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Gabon Logging Concessions in 1957

Entry ID: GB_Con57

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Summary

Abstract: This shapefile shows the location of known logging
concessions in Gabon in 1957. Concessions are limited to
the eastern coastal regions.

This data has been scanned and digitized from Pourtier,
Roland, 1989, Le Gabon, Tome 2: Etat et Developpement,
L'Harmattan; Paris.

Geospatial Reference Information:

Coordinate Units: Decimal degrees
Horizontal Datum: North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid Name: Clark 1866

[Summary provided by WRI]

Description: Central Africa Interactive GIS map using data from the Global Forest Watch.

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Description: Homepage of Global Forest Watch (GFW) which provides and uses the
Gabon Concession data in their forest monitoring network. Additional
information on the GFW is also provided here.

Geographic Coverage

(Click for Interactive Map)

Spatial coordinates

N: 1.0

S: -2.36

E: 11.58

W: 9.18

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: World Resources Institute

Dataset Title: Logging Concessions in Gabon, 1957

Dataset Release Date: 2000-02-01

Dataset Release Place: Washington, D.C.

Dataset Publisher: World Resources Institute

Data Presentation Form: map coverage

Online Resource: http://www.globalforestwatch.org/english/datawarehouse/index.asp

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > AFRICA > CENTRAL AFRICA > GABON

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 2/3 degrees
Longitude Resolution: 1/2 degrees
Vertical Resolution: 7 levels
Temporal Resolution: Monthly

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > BAROMETRIC ALTITUDE

LAND SURFACE > LAND USE/LAND COVER > LAND COVER

LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > TERRAIN ELEVATION

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

MERRA TIME-MEAN OBSERVATION DATA > MERRA for Research and Applications Gridded Monthly Time-Mean Obs Dataset

CWIC > CEOS WGISS Integrated Catalog

Ancillary Keywords

EOSDIS

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA

Data Center URL: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP Phone: 301-614-5224 Fax: 301-614-5268 Email: gsfc-help-disc at lists.nasa.gov Contact Address: Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center Code 610.2 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center City: Greenbelt Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20771 Country: USA