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Title: Terrastat : [electronic resource] global land resources GIS models and databases for poverty and food insecurity mapping.
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Year: c2002.
Series: FAO land and water digital media series, ; 20.
Description: 1 computer compact disk ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject: CD-ROM. ; Geographical information systems. ; Soil degradation. ; Maps. ; Poverty. ; Soil properties. ; Soil surveys. ; Soil.
Notes: System requirements: Pentium PC with Windows 9x/NT/2000, at least 64 Mb RAM and 15" or larger colour monitor with a resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels and a colour palette of 65 536 colours; CD-ROM; ArcView 3.1 or version 3.2 ESRI software with Spatial Analyst extension to access the maps and projects prepared in GIS; for non ArcView users, the setup programs for WinDisp have been included on this CD-ROM.
ISBN/ISSN: 9251048649;
Type: Book
Abstract: Terrastat is based on earlier work carried out by FAO which focused on a country analysis, in tabular form, of problem soils, drylands, steeplands and land degradation issues. This database, linked with population figures, was used for poverty and food insecurity mapping, particularly for analysing where the people live in relation to: agro-ecological zones; marginal, degraded or productive lands; major food crop production systems, in particular those important to food security for the rural poor. The co
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