Last of the Wild Project, Version 1, 2002 (LWP-1): Last of the Wild Dataset (Geographic)

Description

The Last of the Wild Dataset of the Last of the Wild Project, Version 1, 2002 (LWP-1) is derived from the LWP-1 Human Footprint Dataset. The gridded data are classified according to their raster value (wild = 0-10; not wild >10). The ten largest polygons of more than 5 square kilometers within each biome by realm are selected and identified. The dataset in Clarke 1866 Geographic Coordinate System is produced by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN).

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.7927%2FH4445JDG
21 Data Download Page https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/wildareas-v1-last-of-the-wild-geographic/data-download
21 Data Set Overview Page https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/wildareas-v1-last-of-the-wild-geographic
22 Sample browse graphic of the data set. https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/downloads/maps/wildareas-v1/wildareas-v1-last-of-the-wild-geographic/sedac-logo.jpg

Tags

  • ecosystems
  • land-use-land-cover
  • land-surface
  • biosphere
  • earth-science

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