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Global Cattle Density (2005)

Identification info

Title

Date

2005

Date type

Creation: Date identifies when the resource was brought into existence

Edition

1.0

Edition date

2005

Presentation form

Digital map: Map represented in raster or vector form

Abstract

This dataset forms part of a global livestock mapping project by the Food and Agriculture Organization's Animal Production and Health Division (FAO-AGA). The methodology and sources of data are fully described in a document entitled: "The Gridded Livestock of the World FAO (2007)". In summary, for each country the most recent available sub-national livestock census data and corresponding administrative boundaries have been collected. These are then converted into densities, excluding land unsuitable for livestock (either monogastric or ruminant), to provide the 'observed' data. The data are then disaggregated based on statistical relations with some environmental variables in similar agro-ecological zones to produce the 'predicted' distribution. The predicted data are further manipulated to match national census totals for the year 2000 and the year 2005 according to the FAOSTAT database. The project includes: a global network of data providers on livestock and sub-national boundaries; an Oracle database in which these data are managed and processed; a system for predicting livestock distributions based on environmental data and an interactive web application, the Global Livestock Production and Health Atlas (GLiPHA - http://www.fao.org/ag/aga/glipha/index.jsp), through which data are viewed and disseminated. The files are in a raster GRID format, with an ArcGis layer file and an ArcView legend file. Pixel values represent actual densities (per square kilometre). Projection details are given in the metadata. The map should ideally be viewed with the overlay of national boundaries, water bodies and unsuitable land. All of these supplementary data are available in accompanying zip files. These data have been produced by FAO's Animal Production and Health Division in collaboration with ERGO and the TALA research group, University of Oxford, UK.

Point of contact

Individual name	T. Robinson
Organisation name	FAO
Position name	AGAL Livestock Information Officer
Role	Point of contact: Party who can be contacted for acquiring knowledge about or acquisition of the resource

Voice	+ 39 06 570 54901
Facsimile	+ 39 06 570 55749
Delivery point	FAO AGAL, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
City	Rome
Postal code	00100
Country	it
Electronic mail address	tim.robinson@fao.org

Descriptive keywords

cattle , bovine , large ruminant , livestock , GLW , FAO .

Descriptive keywords

World (place).

Spatial representation type

Grid: Grid data is used to represent geographic data

Language

English

Topic category code

Farming

Topic category code

Biota

Topic category code

Environment

Topic category code

Boundaries

Topic category code

Imagery base maps earth cover

Environment description

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800

Extent

Geographic bounding box

WGS 84

	North bound
West bound	Polygon((-180 -90,180 -90,180 90,-180 90,-180 -90))	East bound
	South bound

Distribution Information

Download Summary

Transfer options

Data for download	Predicted global cattle density (2005), corrected for unsuitability, adjusted to match observed totals - (12.3 Mb)
Data for download	Predicted global cattle density (2005), corrected for unsuitability, adjusted to match FAOSTAT totals for the year 2000 (the FAOSTAT 2000) - (9.2 Mb)
Data for download	Predicted global cattle density (2005), corrected for unsuitability, adjusted to match FAOSTAT totals for the year 2005 (the FAOSTAT 2005) - (9 Mb)
Data for download	Supplementary data (admin boundaries, water, unsuitability, area) - (45 Mb)
OnLine resource	Global Livestock Production and Health Atlas
Interactive Map	Global Cattle Density (2005) (OGC-WMS Server: http://data.fao.org/maps/wms?styles=geonetwork_glbctd1f0503m_12713_style )
View in Google Earth	Global Cattle Density (2005)
OnLine resource	Gridded Livestock of the World

Spatial representation info

Number of dimensions

Dimension name

Row: Ordinate (y) axis

Dimension size

1180

Resolution

Units of measure

Decimal Degree,

Resolution

0.05

Dimension name

Column: Abscissa (x) axis

Dimension size

1460

Resolution

Units of measure

Decimal Degree,

Resolution

0.05

Cell geometry

Area: Each cell represents an area

Transformation parameter availability

false

Reference System Information

Code	GCS_WGS_1984

Data quality info

Hierarchy level	Dataset: Information applies to the dataset
Statement	The methodology is fully described in the document entitled 'The Gridded Livestock of the World 2007'.

Metadata

File identifier

f8e6a720-88fd-11da-a88f-000d939bc5d8

Metadata language

English

Character set

UTF8: 8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646

Hierarchy level

Dataset: Information applies to the dataset

Hierarchy level name

dataset

Date stamp

2013-04-09T11:32:33

Metadata standard name

ISO 19115:2003/19139

Metadata standard version

1.0

Contact

Individual name	Gianluca Franceschini
Organisation name	FAO
Position name	Consultant
Role	Originator: Party who created the resource

Voice	+ 39 06 570 54463
Electronic mail address	gianluca.franceschini@fao.org