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Global Roads

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    • CODATA Catalog of Roads, v1 (1976 – 2008)
    • Global Roads Open Access Data Set (gROADS), v1 (1980 – 2010)
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CODATA Catalog of Roads, v1 (1976 – 2008)

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Purpose:
To provide documentation on roads data sets that are potential candidates for inclusion in the Global Roads Open Access Data Set (gROADS), and which may be useful to others searching for data on road infrastructure.
Abstract:
The CODATA Catalog of Roads Data Sets, Version 1 contains 367 entries describing national-level road network data sets for 147 countries and four entries describing global data sets. It was produced by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) under the oversight of the CODATA Global Roads Data Development Working Group, and as a contribution to the development of the Global Roads Open Access Data Set (gROADS).
Recommended Citation(s)*:

Committee on Data for Science and Technology - CODATA - Global Roads Data Development Working Group, and Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2009. CODATA Catalog of Roads Data Sets, Version 1. Palisades, New York: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4X63JTX. Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR.

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