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HEALTH

Variable Description Spatial Resolution Temporal Resolution Time Span Source
Malaria Number of cases (Plasmodium vivax & P. falciparum) County Monthly 2003 – 2011 SIVEP (Sistema de Informação de Vigilância Epidemiológica – Notificação de Casos) – Malaria Metadata
Dengue Fever Number of cases County Yearly 2001 – 2012 SINAN (Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação) (http://dtr2004.saude.gov.br/sinanweb/index.php) Metadata
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Number of cases County Yearly 2001 – 2013 SINAN (Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação) (http://dtr2004.saude.gov.br/sinanweb/index.php) Metadata
HIV/AIDS Number of cases County Yearly 2001 – 2014 DATASUS (Sistema Único de Saúde), Informações de Saúde — (http://www2.aids.gov.br/final/dados/dados_aids.asp) Metadata

ENVIRONMENT    

Variable Description Spatial Resolution Temporal Resolution Time Span Source
Rainfall Mean monthly accumulated rainfall (mm) and average length of dry season 0.25˚x 0.25˚ lat./lon., averaged by County Decadal average 2000-2010 TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission) from NASA (http://trmm.gsfc.nasa.gov) Metadata
Original Forest Cover Forest cover at the time of Brazil’s ‘discovery’ Aggregated by County

Map Scale: 1:5,000,000

Pre-colonial Brazil IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística) (http://www.ibge.gov.br; ftp://geoftp.ibge.gov.br/mapas_tematicos/mapas_murais/shapes/vegetacao) Metadata
Surface Water Cover Fresh water cover 250 meter, Aggregated by County 2000-2008 2000-2008 MODIS Water Mask (Moderate Imaging Spectroradiometer) (http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov; http://www.landcover.org) Metadata

SOCIO-ECONOMICS    

Sub-theme Description Spatial Resolution Temporal Resolution Time Span Source
Economy Economic variables related to GDP, poverty, income, and employment County Decadal 1991, 2000, 2010 Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano no Brasil (www.atlasbrasil.org.br) Metadata
Social Development variables including life expectancy, fecundity, mortality, access to water and electricity, and Human Development Index (HDI) County Decadal 1991, 2000, 2010 Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano no Brasil (www.atlasbrasil.org.br) Metadata
Education Literacy rates, school completion, school attendance rates, etc. County Decadal 1991, 2000, 2010 Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano no Brasil (www.atlasbrasil.org.br) Metadata
Demography Total population, by age class, male/female, urban/rural, etc. County Decadal 1991, 2000, 2010 Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano no Brasil (www.atlasbrasil.org.br) Metadata
Agriculture Cultivated crop area, agricultural production, and agricultural GDP County Decadal 1991, 2000, 2010 Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano no Brasil (www.atlasbrasil.org.br) Metadata
Gold Mining Presence (1) or Absence (0) of gold mining activities in the municipality. County Decadal 1991, 2000, 2010 DNPM (Departamento Nacional de Produção Mineral) (http://sigmine.dnpm.gov.br/webmap/) Metadata

HYDROLOGY  

Variable Description Spatial Resolution Temporal Resolution Time Span Source
River Water Level River level based on gauge measurements (cm) Point Daily ~ 1965-2015 ANA (Agência Nacional de Águas)

(http://hidroweb.ana.gov.br)

Metadata
River Flow Calculated river discharge/ flow based on station rating curves and measured level (m3/s) Point Daily ~ 1965-2015 ANA (Agência Nacional de Águas)

(http://hidroweb.ana.gov.br)

Metadata
Precipitation Measured precipitation (mm/day) Point Daily ~ 1965-2015 ANA (Agência Nacional de Águas)

(http://hidroweb.ana.gov.br)

Metadata

HYDROELECTRIC DAMS        

Variable Description Spatial Resolution Temporal Resolution Time Span Source
Hydroelectric dam Construction and operation details for operating hydroelectric dams with installed capacity of energy production > 30 MW. Also includes reservoir size, location details, and energy ouput. Point (dam structure) Date / Year 1967 – 2015 ANEEL (Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica) (http://www.aneel.gov.br; various on-line sources) Metadata