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LandScan 2012 World Country Boundaries

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Abstract/Contents

Abstract
This raster dataset is a grid of world countries. These are the standard country boundaries. Also included is a DBF (countries.dbf) giving the country name for each country "number" in the grid and has demographic factors similar to the Admin1 table. This dataset is part of the LandScan 2012 Global Population Database.
Purpose
The LandScan 2012 Global Population Database was developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) for the United States Department of Defense (DoD). This dataset contains boundary information for understanding and analyzing population statistics.

Description

Type of resource cartographic, software, multimedia
Form Raster Dataset
Place Oak Ridge, Tennessee, US
Publisher Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Publication date 2013
Edition 2012
Language English
Digital origin born digital
Map data Scale not given. ; W 180°--E 180°/N 84°--S 90°, Scale not given ; EPSG::4326

Creators/Contributors

Creator Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Subjects

Subject Boundaries
Subject Administrative and political divisions
Subject Earth (Planet)
Subject 2012
Subject Boundaries
Genre Geospatial data
Genre Cartographic dataset

Bibliographic information

Supplemental information

For correct population analysis using ESRI products assure that the following parameters are set:
Use ONLY Geographic, WGS84 projection parameters.
Spatial Analysis cell size is 0.008333333333333 (double precision)
Spatial Analysis extent should be set to an exact multiple of the cell size (for example 35.25, 35.50, 35.0)
Converting (including on-the-fly projections) a grid to other projections or coordinate systems causes population cells to be re-sampled, and hence population counts will be incorrect.
In ESRI ArcMap, load the LandScan grid first in order to maintain the original geographic (lat-lon) projection.
Location https://purl.stanford.edu/gz352mw6982

Access conditions

Use and reproduction
These data are licensed by Stanford Libraries and are available to Stanford University affiliates only. Affiliates are limited to current faculty, staff and students. Non affiliates seeking access should contact the publisher directly. These data may not be reproduced or used for any purpose without permission.
Copyright
Copyright ownership resides with the originator.

Preferred citation

Oak Ridge National Laboratory. (2013). LandScan 2012 World Country Boundaries. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, UT-Battelle, LLC.

Collection

East View LandScan global 2012

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