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

Land Use and Land Cover Change

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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.

Croplands, v1 (2000)

Global Agricultural Lands

To provide data on the extent of croplands for research on human-environment interactions.

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

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

Croplands, v1 (2000)

Map: Croplands
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  • WMS Layers (1)

Pastures, v1 (2000)

Map: Pastures
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  • WMS Layers (1)

Nitrogen Fertilizer Application, v1 (1994 – 2001)

Map: Nitrogen Fertilizer Application
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  • WMS Layers (1)

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Mapping Population and Geographic Data

The New Security Beat

In this blog for the Center Environmental and Security Program (ECSP), CIESIN deputy director Marc Levy talks with ECSP director Geoff Dabelko about using the Gridded Population of the World (GPW) data product to aid in combining population and geographic data.

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.