Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2): Global Human Footprint Dataset (IGHP)

Description

The Global Human Footprint Dataset of the Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2) is the Human Influence Index (HII) normalized by biome. The HII is a global dataset of 1-kilometer grid cells, created from nine global data layers covering human population pressure (population density), human land use and infrastructure (built-up areas, nighttime lights, land use/land cover), and human access (coastlines, roads, railroads, navigable rivers). The dataset in Interrupted Goode Homolosine Projection (IGHP) is produced by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN).

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 Data Download Page https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/wildareas-v2-human-footprint-ighp/data-download
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.7927%2FH4GF0RFQ
22 Sample browse graphic of the data set. https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/downloads/maps/wildareas-v2/wildareas-v2-human-footprint-ighp/sedac-logo.jpg
21 Data Set Overview Page https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/wildareas-v2-human-footprint-ighp

Tags

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

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