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Human Dimensions Data Access and Tools

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Human Dimensions Data Tools

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Tool Description Services
Panoply Panoply is a cross-platform application that plots geo-referenced and other arrays from netCDF, HDF, GRIB, and other datasets. Visualization, Customization, Reformatting, Subsetting, Comparison
POPGRID Viewer POPGRID Viewer explores the intercomparison of population counts and settlement mapping from leading global data sources. Comparison
POWER DAV The POWER project’s Data Access Viewer (DAV) is an interactive web-mapping application that provides access to NASA’s customized solar and meteorological data catalog. Analysis, Downloading, Subsetting, Visualization
RTC Stack Processor The radiometric terrain correction (RTC) stack processor tool facilitates time-series analysis of such phenomena as flooding events, deforestation, or glacier retreat. Analysis, Processing, Search and Discovery, Visualization
SEDAC Map Viewer With the SEDAC Map Viewer, users can view up to 4 SEDAC map layers, either as four separately synched maps or as overlays in a single map. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
SOTO State of the Ocean (SOTO) is an interactive web-based tool that generates informative maps, animations, and plots that communicate and prove the discovery and analysis of the state of the oceans. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
STREAM STREAM is a rapid water quality monitoring tool that processes satellite imagery to create maps showing chlorophyll-a, Total Suspended Solids, and water clarity at 20-30 meter resolution. Processing
TESViS The Terrestrial Ecology Subsetting & Visualization Services Global Subsets Tool provides on-demand, customized subsets of several terrestrial ecology data products. Visualization, Subsetting
VEDA NASA's Visualization, Exploration, and Data Analysis (VEDA) project is an open-source science cyberinfrastructure for data processing, visualization, exploration, and geographic information systems (GIS) capabilities. Access, Analysis, Processing, Visualization, Geoprocessing
Vertex Vertex is a graphical search interface for finding synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data. Search and Discovery, Access, Downloading, Processing, Subsetting
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Human Dimensions Datasets

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Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Spatial Extent Data Format
Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Population Density Grid, Future Estimates MODELS Computer 2005-07-01, 2010-07-01, 2015-07-01 AFRICA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, EUROPE, GLOBAL N: 85 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180 ASCII, BIL, Grid, WMS
Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Subnational Administrative Boundaries MODELS Computer 1990-07-01, 1995-07-01, 2000-07-01 AFRICA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, EUROPE, GLOBAL N: 85 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180 PDF, PNG
Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Administrative Unit Center Points with Population Estimates MODELS Computer 2000-07-01, 2005-07-01, 2010-07-01, 2015-07-01, 2020-07-01 GLOBAL N: 82.5 S: -55.03 E: 179.95 W: -179.96 SHP, CSV, GDB, SQLITE
Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Administrative Unit Center Points with Population Estimates, Revision 10 MODELS Computer 2000-07-01, 2005-07-01, 2010-07-01, 2015-07-01, 2020-07-01 AFGHANISTAN, ALAND ISLANDS, ALBANIA, ALGERIA, AMAZONIA N: 82.5 S: -55.03 E: 179.95 W: -179.96 CSV, SHP, GDB, SQLITE
Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Administrative Unit Center Points with Population Estimates, Revision 11 MODELS Computer 2000-07-01, 2005-07-01, 2010-07-01, 2015-07-01, 2020-07-01 GLOBAL, AFRICA, ASIA, EUROPE, NORTH AMERICA N: 90 S: -90 E: 179.95 W: -179.96 CSV, Geodatabase, Geopackage, Shapefile, PDF, PNG
Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Basic Demographic Characteristics, Revision 10 MODELS Computer 2010-07-01 GLOBAL N: 85 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 ASCII, GeoTIFF, netCDF
Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Basic Demographic Characteristics, Revision 11 MODELS Computer 2010-07-01 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 ASCII, GeoTIFF, netCDF-4, PDF, PNG, WMS
Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Data Quality Indicators MODELS Computer 2010-07-01 GLOBAL N: 85 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 GeoTIFF
Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Data Quality Indicators, Revision 10 MODELS Computer 2010-07-01 GLOBAL N: 85 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 ASCII, GeoTIFF
Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Data Quality Indicators, Revision 11 MODELS Computer 2010-07-01 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 ASCII, GeoTIFF, PDF, PNG, WMS
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