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GHS-POP R2015A

GHS population grid, derived from GPW4, multitemporal (1975, 1990, 2000, 2015)

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GHS POPULATION GRID (LDS)

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This spatial raster dataset depicts the distribution and density of population, expressed as the number of people per cell.

Residential population estimates for target years 1975, 1990, 2000 and 2015 provided by CIESIN GPWv4 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 per corresponding epoch.

Product name:
GHS_POP_GPW4_GLOBE_R2015A
Projection:
World Mollweide (EPSG:54009)
Resolutions available:
250m, 1Km
Description:
distribution and density of population, expressed as the number of people per cell
Dataset name (size):
Resolution of 250m - World Mollweide (EPSG:54009) GHS_POP_GPW41975_GLOBE_R2015A_54009_250 (280MB)
GHS_POP_GPW41990_GLOBE_R2015A_54009_250 (787MB)
GHS_POP_GPW42000_GLOBE_R2015A_54009_250 (824MB)
GHS_POP_GPW42015_GLOBE_R2015A_54009_250 (1.1GB)

Resolution of 1Km - World Mollweide (EPSG:54009) GHS_POP_GPW41975_GLOBE_R2015A_54009_1k (141MB)
GHS_POP_GPW41990_GLOBE_R2015A_54009_1k (144MB)
GHS_POP_GPW42000_GLOBE_R2015A_54009_1k (148MB)
GHS_POP_GPW42015_GLOBE_R2015A_54009_1k (155MB)
Legend:
Values are expressed as decimals (Float) and represent the absolute number of inhabitants of the cell.