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Clicking on the map widget to the right will launch an interactive map tool which will allow you to zoom, pan and switch layers.

Here's an example on how to create a WMS layer instance using the Open Source JavaScript library OpenLayers.

var wms = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS(
"Population Density",
"https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/geoserver/wms",
{layers: 'gpw-v3:gpw-v3-population-density_2000'}
);

The possible values for layers can be found in the list below sorted by relevance to Urbanization and Human Settlements.
  • [urbanspatial] Dar es Salaam Land Use and Informal Settlement Data Set, v1 (1982, 1992, 1998, 2002) (4)

    Dar es Salaam Land Use and Informal Settlement: 1982 urbanspatial:urbanspatial-dar-es-salaam-luse_1982
    Dar es Salaam Land Use and Informal Settlement: 1992 urbanspatial:urbanspatial-dar-es-salaam-luse_1992
    Dar es Salaam Land Use and Informal Settlement: 1998 urbanspatial:urbanspatial-dar-es-salaam-luse_1998
    Dar es Salaam Land Use and Informal Settlement: 2002 urbanspatial:urbanspatial-dar-es-salaam-luse_2002
  • [lulc] Global Grid of Probabilities of Urban Expansion to 2030, v1 (2000 – 2030) (1)

    Probabilities of Urban Expansion to 2030 lulc:lulc-global-grid-prob-urban-expansion-2030
  • [lulc] Global Human Modification of Terrestrial Systems, v1 (2016) (1)

    Human Modification lulc:lulc-human-modification-terrestrial-systems
  • [sdei] Global Summer Land Surface Temperature (LST) Grids, v1 (2013) (2)

    LST: Summer Daytime Maximum Temperature sdei:sdei-global-summer-lst-2013_day-max-global
    LST: Summer Nighttime Minimum Temperature sdei:sdei-global-summer-lst-2013_night-min-global
  • [sdei] Global Urban Heat Island (UHI) Data Set, v1 (2013) (4)

    UHI: Average Summer Daytime Maximum Surface Temperature sdei:sdei-global-uhi-2013_dayurbmean
    UHI: Average Summer Nighttime Minimum Surface Temperature sdei:sdei-global-uhi-2013_nighturbmean
    UHI: Summer Daytime Urban-Rural Temperature Difference sdei:sdei-global-uhi-2013_daytdif
    UHI: Summer Nighttime Urban-Rural Temperature Difference sdei:sdei-global-uhi-2013_nighttdif
  • [grump-v1] Land and Geographic Unit Area Grids, v1 (2000) (1)

    GRUMP v1: Mean Geographic Unit Area grump-v1:grump-v1-land-geographic-unit-area
  • [grump-v1] Population Count Grid, v1 (1990, 1995, 2000) (3)

    GRUMP v1: Population Count 1990 grump-v1:grump-v1-population-count_1990
    GRUMP v1: Population Count 1995 grump-v1:grump-v1-population-count_1995
    GRUMP v1: Population Count 2000 grump-v1:grump-v1-population-count_2000
  • [grump-v1] Population Density Grid, v1 (1990, 1995, 2000) (4)

    GRUMP v1 Population Density 2010 grump-v1:grump-v1-population-density_2010
    GRUMP v1: Population Density 1990 grump-v1:grump-v1-population-density_1990
    GRUMP v1: Population Density 1995 grump-v1:grump-v1-population-density_1995
    GRUMP v1: Population Density 2000 grump-v1:grump-v1-population-density_2000
  • [grump-v1] Settlement Points, v1 (1990, 1995, 2000) (1)

    GRUMP v1: Settlement Points grump-v1:grump-v1-settlement-points
  • [usgrid] Summary File 1: Metropolitan Statistical Areas, v1 (2000) (22)

    SF1 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Female Headed Households with Children under 18 Years of Age (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file1-2000-msa_pctfemaleheadhousing-2000
    SF1 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Housing Units Density usgrid:usgrid-summary-file1-2000-msa_housingunitsf1density-2000
    SF1 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Occupied Housing Units (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file1-2000-msa_pctoccupiedhousingsf1-2000
    SF1 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: One Person Housing Units (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file1-2000-msa_pct1personhousing-2000
    SF1 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Owner Occupied Housing Units (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file1-2000-msa_pctownerhousing-2000
    SF1 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Population 1 to 4 Years Old (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file1-2000-msa_pctpop1to4-2000
    SF1 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Population 18 to 24 Years Old (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file1-2000-msa_pctpop18to24-2000
    SF1 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Population 25 to 64 Years Old (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file1-2000-msa_pctpop25to64-2000
    SF1 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Population 5 to 17 Years Old (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file1-2000-msa_pctpop5to17-2000
    SF1 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Population 65 to 79 Years Old (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file1-2000-msa_pctpop65to79-2000
    SF1 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Population 80 Years of Age and Older (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file1-2000-msa_pctpop80andup-2000
    SF1 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Population Density usgrid:usgrid-summary-file1-2000-msa_popsf1density-2000
    SF1 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Population Ethnically Hispanic or Latino (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file1-2000-msa_pcthispanic-2000
    SF1 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Population Native American, American Indian, or Alaska Native (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file1-2000-msa_pctnativeamerican-2000
    SF1 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Population Non-Hispanic Black (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file1-2000-msa_pctnonhispblack-2000
    SF1 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Population Non-Hispanic White (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file1-2000-msa_pctnonhispwhite-2000
    SF1 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Population that is Asian American (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file1-2000-msa_pctasian-2000
    SF1 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Population that is Black (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file1-2000-msa_pctblack-2000
    SF1 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Population that is Pacific Islander or Hawaiian Native (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file1-2000-msa_pctpacificisland-2000
    SF1 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Population that is White (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file1-2000-msa_pctwhite-2000
    SF1 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Population Under 1 Year of Age (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file1-2000-msa_pctpopunder1-2000
    SF1 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Vacant or Seasonal Housing Units (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file1-2000-msa_pctvacanthousing-2000
  • [usgrid] Summary File 3: Metropolitan Statistical Areas, v1 (2000) (18)

    SF3 2000 MSA_Population Density usgrid:usgrid-summary-file3-2000-msa_popsf3density-2000
    SF3 2000 MSA_Population where Poverty Level is Determined (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file3-2000-msa_pctpoppovleveldetermined-2000
    SF3 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Household Density usgrid:usgrid-summary-file3-2000-msa_householdsdensity-2000
    SF3 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Households that are Linguistically Isolated (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file3-2000-msa_pcthouseholdlinguisticisolation-2000
    SF3 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Housing Units Built Before 1950 (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file3-2000-msa_pcthousingbuiltbefore50-2000
    SF3 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Housing Units Built Between 1970 and 1989 (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file3-2000-msa_pcthousingbuilt70to89-2000
    SF3 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Housing Units Built Between 1990 and 2000 (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file3-2000-msa_pcthousingbuilt90to00-2000
    SF3 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Housing Units Built Bewteen 1950 and 1969 (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file3-2000-msa_pcthousingbuilt50to69-2000
    SF3 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Housing Units Density usgrid:usgrid-summary-file3-2000-msa_housingunitsf3density-2000
    SF3 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Occupied Housing Units (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file3-2000-msa_pctoccupiedhousingsf3-2000
    SF3 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Occupied Housing Units Without a Car (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file3-2000-msa_pctoccupiedhousingnocar-2000
    SF3 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Population Aged 25 Years and Older (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file3-2000-msa_pctpop25andover-2000
    SF3 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Population Below the 200 Percent Poverty Level (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file3-2000-msa_pctpopbelow200pctpovlevel-2000
    SF3 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Population Below the 50 Percent Poverty Level (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file3-2000-msa_pctpopbelow50pctpovlevel-2000
    SF3 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Population Below the Poverty Level (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file3-2000-msa_pctpopbelowpovlevel-2000
    SF3 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Population that is Foreign Born (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file3-2000-msa_pctforeign-2000
    SF3 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Population with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file3-2000-msa_pcteducationbahigher-2000
    SF3 2000, Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Population with a High School Diploma or Higher (%) usgrid:usgrid-summary-file3-2000-msa_pcteducationhshigher-2000
  • [urbanspatial] Urban Extents from VIIRS and MODIS for the Continental U.S. Using Machine Learning Methods, v1 (2015) (1)

    2015 VIIRS/MODIS Urban Extents Using Neural Network Method urbanspatial:urbanspatial-urban-extents-viirs-modis-us-2015
  • [grump-v1] Urban Extents Grid, v1 (1995) (1)

    GRUMP v1: Urban Extents grump-v1:grump-v1-urban-extents
  • [sdei] VIIRS Plus DMSP Change in Lights (VIIRS+DMSP dLIGHT), v1 (1992, 2002, 2013) (1)

    VIIRS Plus DMSP dLIGHT sdei:sdei-viirs-dmsp-dlight
  • [lulc] Development Threat Index, v1 (2015) (10)

    Development Threat Index lulc:lulc-development-threat-index
    Development Threat Index_Agricultural Expansion lulc:lulc-development-threat-index_agriculturalexpansion
    Development Threat Index_Biofuels lulc:lulc-development-threat-index_biofuels
    Development Threat Index_Coal lulc:lulc-development-threat-index_coal
    Development Threat Index_Conventional Oil and Gas lulc:lulc-development-threat-index_conventionaloilandgas
    Development Threat Index_Mining lulc:lulc-development-threat-index_mining
    Development Threat Index_Solar lulc:lulc-development-threat-index_solar
    Development Threat Index_Unconventional Oil and Gas lulc:lulc-development-threat-index_unconventionaloilandgas
    Development Threat Index_Urban Expansion lulc:lulc-development-threat-index_urbanexpansion
    Development Threat Index_Wind lulc:lulc-development-threat-index_wind
  • [popdynamics] Global Estimated Net Migration Grids By Decade, v1 (1970 – 2000) (3)

    Global Estimated Net Migration by Decade: 1970-1980 popdynamics:popdynamics-global-est-net-migration-grids-1970-2000_1970-1980
    Global Estimated Net Migration by Decade: 1980-1990 popdynamics:popdynamics-global-est-net-migration-grids-1970-2000_1980-1990
    Global Estimated Net Migration by Decade: 1990-2000 popdynamics:popdynamics-global-est-net-migration-grids-1970-2000_1990-2000
  • [sdei] Global 3-Year Running Mean Ground-Level NO2 Grids from GOME, SCIAMACHY and GOME-2, v1 (1996 – 2012) (2)

    Ground-Level NO2 from GOME, SCIAMACHY and GOME-2, 1996-1998 sdei:sdei-global-3-year-running-mean-no2-gome-sciamachy-gome2_1996-1998
    Ground-Level NO2 from GOME, SCIAMACHY and GOME-2, 2010-2012 sdei:sdei-global-3-year-running-mean-no2-gome-sciamachy-gome2_2010-2012
  • [superfund] ATSDR Hazardous Waste Site Polygon Data, v2 (2010) (1)

    ATSDR Hazardous Waste Sites superfund:superfund-atsdr-hazardous-waste-site-v2
  • [superfund] ATSDR Hazardous Waste Site Polygon Data with CIESIN Modifications, v2 (2010) (1)

    ATSDR Hazardous Waste Sites on National Priorities List superfund:superfund-atsdr-hazardous-waste-site-ciesin-mod-v2
  • [superfund] U.S. EPA National Priorities List Sites with CIESIN Modifications, v2 (2014) (1)

    U.S. EPA National Priorities List Sites superfund:superfund-epa-national-priorities-list-ciesin-mod-v2
  • [popdynamics] Global Population Count Grid Time Series Estimates, v1 (1970 – 2000) (4)

    Global Population Count Estimates_1970 popdynamics:popdynamics-global-pop-count-time-series-estimates_1970
    Global Population Count Estimates_1980 popdynamics:popdynamics-global-pop-count-time-series-estimates_1980
    Global Population Count Estimates_1990 popdynamics:popdynamics-global-pop-count-time-series-estimates_1990
    Global Population Count Estimates_2000 popdynamics:popdynamics-global-pop-count-time-series-estimates_2000
  • [popdynamics] Global Population Density Grid Time Series Estimates, v1 (1970 – 2000) (4)

    Global Population Density Estimates_1970 popdynamics:popdynamics-global-pop-density-time-series-estimates_1970
    Global Population Density Estimates_1980 popdynamics:popdynamics-global-pop-density-time-series-estimates_1980
    Global Population Density Estimates_1990 popdynamics:popdynamics-global-pop-density-time-series-estimates_1990
    Global Population Density Estimates_2000 popdynamics:popdynamics-global-pop-density-time-series-estimates_2000

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