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  1. Title: Hectacres Occupied by Pasturelands and Feed Crops

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    Summary: This multi-band raster data represents hectacres of pastureland that are currently occupied by feed crops. The pixel band ranges represent two estimated values: areas sourced from the lowest carbon areas and areas sourced from the highest carbon areas. The data is captured at a resolution of 5 arcminutes over the global domain. This data is released with an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. Users may cite this collection with https://doi.org/10.17609/q5pe-7r68/.

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  2. Title: Carbon Opportunity Cost of Present-Day Pasturelands and Animal Feed Crops

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    Summary: This multi-band raster data represents estimates of carbon opportunity cost. The data is captured at a resolution of 5 arcminutes over the global domain and is derived from data collected approximately over the past two decades (2000-2020). The pixel values measure estimates in tonnes of potential vegetation per hectare that are suppressed by pasturelands and present-day feed crops. The bands represent three estimates of carbon in potential vegetation: median, low (5th percentile), and high (95th percentile). This data is released with an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. Users may cite this collection with https://doi.org/10.17609/q5pe-7r68/.

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  3. Title: Automobile driving and trolley map of Mercer County, New Jersey, 1905 from the latest geological and actual surveys

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    Summary: Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Includes names of property holders.

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  4. Title: Automobile driving and trolley map of Mercer County, New Jersey, 1905 : from the latest geological and actual surveys

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    Summary: Map shows railroads and railroad stations, electric railways, roads and names of property owners.

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  5. Title: World Map Subunits, 1:10 million (2012)

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    Summary: This polygon shapefile depicts 197 sovereign states, the smallest subdivisions, or map subunits, of which are countries subdivided by non-contiguous units. These rarely correspond to actual administrative divisions but rather highlight geographical regions that are not continuous but are part of the same country. Sovereign states do not distinguish between the metropolitan and semi-independent portions of a state or its constituent countries. Natural Earth Vector draws boundaries of sovereign states according to defacto status. These data are represented at 1:10,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N.V. and Patterson, T. (2012). World Map Subunits, 1:10 million (2012). Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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  6. Title: World Administrative Level 0 Seams, 1:10 million (2012)

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    Summary: This line shapefile represents Administrative Level 0 seamlines for the extent of each associated raster dataset in the mosaic dataset. Overlapping raster datasets can be blended along the seamline by a specified width. These data are represented at 1:10,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N.V. and Patterson, T. (2012). World Administrative Level 0 Seams, 1:10 million (2012). Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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  7. Title: World Disputed Areas, 1:50 million (2012)

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    Summary: This polygon shapefile depicts disputed areas ranging from Kashmir to the Elemi Triangle and Northern Cyprus to the Western Sahara desert. Data is derived from the The United States Central Intelligence Agency's World Factbook boundary database, but not every disputed or undefined boundary listed in the World Factbook boundary database is reflected in the main admin-0 boundaries attributes. Care should be taken with regard to undefined or disputed boundaries when attributing to reflect if the dispute is active or not. Some disputed areas that are small could be better symbolized with a point symbol. These data are represented at 1:50,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N.V. and Patterson, T. (2012). World Disputed Areas, 1:50 million (2012). Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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  8. Title: World Pluvial Lakes, 1:10 million (2012)

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    Summary: This polygon shapefile depicts pluvial lakes mostly in North America ranked by relative importance, coordinating with river ranking. Includes name attributes. Originator of pluvial (late quaternary) lake data is Mifflin, M.D., and Wheat, M.M. in 1979 and then digitized in 1996 as part of the DDS 41 series from U.S. Geological Survey. Another of their sources was King, G. Q. in unpublished Material: “Late Pleistocene lakes and glaciers of the Great Basin” by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology in 1975. Digitized the King map and added this to the Nevada map. Added a few lakes not on NBMG Bulletin 94. These data are represented at 1:10,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N.V. and Patterson, T. (2012). World Pluvial Lakes, 1:10 million (2012). Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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  9. Title: World Populated Places, 1:10 million (2012)

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    Summary: This point shapefile depicts point symbols with name attributes for populated areas worldwide, including some capitals, major cities and town and smaller towns in sparsely inhabited regions. LandScan derived population estimates are provided for 90% of cities. The other 10% are often towns in sparsely inhabited areas. Populations fewer than 200 persons per square kilometer were removed from this layer and classified as rural. Population totals account for the "metropolitan" population rather than it's administrative boundary population. Regional significance was favored over population census in determining the selection of places. Scale rankings can be used to filter the number of towns that appear on a map. These data are represented at 1:10,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N.V. and Patterson, T. (2012). World Populated Places, 1:10 million (2012). Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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  10. Title: World Countires with Boundary Lakes, 1:110 million (2012)

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    Summary: This polygon shapefile depicts 247 countries worldwide with boundary lakes, distinguishing between metropolitan (homeland) and independent and semi-independent portions of sovereign states. Each country is coded with a world region that roughly follows the United Nations "Composition of macro geographical (continental) regions, geographical sub-regions, and selected economic and other groupings" and includes some thematic data from the United Nations and the United States Central Intelligence Agency. Natural Earth Vector draws boundaries of countries according to defacto status. If you want to see the dependent overseas regions broken out (like in ISO codes), use map units instead. These data are represented at 1:110,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N.V. and Patterson, T. (2012). World Countires with Boundary Lakes, 1:110 million (2012). Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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  11. Title: U.S. State Boundary Lines, 1:110 million (2012)

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    Summary: This polyline shape file depicts internal, first-order administrative boundaries and polygons for states of the United States. All countries having 10m admin-1 with scale ranks 1 or less should be present in this file. Currently only the United States are represented. Boundaries should perfectly match the following 110m Natural Earth Vector themes: coastline, lake shoreline, admin-0 country boundary, river and lake centerlines. For more detailed breakdowns for most countries in the world, see 10m admin-1. These data are represented at 1:110,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N.V. and Patterson, T. (2012). U.S. State Boundary Lines, 1:110 million (2012). Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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  12. Title: 10-Degree Graticule Grid, World, 1:110 million, 2012

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    Summary: This line shapefile displays graticules (grid lines of latitude parallels and longitude meridians) for the world at 10 degree intervals. Graticules include 180-degree east and west meridians (consider deleting one of these to avoid duplicate lines). This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Scale:110,000,000. Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10m, 1:50m, and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N.V. and Patterson, T. (2012). 10-Degree Graticule Grid, World, 1:110 million, 2012. Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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  13. Title: State and Province Boundary Lines, 1:10 million (2012)

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    Summary: This polyline shapefile depicts internal, first-order administrative boundaries and polygons for all but a few tiny countries. Includes name attributes (including diacritical marks), name variants, and some statistical codes (FIPS, ISO, HASC). For names that are uncertain, they are flagged as an attribute. Boundaries should perfectly match the following Natural Earth Vector themes: coastline, lake shoreline, admin-0 country boundary, river and lake centerlines. The GeoDB format preserves local scripts better than SHP format.These data are represented at 1:10,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N.V. and Patterson, T. (2012). State and Province Boundary Lines, 1:10 million (2012). Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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  14. Title: WGS 84 Bounding Box, World, 1:10 million, 2012

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    Summary: This polygon shapefile contains a bounding box for the world represented in the WGS 84 geographic coordinate system. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Scale: 1:10,000,000. Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10m, 1:50m, and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N. V. and Patterson, T. (2012). Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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  15. Title: World Urban Areas, 1:10 million (2012)

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    Summary: This polygon shapefile contains the boundaries of urban areas with dense areas of human habitation worldwide derived from 2002-2003 MODIS satellite data at 1 km. resolution. There are no scale ranks and data is missing just a couple polygons for points included in populated places. Data could be split apart (intersected with thiessen polygons derived from populated places points) and joined with populated places points to derive names and population values (and density). These data are represented at 1:10,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N.V. and Patterson, T. (2012). World Urban Areas, 1:10 million (2012). Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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  16. Title: World Boundaries of Disputed Areas, 1:50 million (2012)

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    Summary: This line shapefile depicts the boundaries of disputed areas and breakaway regions ranging from Kashmir to the Elemi Triangle and Northern Cyprus to the Western Sahara desert. Data is derived from the The United States Central Intelligence Agency's World Factbook boundary database, but not every disputed or undefined boundary listed in the World Factbook boundary database is reflected in the main admin-0 boundaries attributes. Care should be taken with regard to undefined or disputed boundaries when attributing to reflect if the dispute is active or not. Some disputed areas that are small could be better symbolized with a point symbol. These data are represented at 1:50,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N.V. and Patterson, T. (2012). World Boundaries of Disputed Areas, 1:50 million (2012). Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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  17. Title: World Land Areas, 1:50 million (2012)

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    Summary: This polygon shapefile depicts land, including major islands. Data was derived from 10m coastline. Continental polygons broken into smaller, contiguous pieces to avoid having too many points in any one polygon, facilitating faster data processing in certain software applications. Coastline accuracy is suspect for northern Russia and southern Chile. This theme (and it’s inverse cousin, Ocean) are used to clip the raster imagery. These data are represented at 1:50,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N.V. and Patterson, T. (2012). World Land Areas, 1:50 million (2012). Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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  18. Title: World Sovereign States, 1:50 million (2012)

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    Summary: This polygon shapefile depicts 197 sovereign states. These rarely correspond to actual administrative divisions but rather highlight geographical regions that are not continuous but are part of the same country. Sovereign states do not distinguish between the metropolitan and semi-independent portions of a state or its constituent countries. Natural Earth Vector draws boundaries of sovereign states according to defacto status. These data are represented at 1:50,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N.V. and Patterson, T. (2012). World Sovereign States, 1:50 million (2012). Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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  19. Title: 20-Degree Graticule Grid, World, 1:110 million, 2012

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    Summary: This line shapefile displays graticules (grid lines of latitude parallels and longitude meridians) for the world at 20 degree intervals. Graticules include 180-degree east and west meridians (consider deleting one of these to avoid duplicate lines). This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Scale:110,000,000. Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10m, 1:50m, and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N.V. and Patterson, T. (2012). 20-Degree Graticule Grid, World, 1:110 million, 2012. Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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  20. Title: 20-Degree Graticule Grid, World, 1:10 million, 2012

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    Summary: This line shapefile displays graticules (grid lines of latitude parallels and longitude meridians) for the world at 20 degree intervals. Graticules include 180-degree east and west meridians (consider deleting one of these to avoid duplicate lines). This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10m, 1:50m, and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software. Kelso, N. V. and Patterson, T. (2012). 15-Degree Graticule Grid, World, 1:10 million, 2012. Made with Natural Earth, online at http://www.naturalearthdata.com.

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