Occurrence of irrigated areas (FGGD)
2009
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Overview
Title
Occurrence of irrigated areas (FGGD)
Abstract
The FGGD irrigated areas map is a global raster datalayer with a resolution of 5 arc-minutes. Each pixel in the map contains a value representing the percentage of the area equipped for irrigation. The data are a IIASA modification of FAO and University of Kessel (2002), Digital Global Map of Irrigated Areas v. 2.1. Please for the latest version refer to www.fao.org/ag/agl/aglw/aquastat/irrigationmap/index10.stm
Purpose
The FGGD Digital Atlas consists of more than 100 global database that allows to analyse food insecurity and poverty in relation to the environment.
Spatial extent
| East | West | North | South |
|---|---|---|---|
| 180 | -180 | 90 | -90 |
Resource Reference System
Keywords
Keywords
| Keyword | Type |
|---|---|
| irrigation | theme |
| cropland | theme |
| land use | theme |
| hydrology | theme |
| World | place |
Contacts
Contact
| Individual name | Organization | Position | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirella Salvatore | FAO - GIS UNIT | Consultant | mirella.salvatore@fao.org | Italy |
Point of contact
| Organization | Position | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAO - GIS UNIT | GIS Manager | gis-manager@fao.org | Italy |
Distribution
Date
| Date |
|---|
| 2007-06-11 |
Metadata production
Language
eng