Central American Vegetation/Land Cover Classification and Conservation Status
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Citation:
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Originator:
Central American Commission on Environment and Development - CCAD, U.S. Agency for International Development - USAID, International Resources Group Ltd. - IRG, The Nature Conservancy - TNC, and Winrock International - WI
Publication Date: 19981231
Title: Central American Vegetation/Land Cover Classification and Conservation Status
Edition: 1.00
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster, vector
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Online Linkage: https://doi.org/10.7927/H4W37T87
Description:
Abstract:
The Central American Vegetation/Land Cover Classification and Conservation Status consists of GIS coverages of vegetation classes (forests, woodlands, savannas, shrubs, grasslands, wetlands, rocks, sand, soils, inland waters, parks and reserves) for Central America, derived from 1-kilometer resolution Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) imagery. This data set is produced by Proyecto Ambiental Regional de Centroamerica/Central America Protected Areas Systems (PROARCA/CAPAS), a conservation partnership of the Central American Commission on Environment and Development (CCAD), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), International Resources Group, Ltd. (IRG), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Winrock International (WI), and is distributed by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN).
Purpose: To identify remaining natural vegetation types in Central America.
Supplemental Information:
The data set used in this gap analysis is comprised of the most spatially detailed data set on protected areas, vegetation, and ecoregion data ever assembled for the region as a whole. The following digital geospatial data were compiled for the gap analysis: Country boundaries (Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, 1:1 Million, Digital Chart of the World, ESRI, Inc. 1993); Vegetation and Landcover map (1:2 Million, PROARCA/CAPAS, 1998); Mesoamerican protected areas network systems (1:1 Million, WCS, 1996);
Digital Elevation Model (1 km grid, USGS EROS Data Center, 1996); Ecoregions (1:15 Million, Dinerstein, et al., 1995).
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Beginning Date: 1992/01/01
Ending Date: 1993/12/31
Currentness Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -92.000000
East Bounding Coordinate: -78.000000
North Bounding Coordinate: 19.000000
South Bounding Coordinate: 6.000000
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: Data Granularity
Theme Keyword: Country
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO Topic
Theme Keyword: Biota
Theme Keyword: Farming
Theme Keyword: Geoscientific Information
Theme Keyword: Imagery/Base Maps/Earth Cover
Theme Keyword: Inland Waters
Theme Keyword: Oceans
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: SEDAC Theme
Theme Keyword: Conservation
Theme Keyword: Land Use
Theme Keyword: Remote Sensing
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: GCMD Science Keywords, Version 8.6
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SURFACE THERMAL PROPERTIES > LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > CONSERVATION
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: CIESIN Location Terms, Version 3.1
Place Keyword: Central America
Access Constraints: None
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The Central American Commission on Environment and Development (CCAD), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), International Resources Group, Ltd. (IRG), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Winrock International (WI), and Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York hold the copyright of this data set. Users are prohibited from any commercial, non-free resale, or redistribution without explicit written permission from CCAD, USAID, IRG, TNC, WI, and CIESIN. Users should acknowledge CCAD, USAID, IRG, TNC, WI, and CIESIN as the source used in the creation of any reports, publications, new data sets, derived products, or services resulting from the use of this data set. CCAD, USAID, IRG, TNC, WI, and CIESIN also request reprints of any publications and notification of any redistributing efforts.
Point of Contact:
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Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: The Nature Conservancy, Conservation Science and Stewardship Department, Latin American and the Caribbean Division
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1815 North Lynn Street
City: Arlington
State or Province: VA
Postal Code: 22209
Country: USA
Contact Facsimile Telephone: +1-703-841-2722
Contact Electronic Mail Address: xli@tnc.org
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Data Set Credit:
This work was supported by Proyecto Ambiental Regional de Centroamerica/Central America Protected Areas Systems (PROARCA/CAPAS), a conservation partnership of the Central American Commission on Environment and Development (CCAD), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), International Resources Group, Ltd. (IRG), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and Winrock International. It was primarily funded by USAID, while components of this work were additionally supported by TNC and NASA.
Native Data Set Environment: Windows
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Process Description: Using a gap analysis approach, a map of existing and proposed protected areas was overlaid on the vegetation map to analyze the protection status of vegetation types.
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Direct Spatial Reference Method: Raster
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Raster Object Type: Grid Cell
Row Count: 831
Column Count: 1437
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Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: CIESIN, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
State or Province: New York
Postal Code: 10964
Country: United States
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_LULC_CAMVEGLCCCS
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CIESIN follows procedures designed to ensure that data disseminated by CIESIN are of reasonable quality. If, despite these procedures, users encounter apparent errors or misstatements in the data, they should contact SEDAC User Services at +1 845-365-8920 or via email at ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu. Neither CIESIN nor NASA verifies or guarantees the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of any data provided. CIESIN provides this data without warranty of any kind whatsoever, either expressed or implied. CIESIN shall not be liable for incidental, consequential, or special damages arising out of the use of any data provided by CIESIN.
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Ordering Instructions: The data in Esri Grid (.adf), and Esri Shapefile (.shp) formats are available from the NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC).
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File Decompression Technique: Unzip
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Access Instructions: Data accessible via the data set landing page.
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Format Name: Shapefile
File Decompression Technique: Unzip
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Access Instructions: Data accessible via the data set landing page.
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Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 2000/12/31
Ending Date: Present
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Metadata Date: 2000/05/02
Metadata Review Date: 2022/08/31
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) Metadata Administration
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: CIESIN, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
State or Province: New York
Postal Code: 10964
Country: United States
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
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