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The PAGER project makes use of a number of publicly available data sets, which we have included in this repository with great appreciation for the original authors. The usage terms of those data sets are described below.
The population growth rate data set, found in this repository under
test/data/WPP2015_POP_F02_POPULATION_GROWTH_RATE.xls
is provided by the United Nations, which makes the following statement on their web site:
http://data.un.org/Host.aspx?Content=UNdataUse
"All data and metadata provided on UNdata’s website are available free of charge and may be copied freely, duplicated and further distributed provided that UNdata is cited as the reference."
The per-capita GDP data set, found in this repository under:
test/data/API_NY.GDP.PCAP.CD_DS2_en_excel_v2.xls
is provided by the World Bank, which makes the following statement on their web site:
"You are encouraged to use the Datasets to benefit yourself and others in creative ways. You may extract, download, and make copies of the information contained in the Datasets, and you may share that information with third parties. You may also use our application programming interfaces (“APIs”) to facilitate access to the Datasets, whether through a separate Web site or through another type of software application. However, we maintain a list of some specific data within the Datasets that you may not redistribute or reuse without first contacting the original content provider(s), as well as information regarding how to contact the original content provider(s). "
The population data set used in this repository for testing and examples was created by the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University. Their website provides the following information on terms of use:
"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0). Users are free to use, copy, distribute, transmit, and adapt the work for commercial and non-commercial purposes, without restriction, as long as clear attribution of the source is provided."
The LA County city boundary data, found in this repository under:
test/data/eventdata/northridge/City_BoundariesWGS84/City_Boundaries.*
is provided by the County of Los Angeles, which makes the following statement on their Open Data website:
"Subject to these Terms of Use, you are granted a license to copy, publish, distribute and/or transmit the Data, to adapt the Data and to exploit the Data for commercial and/or personal use (collectively, "License"). No ownership interest in the Data is bestowed on you pursuant to these Terms of Use or the License. The License will be automatically voided and terminated without notice to you if you violate these Terms of Use. The License does not grant you any right to use the Data in any way that suggests County's endorsement of your use."
https://data.lacounty.gov/download/7d57-yb6q/application%2Fpdf
The coastline, country, and state boundaries found in this repository under:
test/data/eventdata/
are derived from the GSHHG database, described here:
https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/pwessel/gshhg/
and licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License.
The ocean and lake boundaries found in this repository under:
test/data/eventdata/
Come from the Natural Earth website:
http://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/
which makes the following statement about the data:
"All versions of Natural Earth raster + vector map data found on this website are in the public domain. You may use the maps in any manner, including modifying the content and design, electronic dissemination, and offset printing. The primary authors, Tom Patterson and Nathaniel Vaughn Kelso, and all other contributors renounce all financial claim to the maps and invites you to use them for personal, educational, and commercial purposes. No permission is needed to use Natural Earth. Crediting the authors is unnecessary."
http://www.naturalearthdata.com/about/terms-of-use/
The cities data set, found in this repository under
test/data/cities1000.txt
is provided by the geonames.org, which makes the following statement on their web site:
"This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License."