Datasets tagged ciesin in Earth Engine

  • The Gridded Population of the World Version 4.11 (GPWv411) datasets provide various population estimates, including count, density, and demographics, based on national censuses and population registers.

  • GPWv411 offers data for different years, age groups, and sexes, along with contextual layers such as land area, water masks, and administrative unit areas.

  • Population estimates are available as raw counts and also adjusted to match the 2015 Revision of UN World Population Prospects country totals.

  • The datasets are provided at a 30 arc-second grid cell resolution and are consistent with national data sources.

  • In addition to population data, a global mangrove forests distribution dataset for the year 2000, derived from Landsat imagery, is included.