International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Maize Research Atlases

The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center maize research atlases are
three CDs, including an Africa Maize Research Atlas, an Asia Maize Research
Atlas, and a Latin America Maize Research Atlas.

These three CDs, produced by CIMMYT's Natural Resources Group (NRG) and Maize
Program, contain spatial data including climate, soils, elevation, population,
land use and maize mega-environments for Sub-Saharan Africa (20W-52E, 35S-15N),
southern Asia (60-165E, 10S-35N), and all of Mexico, Central America, and South
America. In addition, climate similarity maps for dozens of major maize
research sites in each region are provided. All data are stored as ESRI
shapefiles, and MapExplorer (v. 2.0) - developed by ESRI, UK, has been included
for data display and query [Map Explorer is a trademark of ESRI (UK) Ltd; the
ESRI globe is trademark of ESRI Inc.]. Each Atlas provides a compendium of more
than 150 layers of digital data on climate, soils, elevation, land use,
population, and a range of maize-related information for the target region in a
stand-alone, CD format. All data are provided in ESRI shape file format. The
Atlases are targeted towards users with no geographic infor mation system (GIS)
experience, and each contains from 80 to more than 140 predesigned MapExplorer
projects, along with a tutorial to introduce new users to MapExplorer and the
data. Among other uses, the Atlas will allow researchers to characterize
regions of interest and target and predict the potential impacts of promising
germplasm or agronomic practices. The Atlas requires Microsoft Windows 95 (or
higher) or Windows NT (4.0 or higher), as well as 30 Mb of disk space to run
MapExplorer.

1) Hodson, D.P., E. Martinez-Romero, J.W. White, J.D. Corbett, and M. Banziger.
2002. Africa Maize Research Atlas (v3.0). Mexico D.F.: CIMMYT. CD. ISBN:
970-648-031-5. AGROVOC Descriptors: Zea mays; Maize; Plant production;
Production factors; Agricultural soils; Land use; Human population; Cultural
methods; Cropping systems; Crop management; Innovation adoption; Risk; Africa
South of Sahara; Southern Africa; Africa; Research projects. Additional
Keywords: CIMMYT; SADC. AGRIS Category Codes: F01 Crop Husbandry. Dewey Decimal
Classification: 633.1523.

2) Hodson, D.P., E. Martinez-Romero, J.W. White, P.G. Jones, and M. Banziger.
2002. Asia Maize Research Atlas (v1.0). Mexico D.F.: CIMMYT. CD. ISBN: AGROVOC
Descriptors: Zea mays; Maize; Plant production; Production factors;
Agricultural soils; Land use; Human population; Cultural methods; Cropping
systems; Crop management; Innovation adoption; Risk; Research projects
Additional Keywords: CIMMYT; AGRIS Category Codes: F01 Crop Husbandry Dewey
Decimal Classification: 633.1523

3) Hodson, D.P., E. Martinez-Romero, J.W. White, J.D. Corbett, and M.
Banziger. 2002. Latin America Maize Research Atlas (v1.0). Mexico D.F.: CIMMYT.
CD. ISBN: AGROVOC Descriptors: Zea mays; Maize; Plant production; Production
factors; Agricultural soils; Land use; Human population; Cultural methods;
Cropping systems; Crop management; Innovation adoption; Risk; Research projects
Additional Keywords: CIMMYT; AGRIS Category Codes: F01 Crop Husbandry
Dewey Decimal Classification: 633.1523

[Information taken from the Maize Research Atlas Home Page]