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    • Global Mountains K3)

    Metadata Updated: October 2, 2025

    A new, high-resolution (250 m) map of global mountains derived from terrain characteristics. This new 250-m resource documents a larger global mountain extent than previous characterizations, although it excludes plateaus, hilly forelands, and other landforms that are often considered part of mountain areas. This resource was developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in partnership with Esri, the Center for Development and Environment of the University of Bern (CDE), the Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (GMBA), and the Mountain Research Initiative (MRI).

    Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date September 14, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date October 2, 2025

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from DOI USGS DCAT-US

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date September 14, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date October 2, 2025
    Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
    Maintainer
    Identifier http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/usgs-638fbf72d34ed907bf7d3080
    Data Last Modified 2023-03-10T00:00:00Z
    Category geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 010:12
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Metadata Catalog ID https://ddi.doi.gov/usgs-data.json
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Harvest Object Id 7a632a66-0b51-45cf-895c-19bb8a2d5bc2
    Harvest Source Id 2b80d118-ab3a-48ba-bd93-996bbacefac2
    Harvest Source Title DOI USGS DCAT-US
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial -180.0000, -56.0001, 180.0000, 83.6249
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 37adcb9d469054092418ac78cc332c17635966f78bd343e06c4787e47bf888dd
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": -180.0000, -56.0001, -180.0000, 83.6249, 180.0000, 83.6249, 180.0000, -56.0001, -180.0000, -56.0001}

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