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Coastlines, v 1 (2000)

Global Rural-Urban Mapping Project (GRUMP), v 1

To permit cartographic display of coastlines that exactly match the GRUMPv1 population surfaces.

Land and Geographic Unit Area Grids, v 1 (1990)

Global Rural-Urban Mapping Project (GRUMP), v 1

To provide land area data for use with GRUMPv1 population and urban data as well as a quantitative measure of resolution of the input spatial units for GRUMPv1.

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Global Rural Urban Mapping Project (GRUMPv1)

Map: Global Rural Urban Mapping Project (GRUMPv1)

Gridded Population of the World (GPW), v3

Map: Gridded Population of the World (GPW), v3

U.S. Census Grids

Map: U.S. Census Grids

National Aggregates of Geospatial Data Collection (NAGDC)

Map: National Aggregates of Geospatial Data Collection (NAGDC)

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Turning Schools from Death Traps into Havens

Science Times section of The New York Times

Map of school-age children in earthquake zones illustrates an accompanying article: following the recent earthquakes in China, experts assess school safety and the vulnerability of children to earthquakes.

Taliban Wages War on Police in Its New Front in Pakistan

The Wall Street Journal

Map of Pakistan illustrating areas of escalating violence in the Punjab, the country’s most populous province.

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