Global Datasets Available from CRSSA

Carine O'Neil coneil at deathstar.rutgers.edu
Mon Jan 23 16:46:17 EST 1995


		GLOBAL GRASS 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 DIGITAL DATA SETS
				ON CD-ROM

		Developed by USACERL & Rutgers University
       	       Available from the Center for Remote Sensing
	  and Spatial Analysis, Cook College, Rutgers University


Hello, GRASS Users;

The following is a description of the data contained on the Global GRASS 1, 2,
3, 4, & 5 CD-ROM digital datasets that we have been distributing for the past
three years.  We have also included ordering information for your convenience.

The data were developed by th US Army Corps of Engineers by their Spatial
Analysis Systems Team and the Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial analysis,
Cook College, Rutgers University.  Rutgers University is responsible for bringing this data to you.

The files on the CD-ROM are stored in uncompressed, flat format and can be
accessed directly using GRASS software.  The files can be imported fairly easily
for non-GRASS users as well.  For information on how to obtain GRASS 4.1.2 for
free from the ftp site or to order the GRASS CD-ROM and other GRASS products,
contact Carine O'Neil at the following address and phone number. 

For something more detailed than the following Global GRASS CD-ROM contents
list contact the individuals below for information on the data or about ordering the CDs:

Scott Madry, Associate Director		OR	Carine O'Neil
Center for Remote Sensing and			Global Dataset Project Crdntr
Spatial Analysis, Cook College			same address
Box 231, College Farm Road			same phone and FAX #
Rutgers University				email:  coneil at ocean.rutgers.edu
New Brunswick, NJ  08903
Phone #:  908-932-1582
FAX #:	  908-932-8746
email:	  madry at ocean.rutgers.edu


TO ORDER:

Please send to one of the above contacts your NAME, ADDRESS, E-MAIL ADDRESS,
PHONE and FAX # along with either a CHECK, MONEY ORDER, or PURCHASE ORDER 
(FAXed copies are acceptable) payable to "Rutgers, the State University of NJ".

PRICE LIST:

CD1:	$375		CD4:	$225
CD2:	$300		CD5:	$225
CD3:	$250		ALL 5:	$1,125

OVERSEAS shipping and handling is U.S. $10.
U.S. GOVERNMENT agencies receive a 25% discount.


		CONTENTS OF GLOBAL GRASS CDs 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5:

				CD1

FILE:					SOURCE:

Surface Albedo for January,...........	Matthews, E. 1983.  "Global Vegetation
April, July & October			and Land Use:  New High Resolution
					Data Bases for Climate Studies,"
					J. Climate Appl. Meeor. (22):474-487.

Aspect................................	ETOPO5, NOAA Geophysical Data Center

Continents............................	ETOPO5, World Data Base II

Continental Shelf.....................	ETOPO5

Coral Reef Distribution...............	Times Atlas of the Oceans, 1983

Primary Cover/Vegetation Types........	NOAA National Center for Atmospheric
					Research, University of Liverpool

Reliability of Land Cover Data........	As above

Secondary Cover/Vegetation Types......	As above

Intensity of Agicultural Cultivation..	Matthews 1983 (see above)

Major World Ecosystem Complexes.......	NOAA/Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
 					Martin Marietta Aenergy Systems, the
					CDIC Numeric Data Collection

Fisheries Productivity................	As above


Greenturtle Distribution..............	Atlas of Animal Migrations 1972
and Characteristics

Land (Elevation greater thatn 0)......	ETOPO5

Nations--Politcal Boundaries..........	paper map dated Jan. 1, 1982.
 					1:40,000,000 scale

Ocean Bio-Geographic Zones............	Times Atlas of the Oceans.  1983
based on Surface Temp

Biological Ocean Zones................	map based on ETOPO5, with info. from
based on Bathymetry			Rand McNally

Ocean Floor Biomass Production........	Times Atlas of the Oceans.  1983

Marine Conservation Projects..........	Times Atlas of the Oceans.  1983

General Range of Sea Otter............	as above

Ocean Productivitiy in mg/m3..........	Coastal Zone Color Scanner (CZCS)

Phytoplankton Productivity............	FAO Atlas of the Living Resources 
					of the Seas.  1977

Soil Map..............................	FAO 1974 Soil Map of the World and
					Matthews 1983 vegetation dataset

World Soil Slope Groups...............	As above

Soil Texture Groups...................	As above

Reliability of Soils..................	As above

Detailed Soil Types...................	As above

Soils for GMC.........................	NOAA National Center for Atmospheric
					Research, University of Liverpool

Shaded Relief Map.....................	ETOPO5

World Topographic Elevation Ranges....	As above

Natural Vegetation....................	based on UNESCO classification system
(Pre-Agriculture)			and Matthews 1983

Abundance of Zooplankton..............	FAO Atlas of the Living Resources of
					the Seas.  1977

Average Vegetation Production.........	AVHRR data from April 1984-December 1988
for Each Month of the Year 1984-88
(12 files)



				CD2:

FILE:					SOURC:

12 monthly Cloud Cover...............	International Institute for Applied
(percentage) files			Systems Analysis (IIASA) database for
					mean monthly values of temp.,
					precipitation and cloudiness (Leemans
					and Cramer 1990)

12 monthly Precipitation.............	As above
(inches) files

12 monthly Temperature...............	As above
(degrees F) files

5 Watersheds of the World files......	Created at CERL, based on ETOPO5

Bathymetry file......................	ETOPO5

Visual Earth - shaded image..........	Eyes on the Earth, Inc.  Santa Monica,
					CA and CERL

Major Mountains of the World.........	USA-CERL

Ridges fo the World..................	Created at CERL

Rivers of the World..................	Created at CERL, based on World DBase II

Soil Elements........................	UNESCO/FAO Soil Map of the World 1973

Soil Formations......................	As above

Shaded Relief Map....................	CERL (Improved from CD1)

Percent of Urban Cover...............	Corrected by CERL from US Navy (NCAR)
					1984

Vegetation Production................	NOAA Geophysical Data Center

				CD3:

FILE:					SOURCE:

53 Weekly Vegetation.................	Each file is a compostion of
Productivity files			approximately 7 AVHRR NVI Images


				CD4

FILE:					SOURCE:

6.2 Million (approximately)..........	Foreign data:  Defense Mapping Agency-
global sites files in over 630		Hydrographic/Topographic Center
different category types		(Geographic Names Branch)

					U.S. data:  United States Geological 
					Survey-Geographical Names Branch

High resolution World Data Base II...	World Data Base II
global vector data

High resolution (1.5 min.)...........	Created at CERL
shaded relief map

High resolution (21 sec.)............	Created at CERL-based on World DBase II
land/water map


				CD5

FILE:					SOURCE:

Gross National Product...............	WWF Atlas of the Environment.  1992

Acid Rain............................	As above

Spreading Deserts....................	As above

Safe Drinking Water Availability.....	As above

Daily Calorie Intake/Person..........	As above

Physicians/Person....................	As above

Tropical Forest Destruction..........	As above

Bovines/sq. Km.......................	National Center for Atmospheric Research

Buffalo/sq. Km.......................	As above

Camels/sq. Km........................	As above

Caribou/sq. Km.......................	As above

Non-Dairy Cattle/sq. Km..............	As above

Dairy Cattle/sq. Km..................	As above

Goats/sq. Km.........................	As above

Horses/sq. Km........................	As above

Pigs/sq. Km..........................	As above

Methane production/sq. Km............	As above

Albacore-Distribution,...............	International Tropical Tuna Commision
Spawning & Fisheries			1988 Tuna and Billfish:  Fish Without
					a Country.

Bluefin-Distribution,................	As above
Spawning & Fisheries

Bluefin-Migration....................	As above

Marlin-Distribution,.................	As above
Spawing & Fisheries

Marlin-Migration.....................	As above

Skipjack-Distribution,...............	As above
Spawning & Fisheries

Skipjack-Migration...................	As above

Yellowfin-Distribution,..............	As above
Spawning & Fisheries

Yellowfin-Migration..................	As above

Manatee and Dugon....................	Ridgeway & Harris 1981.  Handbook of
Distributions				Marine Mammals.

Inundated Land.......................	NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, 
					Institute for Space Studies

Fog..................................	Times Atlas of the Oceans.  1983

Icebergs.............................	As above

Casualty Risk Areas at Sea...........	As above

Tropical Storms......................	As above

Winter Gales.........................	As above

Ridge Direction......................	National Center for Atmospheric Research
					(NCAR); 1984 and U.S. Navy

Numbers of Ridges....................	As above

Primary Terrain......................	As above, corrected by Rutgers Univrsty.

Secondary Terrain.................... 	As above

12 Seasurface Temperature............	Physical Oceanography DAAC @ Jet
(degrees C) interpolated files 		Propulsion Lab & California Institute of
(5 year average for days 48, 76, 104,	Technology
132, 160, 188, 215, 244, 272, 300, 335
and 363 of the year)	

	



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