Atlas login
👫 Population
Number of people living in a given area according to the actual release of Kontur Population dataset (2023.11.01). The dataset was produced by overlaying the Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) with available Facebook population data and constraining known artifacts using OpenStreetMap data. The datasets detailed methodology is available here: https://data.humdata.org/dataset/kontur-population-dataset
Layer Details
- Categories: Demography | Social
- Unit: ppl
- Data type: univariate
Sources
- © Kontur https://kontur.io/
- Facebook Connectivity Lab and Center for International Earth Science Information Network – CIESIN – Columbia University. 2016. High Resolution Settlement Layer (HRSL). Source imagery for HRSL © 2016 DigitalGlobe. https://dataforgood.fb.com/tools/population-density-maps/
- Dataset: Schiavina M.,Freire S.,Carioli A.,MacManus K. (2023): GHS-POP R2023A – GHS population grid multitemporal (1975-2030).European Commission,Joint Research Centre (JRC) PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/2ff68a52-5b5b-4a22-8f40-c41da8332cfe,doi:10.2905/2FF68A52-5B5B-4A22-8F40-C41DA8332CFE Concept & Methodology: Freire S.,MacManus K.,Pesaresi M.,Doxsey-Whitfield E.,Mills J. (2016) Development of new open and free multi-temporal global population grids at 250 m resolution. Geospatial Data in a Changing World.,Association of Geographic Information Laboratories in Europe (AGILE),AGILE 2016
- Copernicus Global Land Service: Land Cover 100 m: Marcel Buchhorn,Bruno Smets,Luc Bertels,Bert De Roo,MyroslavaLesiv,Nandin – Erdene Tsendbazar,… Steffen Fritz. (2020). Copernicus Global Land Service: Land Cover 100m: collection 3: epoch 2019: Globe (Version V3.0.1) Data set. Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3939050
- Microsoft Buildings: Australia,Canada,Tanzania,Uganda,USA: This data is licensed by Microsoft under the Open Data Commons Open Database License (ODbL).
- NZ Building Outlines data sourced from the LINZ Data Service – https://data.linz.govt.nz/
- Geoalert Urban Mapping: Chechnya,Moscow region,Tyva,Tashkent,Bukhara,Samarkand,Navoi,Chirchiq – https://github.com/Geoalert/urban-mapping
- © OpenStreetMap contributors https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright
- Concept of areas © Brahmagupta, René Descartes
Ways to Access the 👫 Population Dataset
Or use another way
API
For developers and companies integrating geodata into their systems.
$100/month
Embedded Map
For companies that need to quickly embed geodata into webpages or internal systems.
$100/month
File dump
For those who prefer to receive ready-to-use files (*.gpkg, *shp, *.geojson, *.csv, and others).
$1000/download