LandScan - GPW Comparisons
Summary

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)

World 43200 x 21120 (175) (ArcInfo Grid) N/A

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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