World Population Density, 1996 is a polygon theme representing population density worldwide. Density measures are given in the attribute table as one of nine classes:
0 - unpopulated
1 - 1 people per square kilometer
2 - 1 - 10 people per square kilometer
3 - 10 - 25 people per square kilometer
4 - 25 - 50 people per square kilometer
5 - 50 - 100 people per square kilometer
6 - 100 - 200 people per square kilometer
7 - 200 - 400 people per square kilometer
8 - 400 - 800 people per square kilometer
9 - 800 people per square kilometer
Purpose
For educational, non-commercial purposes. This dataset is appropriate for use in a GIS.
Supplemental Information
The human population has been growing throughout history in both size and inhabited area. Furthermore, the rates of growth and expansion have been accelerating. The population of the earth is estimated to have been 300 million people in the year 1000. During the 17th century the rate of population growth abruptly accelerated and territories that were poorly developed began to be settled, especially through migration. This new settlement sharply increased the area of inhabited land.
Demographers forecast that the population of the earth will grow from 5.6 billion people in 1994 to exceed 7.9 billion people by 2020. The world demographic situation is expected to become aggravated because of exploding populations in developing countries. The enormous population will make increasingly difficult the activities of supplying people with food, raw materials, and power. It will also be difficult to mitigate the demographic impact on the environment.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
1996
Bounding Box
West
-180
East
180
North
85
South
-85
Theme Keyword
society
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme Keyword
Population density
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Place Keyword
Earth
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Temporal Keyword
1996
Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
None
Access Restrictions
For current Columbia affiliates only.
Use Restrictions
For educational, non-commercial use only.
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
None planned
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
ESRI
Delivery Point
380 New York Street
City
Redlands
State
California
Postal Code
92373-8100
Country
USA
Contact Telephone
909-793-2853
Contact Facsimile Telephone
909-793-5953
Contact Electronic Mail Address
info@esri.com
Hours of Service
7:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Pacific time, Monday-Friday
Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850
Data Quality Information
Lineage
Source
Originator
Bruk, S.I.
Originator
V.S. Apenchenko
Publication Date
1964
Title
Atlas narodov mira
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
atlas
Publication Information
Publication Place
GUGK
Publisher
Moscow
Type of Source Media
paper
Source
Title
Various national atlases of the world's countries
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
atlas
Type of Source Media
paper
Source
Originator
S.I. Bruk
Publication Date
1970
Title
Plotnost' naselenija mira
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
map
Publication Information
Publication Place
GUGK
Publisher
Moscow
Source Scale Denominator
15000000
Type of Source Media
paper
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Vector
Point and Vector Object Information
SDTS Terms Description
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
G-polygon
Point and Vector Object Count
7943
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Geographic
Latitude Resolution
0.000000
Longitude Resolution
0.000000
Geographic Coordinate Units
Decimal degrees
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
D_Clarke_1866
Ellipsoid Name
Clarke 1866
Semi-major Axis
6378206.400000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
294.978698
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
pop
Attributes
FID
Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
ESRI
Shape
Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
Definition Source
ESRI
AREA
Area
PERIMETER
Perimeter
AUPOPDD_
Australia
AUPOPDD_ID
Australia
DENSITY
The number of people per square kilometer
EUPOPDD_
Europe
EUPOPDD_ID
Europe
NAPOPDD_
North America
NAPOPDD_ID
North America
AFPOPDD_
Africa
AFPOPDD_ID
Africa
ASPOPDD_
Asia
ASPOPDD_ID
Asia
SAPOPDD_
South America
SAPOPDD_ID
South America
Distribution Information
Format Name
geopackage
Distributor
ESRI; ESRI International Distributors
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20090701
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Research Data Services (RDS), Columbia University Libraries
Contact Person
GIS/Metadata Librarian
Contact Address
Address
420 W. 118th St. 215 IAB, MC 3301
City
New York
State or Province
NY
Postal Code
10027
Country
USA
Contact Voice Telephone
(212) 854-6012
Contact Electronic Mail Address
data@library.columbia.edu
Hours of Service
7:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Pacific time, Monday-Friday
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
