Population for the Wider Caribbean (LandScan 2001)

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Publication_Date: 2001

Title: Population for the Wider Caribbean (LandScan 2001)

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data

Online_Linkage: <http://www.ornl.gov/sci/gist/landscan/>

Description:

Abstract:

The LandScan data set is a worldwide population database compiled on a 30" X 30" latitude/longitude grid. Census counts (at sub-national level) were apportioned to each grid cell based on likelihood coefficients, which are based on proximity to roads, slope, land cover, nighttime lights, and other data sets. LandScan has been developed as part of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Global Population Project for estimating ambient populations at risk. The LandScan files are available via the internet in ESRI grid format by continent and for the world, and in ESRI raster binary format for the world.

Purpose:

The LandScan 2001 Global Population Database was developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the United States Department of Defense.This release represents the third version of LandScan.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: unknown

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Continually

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -111.203455

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -47.257323

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.222283

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 0.918472

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: population density

Place:

Place_Keyword: Caribbean

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints: none

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Eddie A. Bright

Contact_Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: P.O. Box 2008, MS 6237

City: Oak Ridge

State_or_Province: TN

Postal_Code: 37831

Country: USA

Data_Set_Credit:

Please recognize Oak Ridge National Laboratory as the originator of this dataset

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535

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Data_Quality_Information:

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

This dataset for the Wider Caribbean was extracted from the Landscan Global Population dataset and projected to Lambert Azimuthal (-76,16)

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Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster

Raster_Object_Information:

Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell

Row_Count: 3844

Column_Count: 5816

Vertical_Count: 1

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Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area

Lambert_Azimuthal_Equal_Area:

Longitude_of_Projection_Center: -76.000000

Latitude_of_Projection_Center: 16.000000

False_Easting: 0.000000

False_Northing: 0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 1000.000000

Ordinate_Resolution: 1000.000000

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_Sphere_ARC_INFO

Ellipsoid_Name: Sphere_ARC_INFO

Semi-major_Axis: 6370997.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: infinity

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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: ls_2001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ObjectID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Value

Attribute_Definition: number of people

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Count

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Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: World Resources Institute

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: reefsatrisk@wri.org

Resource_Description: Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean Data CD

Distribution_Liability:

Although this data set has been used by the World Resources Institute, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by WRI as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by WRI in the use of these data or related materials.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 9.877

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Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20050126

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: World Resources Institute

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 10 G Street NE

City: Washington

State_or_Province: DC

Postal_Code: 20002

Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-729-7600

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gislab@wri.org

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>

Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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