Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2): Last of the Wild Dataset (Geographic)

Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS); Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University
Publication Date: 2005
Title: Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2): Last of the Wild Dataset (Geographic)
Edition: Version 2
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Publication Information:

Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Columbia University

Online Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/wildareas/

Description:

Abstract:
The Last of the Wild Dataset of the Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2) is derived from the LWP-2 Human Footprint Dataset. The gridded data are classified according to their raster value (wild = 0-10; not wild >10). The ten largest polygons of more than 5 square kilometers within each biome by realm are selected and identified. The dataset is produced by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) and is available in the Geographic Coordinate system.
Purpose:
To provide an upgrade to existing maps of wild areas, which in turn can be used in modeling efforts, wildlife conservation planning, natural resource management, policy-making, biodiversity studies and human-environment interactions.
Supplemental Information:
To reproduce this dataset, the following steps are recommended: 1) Classify the Human Footprint grid according to raster value (wild = 0-10; not wild >10). 2) Eliminate all polygons <5 square kilometers. Changes from the LWP 2002 to LWP 2005 include the following: 1) The populated and USGS urban polygons layers are replaced by CIESIN Global Rural Urban Mapping Project (GRUMP) urban extent layer. 2) The USGS Global land Cover Characteristics layer is replaced with EU Joint Research Centre Global Land Cover 2000 dataset. 3) The roads layer is updated using Latin America and Caribbean Roads data compiled by Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT). Africa roads are updated from compilation of Africa roads data by Andy Nelson.

Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Range of Dates/Times:

Beginning Date: 1995
Ending Date: 2004

Currentness Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed

Spatial Domain:

Bounding Coordinates:

West Bounding Coordinate: -180.000000
East Bounding Coordinate: 180.000000
North Bounding Coordinate: 90.000000
South Bounding Coordinate: -90.000000

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO Topic
Theme Keyword: Biota
Theme Keyword: Environment
Theme Keyword: Imagery/Base Maps/Earth Cover
Theme Keyword: Planning/Cadastre

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: WDC Theme
Theme Keyword: Conservation
Theme Keyword: Hazard
Theme Keyword: Health
Theme Keyword: Sustainability

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: SEDAC Topic
Theme Keyword: Land Cover/Land Use

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: GIS Format
Theme Keyword: GIS

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: Data Granularity
Theme Keyword: Global

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: Project
Theme Keyword: Last of the Wild (LWP)

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: CSA-NBII Biocomplexity
Theme Keyword: Biodiversity
Theme Keyword: Conservation
Theme Keyword: Land Use
Theme Keyword: Natural Resources
Theme Keyword: Resource Management

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: NBII Node
Theme Keyword: Northeast Information Node (NIN)

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: CIESIN Indexing Vocabulary Version 2.1 (GCMD Format)
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Ecological Dynamics > Ecosystems
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Forests > Conifers
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Forests > Deciduous
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Forests > Tropical Forests
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Land Use
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Water Forms > Rivers
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 > Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Alpine/Tundra
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Deserts
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Forests
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Grasslands
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Montane Habitats
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Savannas
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Shrubland/Scrub
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Conifers
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Deciduous Vegetation
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Human Dimensions > Population > Population Distribution
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Human Dimensions > Population > Population Size
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Rivers/Streams
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Land Use/Land Cover > Land Cover
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Mangroves

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: General
Theme Keyword: Biomes
Theme Keyword: Boreal Forests
Theme Keyword: Broadleaf Forests
Theme Keyword: Built-up Areas
Theme Keyword: Coastlines
Theme Keyword: Coniferous Forests
Theme Keyword: Ecoregions
Theme Keyword: Flooded Grasslands
Theme Keyword: Human Access
Theme Keyword: Human Footprint
Theme Keyword: Human Population Pressure
Theme Keyword: Human Settlements
Theme Keyword: Mediterranean Forests
Theme Keyword: Mixed Forests
Theme Keyword: Montane Grasslands
Theme Keyword: Navigable Rivers
Theme Keyword: Nighttime Lights
Theme Keyword: Population Density
Theme Keyword: Railroads
Theme Keyword: Realms
Theme Keyword: Roads
Theme Keyword: Subtropical Forests
Theme Keyword: Subtropical Grasslands
Theme Keyword: Taiga
Theme Keyword: Temperate Forests
Theme Keyword: Temperate Grasslands
Theme Keyword: Tropical Grasslands
Theme Keyword: Wild Areas
Theme Keyword: Woodlands
Theme Keyword: Xeric Shrublands

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: EI Gateway Vocabulary
Theme Keyword: Conservation

Place:

Place Keyword Thesaurus: CIESIN Location Terms, version 2.0
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > Africa
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > Asia
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > Equatorial
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > Europe
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > Global
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > Mid-Latitude
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > North America
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > Oceania
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > Polar
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > South America

Access Constraints: None
Use Constraints:
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York hold the copyright of this dataset. Users are prohibited from any commercial, non-free resale, or redistribution without explicit written permission from WCS or CIESIN. Users should acknowledge WCS 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. WCS or CIESIN also request reprints of any publications and notification of any redistributing efforts.
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

Browse Graphic:

Browse Graphic File Name: http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu/repository/wildareas/maps/Last_of_the_Wild/World.gif
Browse Graphic File Description: Thumbnail Image
Browse Graphic File Type: GIF

Browse Graphic:

Browse Graphic File Name: http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu/repository/wildareas/maps/Last_of_the_Wild/World.jpg
Browse Graphic File Description: Larger Image
Browse Graphic File Type: JPG

Browse Graphic:

Browse Graphic File Name: http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu/repository/wildareas/maps/Last_of_the_Wild/World.pdf
Browse Graphic File Description: Largest Image
Browse Graphic File Type: PDF

Cross Reference:

Citation Information:

Originator: Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS); Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University
Publication Date: 2005
Title: Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2): Global Human Footprint Dataset (Geographic)
Edition: Version 2
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/wildareas/

Cross Reference:

Citation Information:

Originator: Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS); Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University
Publication Date: 2005
Title: Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2): Global Human Footprint Dataset (IGHP)
Edition: Version 2
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/wildareas/

Cross Reference:

Citation Information:

Originator: Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS); Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University
Publication Date: 2005
Title: Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2): Last of the Wild Dataset (IGHP)
Edition: Version 2
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Publication Information:

Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Columbia University

Online Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/wildareas/

Cross Reference:

Citation Information:

Originator: Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS); Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University
Publication Date: 2005
Title: Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2): Global Human Influence Index (HII) Dataset (Geographic)
Edition: Version 2
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/wildareas/

Cross Reference:

Citation Information:

Originator: Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS); Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University
Publication Date: 2005
Title: Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2): Global Human Influence Index (HII) Dataset (IGHP)
Edition: Version 2
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/wildareas/

Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector
Point and Vector Object Information:

SDTS Terms Description:

SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: Complete chain
Point and Vector Object Count: 20003

SDTS Terms Description:

SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: Label point
Point and Vector Object Count: 15655

SDTS Terms Description:

SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: GT-poly/n composed of chains
Point and Vector Object Count: 15655

SDTS Terms Description:

SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: Point
Point and Vector Object Count: 4

Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:

Planar:

Map Projection:

Map Projection Name: Robinson

Planar Coordinate Information:

Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: Coordinate Pair
Coordinate Representation:

Abscissa Resolution: 0.008333
Ordinate Resolution: 0.008333

Planar Distance Units: decimal degrees

Geodetic Model:

Ellipsoid Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major Axis: 6378206.000000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 294.978698

Detailed Description:

Entity Type:

Entity Type Label: ltw_global_geo

Attribute:

Attribute Label: BIOME
Attribute Definition: Polygon attribute representing wild or not wild.

Attribute:

Attribute Label: CURR_STAT

Attribute:

Attribute Label: ECO_CODE
Attribute Definition:
This is an alphanumeric code that is similar to eco_ID but a little easier to interpret. The first 2 characters (letters) are the realm the ecoregion is in. The 2nd 2 characters are the biome and the last 2 characters are the ecoregion number.
Attribute:

Attribute Label: ECO_ID
Attribute Definition: This number is created by combining REALM, BIOME, and ECO_NUM, thus creating a unique numeric ID for each ecoregion.

Attribute:

Attribute Label: ECO_NAME
Attribute Definition: This number is created by combining REALM, BIOME, and ECO_NUM, thus creating a unique numeric ID for each ecoregion.

Attribute:

Attribute Label: ECO_NUM
Attribute Definition: Polygon attribute representing wild or not wild.

Attribute:

Attribute Label: ECO_SYM
Attribute Definition: Ecoregion Symbol - Used to display the map in ArcInfo

Attribute:

Attribute Label: FID
Attribute Definition: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute Label: G200_BIOME
Attribute Definition:
Global 200 Biome - The biome of the Global 200 region that the ecoregion is a component of. Occasionally a Global 200 region is made up of ecoregions of different biomes. In this case, for a particular ecoregion, the G200_BIOME may be different from the original biome. For a description of each Global 200 biome (1-14), see BIOME.
Attribute:

Attribute Label: G200_NUM

Attribute:

Attribute Label: G200_REGIO
Attribute Definition: Global 200 Name

Attribute:

Attribute Label: G200_STAT

Attribute:

Attribute Label: GBL_STAT
Attribute Definition: Global Status (Source: A 30-year prediction of future conservation status given current conservation status and trajectories.)

Attribute:

Attribute Label: GRIDCODE
Attribute Definition: Polygon attribute representing wild (1) or not wild(0).

Attribute:

Attribute Label: REALM
Attribute Definition: Polygon attribute representing wild or not wild.

Attribute:

Attribute Label: SHAPE
Attribute Definition: Coordinates defining the features.

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_LWP2_LW_GEOG
Distribution Liability:
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 CIESIN User Services at (845) 365-8920 or via email at ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu. Neither CIESIN nor WCS 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.
Standard Order Process:

Ordering Instructions:
The global and continental data are available from the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) in Shapefile (SHP) format in the Geographic Coordinate system via direct download at http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/wildareas/.
Standard Order Process:

Digital Form:

Digital Transfer Information:

Format Name: SHP
File Decompression Technique: Unzip
Transfer Size: 10.000000

Digital Transfer Option:

Online Option:

Computer Contact Information:

Network Address:

Network Resource Name: http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu/repository/wildareas/data/ltw_global_geo.zip
Network Resource Name: http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu/repository/wildareas/data/ltw_africa_geo.zip
Network Resource Name: http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu/repository/wildareas/data/ltw_asia_geo.zip
Network Resource Name: http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu/repository/wildareas/data/ltw_europe_geo.zip
Network Resource Name: http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu/repository/wildareas/data/ltw_n_america_geo.zip
Network Resource Name: http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu/repository/wildareas/data/ltw_oceania_geo.zip
Network Resource Name: http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu/repository/wildareas/data/ltw_s_america_geo.zip

Access Instructions: Data accessible via direct download.

Available Time Period:

Time Period Information:

Single Date/Time:

Calendar Date: 2005

Metadata Date: 2005/08/30
Metadata Review Date: 2008/03/12
Metadata Future Review Date: 2009/03/12
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, 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