Central American Vegetation/Land Cover Classification and Conservation Status

Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator:
Central American Commission on Environment and Development (CCAD); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); International Resources Group, Ltd. (IRG); The Nature Conservancy (TNC); Winrock International (WI)
Publication Date: 1998
Title: Central American Vegetation/Land Cover Classification and Conservation Status
Edition: 1.00
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector
Online Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/conservation/proarca.html

Description:

Abstract:
The Central American Vegetation/Land Cover Classification and Conservation Status consists of GIS coverages of vegetation classes (forests, woodlands, savannas, shrubs, grasslands, wetlands, rocks, sand, soils, inland waters, parks and reserves) for Central America, derived from 1-kilometer resolution Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) imagery. This dataset is produced by Proyecto Ambiental Regional de Centroamerica/Central America Protected Areas Systems (PROARCA/CAPAS), a conservation partnership of the Central American Commission on Environment and Development (CCAD), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), International Resources Group, Ltd. (IRG), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Winrock International (WI), and is distributed by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN).
Purpose: To identify remaining natural vegetation types in Central America.
Supplemental Information:
The dataset used in this gap analysis is comprised of the most spatially detailed dataset on protected areas, vegetation, and ecoregion data ever assembled for the region as a whole. The following digital geospatial data were compiled for the gap analysis: Country boundaries (Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, 1:1 Million, Digital Chart of the World, ESRI, Inc. 1993); Vegetation and Landcover map (1:2 Million, PROARCA/CAPAS, 1998); Mesoamerican protected areas network systems (1:1 Million, WCS, 1996); Digital Elevation Model (1 km grid, USGS EROS Data Center, 1996); Ecoregions (1:15 Million, Dinerstein, et al., 1995).

Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Range of Dates/Times:

Beginning Date: 1992
Ending Date: 1993

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed

Spatial Domain:

Bounding Coordinates:

West Bounding Coordinate: -92.000000
East Bounding Coordinate: -78.000000
North Bounding Coordinate: 19.000000
South Bounding Coordinate: 6.000000

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: CIESIN Indexing Vocabulary Version 2.1 (GCMD Format)
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Agriculture and Food Security > Vegetation
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Biodiversity
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Climate > Rain Forests
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Forests > Conifers
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Forests > Deciduous
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Forests > Parks
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Forests > Tropical Forests
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Water Characteristics > Water
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Water Forms > Swamps
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Water Forms > Wetlands
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Land and Freshwater Resources > Soils

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: GCMD Parameter Valids
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Agriculture > Soils
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Forests
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Grasslands
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Montane Habitats
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Savannas
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Shrubland/Scrub
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Urban Lands
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Wetlands > Swamps
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Mangroves

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: General
Theme Keyword: Barren Rock
Theme Keyword: Broadleaf Forest
Theme Keyword: Broadleaf Savanna
Theme Keyword: Broadleaf Scrub
Theme Keyword: Broadleaf Shrub
Theme Keyword: Broadleaf Woodland
Theme Keyword: Cactus
Theme Keyword: Deciduous Savanna
Theme Keyword: Deciduous Woodland
Theme Keyword: Depression Dry Forest
Theme Keyword: Ecoregions
Theme Keyword: Evergreen Forest
Theme Keyword: Evergreen Savanna
Theme Keyword: Evergreen Scrub
Theme Keyword: Evergreen Shrub
Theme Keyword: Evergreen Woodland
Theme Keyword: Graminoid Grassland
Theme Keyword: Herbaceous Wetland
Theme Keyword: Inland Water
Theme Keyword: Marine Reserves
Theme Keyword: Moist Forest
Theme Keyword: Montane Forests
Theme Keyword: Needleleaf Forest
Theme Keyword: Needleleaf Savanna
Theme Keyword: Needleleaf Woodland
Theme Keyword: Pacific Dry Forests
Theme Keyword: Perennial Grassland
Theme Keyword: Pine Forests
Theme Keyword: Pine-Oak Forests
Theme Keyword: Protected Areas
Theme Keyword: Reserves
Theme Keyword: Sand
Theme Keyword: Seasonal Moist Forests
Theme Keyword: Swamp forest
Theme Keyword: Thorn Shrub
Theme Keyword: Vegetation Maps

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: Data Granularity
Theme Keyword: Country

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: EI Gateway Vocabulary
Theme Keyword: Conservation
Theme Keyword: Land Cover

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO Topic
Theme Keyword: Biota
Theme Keyword: Farming
Theme Keyword: Geoscientific Information
Theme Keyword: Imagery/Base Maps/Earth Cover
Theme Keyword: Inland Waters
Theme Keyword: Oceans

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: CSA-NBII Biocomplexity
Theme Keyword: Conservation
Theme Keyword: Land Use
Theme Keyword: Protected Areas
Theme Keyword: Vegetation
Theme Keyword: Vegetation Cover

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: SEDAC Topic
Theme Keyword: Biodiversity

Place:

Place Keyword Thesaurus: CIESIN Location Terms, version 2.0
Place Keyword: Region > Central America
Place Keyword: Region > Equatorial
Place Keyword: Continent > North America
Place Keyword: Country > Belize
Place Keyword: Country > Costa Rica
Place Keyword: Country > Guatemala
Place Keyword: Country > El Salvador
Place Keyword: Country > Honduras
Place Keyword: Country > Nicaragua
Place Keyword: Country > Panama

Access Constraints: None
Use Constraints:
Central American Commission on Environment and Development (CCAD), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), International Resources Group, Ltd. (IRG), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Winrock International (WI), 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 CCAD, USAID, IRG, TNC, WI, and CIESIN. Users should acknowledge CCAD, USAID, IRG, TNC, WI, and CIESIN as the source used in the creation of any reports, publications, new datasets, derived products, or services resulting from the use of this dataset. CCAD, USAID, IRG, TNC, WI, and CIESIN also request reprints of any publications and notification of any redistributing efforts.
Point of Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: The Nature Conservancy, Conservation Science and Stewardship Department, Latin American and the Caribbean Division

Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1815 North Lynn Street
City: Arlington
State or Province: VA
Postal Code: 22209
Country: USA

Contact Facsimile Telephone: +1-703-841-2722

Data Set Credit:
This work was supported by Proyecto Ambiental Regional de Centroamerica/Central America Protected Areas Systems (PROARCA/CAPAS), a conservation partnership of the Central American Commission on Environment and Development (CCAD), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), International Resources Group, Ltd. (IRG), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and Winrock International. It was primarily funded by USAID, while components of this work were additionally supported by TNC and NASA.
Native Data Set Environment: Windows

Lineage:

Process Step:

Process Description: Using a gap analysis approach, a map of existing and proposed protected areas was overlaid on the vegetation map to analyze the protection status of vegetation types.

Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector

Distributor:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) User Services

Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: CIESIN, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
State or Province: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: +1 845-365-8920
Contact Facsimile Telephone: +1 845-365-8922
Contact Electronic Mail Address: ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu

Resource Description: CIESIN_SEDAC_PROARCA_CAMVEGLCCCS
Distribution Liability:
CIESIN follows procedures designed to ensure that data disseminated by CIESIN are of reasonable quality. If, despite these procedures, users encounter apparent errors or misstatements in the data, they should contact SEDAC User Services at +1 845-365-8920 or via email at ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu. Neither CIESIN nor NASA verifies or guarantees the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of any data provided. CIESIN provides this data without warranty of any kind whatsoever, either expressed or implied. CIESIN shall not be liable for incidental, consequential, or special damages arising out of the use of any data provided by CIESIN.
Standard Order Process:

Ordering Instructions: The data are available from the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) in ARC/INFO Export (ARCE) format via FTP at ftp://ftp.ciesin.columbia.edu/pub/data/conservation/PROARCA/.

Standard Order Process:

Digital Form:

Digital Transfer Information:

Format Name: ARCE
Transfer Size: 3.060000

Digital Transfer Option:

Online Option:

Computer Contact Information:

Network Address:

Network Resource Name: ftp://ftp.ciesin.columbia.edu/pub/data/conservation/PROARCA/PROARCA.zip

Access Instructions: Data accessible via FTP.

Available Time Period:

Time Period Information:

Single Date/Time:

Calendar Date: 2000

Metadata Date: 2000/05/02
Metadata Review Date: 2011/04/17
Metadata Future Review Date: 2012/04/17
Metadata Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) Metadata Administration

Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: CIESIN, Columbia University, P.O. Box 1000, 61 Route 9W
City: Palisades
State or Province: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: +1 845-365-8988
Contact Facsimile Telephone: +1 845-365-8922
Contact Electronic Mail Address: metadata@ciesin.columbia.edu

Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention: local time