Global terrestrial human footprint maps for 1993 and 2009
Remotely-sensed and bottom-up survey information were compiled on eight variables measuring the direct and indirect human pressures on the environment globally in 1993 and 2009. This represents not only the most current information of its type, but also the first temporally-consistent set of Human F...
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ftunivqespace:oai:espace.library.uq.edu.au:UQ:408391 2023-05-15T13:51:28+02:00 Global terrestrial human footprint maps for 1993 and 2009 Venter, Oscar Sanderson, Eric W. Magrach, Ainhoa Allan, James R. Beher, Jutta Jones, Kendall R. Possingham, Hugh P. Laurance, William F. Wood, Peter Fekete, Balázs M. Levy, Marc A. Watson, James E. M. 2016-08-23 https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:408391 eng eng Nature Publishing Group doi:10.1038/sdata.2016.67 issn:2052-4463 orcid:0000-0001-6322-0172 orcid:0000-0003-2221-9938 orcid:0000-0001-7755-996X orcid:0000-0003-4942-1984 Not set DP110102872 DE140101624 Multidisciplinary Sciences Science & Technology - Other Topics 1706 Computer Science Applications 1710 Information Systems 1804 Statistics Probability and Uncertainty 2613 Statistics and Probability 3304 Education 3309 Library and Information Sciences Journal Article 2016 ftunivqespace https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2016.67 2020-12-29T00:18:30Z Remotely-sensed and bottom-up survey information were compiled on eight variables measuring the direct and indirect human pressures on the environment globally in 1993 and 2009. This represents not only the most current information of its type, but also the first temporally-consistent set of Human Footprint maps. Data on human pressures were acquired or developed for: 1) built environments, 2) population density, 3) electric infrastructure, 4) crop lands, 5) pasture lands, 6) roads, 7) railways, and 8) navigable waterways. Pressures were then overlaid to create the standardized Human Footprint maps for all non-Antarctic land areas. A validation analysis using scored pressures from 3114 x 1 km(2) random sample plots revealed strong agreement with the Human Footprint maps. We anticipate that the Human Footprint maps will find a range of uses as proxies for human disturbance of natural systems. The updated maps should provide an increased understanding of the human pressures that drive macro-ecological patterns, as well as for tracking environmental change and informing conservation science and application. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic The University of Queensland: UQ eSpace Antarctic Scientific Data 3 1 |
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Multidisciplinary Sciences Science & Technology - Other Topics 1706 Computer Science Applications 1710 Information Systems 1804 Statistics Probability and Uncertainty 2613 Statistics and Probability 3304 Education 3309 Library and Information Sciences Venter, Oscar Sanderson, Eric W. Magrach, Ainhoa Allan, James R. Beher, Jutta Jones, Kendall R. Possingham, Hugh P. Laurance, William F. Wood, Peter Fekete, Balázs M. Levy, Marc A. Watson, James E. M. Global terrestrial human footprint maps for 1993 and 2009 |
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Remotely-sensed and bottom-up survey information were compiled on eight variables measuring the direct and indirect human pressures on the environment globally in 1993 and 2009. This represents not only the most current information of its type, but also the first temporally-consistent set of Human Footprint maps. Data on human pressures were acquired or developed for: 1) built environments, 2) population density, 3) electric infrastructure, 4) crop lands, 5) pasture lands, 6) roads, 7) railways, and 8) navigable waterways. Pressures were then overlaid to create the standardized Human Footprint maps for all non-Antarctic land areas. A validation analysis using scored pressures from 3114 x 1 km(2) random sample plots revealed strong agreement with the Human Footprint maps. We anticipate that the Human Footprint maps will find a range of uses as proxies for human disturbance of natural systems. The updated maps should provide an increased understanding of the human pressures that drive macro-ecological patterns, as well as for tracking environmental change and informing conservation science and application. |
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Venter, Oscar Sanderson, Eric W. Magrach, Ainhoa Allan, James R. Beher, Jutta Jones, Kendall R. Possingham, Hugh P. Laurance, William F. Wood, Peter Fekete, Balázs M. Levy, Marc A. Watson, James E. M. |
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