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Human Dimensions Datasets

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density Adjusted to Match 2015 Revision UN WPP Country Totals 4.0 MODELS Computer 2000-07-01, 2005-07-01, 2010-07-01, 2015-07-01, 2020-07-01

N: 85 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

GeoTIFF
Multi-Satellite Volcanic Sulfur Dioxide L4 Long-Term Global Database V4 (MSVOLSO2L4) at GES DISC 4 Meteor-3, Aura, Suomi-NPP, Nimbus-7, EP-TOMS, Aqua, ADEOS-II, Sentinel-5P, NOAA-20 TOMS, OMI, OMPS, AIRS, TROPOMI 1978-10-31 to 2025-03-17

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Subnational Administrative Boundaries 3.00 MODELS Computer 1990-07-01, 1995-07-01, 2000-07-01

N: 85 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180

PDF, PNG
Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Coastlines 3.00 MODELS Computer 2000-07-01

N: 79.89196 S: -54.751503 E: 179.848323 W: -179.199552

Shapefile, WMS
Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates, Version 3 3.00 MODELS Computer 1990-01-01, 2000-01-01, 2015-01-01

N: 85 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180

0.00083 Decimal Degrees x 0.00083 Decimal Degrees Excel, GeoTIFF, PDF, PNG
Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Population Count Grid 3.0 MODELS Computer 1990-07-01, 1995-07-01, 2000-07-01

N: 85 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180

0.0417 Decimal Degrees x 0.0417 Decimal Degrees ASCII, BIL, Grid, ASCII, WMS
Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Population Density Grid 3.0 MODELS Computer 1990-07-01, 1995-07-01, 2000-07-01

N: 85 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180

0.0417 Decimal Degrees x 0.0417 Decimal Degrees Grid, ASCII, PDF, PNG, WMS
Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Population Density Grid, Future Estimates 3.0 MODELS Computer 2005-07-01, 2010-07-01, 2015-07-01

N: 85 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180

0.0417 Decimal Degrees x 0.0417 Decimal Degrees ASCII, BIL, Grid, WMS
National Aggregates of Geospatial Data Collection: Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates, Version 3 (PLACE III) 3.0 MODELS Computer 1990-01-01, 2000-01-01, 2010-12-31

N: 85 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180

CSV, Excel, PDF, PNG, WMS
Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): National Administrative Boundaries 3.0 MODELS Computer 2000-07-01

N: 79.89196 S: -54.751503 E: 179.848323 W: -179.199552

Shapefile
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Human Dimensions Data Tools

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Tool Description Services
Vertex Vertex is a graphical search interface for finding synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data. Search and Discovery, Access, Downloading, Processing, Subsetting
Worldview Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events
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