Table 1 Gridded population datasets and their characteristics.
From: The effects of spatial population dataset choice on estimates of population at risk of disease
Dataset | Year(s) represented | Spatial resolution | Input data used | Data source for national pop total adjustments | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LandScan | 2008 | 30 arcseconds (~1 km) | Census, land cover, elevation, slope, roads, populated areas/points | CIA [23] | |
Gridded Population of the World (GPW) | 1990/1995/2000/2005/2010/2015 | 2.5 arcminutes (~5 km) | Census, water bodies (for masking) | UNPD [22] | |
Global Rural Urban Mapping Project (GRUMP) | 1990/1995/2000 | 30 arcseconds (~1 km) | Census, populated areas, water bodies (for masking) | UNPD [22] | |
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Global Population Databases | 2000 | 2.5 arcminutes (~5 km) | Census, populated points, roads | UNPD [22] |