DEFINITION
Percent of land area having very high anthropogenic impact
Units: Percent of
Land Area
Units: Global grids for
population (GPW), land use (USGS AVHRR based classification from EROS data center), VMAP roads, VMAP
railways, VMAP coastlines, VMAP major rivers and the
stable lights data were all scored for "
wildness". The scores were aggregated and normalized.
DEFINITION: Percent of land area having very high anthropogenic impact
Units: Percent of
Land Area
Units: Global grids for
population (GPW), land use (USGS AVHRR based classification from EROS data center), VMAP roads, VMAP
railways, VMAP coastlines, VMAP major rivers and the
stable lights data were all scored for "
wildness". The scores were aggregated and normalized.