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    • Global Mountains K3)

    Metadata Updated: January 21, 2026

    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 January 12, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date January 21, 2026

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from DOI USGS DCAT-US

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date January 12, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date January 21, 2026
    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
    Datagov Dedupe Retained 20260121130127
    Harvest Object Id 33d81abe-bd8b-412a-b115-2aca81e9bee8
    Harvest Source Id 2b80d118-ab3a-48ba-bd93-996bbacefac2
    Harvest Source Title DOI USGS DCAT-US
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": -180.0000, -56.0001, -180.0000, 83.6249, 180.0000, 83.6249, 180.0000, -56.0001, -180.0000, -56.0001}
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash a51a9c4ffd91dd0231a62b959a22c03d323773d30d0385ba8cb4262943a06898
    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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