| Note |
The GHS-DUC classifies all GADM (Global ADMinistrative Areas) 4.136 administrative units (from level 0 to level 5) by applying the stage II of the Degree of Urbanisation (European Commission & Statistical Office of the European Union, 2021). In total, 386,741 GADM units are classified. This is done according to a logic of majority of population (GHS-POP) in unit overlaid to the settlement classification spatial raster dataset (GHS-SMOD). The GHS Degree of Urbanisation Classification GHS-DUC_GLOBE_R2023A is composed by:
- one summary Excel file collecting results at the finest level available per country for each epoch,
- 72 classification files of all GADM 4.1 units for each level (0-5) and each epoch (1975-2030, 5 years interval) released in CSV format.
The complete information about the GHSL main products can be found in the GHSL Data Package 2023 report (https://human-settlement.emergency.copernicus.eu/documents/GHSL_Data_Package_2023.pdf?t=1698413418). |