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The Global Assessment of Human Induced Soil Degradation (GLASOD) Digital Database from UNEP/GRID-Geneva

Entry ID: GNV00018_171

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Summary

Abstract: The Global Assessment of Human Induced Soil Degradation (GLASOD) was conducted by the International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC) at Wageningen, The Netherlands, as commissioned by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). ISRIC produced a 1:10 million scale wall chart in 1990 and subsequently produced a digital data set.

In essence, the GLASOD data base contains ...

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Link: GET DATA

Description: GLASOD data available from WDC for Soils.

Link: GET DATA

Description: Search and access the data from the UNEP Environmental Data Explorer.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 72.0

S: -57.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC

Dataset Title: Global Assessment of the Status of Human Induced Soil Degradation (GLASOD)

Dataset Publisher: International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC)

Data Presentation Form: map

Online Resource: http://meta2.isric.org/geonetwork?uuid=9e84c15e-cb46-45e2-9126-1ca3...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1990-01-01

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Science Keywords

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > BOUNDARIES > POLITICAL DIVISIONS

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > INFRASTRUCTURE > CULTURAL FEATURES

ISO Topic Category

BOUNDARIES

ENVIRONMENT

Project

UNEP/GRID > UNEP/Global Resources Information Database

Quality First comprehensive soil degradation overview at global scale. First
comprehensive soil degradation overview at global scale.

The GLASOD database includes a topographic basemap or global template of
continental coastlines, islands and lakes, which GRID-Nairobi extracted from
...

Ancillary Keywords

ARC/INFO

GIS

Originating Center

UNEP/GRID-Geneva

Data Center

World Data Center for Soils, ISRIC - World Soil Information, Wageningen

Data Center URL: http://www.isric.org

Data Center Personnel
Name: VINCENT VAN ENGELEN Phone: + 31 317 471736 Fax: + 31 317 471700 Email: vincent.vanengelen at wur.nl Contact Address: ISRIC World Soil Information P.O. Box 353 City: Wageningen Postal Code: 6700 AJ Country: NETHERLANDS

Distribution

Distribution Format: ARC/INFO EXPORT

Personnel

GENE R. MAJOR

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Email: gsfc-gcmduso at mail.nasa.gov

TYLER B. STEVENS

Role: DIF 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

HY DAO

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: 41-22-917-82-25

Fax: 41-22-917-80-29

Email: Hy.Dao at unep.org

Contact Address:

Head of Metadata & Socio-Economics Unit

City: Geneva

Postal Code: 1219

Country: SWITZERLAND

Publications/References

Wood et al, 2000, Analysis of Global Ecosystems: Agroecosystems, World
Resources Institute, Washington, D.C.

Oldeman, L. R., Hakkeling, R. T. A. and W. G. Sombroek. October 1990.
"World Map of the Status of Human-Induced Soil Degradation; Explanatory
Note". (The) Global Assessment of Soil Degradation, ISRIC and UNEP in
cooperation with the ...

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2005-12-27

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-08-29

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