Landscan 2000
GPW Version 2
Number of administrative units
69,350
127,093
Resolution (grid cell area)
0.5' (1km)
2.5' (5km)
Minimum downloadable unit
Continent
Country
Region
Grid size and Volume: column x row (Mbytes)
ArcInfo BIL image files
ArcInfo export files
Africa
10800 x 9600 (395)
2160 x 1920 (16.5)
Asia
19200 x 10200 (765)
3840 x 2040 (31.3)
Europe
8400 x 6600 (216)
1680 x 1320 (8.8)
North America
20280 x 9360 (741)
4056 x 1872 (30.4)
South America
18000 x 8760 (615)
3600 x 1752 (25)
Oceania
14400 x 10560 (594)
2880 x 2112 (24.3)
Model input variables:
Census data (population) Land cover Roads DEM Nighttime lights
Census data (population)
Population data source:
U.S. Bureau of Census
Variable data sources
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