GHS settlement layers, updated and refined REGIO model 2014 in application to GHS-BUILT R2018A and GHS-POP R2019A, multitemporal (1975-1990-2000-2015)
The GHS Settlement Model grid (GHS-SMOD) GHS_SMOD_POPMT_GLOBE_R2019A delineates and classify settlement typologies via a logic of population size, population and built-up area densities as a refinement of the ‘degree of urbanisation’ method described by EUROSTAT.
The GHS-SMOD is derived by using the GHS-POP (GHS_POP_MT_GLOBE_R2019A, version 1.0) and GHS-BUILT (GHS_BUILT_LDSMT_GLOBE_R2018A, version 2.0).
The GHS Settlement Model grid is an improvement of the GHS Settlement Grid (R2016A) introducing a more detailed classification of settlements in two levels, also called ‘refined degree of urbanization’. The Settlement Model is provided at detailed level (Second Level - L2). The First Level, as a porting of the Degree of Urbanization adopted by EUROSTAT can be obtained aggregating L2 as shown in the GHSL Data Package 2019 documentation (GHS P2019).
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The main characteristics of this dataset are listed below.
The complete information about the GHSL main products can be found in the GHSL Data Package 2019 report (2,2 MB)