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Title:	GLOBAL GRASS
Vendor/Agency:	USA/CERL
Publication Year:	1991
Data Layer Set Source:	Donated
Media Format(s):	CD-ROM
Data Restrictions:	Public Domain. Data is freely distributable with proper metadata and source attribution to the respective agency.
Physical Location(s):	Davis Library Reference Electronic Resource
Call Number:	By Title.
For Additional Information, see:	http://www.crssa.rutgers.edu/projects/global/
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Bounding Coordinates:
Global Spatial Extent:	Y
Spatial Extent, Countries/Territories Include:	Global Extent
Spatial Extent, States Include:
Abstract:	"The Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis of Cook College, Rutgers University and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (USA/CERL) have released and distributed GRASS Global CD-ROM datasets to users around the world. These products are the result of a cooperative research and development agreement allowing Rutgers to make global digital datasets, developed jointly by CERL and Rutgers, available on CD-ROM. These datasets have been created to provide global and regional scale data to scientists, educators, and government agencies for environmental analysis. The five CD-ROMs comprise the largest single-format global GIS dataset now available." Layers: Surface Albedo for April Season, Surface Albedo for January Season, Surface Albedo for July Season, Surface Albedo for October Season, Aspect Map of the World (Direction of Slope), Continents (with nearby islands), Continental Shelf, Coral Reef Distribution, Primary Cover/Vegetation Types, Reliability of Land Cover Data, Secondary Cover/Vegetation Types, Intensity of Agricultural Cultivation, Major World Ecosystem Complexes, Highest Biomass Productivity in Kg C / sq m, Lowest Biomass Productivity in Kg C/ sq m, Medium Biomass Productivity in Kg C/ sq m, Fisheries Productivity in Km tons by Major Areas, Major World Fisheries Areas, Greenturtle Distribution & Characteristics, Land (Elevation greater than 0), Nations - World Political Boundaries, Ocean Bio-Geographic Zones Based on Surface Temp., Biological Ocean Zones Based on Bathemetry, Ocean Floor Biomass Production, Marine Conservation Projects, General Range of Marine Otters, Ocean Productivity in mg/m3 (CZCS data), Phytoplankton Productivity, Soil Map of the World, World Soil Slope Groups, Soil Texture Groups, Soils for General Circulation Climate Models, Reliability of Soils Data, Detailed Soils Types, Shaded Relief Map of the World, World Topographic Elevation Ranges, Normal Veg. Production for the Month of April, Normal Veg. Production for the Month of August, Normal Veg. Production for the Month of December, Normal Veg. Production for the Month of February, Normal Veg. Production for the Month of January, Normal Veg. Production for the Month of July, Normal Veg. Production for the Month of June, Normal Veg. Production for the Month of March, Normal Veg. Production for the Month of May, Normal Veg. Production for the Month of November, Normal Veg. Production for the Month of October, Normal Veg. Production for the Month of September, Natural Vegetation (Pre-agriculture), Abundance of Zooplankton, Bathymetry, Watershed basins of Africa and the Saudi Peninsula, Watershed basins of Asia, Watershed basins of S. America, Australia, Pacific, Watershed basins of Europe, Watershed basins of North America (USA-CANADA), Monthly cloud cover percentages, Geosphere true color image of the earth, Major mountain ranges of the world, Monthly precipitation, Ridge peaks, Major Rivers, Soil elements, Soil formations, New and Improved shaded relief map of the world, Monthly temperatures, Percentage of urbanized land, Four year composite of Veg. productivity, 53 weekly veg. production files for 1988, Rivers of the World, Demarcated or Delimited Intl. Boundaries of Asia, Indefinite or Disputed Intl. Boundaries of Asia, Lines of Asian Separation or Sovereignty on Land, Lines of Asian Separation or Sovereignty at Sea, Other Lines of Asian Separation and Sovereignty, Asian Continental Shelf Boundary in Persian Gulf, No Defined Boundary in So. Arabian Peninsula (Asia), Asian Coastlines, Islands, and Lakes (on all maps), Additional Major Islands and Lakes of Asia, Intermediate Islands and Lakes of Asia, Minor Islands and Lakes of Asia, Intermittent Major Islands of Asia, Intermittent Minor Lakes of Asia, Reefs of Asia, Major Salt Pans of Asia, Minor Salt Pans of Asia, Demarcated or Delimited Intl. Boundaries of Europe & Africa, Indefinite or Disputed Intl. Boundaries of Europe & Africa, Lines of European/African Separation & Sovereignty on Land, Lines of European/African Separation & Sovereignty at Sea, Other Lines of European/African Separation and Sovereignty, European/African Continental Shelf Boundary in Persian Gulf, Demilitarized Zone in Israel (Europe and Africa), No Defined Boundary in So. Arabian Peninsula (Europe/Africa), European & African Coastlines, Islands, and Lakes (on all maps), Additional Major Islands and Lakes of Europe and Africa, Intermediate Islands and Lakes of Europe and Africa, Minor Islands and Lakes of Europe and Africa, Intermittent Major Lakes of Europe and Africa, Intermittent Minor Lakes of Europe and Africa, Reefs of Europe and Africa, Major Salt Pans of Europe and Africa, Minor Salt Pans of Europe and Africa, Glaciers of Europe and Africa, Demarcated or Delimited Intl. Boundaries of North America, Indefinite or Disputed Intl. Boundaries of North America, Lines of North American Separation & Sovereignty on Land, North American Coastlines, Islands, and Lakes (on all maps), Intermediate Islands and Lakes of North America, Minor Islands and Lakes of North America, Intermittent Major Lakes of North America, Intermittent Minor Lakes of North America, Major Salt Pans of North America, Minor Salt Pans of North America, Internal First Order Administrative Boundaries of N. America, Boundaries of and within the Great Lakes, Demarcated or Delimited Intl. Boundaries of South America, Indefinite or Disputed Intl. Boundaries of South America, Lines of South American Separation & Sovereignty on Lan, South American Coastlines, Islands, and Lakes (on all maps), Additional Major Islands and Lakes of South America, Intermediate Islands and Lakes of South America, Minor Islands and Lakes of South America, Intermittent Minor Lakes of South America, Reefs of South America, Major Salt Pans of South America, Minor Salt Pans of South America, Major Ice Shelves of South America, Minor Ice Shelves of South America, Acid Rain Effects, Albacore Tuna Migration Areas, Albacore Tuna Distribution, Spawning Areas, and Fisheries, Bluefin Tuna Migration Areas, Bluefin Tuna Distribution, Spawning Areas, and Fisheries, Number of Bovines Per Square Kilometer (x1000), Number of Buffalo Per Square Kilometer (x1000), Number of Camels Per Square Kilometer (x1000), Number of Caribou Per Square Kilometer (x1000), Number of Non-Dairy Cattle Per Square Kilometer (x1000), Number of Dairy Cattle Per Square Kilometer (x1000), Spreading Deserts of the World, Safe Drinking Water Access (In Percent of Population), Areas of Frequent Fog, Daily Caloric Intake Per Person (1988), Per Capita Gross National Product (U.S.$, 1990), Numbers of Goats Per Square Kilometer (x1000), Number of Horses Per Square Kilometer (x1000), Iceberg Drift, Manatee and Dugong Distributions, Striped and White Marlin Migrations, Striped & White Marlin Distribution, Spawning Areas, and Fisheries, Kilograms of Methane Produced Per Square Kilometer (x1000), Number of Pigs Per Square Kilometer (x1000), Population Per Physician (1990 estimate), Ridge Direction (in tens of degrees from north), Number of Ridges in Each Pixel, Casualty Risk Areas at Sea, Sea Surface Temperatures, Number of Sheep Per Square Kilometer, Skipjack Tuna Migration Areas, Skipjack Tuna Distribution, Spawning Areas, and Fisheries, Primary Terrain Cover Types, Secondary Terrain Cover Types, Tropical Forest Destruction, Tropical Storms and Cyclones, Winter Gales, Yellowfin Tuna Migration, Yellowfin Tuna Distribution, Spawning Areas, and Fisheries (Source: vendor website, contents files).
Thematic Category(ies):	ImageryBaseMapsEarthCover Additional data layers in this category: ImageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Keywords:	albedo, aspect, continents, continental shelf, coral reef, reef, vegetation, agriculture, ecosystem, biomass, fisheries, greenturtle, green turtle, fishery productivity, nations, countries, political boundaries, marine conservation, marine otters, otters, productivity, soils, soil, relief, elevation, AVHRR, zooplankton, temperature, precipitation, cloud cover, bathymetry, watershed, ridge systems, rivers, river, mountains, mountain, urban, urbanized, vegetation productivity, gross national product, gnp, acid rain, manatee, dugon, distributions, inundated land, desert, deserts, safe drinking water, drinking water, caloric intake, daily calorie intake, physicians, doctors, tropical forest, bovines, buffalo, camels, caribou, cattle, goats, horses, pigs, methane, albacore, tuna, bluefin, migration, marlin, skipjack, yellowfin, fog, icebergs, tropical storms, terrain, sea surface temperature, seasurface temperature, world
Notes:	This data is in GRASS format. Users familiar with GRASS and Unix-based ArcInfo can convert the files to ArcInfo if desired. Instructions are available at: http://www.cecer.army.mil/techreports/DIL_GRAS/dil_gras.htm Other users should consult the GlobalArc CD-ROM. This CD-ROM contains all of the raster Global GRASS files in ESRI compatible formats.
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