NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) – Hosted by CIESIN at Columbia University

Biodiversity Conservation and Protected Areas

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Anthropogenic Biomes of the World, v1 (2001 – 2006)

Anthropogenic Biomes

To provide information on global land use for research on human-environment interactions.

Birds of the Americas Family Richness Grids, v1 (2005 – 2007)

Gridded Species Distribution, v1

To provide provide information on the number of bird species present at a 1 kilometer spatial resolution which can be used in modeling efforts, wildlife conservation planning, natural resource management, policy-making, biodiversity studies and human-environment interactions.

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Anthropogenic Biomes of the World, v1 (2001 – 2006)

Map: Anthropogenic Biomes of the World
  • Images (7)
  • WMS Layers (1)

Birds of the Americas Family Richness Grids, v1 (2005 – 2007)

Map: Birds of the Americas Family Richness Grids
  • Images (3)

Global Amphibians Family Richness Grids, v1 (2005 – 2007)

Map: Global Amphibians Family Richness Grids
  • Images (7)
  • WMS Layers (1)

Global Human Footprint (Geographic), v2 (1995 – 2004)

Map: Global Human Footprint (Geographic)
  • Images (7)
  • WMS Layers (1)

Featured Data Uses (2 of 2)

Africa Human Footprint Map

National Geographic

A map of SEDAC′s the Human Footprint illustrates the extent to which Africa′s land area is influenced by humans.

Scorecard on the Environment

NASA Earth Data Web Site

Sensing Our Planet: NASA Earth Science Research Features 2008 features an article on how SEDAC data was used for the 2008 Environmental Performance Index and other environmental assessments; CIESIN’s Marc Levy is interviewed.