Human footprint, North America (2005)

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The Global Human Footprint Dataset of the Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2) is the Human Influence Index (HII) normalized by biome and realm. The HII is a global dataset of 1-kilometer grid cells, created from nine global data layers covering human population pressure (population density), human land use and infrastructure (built-up areas, nighttime lights, land use/land cover), and human access (coastlines, roads, railroads, navigable rivers). The dataset is produced by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN).

The Human Footprint Index (HF) expressses as a percentage the relative human influence in each terrestrial biome. HF values range from 0 to 100. A value of zero represents the least influenced - the "most wild" part of the biome with value of 100 representing the most influenced (least wild) part of the biome.

If you wish to download this data, refer to the data provider at: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/wildareas/downloads.jsp.
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Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS); Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University

Original publication: Sanderson, E.W., M. Jaiteh, M.A. Levy, K.H. Redford, A.V. Wannebo, and G. Woolmer. 2003. The Human Footprint and The Last of the Wild. BioScience 52, no.10 (October 2002): 891-904
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1995-2004
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Title: Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2): Global Human Footprint Dataset (Geographic)
Credits: Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS); Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Columbia University
Citation: Last of the Wild Data Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2): Global Human Footprint data set (HF). Wildlife Conservation (WCS) and Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN). Available: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/wildareas/
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The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York hold the copyright of this dataset. Users are prohibited from any commercial, non-free resale, or redistribution without explicit written permission from WCS or CIESIN. Users should acknowledge WCS and CIESIN as the source used in the creation of any reports, publications, new data sets, derived products, or services resulting from the use of this data set. WCS or CIESIN also request reprints of any publications and notification of any redistributing efforts.
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