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    • U.S. Social Vulnerability Index Grids, Revision 01

    Metadata Updated: January 22, 2024

    The U.S. Social Vulnerability Index Grids, Revision 01 data set contains gridded layers for the overall Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) using four sub-category themes (Socioeconomic, Household Composition & Disability, Minority Status & Language, and Housing Type & Transportation) based on census tract level inputs from 15 variables for the years 2000, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020. SVI values range between 0 and 1 based on their percentile position among all census tracts in the U.S., with 0 representing lowest vulnerability census tracts and 1 representing highest vulnerability census tracts. SEDAC has gridded these vector inputs to create 1 kilometer spatial resolution raster surfaces allowing users to obtain vulnerability metrics for any user-defined area within the U.S. Utilizing inputs from CIESIN's Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4) Revision 11 data sets, a mask is applied for water, and optionally, for no population. The data are provided in two different projection formats, NAD83 as a U.S. specific standard, and WGS84 as a global standard. The goal of the SVI is to help identify vulnerable commUnities by ranking them on these inputs across the U.S.

    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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    References

    https://doi.org/10.7927/pta9-2980

    Dates

    Metadata Created Date January 22, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date January 22, 2024

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

    Other Data Resources

    Graphic Preview

    Sample browse graphic of the data set.

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date January 22, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date January 22, 2024
    Publisher SEDAC
    Maintainer
    Identifier C2820969258-SEDAC
    Data First Published 2023-12-19
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2023-12-19
    Category USCG, geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Metadata Catalog ID https://data.nasa.gov/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
    Citation Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2023-12-19. U.S. Social Vulnerability Index Grids, Revision 01. Version 1.01. Palisades, NY. Archived by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Government, NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/2ev1-g103. https://doi.org/10.7927/2ev1-g103.
    Creator Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University
    Graphic Preview Description Sample browse graphic of the data set.
    Graphic Preview File https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/downloads/maps/usgrid/usgrid-us-social-vulnerability-index-rev01/sedac-logo.jpg
    Harvest Object Id 6e5885d8-9ae3-48f1-bb5a-fe8e1a43fc83
    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.7927/2ev1-g103
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial -180.0 17.0 -65.0 72.0
    Program Code 026:001
    Related Documents https://doi.org/10.7927/pta9-2980
    Release Place Palisades, NY
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash e38b5f8a3c243d381b5c305990ef4ae742656feadf8a2eb3e6fe8a5994da7911
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z/2020-01-01T00:00:00Z

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