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Human Settlements Data Access and Tools
Human Settlements Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worldview | Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events |
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Human Settlements Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABoVE: Environmental Conditions During Fall Moose Hunting Seasons, Alaska, 2000-2016 | GROUND STATIONS, Terra, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, Aqua | WATER LEVEL GAUGES, MODIS, THERMOMETERS | 2000-01-01 to 2016-12-31 | ALASKA | N: 64.9322 S: 64.5525 E: -156.665 W: -158.533 | CSV |
| ABoVE: River Ice Breakup and Freeze-up Stages, Yukon River Basin, Alaska, 1972-2016 | LANDSAT, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8 | MSS, TM, ETM+, OLI | 1972-11-04 to 2016-11-30 | ALASKA | N: 66.3594 S: 62.9036 E: -142.986 W: -160.065 | CSV |
| Alaska's Changing YK Delta: Knowledge Exchange between Elders and Geoscientists, 2018 | FIELD SURVEYS | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS | 2018-11-14 to 2018-11-16 | ALASKA | N: 63.4333 S: 59.5816 E: -159.478 W: -166.553 | |
| Dar es Salaam Land Use and Informal Settlement Data Set | MODELS | Computer | 1982-01-01, 1992-01-01, 1998-01-01, 2002-01-01 | TANZANIA | N: 6.568272 S: -39.073198 E: 39.365646 W: -7.000879 | Shapefile, PDF, PNG, WMS |
| Global High Resolution Daily Extreme Urban Heat Exposure (UHE-Daily), 1983-2016 | MODELS | Computer | 1983-01-01 to 2016-12-31 | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | Shapefile, CSV |
| Global Human Built-up And Settlement Extent (HBASE) Dataset From Landsat | MODELS, LANDSAT | Computer, TM, ETM+ | 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 | AFRICA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, EUROPE, GLOBAL | N: 82.788372 S: -58.349606 E: 180 W: -180 | GeoTIFF, PDF, PNG, WMS |
| Global Human Settlement Layer: Population and Built-Up Estimates, and Degree of Urbanization Settlement Model Grid | MODELS | Computer | 1975-01-01, 1990-01-01, 2000-01-01, 2014-01-01, 2015-01-01 | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | GeoTIFF, PDF, PNG, WMS |
| Global Rural-Urban Mapping Project, Version 1 (GRUMPv1): Settlement Points | MODELS | Computer | 1990-07-01, 1995-07-01, 2000-07-01 | AFRICA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, EUROPE, GLOBAL | N: 85 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180 | Excel, Shapefile, CSV, PDF, PNG, WMS |
| Global Rural-Urban Mapping Project, Version 1 (GRUMPv1): Settlement Points, Revision 01 | MODELS | Computer | 1990-07-01, 1995-07-01, 2000-07-01 | AFRICA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, EUROPE, GLOBAL | N: 85 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180 | CSV, Shapefile |
| Global Urban Polygons and Points Dataset (GUPPD), Version 1 | MODELS | Computer | 1975-01-01 to 2030-12-31 | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | Geodatabase, PDF, PNG |
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