| Name |
Global Human Settlement Layer |
| Note |
The Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) project of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre addresses these needs with spatially detailed information on population and settlements.
It produces new global spatial information, evidence-based analytics and knowledge describing the human presence on planet Earth
The GHSL image analytics framework has been tested with a large set of sensors including radar and optical public and commercial missions. Bi-lateral agreements of JRC with European institutions and institutions in China, Brazil and South Africa are currently producing continental and country-wide human settlement information layers by application of the GHSL technology to their proprietary image data.
The GHSL Data Package P2023 consists of multitemporal products, that offers an insight into the human presence in the past (epochs from 1975 through 2020, 5 years interval) and the future (2025 and 2030).
The release of the GHSL P2023 data package provides an update of the GHSL P2022. The new release fixes the anomaly in the multi-temporal modelling mechanism and recalculates the multi-temporal built-up surfaces, built-up volumes, population, and degree of urbanization spatial raster datasets (SMOD) accordingly.
https://human-settlement.emergency.copernicus.eu/index.php |
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Update Frequency
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Periodic Update |
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Area
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Global
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| Temporal |
01 Jan. 1975 -
31 Dec. 2020
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Timeliness
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Latest version available |
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Data Policy
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Full and Open |
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Data type
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Map |
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Copernicus service product
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Data format
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Raster dataset |
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Quality Control Procedure
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Manual |
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Dissemination
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View and Download Service |
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Inspire themes
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Annex II: Land cover
Annex III: Buildings
Annex III: Population distribution and demography
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Geographical Coverage
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Multiple Countries /Not a specific country
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Status
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Operational |
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State
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Changes
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| Created on |
May 30, 2018, 4:58 p.m. |
| Last modified on |
May 29, 2024, 3:35 p.m. |