GHS-POP2G - Population to Grid (Software)
- 1. Joint Research Centre (JRC) European Commission
- 2. Columbia University CIESIN Geoscience
Description
The Population To Grid (GHS-POP2G) is a flexible tool to produce geospatial population grids in GeoTIFF format from vector census data (polygons or points).The tool operationalises the workflow developed for the production of the Global Human Settlement Layer Population Grid layers (GHS-POP).The principal purpose of the tool is the production of the population grid used as input for the Degree of Urbanisation Grid (GHS-DUG) also produced in the GHSL framework.
Related materials
This resource is associated with the Earth Observations Toolkit for Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements. If you want to learn more about it, please, check the EO Toolkit portal (https://eotoolkit.unhabitat.org/), a place where you will find use cases, learning material, and many other tools and resources related to the Sustainable Development Goal 11 and New Urban Agenda.