- Dataset Availability
- 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z–2015-12-31T00:00:00Z
- Dataset Provider
- EC JRC
- Earth Engine Snippet
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ee.ImageCollection("JRC/GHSL/P2016/POP_GPW_GLOBE_V1")
- Tags
Description
The GHSL relies on the design and implementation of new spatial data mining technologies allowing to automatically process and extract analytics and knowledge from large amount of heterogeneous data including: global, fine-scale satellite image data streams, census data, and crowd sources or volunteered geographic information sources.
This dataset depicts the distribution and density of population, expressed as the number of people per cell, for reference epochs: 1975, 1990, 2000, 2015.
Residential population estimates were provided by CIESIN GPW v4. These were disaggregated from census or administrative units to grid cells, informed by the distribution and density of built-up as mapped in the GHSL global layer per corresponding epoch. (See "Development of New Open and Free Multi-temporal Global Population Grids at 250 m Resolution.")
This dataset was produced in the World Mollweide projection (EPSG:54009).
For more information visit: https://ghsl.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ghs_pop.php.
The Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) project is supported by the European Commission, Joint Research Center, and Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy. The GHSL produces new global spatial information, evidence-based analytics, and knowledge describing the human presence in the planet.
Bands
Pixel Size
250 meters
Bands
| Name | Min | Max | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
population_count |
0* | 1.34419e+06* | Number of people per cell |
Terms of Use
Terms of Use
The GHSL has been produced by the EC JRC as open and free data. Reuse is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged. For more information, please read the use conditions (European Commission Reuse and Copyright Notice).
Citations
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC); Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN (2015): GHS population grid, derived from GPW4, multitemporal (1975, 1990, 2000, 2015). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: https://data.europa.eu/89h/jrc-ghsl-ghs_pop_gpw4_globe_r2015a
Explore with Earth Engine
Code Editor (JavaScript)
var dataset = ee.ImageCollection('JRC/GHSL/P2016/POP_GPW_GLOBE_V1') .filter(ee.Filter.date('2015-01-01', '2015-12-31')); var populationCount = dataset.select('population_count'); var populationCountVis = { min: 0.0, max: 200.0, palette: ['060606', '337663', '337663', 'ffffff'], }; Map.setCenter(78.22, 22.59, 3); Map.addLayer(populationCount, populationCountVis, 'Population Count');