Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density, Revision 11
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Originator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University
Publication Date: 20181231
Title: Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density, Revision 11
Edition: 4.11
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster, map, map service
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Online Linkage: https://doi.org/10.7927/H49C6VHW
Description:
Abstract:
The Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density, Revision 11 consists of estimates of human population density (number of persons per square kilometer) based on counts consistent with national censuses and population registers, for the years 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2020. A proportional allocation gridding algorithm, utilizing approximately 13.5 million national and sub-national administrative units, was used to assign population counts to 30 arc-second grid cells. The population density rasters were created by dividing the population count raster for a given target year by the land area raster. The data files were produced as global rasters at 30 arc-second (~1 km at the equator) resolution. To enable faster global processing, and in support of research communities, the 30 arc-second count data were aggregated to 2.5 arc-minute, 15 arc-minute, 30 arc-minute and 1 degree resolutions to produce density rasters at these resolutions.
Purpose:
To provide estimates of population density for the years 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2020, based on counts consistent with national censuses and population registers, as raster data to facilitate data integration.
Supplemental Information: The documentation for this data set is available at https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/gpw-v4-population-density-rev11/docs.
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Multiple Dates/Times:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 2000/07/01
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 2005/07/01
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 2010/07/01
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 2015/07/01
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 2020/07/01
Currentness Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -180.000000
East Bounding Coordinate: 180.000000
North Bounding Coordinate: 90.000000
South Bounding Coordinate: -90.000000
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: GCMD Science Keywords, Version 8.6
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > POPULATION > POPULATION DENSITY
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: SEDAC Theme
Theme Keyword: Population
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: Data Granularity
Theme Keyword: Country
Theme Keyword: Continent
Theme Keyword: Global
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO Topic
Theme Keyword: Society
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Place Keyword Thesaurus: CIESIN Location Terms, Version 3.1
Place Keyword: Global
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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0). Users are free to use, copy, distribute, transmit, and adapt the work for commercial and non-commercial purposes, without restriction, as long as clear attribution of the source is provided.
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Address: CIESIN, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
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State or Province: New York
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Citation Information:
Originator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical - CIAT
Publication Date: 20051231
Title: Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Population Density Grid
Edition: 3.00
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster, map, map service
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Online Linkage: https://doi.org/10.7927/H4XK8CG2
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University
Publication Date: 20160711
Title: Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density
Edition: 4.00
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster, map
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Online Linkage: https://doi.org/10.7927/H4NP22DQ
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Citation Information:
Originator: Doxsey-Whitfield, E., K. MacManus, S. B. Adamo, L. Pistolesi, J. Squires, O. Borkovska and S. R. Baptista
Publication Date: 20150724
Title: Taking Advantage of the Improved Availability of Census Data: A First Look at the Gridded Population of the World, Version 4
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: journal article
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Series Name: Papers in Applied Geography
Issue Identification: 1(3): 226-235
Online Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1080/23754931.2015.1014272
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Citation Information:
Originator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University
Publication Date: 20171222
Title: Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density, Revision 10
Edition: 4.10
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster, map
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Online Linkage: https://doi.org/10.7927/H4DZ068D
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Citation Information:
Originator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University
Publication Date: 20181231
Title: Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Administrative Unit Center Points with Population Estimates, Revision 11
Edition: 4.11
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector, tabular, database, map, map service
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Online Linkage: https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BC3WMT
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Citation Information:
Originator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University
Publication Date: 20181231
Title: Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Data Quality Indicators, Revision 11
Edition: 4.11
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster, map, map service
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Online Linkage: https://doi.org/10.7927/H42Z13KG
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Citation Information:
Originator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University
Publication Date: 20181231
Title: Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Land and Water Area, Revision 11
Edition: 4.11
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster, map, map service
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Online Linkage: https://doi.org/10.7927/H4Z60M4Z
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Citation Information:
Originator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University
Publication Date: 20181231
Title: Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): National Identifier Grid, Revision 11
Edition: 4.11
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster, vector, map, map service
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Online Linkage: https://doi.org/10.7927/H4TD9VDP
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University
Publication Date: 20181231
Title: Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Count, Revision 11
Edition: 4.11
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster, map, map service
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Online Linkage: https://doi.org/10.7927/H4JW8BX5
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Originator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University
Publication Date: 20181213
Title: Documentation for the Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4), Revision 11
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: document
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Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Online Linkage: https://doi.org/10.7927/H45Q4T5F
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Citation Information:
Originator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University
Publication Date: 20181231
Title: Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Basic Demographic Characteristics, Revision 11
Edition: 4.11
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster, map, map service
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Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Online Linkage: https://doi.org/10.7927/H46M34XX
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Citation Information:
Originator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University
Publication Date: 20181231
Title: Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Count Adjusted to Match 2015 Revision of UN WPP Country Totals, Revision 11
Edition: 4.11
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster, map, map service
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Online Linkage: https://doi.org/10.7927/H4PN93PB
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Citation Information:
Originator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University
Publication Date: 20181231
Title: Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density Adjusted to Match 2015 Revision UN WPP Country Totals, Revision 11
Edition: 4.11
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster, map, map service
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Online Linkage: https://doi.org/10.7927/H4F47M65
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Direct Spatial Reference Method: Raster
Raster Object Information:
Raster Object Type: Grid Cell
Row Count: 17400
Column Count: 43200
Vertical Count: 1
Spatial Reference Information
Section Index
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude Resolution: 0.008333
Longitude Resolution: 0.008333
Geographic Coordinate Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic Model:
Horizontal Datum Name: WGS84
Ellipsoid Name: WGS84
Semi-major Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257224
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Contact Electronic Mail Address: ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu
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Beginning Date: 2019/02/28
Ending Date: Present
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Metadata Date: 2018/08/22
Metadata Review Date: 2022/08/31
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