Anthromes v2 (GeoTiff)

GIS data for the global map of Anthropogenic Biomes (version 2) originally published in Ellis et al. (2010). This dataverse is composed of a set of 5 arc minute gridded data for the years 1700, 1800, 1900 and 2000. The ZIP file contains directories for each year with a GeoTiff and associated files for use in GIS software. An image (.png) file describing the map legend/symbology is: anthromes_v2_legend.png To view these data in ArcGIS, simply unzip to an accessible directory. Please cite: Ellis, E. C., K. Klein Goldewijk, S. Siebert, D. Lightman, and N. Ramankutty. 2010. Anthropogenic transformation of the biomes, 1700 to 2000. Global Ecology and Biogeography 19:589-606. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00540.x More information here: http://ecotope.org/anthromes/v2/