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  1. Update the list of small-area estimate studies.

    This isn't really feedback, but I didn't see another way to contact you about updating the list of small-area estimate studies. I worked with colleagues on a poverty map of the Lao PDR that is not included in the list. Here is the link: http://www.laoatlas.net/links/PDF/The%20Geography%20of%20Poverty%20and%20Inequality%20in%20the%20Lao%20PDR.pdf. Thanks, Nick

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  2. uncompress

    Hi. I downloaded the population density, V4 data. However, I have not been able to uncompress the files. I have tried in 2 different computers using different software. I do not know if I am doing something wrong

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  3. have a more flexible way of searching the Map Gallery

    On the URL http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/maps/gallery/search/10 I sought information about the United States, in connection with my present research. By page 7 I realized the maps are largely sorted alphabetically by geographical location. Since I aim to see what's available, it appears that I have to click "next" another five dozen times in order to possibly reach the maps for USA. Is there a shortcut?

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    AdminSEDAC User Services (Customer Support Agent, SEDAC) responded

    Murray, there is a “browse by location” at the bottom of the left column on the map gallery page. You can choose the US from there and that will limit the gallery to three pages. You can also search for “United States” at the top of the same column. If there is a specific map or data set you are interested in let us know and we can tell you what we have available.

    Cheers,

    Joe Schumacher
    SEDAC User Services

  4. GPWv3 link points to an alpha site

    Hi it's me Sneha :) I was visiting the GPW collections page and found a bug on http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/collection/gpw-v4, towards the end of the last para on "To see the previous version of GPW, visit the GPWv3 data collection". The link to GPWv3 points to an alpha.sedac.ciesin page.

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  5. Provide a sample request for WPS Population Estimation

    I am trying to execute the WPS but I'm not sure if the format of the xml that I'm providing is correct. A sample request would help me and other users to use the plugin more efficiently.

    Thanks

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  6. Increase the number in your display drop down to "All."

    By having to download multiple files, 50 records at a time, it increases the chance for error. But also means I need to spend lots of time making sure I got everything.

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  7. FYI -- Population estimate not coming up on Internet Explorer

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  8. I think that GDP layers do not have projection

    Hello, in GDP layers' metadata it describes WGS84 as its projection. Despite that, after downloading these layers, I realized that the folder just contained the tiff documents. So I think you may not have realized these layers are not projected.

    All the best,
    Luis

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  9. Use much higher resolution data avilable for Norway

    The GPW4 maps (e.g. http://beta.sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/gpw-v4-population-density-adjusted-to-2015-unwpp-country-totals) uses lower resolution data sets for some countries than necessary. Nor example, it only goes down to municipality level in Norway, while 250 m resolution for that country is available here:
    https://www.ssb.no/natur-og-miljo/geodata
    It is distributed as a set of shapes (https://www.ssb.no/natur-og-miljo/_attachment/101145?_ts=13d3e62d7d0), and corresponding densities (https://www.ssb.no/natur-og-miljo/_attachment/260833?_ts=153847c0a78). I'm sure similar data is available for most other European countries.

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  10. EPI for South Africa

    I would like to amke a study on hpw to improve the EPI of South Africa.How did EPI came to being. When was it formed

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  11. Can I get annual PM2.5 data from 1998 to 2012?

    The Global Annual PM2.5 Grids from MODIS, MISR and SeaWiFS Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) data sets represent a series of three-year running mean grids (1998-2012) of fine particulate matter. Can I get annual data from this dataset?

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  12. Values in gl_grumpv1_ntlbndid_ascii_30 don’t match between .dbf and .asc files

    I’m looking at the identifier grid file, and the values in the gluntlbnds.dbf file don't match the content of the data in gluntlbnds.asc. For example, when I inspect the 1x1 degree area surrounding the point where Poland, Germany, and the Czech Republic meet, I see the values 167, 52, and 51. In the .dbf file, these should be 137, 111, and 110 respectively.

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  13. consider removing logins

    Every semester, I required my environmental science college class to go to your website and browse through your biome maps to find their "home" biome. However, since you now require people to create an account, I have had to direct my students to other, lower quality maps elsewhere. I don't want them to have to spend 5 minutes creating a login just to use the site for few minutes and I certainly don't want them to all have to give up their email address. These are students, not data points.

    If the purpose of your site providing information to the…

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  14. improving the color chart of the Hazard map

    RE : http://sedac.ciesin.org/maps/client

    Hello,

    The blue background is confusing, because I associate blue with the color of sea.

    It is particularly true of the world map of Flood Hazards, I can not associate easily the colors on the maps, and the colors in the legend.

    Yours sincerely,

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  15. fill in Northern Pakistan

    I thought I had a bad download, but the documentation shows a hole in N. Pakistan. This area is filled in VMAP, so it seems like that area could be filled. Is there a version of groads asia that includes this?

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  16. ... check the ascii population density (2000) dataset for the Philippines.

    It appears to be erroneous. It doesn't show the correct map of the Philippines. I had to use the Asia dataset to get the correct map.

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  17. Check the Global Fertilizer and Manure, v1 GeoTIFFs.

    I downloaded the Africa geoTIFF and opened it in Google Earth Pro. All I got was country outlines with a black background...

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  18. information about data encoding

    Hello,

    I downloaded "Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Centroids". It is really terrific data! Bravo!

    But I must say that I wasn't able to use correctly administrative level names: problems with diacritic symbols (like "ñ", "ç", "à" etc.).

    I couldn't identify encoding of data (unicode, ISO8859-1, ?). So please could you give information about this encoding (inside metadata?).

    Thanks in advance.
    Michel (France)

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  19. Socioeconomic data for Alabama

    I was hoping to get socioeceonomic data for Alabama, this would be great if this could be mapped.

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  20. Hong Kong Urban Extent (GRUMP)

    The map for the Hong Kong Urban Extent (GRUMP v1) is incorrect - it shows NO urban extent, and Hong Kong is very urban...
    http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/downloads/maps/grump-v1/grump-v1-urban-extents/hkgextents.png

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