HydroSHEDS (BAS) - South America drainage basins (watershed boundaries) at 30s resolution

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HydroSHEDS (Hydrological data and maps based on SHuttle Elevation Derivatives at multiple Scales) provides hydrographic information in a consistent and comprehensive format for regional and global-scale applications. HydroSHEDS offers a suite of geo-referenced data sets (vector and raster), including stream networks, watershed boundaries, drainage directions, and ancillary data layers such as flow accumulations, distances, and river topology information. HydroSHEDS is derived from elevation data of the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) at 3 arc-second resolution. Available HydroSHEDS resolutions range from 3 arc-second (approx. 90 meters at the equator) to 5 minute (approx. 10 km at the equator) with seamless near-global extent.
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World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
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Title: HydroSHEDS (BAS) - South America drainage basins (watershed boundaries) at 30s resolution
Credits: World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Publication Date: 2006
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online Linkages: Other Citation Info: Please cite HydroSHEDS as: Lehner, B., Verdin, K., Jarvis, A. (2006): HydroSHEDS Technical Documentation. World Wildlife Fund US, Washington, DC. Available at http://hydrosheds.cr.usgs.gov.
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EROS Data Center
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Users may apply HydroSHEDS for non-commercial purposes. We kindly ask users to cite HydroSHEDS in any published material produced using this data. Any modification of the original data by users must be noted. The authors of HydroSHEDS may request reprints of publications and copies of derived materials. The user shall not reproduce, convert, (re)publish, (re)distribute, (re)broadcast, (re)transmit, sell, rent, lease, sublicense, lend, assign, time-share, or transfer, in whole or in part, or provide unlicensed third parties access to the data and related materials without explicit written permission from the authors. For more details see HydroSHEDS Technical Documentation.
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earth science, watershed characteristics, terrain elevation, usgs, eros, hydrosphere, land surface, drainage, mapping, gis, cartography, digital elevation model, surface water, streams, rivers, 3-arc-second dem, edc, hydropattern, topography
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