Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3)
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Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University; Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT)
Publication Date: 2005
Title: Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data, vector digital data, tabular digital data, map
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Columbia University
Online Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/gpw/
Description:
Abstract:
Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3) consists of estimates of human population for the years 1990, 1995, and 2000 by 2.5 arc-minute grid cells and associated datasets dated circa 2000. The data products include population count grids (raw counts), population density grids (per square km), land area grids (actual area net of ice and water), mean administrative unit area grids, centroids, a national identifier grid, national boundaries, and coastlines. These products vary in GIS-compatible data formats and geographic extents (global, continent [Antarctica not included], and country levels). A proportional allocation gridding algorithm, utilizing more than 300,000 national and sub-national administrative units, is used to assign population values to grid cells. GPWv3 is produced by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) in collaboration with Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT).
Purpose: To serve a wide user community by providing the latest data on human population distribution that can be used in interdisciplinary studies of the environment.
Supplemental Information:
This is the production version of Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3). If you discover any errors or have any issues with the data, please let us know at ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu.
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Multiple Dates/Times:
Single Date/Time:
Single Date/Time:
Single Date/Time:
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -180
East Bounding Coordinate: 180
North Bounding Coordinate: 85
South Bounding Coordinate: -58
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: CIESIN Indexing Vocabulary Version 2.1 (GCMD Format)
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Population Dynamics > Demographic Characteristics > Population Distribution
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Population Dynamics > Demographic Characteristics > Population Size
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: GCMD Parameter Valids
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Human Dimensions > Population > Population Distribution
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Human Dimensions > Population > Population Size
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: General
Theme Keyword: Global Population
Theme Keyword: GPW
Theme Keyword: GPW Version 3
Theme Keyword: GPW V3
Theme Keyword: GPWv3
Theme Keyword: Gridded Population of the World
Theme Keyword: Population Density
Theme Keyword: Population Estimates
Theme Keyword: Population Projections
Theme Keyword: Population Studies
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: EI Gateway Vocabulary
Theme Keyword: Population
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: SEDAC Topic
Theme Keyword: Population
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: Data Granularity
Theme Keyword: Country
Theme Keyword: Continent
Theme Keyword: Global
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: GIS Format
Theme Keyword: GIS
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: Project
Theme Keyword: Gridded Population of the World (GPW)
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: CSA-NBII Biocomplexity
Theme Keyword: Cartography
Theme Keyword: Human Population Density
Theme Keyword: Human Populations
Theme Keyword: Mapping
Theme Keyword: Population Distribution
Theme Keyword: World Population
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: NBII Node
Theme Keyword: Northeast Information Node (NIN)
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO Topic
Theme Keyword: Boundaries
Theme Keyword: Society
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: WDC Theme
Theme Keyword: Climate
Theme Keyword: Conservation
Theme Keyword: Hazard
Theme Keyword: Health
Theme Keyword: Population
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: CIESIN Location Terms, version 2.0
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > Africa
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > Amazonia
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > Asia
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > Australia
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > Caribbean
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > Central Africa
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > Central America
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > East Asia
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > Equatorial
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > Europe
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > Global
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > Middle East
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > Mid-Latitude
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > North Africa
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > North America
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > Oceania
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > Pacific Islands
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > Polar
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > South America
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > South Asia
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > South Pacific Islands
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > Southeast Asia
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > West Africa
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Afghanistan
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Albania
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Algeria
Place Keyword: Country/Island > American Samoa
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Andorra
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Angola
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Anguilla
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Antigua and Barbuda
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Argentina
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Armenia
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Aruba
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Australia
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Austria
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Azerbaijan
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Bahamas
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Bahrain
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Bangladesh
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Barbados
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Belarus
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Belgium
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Belize
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Benin
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Bermuda
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Bhutan
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Bolivia
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Bosnia and Herzegovina
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Botswana
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Brazil
Place Keyword: Country/Island > British Virgin Islands
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Brunei
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Bulgaria
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Burkina Faso
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Burundi
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Cambodia
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Cameroon
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Canada
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Cape Verde
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Cayman Islands
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Central African Republic
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Chad
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Chile
Place Keyword: Country/Island > China
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Colombia
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Comoros
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Cook Islands
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Costa Rica
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Cote D'Ivoire
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Croatia
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Cuba
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Cyprus
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Czech Republic
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Democratic Republic of the Congo
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Denmark
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Djibouti
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Dominica
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Dominican Republic
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Ecuador
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Egypt
Place Keyword: Country/Island > El Salvador
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Equatorial Guinea
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Eritrea
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Estonia
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Ethiopia
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Faeroe Islands
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Falkland Islands
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Finland
Place Keyword: Country/Island > France
Place Keyword: Country/Island > French Guiana
Place Keyword: Country/Island > French Polynesia
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Gabon
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Gambia
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Georgia
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Germany
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Ghana
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Gibraltar
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Greece
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Greenland
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Grenada
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Guadeloupe
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Guam
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Guatemala
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Guinea
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Guinea-Bissau
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Guyana
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Haiti
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Honduras
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Hong Kong
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Hungary
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Iceland
Place Keyword: Country/Island > India
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Indonesia
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Iran
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Iraq
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Ireland
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Israel
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Italy
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Jamaica
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Japan
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Jordan
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Kazakhstan
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Kenya
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Kiribati
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Kuwait
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Kyrgyzstan
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Laos
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Latvia
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Lebanon
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Lesotho
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Liberia
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Libya
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Liechtenstein
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Lithuania
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Luxembourg
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Macau
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Macedonia
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Madagascar
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Malawi
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Malaysia
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Maldives
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Mali
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Malta
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Marshall Islands
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Martinique
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Mauritania
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Mauritius
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Mexico
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Micronesia
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Moldova
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Monaco
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Mongolia
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Montserrat
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Morocco
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Mozambique
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Myanmar
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Namibia
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Nauru
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Nepal
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Netherlands
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Netherlands Antilles
Place Keyword: Country/Island > New Caledonia
Place Keyword: Country/Island > New Zealand
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Nicaragua
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Niger
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Nigeria
Place Keyword: Country/Island > North Korea
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Northern Mariana Islands
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Norway
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Oman
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Pakistan
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Palau
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Palestine
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Panama
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Papua New Guinea
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Paraguay
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Peru
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Philippines
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Pitcairn Islands
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Poland
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Portugal
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Puerto Rico
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Qatar
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Republic of the Congo
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Réunion
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Romania
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Russia
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Rwanda
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Saint Helena
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Saint Kitts and Nevis
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Saint Lucia
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Saint Vincent and The Grenadines
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Samoa
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Sao Tome and Principe
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Saudi Arabia
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Senegal
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Serbia and Montenegro
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Seychelles
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Sierra Leone
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Singapore
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Slovakia
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Slovenia
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Solomon Islands
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Somalia
Place Keyword: Country/Island > South Africa
Place Keyword: Country/Island > South Korea
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Spain
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Sri Lanka
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Sudan
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Suriname
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Svalbard
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Swaziland
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Sweden
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Switzerland
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Syria
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Tajikistan
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Tanzania
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Thailand
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Togo
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Tonga
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Trinidad and Tobago
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Tunisia
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Turkey
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Turkmenistan
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Turks and Caicos Islands
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Tuvalu
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Uganda
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Ukraine
Place Keyword: Country/Island > United Arab Emirates
Place Keyword: Country/Island > United Kingdom
Place Keyword: Country/Island > United States
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Uruguay
Place Keyword: Country/Island > US Virgin Islands
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Uzbekistan
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Vanuatu
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Venezuela
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Vietnam
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Wallis and Futuna Islands
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Yemen
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Yugoslavia
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Zambia
Place Keyword: Country/Island > Zimbabwe
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Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) User Services
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: CIESIN, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
State or Province: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: +1 845-365-8920
Contact Facsimile Telephone: +1 845-365-8922
Contact Electronic Mail Address: ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu
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Data Set Credit: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/gpw/
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA); Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)
Publication Date: 1995
Title: Gridded Population of the World, Version 1 (GPWv1)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data, map
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Saginaw, MI
Publisher: CIESIN
Online Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/gpw/
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University; International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); World Resources Institute (WRI)
Publication Date: 2000
Title: Gridded Population of the World, Version 2 (GPWv2)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Columbia University
Online Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/gpw/
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator:
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University; International Food Policy Research Institute (IPFRI); The World Bank; Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT)
Publication Date: 2005
Title: Global Rural-Urban Mapping Project (GRUMP), Alpha Version
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data, vector digital data, tabular digital data, map
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Columbia University
Online Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/gpw/
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University; United Nations Food and Agriculture Programme (FAO); Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT).
Publication Date: 2005
Title: Gridded Population of the World: Future Estimates (GPWFE)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data, map
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Columbia University
Online Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/gpw/
Data Quality Information
Section Index
Lineage:
Source Information:
Source Contribution: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/gpw/documentation.jsp
Spatial Data Organization Information
Section Index
Spatial Reference Information
Section Index
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
Geodetic Model:
Horizontal Datum Name: WGS84
Ellipsoid Name: WGS84
Semi-major Axis: 6378137
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257223563
Distribution Information
Section Index
Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) User Services
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: CIESIN, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
State or Province: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: +1 845-365-8920
Contact Facsimile Telephone: +1 845-365-8922
Contact Electronic Mail Address: ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu
Resource Description: CIESIN_SEDAC_GPW_V3
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Metadata Reference Information
Section Index
Metadata Date: 10/25/2005
Metadata Review Date: 8/18/2006
Metadata Future Review Date: 8/18/2007
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) Metadata Administration
Contact Address:
Address: CIESIN, Columbia University, P.O. Box 1000, 61 Route 9W
City: Palisades
State or Province: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: +1 845-365-8988
Contact Facsimile Telephone: +1 845-365-8922
Contact Electronic Mail Address: metadata@ciesin.columbia.edu
Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention: local time
SMMS Metadata report generated Wednesday, 25/October/2006