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Adaptations to Climate Change in Multiple Regions and Sectors (AIACC)
Adaptations to Climate Change in Multiple Regions and Sectors (AIACC)
The Web site synthesizes information on the sectors, systems, and groups studied, methods utilized, and key results of the 24 AIACC (Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change in Multiple Regions and Sectors) projects.

AIDS Data Animation Project


AIDS Data Animation Project

Still frames and animation of spatial trends in mortality for 1981 to 1993 due to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).





National Human Development Report Data Catalog

CIESIN National Human Development Report Data Catalog

Developed to facilitate searches for disaggregated data relating to the Millennium Development Goals. The catalog summarizes data available in the National Human Development Reports (NHDRs) of 52 countries, are produced in association with the U.N. Development Program's Human Development Report Office.

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Confidentiality Issues in Geospatial Data Applications

This site provides access to resources concerning confidentiality and privacy issues that arise in conjunction with the integration of geo-referenced data from the natural, social, and public health sciences, especially remote sensing and socioeconomic data.


Human Dimensions Open Meetings

Human Dimensions Open Meetings

Information about the Open Meetings of the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Research Community, including presentations at past meetings.


Geospatial Electronic Records
Geospatial Electronic Records

A portal to information and resources for managing and preserving Geospatial Electronic Records (GERs), developed through a project supported by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
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Global Spatial Data User Workshop

A Web site providings access to a report on and selected workshop presentations from a user workshop, "Global Spatial Data and Information: Development, Dissemination, and Use," co-sponsored by SEDAC in September 2004.

Metadata Resources

Metadata Resources

Online guide to metadata and related resources, with an emphasis on the creation of metadata compliant with the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM).

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Population- Environment Research Network

Link to the Population-Environment Research Network hosted by SEDAC. Provides access to a resource database, online cyberseminars, and other information and communication resources.


Remote Sensing and Environmental Treaties

Remote Sensing Resources

This page provides links to SEDAC resources that are focused on the use of remote sensing data for a variety of social science applications.




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SEDAC Bibliographic Catalog Search Tool

SEDAC has several bibliographic catalogs associated with its online information resources such as the Thematic Guides (below). This page enables the user to search across multiple catalogs for a wide range of online and printed materials addressing a variety of human dimensions topics.

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SEDAC Citations Web Site

Guidelines on citing SEDAC data and information resources; and an index of publications that includes citations of existing SEDAC data and information.




Thematic Guides
to key environmental issues, including:


Recently updated guides:

Global Population Projections
Land Use and Land Cover Change
Night-time Light Remote Sensing and Its Applications
Social  Science   Applications of Remote  Sensing


Archived guides:

Agriculture (1996)
Human Dimensions Research Programs (1996)
Human Health (1996)
Integrated Assessment Modeling of Climate Change (1996)
Ozone Depletion (1996)
Political Institutions (1996)
Remote Sensing (1996)
Annotated Guide to Earth Remote Sensing Data and Information
  Resources for Social Science Applications(1998)

Urban Remote Sensing Resources


Urban Remote Sensing Resources

Links to SEDAC-sponsored research, resources, and publications concerned with remote sensing applications for urban research.



World Data Center

World Data Center for Human Interactions with the Environment
The WDC provides access to recent news, data set releases, and related links through eight thematic portals: climate, conservation, governance, hazards, health, population, poverty, and sustainability. In addition, data guides provide information on the suitability of certain data for given applications.

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