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.
Environmental Sustainability Indicators and Trends
Scorecard on the Environment
NASA Earth Data Web Site – December 1, 2007
Spatial disparities within Urban Settlements
The World Development Report 2009 – March 10, 2009
A typically higher standard of living in urban areas compared to rural ones does not rule out striking disparities within cities. SEDAC data from its Global Poverty Mapping Project is used as the basis for this map. Map 1.2, illustration for Chapter 1--Density, The World Development Report Online 2009.
Beyond Seven Billion
Los Angeles Times – July 23, 2012
A five-part article examines the implications of world population growth beyond seven billion; SEDAC's Human Footprint data shows where Earth been most impacted.
Gridded Population of the World Version 3
National Geographic – May 19, 2011
A map using SEDAC′s Gridded Population of the World data set to illustrate a discussion of population density and population growth, page 50 of the National Geographic Visual Atlas of the World (2009).
Africa Human Footprint Map
National Geographic – May 19, 2011
A map of SEDAC′s the Human Footprint illustrates the extent to which Africa′s land area is influenced by humans.
Another Way to Look at an Air Quality Problem
State of the Planet – March 7, 2012
Satellite data offer a particularly valuable perspective on PM2—small particles deriving mostly from burning fossil fuels and biomass, which can harm human health—because ground instruments may be unavailable or offer limited information, as is the case in China. With that in mind, researchers at Columbia University’s Earth Institute and Batelle Memorial Institute have developed maps based on satellite data that depict annual PM2.5 exposure in all of China’s provinces.
A Catalog of Change
Sensing Our Planet: NASA Earth Science Research Features 2009 – November 11, 2009
SEDAC′s role in making climate change data freely available to the public is noted in a collection of articles on how scientists use Earth science data to learn about the planet.