Human Influence Index, South America (2005)

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The Global Human Influence Index Dataset of the Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2) 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 Influence Index (HII) is a measure of direct human influence on terrestrial ecosystems using the best available data sets on human settlement (population density, built-up areas), access (roads, railroads, navigable rivers, coastline), landscape transformation (land use/land cover) and electric power infrastructure (nighttime lights). HII values range from 0 to 64. Zero value represents no human influence and 64 represents maximum human influence possible using all 8 measures of human presence.

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 Influence Index (HII) 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 Influence Index (HII). 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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