Data and trends

Downloadable data and online resources from WRI related to People and ecosystems.

Downloadable GIS data used in PAGE forest maps

Source: 2000. Pilot analysis of global ecosystems: Forest ecosystems. Emily Matthews, Richard Payne, Mark Rohweder, and Siobhan Murray.

Downloadable GIS data used in PAGE freshwater maps

Source: 2000. Pilot analysis of global ecosystems: Freshwater systems. Carmen Revenga, Jake Brunner, Norbert Henninger, Richard Payne, and Ken Kassem.

Downloadable GIS data used in PAGE grassland maps

Source: 2000. Pilot analysis of global ecosystems: Grassland ecosystems. Robin White, Siobhan Murray, and Mark Rohweder.

Reefs at Risk Caribbean online GIS

• ReefBase (www.reefbase.org) - Reefs at Risk results from the global (1998), Southeast Asia (2002) and Caribbean (2004) analyses are available from ReefBase’s online GIS (http://reefgis.reefbase.org/mapper.asp). This site displays Reefs at Risk threat analysis results along with a range of other reef-related data sets and satellite images.

• Caribbean Reefs at Risk (http://coralreefs.nbii.gov/reefsatrisk)– A web site focused on threats to Caribbean coral reefs has been developed through a partnership of the World Resources Institute (WRI), The University of the West Indies Caribbean Coastal Data Center (UWI-CDC), International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN), United Nations Environment Programme – Caribbean Environment Programme (UNEP-CEP), and the United States Geological Survey - National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII). The site provides base data on the Caribbean basin, watersheds, and land-based threats to coral reefs, highlighting the results of the Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean analysis. The site provides mapping using online GIS, as well as data for download accompanied by metadata.

Source: 2004. Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean. Lauretta Burke and Jon Maidens and contributing authors: Mark Spalding, Philip Kramer, Edmund Green, Suzie Greenhalgh, Hillary Nobles, Johnathan Kool.

Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean spatial datasets

All GIS data outputs from the Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean project are available on CD-Rom. (See Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean Data CD or e-mail reefsatrisk@wri.org for more information.)

A metadata summary of all data available on the Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean Data CD is available online. Due to data size limitations, only a subset of these data is available for download here.

Below is a summary of the datasets available. To access downloadable ZIP files of this and other Reefs at Risk data, please complete the Reefs at Risk registration form.

Data download options:

** Both download options provide estimates of threat to coral reefs for the four individual threats (coastal development, marine-based threats, overfishing, and sediment and pollution from upland sources), in addition to integrated threat -- the Reefs at Risk threat index.

• Download Vector Data Sets (rrcarib_vec.zip, 21 Mbyte) including data on coral reef locations, estimated threat to coral reefs from human activities, watersheds boundaries, and marine protected areas, all in ESRI ArcView shapefile format in Geographic projection.
  
  This option provides a zip file including five polygon data sets reflecting estimated threats from human activities, five point data sets reflecting coral reef locations by these estimated threats**, a polygon data set of watershed boundaries (with associated erosion estimates), a point data set reflecting river mouths and estimated relative sediment delivery, a polygon data set reflecting country boundaries, a line data set reflecting the coastline, and a point data set reflecting cruise ship ports of call. The zip file also includes an ArcView project file (rrcar_vec.apr) which requires ESRI's ArcView software.

• Download GRID Data Sets(rrcarib_grid.zip, 33 Mbyte) including data on coral reef locations, estimated threat to coral reefs from human activities, relative erosion rates across the landscape, and bathymetry, all in ESRI ArcView GRID format in Lambert Equal-Area Azimuthal projection.
  
  This option provides a zip file including five GRID data sets reflecting estimated threat to coral reefs from human activities,** five GRID data sets reflecting coral reef locations classified by estimated threat, a GRID data set reflecting estimated relative erosion rates across the landscape; and a GRID reflecting Bathymetry. All GRIDs are in Lambert Equal-Area Azimuthal projection.
  
  In addition, the zip file includes several vector shapefiles in Geographic projection – polygon watershed boundaries (with associated erosion estimates), polygon country boundaries, and a point data set reflecting river mouths and estimated relative sediment delivery. The zip file also includes an ArcView project file (rrcar_gr.apr) which requires ESRI's ArcView software and Spatial Analyst 2.0 extension.

Notes on unzipping

It is important that the data retain the directory (path) structure that they were saved with. This happens automatically with the WinZip Software. If using PKUNZIP, it is important to use the "-d" option of the command. The data should unzip into a directory called \RR_CARIB. RR_CARIB will contain a Word document with some notes about the project, the project file (.APR) which runs with ArcView software, and one or two data directories:

• Downloading RRCARIB_VEC.ZIP will result in a single subdirectory called “GEOGRAPHIC” which will contain all the datasets and associated metadata;
  
• Downloading RRCARIB_GRID.ZIP will result in two directories (“GEOGRAPHIC” and “LAMBERT”) being created. GEOGRAPHIC contains vector data sets with associated metadata, while LAMBERT contains the grid data sets with associated metadata.

Note:If you download and unzip both the vector and grid options several vector data files, such as national boundaries (CNTRY)VMAP.SHP) will be downloaded twice. Say “Yes to All” when prompted to “confirm file overwrite”.

Download data now

Source: 2005. Arrecifes en Peligro en el Caribe. Lauretta Burke, Jonathan Maidens y autores contribuyentes: Mark Spalding, Philip Kramer, Edmund Green, Suzie Greenhalgh, Hillary Nobles, Johnathan Kool.

Reefs at risk in Southeast Asia dataset

Reefs at Risk in Southeast Asia (RRSEA) project
GIS Model Results -- January 2002

All GIS data outputs from the RRSEA project are available on CD-Rom. (Contact Lauretta Burke for more information.)

Due to data size limitations, a subset of these data are available for download here.

Data download options:

• Download Point Data Sets (rrsea_points.zip) reflecting coral reef locations classified by estimated threat. This option provides a zip file including six point data sets, a polygon data set of watershed boundaries (with associated erosion estimates) and a polygon data set reflecting country boundaries. (The six threat estimates are for the individual threats - coastal development, marine-based pollution, overfishing, destructive fishing, and sediment and pollution from upland sources, in addition to integrated threat -- the Reefs at Risk threat index.) The zip file also includes an ArcView project file (rrsea_pt.apr) which requires ESRI's ArcView software. The zip file is 25 Mbyte.

• Download GRID Data Sets (rrsea_grids.zip) reflecting threat estimates, and coral reef locations classified by threat estimate. This option provides a zip file including 17 grid data sets, a polygon data set of watershed boundaries (with associated erosion estimates) and a polygon data set reflecting country boundaries. The grid data sets include both a threat surface (a threat estimate for all areas) and reef locations classified by the threat estimate for each of the threats considered. These are coastal development, marine-based pollution, overfishing, destructive fishing, and sediment and pollution from upland sources, in addition to integrated threat - the Reefs at Risk threat index. The zip file also includes an ArcView project file (rrsea_gr.apr) which requires ESRI's ArcView software and Spatial Analyst 2.0 extension. The zip file is 24 Mbyte.

Notes on unzipping

For the GRID data to work, it is important that the data retain the directory (path) structure that they were saved with. This happens automatically with the WinZip Software. If using PKUNZIP, it is important to use the "-d" option of the command. These data should unzip into a directory called \reef_wri\data_mer\. For the ArcView project to correctly reference the data locations, it is best to unzip these data onto the c:\drive.

• Download dataset

Source: 2002. Reefs at Risk in Southeast Asia. Lauretta Burke (WRI), Liz Selig (WRI), and Mark Spalding (UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, UK).

Mining and Critical Ecosystems: Downloadable GIS datasets

NOTE: The data below was used in the maps from the Mining and Critical Ecosystems publication.  To see how this data is displayed, please refer to the "maps" hyperlink on the right-hand vertical bar on this page to view all maps from the publication.

• Mining_ave_max_evaporation.zip. Global Average Maximum Evaporation 1979 -1999 (20 year average). This data set was used within the Mining and Critical Ecosystems project as an input within the Mositure Availability Index (Weinert).

• Mining_average_max_precip.zip. Global Average Maximum Precipitation 1979 -1999 (20 year average). This data set was used within the Mining and Critical Ecosystems project as an input within the Mositure Availability Index (Weinert).

• Mining_intact_hgh_cons_value_areas.zip. Intact High Conservation Value Areas. The purpose of this dataset is to show areas with high conservation value as defined by the combination of Conservation International's biodiversity hotspots, Endemic bird Areas, Frontier Forests, and Global Ecoregion 200 areas that fall within the WCS/Ciesin Human Footprint's top 10 % of areas with the least human influence. 

• Mining_enabling_capacity.zip. Global capacity for informed decision-making(Mining in Socially Vulnerable Areas). The purpose of this dataset is to show the enabling social capacity of countries around the world. Socially vulnerable areas are those where the capacity for informed decision-making(the ability of a community to advocate in its own best interests) is low. This indicator is a function of adult literacy, functional literacy, and income.

• Mining_governance.zip. Governance (control of Corruption, Voice and Accountability, etc.). The purpose of this dataset is to show the varying indicators of measures of governance of countries around the world. These categories reflect voice and accountability, control of corruption, rule of law, government, and political. 

• Mining_mineral_dependent_economies.zip. Mineral dependent Economies. The purpose of this dataset is to show countries with mineral and oil dependencies.

• Mining_moisture_availability.zip. Global Moisture Availability Index (Weinert). The purpose of this dataset is to show global potential physical weathering or moisture availability values for the world.

• Mining_PNG_act_mines_exp_mineral_concess.zip. Papua New Guinea Active Mines and Exploratory Mineral Concessions (2003 update). This data for Papua New Guinea was used as part of a national-scale analysis modeled for the Global Mining and Critical Ecosystem project and replicated at a finer, higher resolution scale at the national level.

• Mining_PNG_agriculture.zip. Agricultural areas for Papua New Guinea.

• Mining_PNG_bare_urban_areas.zip. Bare and urban land cover data for Papua New Guinea.

• Mining_PNG_basins.zip. Watershed basins of Papua New Guinea.

• Mining_PNG_exploratory_oil_gas_concess.zip. Exploratory oil and natural gas mining concessions for Papua New Guinea.

Source: 2003. Mining and Critical Ecosystems: Mapping the Risks. Marta Miranda, Philip Burris, Jessie Froy Bincang, Phil Shearman, Jose Oliver Briones, Antonio La Viña, Stephen Menard.

Reefs at Risk in Southeast Asia indicator datasets

Below is a summary of the datasets available. To access downloadable ZIP files of this and other Reefs at Risk data, please complete the Reefs at Risk registration form.

Data download options:

• Download Point Data Sets (rrsea_points.zip) reflecting coral reef locations classified by estimated threat. This option provides a zip file including six point data sets, a polygon data set of watershed boundaries (with associated erosion estimates) and a polygon data set reflecting country boundaries. (The six threat estimates are for the individual threats - coastal development, marine-based pollution, overfishing, destructive fishing, and sediment and pollution from upland sources, in addition to integrated threat -- the Reefs at Risk threat index.) The zip file also includes an ArcView project file (rrsea_pt.apr) which requires ESRI's ArcView software. The zip file is 25 Mbyte.

• Download GRID Data Sets (rrsea_grids.zip) reflecting threat estimates, and coral reef locations classified by threat estimate. This option provides a zip file including 17 grid data sets, a polygon data set of watershed boundaries (with associated erosion estimates) and a polygon data set reflecting country boundaries. The grid data sets include both a threat surface (a threat estimate for all areas) and reef locations classified by the threat estimate for each of the threats considered. These are coastal development, marine-based pollution, overfishing, destructive fishing, and sediment and pollution from upland sources, in addition to integrated threat - the Reefs at Risk threat index. The zip file also includes an ArcView project file (rrsea_gr.apr) which requires ESRI's ArcView software and Spatial Analyst 2.0 extension. The zip file is 24 Mbyte.

Notes on unzipping

For the GRID data to work, it is important that the data retain the directory (path) structure that they were saved with. This happens automatically with the WinZip Software. If using PKUNZIP, it is important to use the "-d" option of the command. These data should unzip into a directory called \reef_wri\data_mer\. For the ArcView project to correctly reference the data locations, it is best to unzip these data onto the c:\drive.

• Download dataset

Source: 2002. Reefs at Risk in Southeast Asia. Lauretta Burke (WRI), Liz Selig (WRI), and Mark Spalding (UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, UK).

Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean spatial datasets

All GIS data outputs from the Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean project are available on CD-Rom. (See Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean Data CD or e-mail reefsatrisk@wri.org for more information.)

A metadata summary of all data available on the Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean Data CD is available online. Due to data size limitations, only a subset of these data is available for download here.

Below is a summary of the datasets available. To access downloadable ZIP files of this and other Reefs at Risk data, please complete the Reefs at Risk registration form.

Data download options:

** Both download options provide estimates of threat to coral reefs for the four individual threats (coastal development, marine-based threats, overfishing, and sediment and pollution from upland sources), in addition to integrated threat -- the Reefs at Risk threat index.

• Download Vector Data Sets (rrcarib_vec.zip, 21 Mbyte) including data on coral reef locations, estimated threat to coral reefs from human activities, watersheds boundaries, and marine protected areas, all in ESRI ArcView shapefile format in Geographic projection.
  
  This option provides a zip file including five polygon data sets reflecting estimated threats from human activities, five point data sets reflecting coral reef locations by these estimated threats**, a polygon data set of watershed boundaries (with associated erosion estimates), a point data set reflecting river mouths and estimated relative sediment delivery, a polygon data set reflecting country boundaries, a line data set reflecting the coastline, and a point data set reflecting cruise ship ports of call. The zip file also includes an ArcView project file (rrcar_vec.apr) which requires ESRI's ArcView software.

• Download GRID Data Sets(rrcarib_grid.zip, 33 Mbyte) including data on coral reef locations, estimated threat to coral reefs from human activities, relative erosion rates across the landscape, and bathymetry, all in ESRI ArcView GRID format in Lambert Equal-Area Azimuthal projection.
  
  This option provides a zip file including five GRID data sets reflecting estimated threat to coral reefs from human activities,** five GRID data sets reflecting coral reef locations classified by estimated threat, a GRID data set reflecting estimated relative erosion rates across the landscape; and a GRID reflecting Bathymetry. All GRIDs are in Lambert Equal-Area Azimuthal projection.
  
  In addition, the zip file includes several vector shapefiles in Geographic projection – polygon watershed boundaries (with associated erosion estimates), polygon country boundaries, and a point data set reflecting river mouths and estimated relative sediment delivery. The zip file also includes an ArcView project file (rrcar_gr.apr) which requires ESRI's ArcView software and Spatial Analyst 2.0 extension.

Notes on unzipping

It is important that the data retain the directory (path) structure that they were saved with. This happens automatically with the WinZip Software. If using PKUNZIP, it is important to use the "-d" option of the command. The data should unzip into a directory called \RR_CARIB. RR_CARIB will contain a Word document with some notes about the project, the project file (.APR) which runs with ArcView software, and one or two data directories:

• Downloading RRCARIB_VEC.ZIP will result in a single subdirectory called “GEOGRAPHIC” which will contain all the datasets and associated metadata;
  
• Downloading RRCARIB_GRID.ZIP will result in two directories (“GEOGRAPHIC” and “LAMBERT”) being created. GEOGRAPHIC contains vector data sets with associated metadata, while LAMBERT contains the grid data sets with associated metadata.

Note:If you download and unzip both the vector and grid options several vector data files, such as national boundaries (CNTRY)VMAP.SHP) will be downloaded twice. Say “Yes to All” when prompted to “confirm file overwrite”.

Download data now

Source: 2004. Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean. Lauretta Burke and Jon Maidens and contributing authors: Mark Spalding, Philip Kramer, Edmund Green, Suzie Greenhalgh, Hillary Nobles, Johnathan Kool.

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