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Marine Mammal Survey PE 95-02

Entry ID: seamap294

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Summary

Abstract: Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3) Future Estimates consists of estimates of human population for the years 2005, 2010, and 2015 by 2.5 arc-minute grid cells and associated datasets dated circa 2000. A proportional allocation gridding algorithm, utilizing more than 300,000 national and sub-national administrative units, is used to assign population values to grid cells. The ...

Purpose: To provide a time series of raster data on population projected to the year 2015 to facilitate data integration.

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 79.89

S: -54.75

E: 179.85

W: -179.2

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, United Nations Food and Agriculture Programme (FAO), and Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT)

Dataset Title: Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Population Count Grid, Future Estimates

Dataset Release Date: 2005-12

Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY

Dataset Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)

Version: 3.00

Data Presentation Form: raster

Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/gpw-v3-population-count-f...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2005-07-01

Stop Date: 2005-07-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > AFRICA > NORTHERN AFRICA > ALGERIA

CONTINENT > AFRICA > CENTRAL AFRICA > ANGOLA

Service Keywords

EDUCATION/OUTREACH >CURRICULUM SUPPORT >BACKGROUND INFORMATION

HAZARDS MANAGEMENT >HAZARDS MITIGATION

Science Keywords

OCEANS >OCEAN WAVES >TSUNAMIS

OCEANS >TIDES >TIDAL COMPONENTS

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

OCEANS

Platform

FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS

BUOYS

Service Provider

DOC/NOAA/NWS/ARH/WCATWC > West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center, Alaska Region Headquarters, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Service Organization URL: http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/

Service Provider Personnel
Name: WCATWC Phone: 907-745-4212 Fax: 907-745-6071 Email: wcatwc at wcatwc.gov Contact Address: West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center 910 S. Felton St. City: PALMER Province or State: AK Postal Code: 99645 Country: USA

Personnel

TYLER B. STEVENS

Role: SERF AUTHOR

Phone: (301) 614-6898

Fax: 301-614-5268

Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

Publications/References

Johnson, C.E., Bittenbinder, A., Bogaert, B., Dietz, L., and Kohler, W, 1995,
Earthworm: A flexible approach to seismic network processing, IRIS Newsletter,
14, 1-4.

Creation and Review Dates

SERF Creation Date: 2003-07-08
SERF Last Revision Date: 2006-09-07

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