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Data from 2011 is available from the http://www.imperial.ac.uk/admin-services/library/subject-support/earth-science-and-engineering/landscan/ Imperial Library]. Before that, we had to purchase individual licenses from EastView. | Data from 2011 is available from the [http://www.imperial.ac.uk/admin-services/library/subject-support/earth-science-and-engineering/landscan/ Imperial Library]. Before that, we had to purchase individual licenses from EastView. | ||
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Revision as of 17:27, 9 February 2017
About
The Landscan dataset is generally considered the best spatial population density dataset available.
Getting Access
Data from 2011 is available from the Imperial Library. Before that, we had to purchase individual licenses from EastView.
File Format
Example Code
Citation
This product was made utilizing the LandScan (insert dataset year)™ High Resolution global Population Data Set copyrighted by UT-Battelle, LLC, operator of Oak Ridge National Laboratory under Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the United States Department of Energy. The United States Government has certain rights in this Data Set. Neither UT-BATTELLE, LLC NOR THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, NOR ANY OF THEIR EMPLOYEES, MAKES ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OR ASSUMES ANY LEGAL LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR USEFULNESS OF THE DATA SET.