CIESIN GPW

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CIESIN_GPW - Global Population Density

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Description: CIESIN_GPW GPWv3 Geotiff data - population counts, population densities, and areas. Parameters: population count, density
Domain: Demographic | Platform: Count | Instrument: No Instrument | Method: ContSens | Type: Image | Periodicity: FIVE_YEARS | GeoRange: GLOB | Time Period: HIST Key Use: No Key Uses


Data Access Services: WMS | WCS

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The CIESIN_GPW data are obtained from the CIESIN_GPW website (link). The data for each day is contained in an ASCII OBS file. In DataFed these OBS files are compiled and cached in a binary data cube which allows fast access, particularly along the time axis.

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