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- description: Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3), Future Estimates consists of estimates of human population
for the years 2005, 2010, and 2015 by 2.5 arc-minute grid cells. 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. The future
estimate population values are extrapolated based on a combination of subnational growth rates from census dates and national
growth rates from United Nations statistics. All of the grids have been adjusted to match United Nations national level population
estimates. The population density grids are derived by dividing the population count grids by the land area grid and represent
persons per square kilometer. The grids are available in various GIS-compatible data formats and geographic extents (global,
continent [Antarctica not included], and country levels). GPWv3 is produced by the Columbia University Center for International
Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) in collaboration with Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT). (Suggested
Usage: To provide a time series of raster data on population projected to the year 2015 to facilitate data integration..);
abstract: Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3), Future Estimates consists of estimates of human population for
the years 2005, 2010, and 2015 by 2.5 arc-minute grid cells. 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. The future
estimate population values are extrapolated based on a combination of subnational growth rates from census dates and national
growth rates from United Nations statistics. All of the grids have been adjusted to match United Nations national level population
estimates. The population density grids are derived by dividing the population count grids by the land area grid and represent
persons per square kilometer. The grids are available in various GIS-compatible data formats and geographic extents (global,
continent [Antarctica not included], and country levels). GPWv3 is produced by the Columbia University Center for International
Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) in collaboration with Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT). (Suggested
Usage: To provide a time series of raster data on population projected to the year 2015 to facilitate data integration..)
Citation
- Title Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Population Density Grid, Future Estimates.
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- creation Date
2018-07-04T05:03:42.353952
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CINERGI Metadata catalog
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eng
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ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
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2007
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urn:dciso:metadataabout:d4f76a8c-7477-4494-bb8c-cd4185fdb514
Metadata record format is ISO19139 XML (MD_Metadata)