AGSL GeoDiscovery

LandScan 2005 Global Population Database

Description:

The LandScan 2005 global population dataset is a worldwide population database compiled on a 30" X 30" latitude/longitude grid. Census counts (at sub-national level) were apportioned to each grid cell based on likelihood coefficients, which are based on proximity to roads, slope, land cover, nighttime lights, and other data sets. LandScan has been developed as part of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Global Population Project for estimating ambient populations at risk. The LandScan files are available via the internet in ESRI grid format by continent and for the world. At approximately 1 km resolution (30" X 30"), There is also a "Layer" file (lspop2005.lyr) for ArcGIS. LandScan is the finest resolution global population distribution data available and represents an ambient population (average over 24 hours). This dataset is part of the LandScan 2000 Global Population Database (2000-2010).

Developed for the U. S. Department of Defense. Allows for quick and easy assessment, estimation, and visualization of populations-at-risk.

This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/bj113xm7490

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/bj113xm7490

Language:

eng

Creator:

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Publisher:

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Datasets

Resource Type:

Raster data

Subject:

Administrative and political divisions, Population, Imagery and Base Maps, and Society

Theme:

Imagery, Land Cover, and Society

Temporal Coverage:

2005

Date Issued:

2006

Spatial Coverage:

Earth (Planet)

Rights:

These data are licensed by Stanford Libraries and are available to Stanford University affiliates only. Affiliates are limited to current faculty, staff and students. Non affiliates seeking access should contact the publisher directly. These data may not be reproduced or used for any purpose without permission.

Rights Holder:

Copyright ownership resides with the originator.

Access Rights:

Restricted

Format:

ArcGRID

Georeferenced:

false