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Population Distribution Data Access and Tools
Access a range of datasets and data tools to further your population distribution research.
Population Distribution Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groundswell Africa Spatial Population and Migration Projections at One-Eighth Degree According to SSPs and RCPs, 2010-2050 | 1.00 | MODELS | Computer | 2010-01-01 to 2050-12-31 |
N: 37.21 S: -34.51 E: 51.27 W: -17.33 |
Geodatabase | |
| ISLSCP II Global Gridded Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 1990 | 1 | Terra | MODIS | 1990-01-01 to 1990-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile | |
| ISLSCP II Global Population of the World | 1 | Terra | MODIS | 1990-01-01 to 1995-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile | |
| National Aggregates of Geospatial Data Collection: Population, Landscape, And Climate Estimates (PLACE) | 1.0 | MODELS | Computer | 1995-07-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Excel | |
| Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS) | 1.00 | MODELS | Computer | 1940-01-01 to 1990-12-31 |
N: 73 S: 18 E: -66 W: -180 |
BNA | |
| SDG Indicator 11.2.1: Urban Access to Public Transport, 2023 Release | 2023.00 | MODELS | Computer | 2015-01-01 to 2022-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile, Geodatabase, CSV, PDF, PNG | |
| SDG Indicator 11.7.1: Urban Public Space, Availability and Access, 2023 Release | 2023.00 | MODELS | Computer | 2015-01-01 to 2022-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile, Geodatabase, CSV, PDF, PNG | |
| SDG Indicator 7.1.1: Access to Electricity, 2023 Release | 2023.00 | MODELS | Computer | 2020-01-01 to 2022-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile, Geodatabase, CSV, PDF, PNG | |
| SDG Indicator 9.1.1: Rural Access Index (RAI), 2023 Release | 2023.00 | MODELS | Computer | 2015-01-01 to 2022-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Shapefile, Geodatabase, CSV, PDF, PNG | |
| Sea Level Rise Impacts on Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance | 1.0 | MODELS | Computer | 2000-01-01 to 2010-12-31 |
N: 85 S: -58 E: 180 W: -180 |
Excel, WMS | |
| Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) Literature Database, v1, 2014-2019 | 1.00 | MODELS | Computer | 2014-01-01 to 2019-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Excel | |
| Sub-global Scenarios that Extend the Global SSP Narratives: Literature Database, Version 1, 2014-2021 | 1.00 | MODELS | Computer | 2014-01-01 to 2021-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Excel | |
| VIIRS Plus DMSP Change in Lights (VIIRS+DMSP dLIGHT) | 1.0 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 1992-01-01, 2002-01-01, 2013-01-01 |
N: 84 S: -56 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.008333 Decimal Degrees x 0.008333 Decimal Degrees | GeoTIFF, PDF, PNG, WMS |
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