To provide a global data set of point locations and attributes describing nuclear power plants and reactors.

To provide an easily accessible, corrected data set of polygons for hazardous waste sites in the United States which can be used to identify nearby populations and assess their potential risk.

To provide an open access, well documented global data set of roads between settlements using a consistent data model (UNSDI-T v.2) which is, to the extent possible, topologically integrated.

To provide a geographically explicit and reliable database of dams for the scientific community.

To provide a geographically explicit and reliable database of reservoirs for the scientific community.

To permit cartographic display of countries and territories that exactly match the GRUMPv1 population surfaces

To provide populated place (point) data with consistent population estimates.

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

To provide the ATSDR polygon data set of hazardous waste sites in the United States, Puerto Rico, and other territories which can be used to identify nearby populations and assess their potential risk.

To provide data that can assist in the extraction and analysis of chlorophyll-a concentration and trends from global grids.

To provide an updated map of wild areas in geographic projection which can be used in wildlife conservation planning, natural resource management, and research on human-environment interactions.

To provide an updated map of wild areas in Interrupted Goode Homolosine Projection which can be used for wildlife conservation planning, natural resource management, and research on human-environment interactions.

To preserve access to the original climate and land cover data used by the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) and other related research.

To preserve access to the original ecosystems data used by the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) and other related research.

To preserve access to the original rapid land cover change data used by the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) and other related research.

To provide high spatial resolution subnational estimates of unsatisfied basic needs for use by a wide community for interdisciplinary studies of poverty, inequality and the environment.

To provide high spatial resolution subnational estimates of poverty and inequality for use by a wide user community for interdisciplinary studies of poverty, inequality and the environment.

To provide a global subnational map of the prevalence of underweight children that can be used by a wide user community in interdisciplinary studies of health, poverty and the environment.

To provide high spatial resolution subnational estimates of poverty and food security for use by a wide community for interdisciplinary studies of poverty, food security and the environment.

To provide a global subnational map of infant mortality rate estimates that can be used by a wide user community in interdisciplinary studies of health, poverty and the environment.