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Population Density Data Access and Tools
Population Density Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Rural-Urban Mapping Project, Version 1 (GRUMPv1): Population Density Grid | MODELS | Computer | 1990-07-01, 1995-07-01, 2000-07-01 | AFRICA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, EUROPE, GLOBAL | N: 85 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180 | ASCII, Grid, PDF, PNG, WMS |
| Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Centroids | MODELS | Computer | 1990-07-01, 1995-07-01, 2000-07-01, 2005-07-01, 2010-07-01, 2015-07-01 | AFRICA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, EUROPE, GLOBAL | N: 79.89196 S: -54.751503 E: 179.848323 W: -179.199552 | CSV, Shapefile, WMS |
| Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Population Density Grid | MODELS | Computer | 1990-07-01, 1995-07-01, 2000-07-01 | AFRICA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, EUROPE, GLOBAL | N: 85 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180 | Grid, ASCII, PDF, PNG, WMS |
| Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Population Density Grid, Future Estimates | MODELS | Computer | 2005-07-01, 2010-07-01, 2015-07-01 | AFRICA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, EUROPE, GLOBAL | N: 85 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180 | ASCII, BIL, Grid, WMS |
| Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density | MODELS | Computer | 2000-07-01, 2005-07-01, 2010-07-01, 2015-07-01, 2020-07-01 | GLOBAL | N: 85 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 | GeoTIFF |
| Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density Adjusted to Match 2015 Revision UN WPP Country Totals | MODELS | Computer | 2000-07-01, 2005-07-01, 2010-07-01, 2015-07-01, 2020-07-01 | GLOBAL | N: 85 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 | GeoTIFF |
| Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density Adjusted to Match 2015 Revision UN WPP Country Totals, Revision 10 | MODELS | Computer | 2000-07-01, 2005-07-01, 2010-07-01, 2015-07-01, 2020-07-01 | GLOBAL | N: 85 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 | ASCII, GeoTIFF, netCDF |
| Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density Adjusted to Match 2015 Revision UN WPP Country Totals, Revision 11 | MODELS | Computer | 2000-07-01, 2005-07-01, 2010-07-01, 2015-07-01, 2020-07-01 | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | ASCII, GeoTIFF, netCDF-4, PDF, PNG, WMS |
| Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density, Revision 10 | MODELS | Computer | 2000-07-01, 2005-07-01, 2010-07-01, 2015-07-01, 2020-07-01 | GLOBAL | N: 85 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 | ASCII, GeoTIFF, netCDF |
| Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density, Revision 11 | MODELS | Computer | 2000-07-01, 2005-07-01, 2010-07-01, 2015-07-01, 2020-07-01 | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | ASCII, GeoTIFF, netCDF-4, PDF, PNG, WMS |
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