Attribute: Attribute_Label: ECO_ID Attribute_Definition: This number is created by combining REALM, BIOME, and ECO_NUM, thus creating a unique numeric ID for each ecoregion. Attribute: Attribute_Label: ECO_NAME Attribute_Definition: This number is created by combining REALM, BIOME, and ECO_NUM, thus creating a unique numeric ID for each ecoregion. Attribute: Attribute_Label: ECO_NUM Attribute_Definition: Polygon attribute representing wild or not wild. Attribute: Attribute_Label: ECO_SYM Attribute_Definition: Ecoregion Symbol - Used to display the map in ArcInfo Attribute: Attribute_Label: FID Attribute_Definition: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Attribute: Attribute_Label: G200_BIOME Attribute_Definition: Global 200 Biome - The biome of the Global 200 region that the ecoregion is a component of. Occasionally a Global 200 region is made up of ecoregions of different biomes. In this case, for a particular ecoregion, the G200_BIOME may be different from the original biome. For a description of each Global 200 biome (1-14), see BIOME Attribute: Attribute_Label: G200_NUM Attribute: Attribute_Label: G200_REGIO Attribute_Definition: Global 200 Name Attribute: Attribute_Label: G200_STAT Attribute: Attribute_Label: GBL_STAT Attribute_Definition: Global Status (Source: A 30-year prediction of future conservation status given current conservation status and trajectories.) Attribute: Attribute_Label: REALM Attribute_Definition: Polygon attribute representing wild or not wild. Attribute: Attribute_Label: SHAPE Attribute_Definition: Coordinates defining the features. 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_LW_IGHP 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. 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Available_Time_Period: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2005 Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20050830 Metadata_Review_Date: 20120426 Metadata_Future_Review_Date: 20130426 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) Metadata Administration 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: +1 845-365-8988 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 845-365-8922 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: metadata@ciesin.columbia.edu Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Time_Convention: local time