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CIAT Land Use Project

Entry ID: CGIAR_CIAT_LANDUSE

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Summary

Abstract: The Land Use Project has been involved in a WWF-led initiative to map global
rivers and watersheds, called HydroSHEDS. This data is now being released for
Latin America, with Asia and Africa to follow shortly, providing unrivaled
information on the hydrology of the earth. HydroSHEDS uses high-resolution
topographic data to model flow directions and flow accumulations, resulting in
detailed data on ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: World Wildlife Fund, CGIAR Consortium for Spatial Information

Dataset Title: CIAT Land Use Project

Dataset Publisher: CGIAR Consortium for Spatial Information

Online Resource: http://gisweb.ciat.cgiar.org/sig/inicio.htm

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL LAND

Science Keywords

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT > LAND MANAGEMENT

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT > LAND MANAGEMENT > LAND USE CLASSES

ISO Topic Category

ENVIRONMENT

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Ancillary Keywords

Land Use

Watershed Managers

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

Data Center

University of Yamanashi, Japan

Data Center URL: http://www.yamanashi.ac.jp/

Data Center Personnel
Name: HIROSHI KOBAYASHI Phone: +81-55-220-8341 Fax: +81-55-220-8341 Email: kobachu at yamanashi.ac.jp Contact Address: University of Yamanashi 4-3-11 Takeda City: Kofu Province or State: Yamanashi Postal Code: 400-8511 Country: JAPAN