Bailey, R.G. 1989/1993. Bailey Ecoregions of the Continents (reprojected) from the World Conservation Monitoring Center. Digital vector data on a 0.3 degree resolution Cartesian Orthonormal Geodetic (lat/long) global polygon network and derived raster data on a 10-minute Cartesian Orthonormal Geodetic (lat/long) 1080x2160 grid. In: Global Ecosystems Database Version 2.0. Boulder, CO: NOAA National Geophysical Data Center. One independent spatial layer with three attributes. 10,235,790 bytes in 15 files.
Cartesian Geodetic
(lat/long)(1) Vector polygonal classed units at a claimed scale of 1:30,000,000.
(2) 10-minute global 1080x2160 grids rasterized from the vector data
Static modern composite.
Classes represented in an attribute values file, linked to areas by numerical code.
One vector layer with three attributes; with the same data represented in three dependent single-attribute raster layers.
Bailey's Ecoregions, classed by Domain, Division, and Province.
Multiple paper map sources integrated and modified by Robert Bailey.
Undocumented Russian projection based on Gerasimov, I.P. (Ed.) 1964. Types of natural landscapes of the Earth's land areas. Plate 75, In Fiziko-geograficheskii Atlas Mira [Physico-geographic Atlas of the World]. USSR Acad. Sci. and Main Administration of Geodesy and Cartography. Moscow, USSR, scale = 1:80,000,000.
Global
Maximum Latitude: +90 Degrees (N)
Minimum Latitude: -90 Degrees (S)
Maximum Longitude: +180 Degrees (E)
Minimum Longitude: -180 Degrees (W)
Vector boundary data from original 1:80,000,000 scale, represented at 1:30,000,000.
Composite of most recent information ca 1960-1980.
Composite of most recent information ca 1960-1980.
Bailey, R.G. 1989/1993. Bailey Ecoregions Map of the Continents (reprojected). Digital vector data on a Geographic (lat/long) global polygon network in ARC/INFO format. Cambridge, U.K.: World Conservation Monitoring Center. 623 KB in 1 compressed file on floppy disk.
Dr. Mark Collins
World Conservation Monitoring Center
Cambridge, U.K.
World Conservation Monitoring Center
Cambridge, U.K.
Tel: 44 223 277314
1989
Bailey, R.G. 1983. Delineation of ecosystem regions. Environmental Management, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 365-373.
Bailey, R.G. 1984. Testing an ecosystem regionalization. Journal of environmental Management, Vol. 19, pp. 239-248.
Bailey, R.G. 1985. The factor of scale in ecosystem mapping. Environmental Management Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 271-276.
Bailey, R.G. 1987. Suggested hierarchy of criteria for multi-scale ecosystem mapping. Landscape and Urban Planning, Vol. 14, pp. 313-319.
Bailey, R.G. 1983. Delineation of ecosystem regions. Environmental Management, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 365-373.
Bailey, R.G. 1984. Testing an ecosystem regionalization. Journal of environmental Management, Vol. 19, pp. 239-248.
Bailey, R.G. 1985. The factor of scale in ecosystem mapping. Environmental Management Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 271-276.
Bailey, R.G. 1987. Suggested hierarchy of criteria for multi-scale ecosystem mapping. Landscape and Urban Planning, Vol. 14, pp. 313-319.
Bailey, R.G. 1991. Design of ecological networks for monitoring global change. Environmental Conservation, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 173-176.
Gerasimov, I.P. (Ed.) 1964. Types of natural landscapes of the Earth's land areas. Plate 75. In Fiziko-geograficheskii Atlas Mira [Physical-geographic Atlas of the World]. USSR Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geodesy and Cartography, Moscow. Scale = 1:80,000,000.