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Urbanization/Urban Sprawl Data Access and Tools
Access a range of datasets and data tools to further your research into urbanization and urban sprawl.
Urbanization/Urban Sprawl Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: MA Rapid Land Cover Change | MODELS | Computer | 1901-01-01 to 2015-12-31 | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | Grid, Shapefile |
| Sub-global Scenarios that Extend the Global SSP Narratives: Literature Database, Version 1, 2014-2021 | MODELS | Computer | 2014-01-01 to 2021-12-31 | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | Excel |
| U.S. EPA National Priorities List (NPL) Sites Point Data with CIESIN Modifications, Version 2 | MODELS | Computer | 2014-02-27 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AMERICAN SAMOA, GUAM, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, VIRGIN ISLANDS | N: 64.823 S: -14.3601 E: 151.78372 W: -176.6525 | Excel, PNG, PDF, WMS |
| U.S. Population Grids (Summary File 1), 2000: Houston Metropolitan Statistical Area, Alpha Version | MODELS | Computer | 2000-04-01 | HOUSTON | N: 31 S: 28 E: -94 W: -97 | Grid, PDF, PNG |
| U.S. Population Grids (Summary File 1), 2000: New Orleans Metropolitan Statistical Area, Alpha Version | MODELS | Computer | 2000-04-01 | NEW ORLEANS | N: 31 S: 28 E: -88 W: -91 | Grid, PDF, PNG |
| U.S. Population Grids (Summary File 3), 2000: New Orleans Metropolitan Statistical Area, Alpha Version | MODELS | Computer | 2000-04-01 | NEW ORLEANS | N: 31 S: 28 E: -88 W: -91 | Grid |
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