National Aggregates of Geospatial Data Collection (NAGDC)

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Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates (PLACE), v2 (1990, 2000)

Purpose:
To provide tabular data on environmental conditions (elevations, climate, coastal) in which people reside.
Abstract:
The National Aggregates of Geospatial Data Collection: Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates, Version 2 (PLACE II) data set contains estimates of national-level aggregations of territorial extent and population size by biome, climate zone, coastal proximity zone, elevation zone, and population density zone, a compendium of nearly 300 variables for 228 countries. This data set is produced by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN).
Recommended Citation(s)*:

Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2007. National Aggregates of Geospatial Data Collection: Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates, Version 2 (PLACE II). Palisades, New York: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4JW8BSC. Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR.

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