• Residential population

    Residential population estimates for target year 2015 provided by CIESIN GPWv4.10 were disaggregated from census or administrative units to grid cells, informed by the distribution and density of built-up as mapped in the Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) global layer.

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  • cloudSource
    EC-JRC
  • editSuggested citation
    Dataset: Schiavina, Marcello; Freire, Sergio; MacManus, Kytt (2019): GHS population grid multitemporal (1975, 1990, 2000, 2015) R2019A. European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) DOI: 10.2905/42E8BE89-54FF-464E-BE7B-BF9E64DA5218 PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/0c6b9751-a71f-4062-830b-43c9f432370f Concept & Methodology: Freire, Sergio; MacManus, Kytt; Pesaresi, Martino; Doxsey-Whitfield, Erin; Mills, Jane (2016): Development of new open and free multi-temporal global population grids at 250 m resolution. Geospatial Data in a Changing World; Association of Geographic Information Laboratories in Europe (AGILE). AGILE 2016.
  • extensionRelated tool or portal
    https://ghsl.jrc.ec.europa.eu/index.php
  • copyrightLicence
  • av_timerDate or time period of observation
  • timerFrequency of update
    Annual
  • mapGeographic coverage
    Global
  • tab_unselectedSpatial Resolution
    250m, 1km, 9 arcsec, 30 arcsec
  • extensionTechnical background
  • errorCautions
    The GHSL image analytics framework has been tested with a large set of sensors including radar and optical public and commercial missions. Bi-lateral agreements of JRC with European institutions and institutions in China, Brazil and South Africa are currently producing continental and country-wide human settlement information layers by application of the GHSL technology to their proprietary image data.
  • dashboardRelated SDGs and targets
    GOAL 11: Sustainable cities and communities,
  • tocRelated Topics
    Society, Population, Population Growth, Migration, Energy
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