Population figures added to Copernicus Urban Atlas data
A recent JRC Technical Report describes a method to downscale residential population data to the level of Copernicus Urban Atlas polygons. Urban Atlas 2012 is a powerful geographical dataset that describes land use/land cover at high spatial resolution for nearly 700...Read articleENACT project interim report just published
ENACT (“ENhancing ACTivity and population mapping”) is a JRC Exploratory Research Project involving various units at the JRC, and spanning 2 years (2016-2017). Current knowledge of population distribution is still very limited even for Europe. Existing...Read article
Mapping high-resolution population and employment data in urban areas: some tests taking into account height and functions of buildings
by Hugo Poelman, May 2016 This note discusses a few test cases aiming at enhancing disaggregation processes of population and employment data in urban areas. The main focus is on the opportunities to use information about the height, the location and the function of...Read articleAssessing access to green areas in Europe’s cities
A new working paper published by Directorate-General Regional and Urban Policy of the European Commission presents an analysis of the spatial distribution of both population and green areas throughout the cities’ territory, producing indicators on the proximity...Read articleProduction of GRID statistics – aggregation
GEOSTAT manual on how to generate GRID statistics applying the bottom up (aggregation) procedure
Read articleGridded population data on 100m x 100m grid by Statistics Netherlands
The gridded population data from 2000–2010 can be downloaded from Statistics Netherlands website.
Read articleThe U.S. Census Bureau released a series of new maps
The U.S. Census Bureau recently released a series of new maps illustrating 2010 census data for each state.
Read articleMongolia conducts GIS-based census
The result of the 2010 Population and Housing Census of Mongolia is out — the country’s 10th census, and the first GIS-based census.
Read articleDasymetric binary method to construct a population density grid for Spain
A paper on a dasymetric binary method to construct a population density grid for Spain is published. Binary means less errors, the authors argue.
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