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New World Data Center Portal Released

A new state-of-the-art Web portal for discovery, download and application of high-quality global environmental and socioeconomic data sets has been released under the auspices of the CIESIN World Data Center (WDC) for Human Interactions in the Environment. Supported by SEDAC (Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center), the WDC portal provides cutting-edge search and data visualization tools and easy access to global-scale data and associated information on key themes related to human-environment interactions, including population, climate, conservation, poverty, hazards, health, and sustainability.

Features of the site include:

• A new mapping tool that allows users to customize, save, and share maps based on SEDAC- and distributed data sets for the user’s region and theme of interest
• The ability to easily search for global data sets on specific topics using the GeoNetwork-based distributed catalog search tool developed by FAO ( Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
• An extensive map gallery of map images that can be downloaded and used in documents and presentations
• Thematic portals that include updated news and information on recently-released data sets, data sources, and articles or reports based on important data

The World Data Center system of the International Council for Science (ICSU) was established after the International Geophysical Year in 1957–58 to guarantee access to solar, geophysical, and related environmental data. The system currently encompasses 51 data centers in twelve countries. The CIESIN WDC, established in 1995, was the first WDC to focus on data at the intersection of the natural and social sciences.


See: CIESIN World Data Center for Human Interactions in the Environment

SEDAC Enhances Information Gateway

The Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) operated by CIESIN has expanded the capabilities of its Information Gateway to strengthen the communication and exchange of data between the Earth and socioeconomic science communities. The Gateway's search interface has been enhanced with a browsable version of the catalog, providing a more flexible means of finding data and information resources of interest. Sorting of catalog entries can be accomplished in several ways. The Gateway now provides direct links to comprehensive data set guide pages containing abstracts and links to associated resources such as data set and project Web sites, additional documentation and citations, and full metadata records. In addition, the Gateway now links to a variety of data discovery tools and to portals, gateways, and archives spanning the social, environmental, and Earth sciences.

See: SEDAC Information Gateway

 
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