Landscan 2011

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Using an innovative approach with Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing, ORNL's LandScan is the community standard for global population distribution. At approximately 1 km resolution (30" X 30"), LandScan is the finest resolution global population distribution data available and represents an ambient population (average over 24 hours). The LandScan algorithm, an R&D 100 Award Winner, uses spatial data and imagery analysis technologies and a multi-variable dasymetric modeling approach to disaggregate census counts within an administrative boundary. Since no single population distribution model can account for the differences in spatial data availability, quality, scale, and accuracy as well as the differences in cultural settlement practices, LandScan population distribution models are tailored to match the data conditions and geographical nature of each individual country and region. Source: http://www.ornl.gov/sci/landscan/

Creator
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Date of creation
2010
Data edited date
2011 Jun
Publisher
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Place of publication
Oak Ridge, TN 37831
Edition
2011
Scale
cell size is 0.008333333333333 double precision
Projection
Geographic
Datum
WGS84
Data type
Require permission to use
None
Require acknowledgement to use
None
Cost for use
None
Medium
Internal Network Drive and download
Geography
Open data
Restrictions
FACULTY STAFF STUDENTS
Downloads
FIELDID
18294
Subject
POPULATION
Format
GRID