Dataset

Global Rural-Urban Mapping Project: Settlement Points

UrbanizationGlobalColumbia University

Dataset Objective

To provide data of all populated places with consistent population estimates.

Context

Dataset produced in collaboration with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), The World Bank, and Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT).

What is included

This dataset entails population 2000 (NSO-Based Estimate '000), population 2000 (UN '000), area in km2, average input resolution (km), number of administrative units, population per administrative unit ('000), number of urban extents and number of Settlement Points.

Collection Methods

Satellite imagery