Product details

Name	Global Human Settlement Layer
Acronym	GHSL
Description	Global Human Settlement Layer provides highly accurate and continuously updated information on the presence of human settlements and population. The GHSL products are offered as open and free data. The data range goes from global coverage, to pan-European built-up layers, to analytical data. The GHSL Data Package 2023 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).
Note
Status	Operational
Group	EMC Exposure
Area	Global
Component	Exposure Mapping
Service	Copernicus Emergency Management Service
Entrusted Entities	Joint Research Centre
Created on	May 7, 2024, 9:29 a.m.
Last updated on	May 7, 2024, 9:29 a.m.

UID	Requirement	Level of definition	Relevant for	Criticality	Barriers	Note	Created on	Last updated on
530	Built-up Surface	Firm	Product generation	Essential	N/A		June 4, 2024, 9:55 a.m.	June 4, 2024, 9:55 a.m.
534	Population Grid	Firm	Product generation	Essential	N/A		June 4, 2024, 12:32 p.m.	June 4, 2024, 12:32 p.m.