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    • Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density, Revision 11

    Metadata Updated: December 7, 2023

    The Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density, Revision 11 consists of estimates of human population density (number of persons per square kilometer) based on counts consistent with national censuses and population registers, for the years 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2020.�A proportional allocation gridding algorithm, utilizing approximately 13.5 million national and sub-national administrative Units, was used to assign population counts to 30 arc-second grid cells. The population density rasters were created by dividing the population count raster for a given target year by the land area raster. The data files were produced as global rasters at 30 arc-second (~1 km at the equator) resolution. To enable faster global processing, and in support of research commUnities, the 30 arc-second count data were aggregated to 2.5 arc-minute, 15 arc-minute, 30 arc-minute and 1 degree resolutions to produce density rasters at these resolutions.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    https://doi.org/10.7927/H4XK8CG2
    https://doi.org/10.7927/H4NP22DQ
    https://doi.org/10.1080/23754931.2015.1014272
    https://doi.org/10.7927/H4DZ068D
    https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BC3WMT
    https://doi.org/10.7927/H42Z13KG
    https://doi.org/10.7927/H4Z60M4Z
    https://doi.org/10.7927/H4TD9VDP
    https://doi.org/10.7927/H4JW8BX5
    https://doi.org/10.7927/H45Q4T5F
    https://doi.org/10.7927/H46M34XX
    https://doi.org/10.7927/H4PN93PB
    https://doi.org/10.7927/H4F47M65

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    Metadata Created Date December 1, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date December 7, 2023

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    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date December 1, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date December 7, 2023
    Publisher SEDAC
    Maintainer
    Identifier C1597159135-SEDAC
    Data First Published 2018-12-31
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2018-12-31
    Category GPW, geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Citation Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2018-12-31. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density, Revision 11. Version 4.11. Palisades, NY. 10.7927/H49C6VHW. Archived by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Government, NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H49C6VHW. https://doi.org/10.7927/H49C6VHW.
    Creator Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University
    Graphic Preview Description Maps Download Page
    Graphic Preview File https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/gpw-v4-population-density-rev11/maps
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    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    Issue Identification 10.7927/H49C6VHW
    Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.7927/H49C6VHW
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial -180.0 -90.0 180.0 90.0
    Program Code 026:001
    Related Documents https://doi.org/10.7927/H4XK8CG2, https://doi.org/10.7927/H4NP22DQ, https://doi.org/10.1080/23754931.2015.1014272, https://doi.org/10.7927/H4DZ068D, https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BC3WMT, https://doi.org/10.7927/H42Z13KG, https://doi.org/10.7927/H4Z60M4Z, https://doi.org/10.7927/H4TD9VDP, https://doi.org/10.7927/H4JW8BX5, https://doi.org/10.7927/H45Q4T5F, https://doi.org/10.7927/H46M34XX, https://doi.org/10.7927/H4PN93PB, https://doi.org/10.7927/H4F47M65
    Release Place Palisades, NY
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 8ec60da700203f9508a84d37974e85075a8a4da09375a8a58d3005e549c07de6
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 2000-07-01T00:00:00Z/2020-07-01T00:00:00Z

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