LandScan Global Population Database for 2002. Population counds at 30 arc second resolution.
Purpose
Developed for the U. S. Department of Defense. For visualizing population with GIS software.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
Ground condition.
Bounding Box
West
-180.000000
East
180.000000
North
84.000000
South
-90.000000
Theme Keyword
population
density
population count
people
demographic
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Theme Keyword
society
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Place Keyword
world
Place Keyword Thesaurus
None
Temporal Keyword
2002
Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
None
Access Restrictions
None
Use Restrictions
License required for non-Department-of-Defense users.
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Annually
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
Map and Geospatial Information Center, Lewis Library, Princeton University
Delivery Point
Washington Rd and Ivy Lane
City
Princeton
State
NJ
Postal Code
08544
Country
US
Contact Telephone
609-258-1097
Credit
Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Edward A. Bright, Phillip R. Coleman, Amy N. Rose
Native Data Set Environment
Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.7.1.11595
Data Quality Information
Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Assessment
Completeness Report
Global coverage.
Lineage
Source
Type of Source Media
CD-ROM
Contribution
Multiple input datasets (CD-ROM, DVD, and external hard drive).
Contribution
Administrative boundaries for some selected countries: the Global Administrative Unit Layers (GAUL) dataset, implemented by FAO within the EC FAO Food Security for Action Programme.
Source
Type of Source Media
onLine
Contribution
County boundaries.
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Raster
Raster Object Information
Raster Object Type
Grid Cell
Row Count
20880
Column Count
43200
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Geographic
Latitude Resolution
8.983152841195215e-09
Longitude Resolution
8.983152841195215e-09
Geographic Coordinate Units
Decimal Degrees
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
D WGS 1984
Ellipsoid Name
WGS 1984
Semi-major Axis
6378137.0
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
298.257223563
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
lspop2002.vat
Entity Type Definition
Rasters representing population.
Entity Type Definition Source
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Attributes
Rowid
Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
ESRI
VALUE
Number of people per cell.
Definition Source
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
COUNT
Number of cells with same population value.
Definition Source
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Entity and Attribute Overview
VALUE: number of people per cell. COUNT: number of cells with the same population value.
Entity and Attribute Detail Citation
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Distribution Information
Distributor
GIST Group, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Online Access
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/landscan
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20191122
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Map and Geospatial Information Center, Lewis Library, Princeton University
Contact Address
Address
Washington Rd and Ivy Lane
City
Princeton
State or Province
NJ
Postal Code
08544
Country
US
Contact Voice Telephone
609-258-1097
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
