Gridded Species Distribution

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Introduction

The Gridded Species Distribution data collection contains richness grids for amphibian and mammal families, and IUCN Red List Threat categories which include all species that are threatened (All Threats), Critically Endangered, Endangered, and Vulnerable.  The download facility allows for users to locate and download 30 arc-second (~1 kilometer) resolution rasters of the species family and threat categories.  The grids are available in GeoTIFF format. 

The grids are intended to be of assistance to researchers for modeling, conservation, and human dimensions research purposes. This collection replaces the Gridded Species Distribution, Version 1 collection which is no longer available for distribution.

The data are created from vector data files acquired from IUCN Red List collection available at http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/spatial-data

Archived Data Sets

The following archived data sets that were distributed as part of the Gridded Species Distribution, v1 collection are available from SEDAC User Services upon request.

  • Birds of the Americas Family Richness Grids, v1 (2005 – 2007)
  • Birds of the Americas Original Grids, v1 (2005 – 2007)
  • Birds of the Americas Presence Grids, v1 (2005 – 2007)
  • Global Amphibians Family Richness Grids, v1 (2005 – 2007)
  • Global Amphibians Original Grids, v1 (2005 – 2007)
  • Global Amphibian Presence Grids, v1 (2005 – 2007)
  • Mammals of the Americas Family Richness Grids, v1 (2005 – 2007)
  • Mammals of the Americas Original Grids, v1 (2005 – 2007)
  • Mammals of the Americas Presence Grids, v1 (2005 – 2007)