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Population
Overview
Population is an estimate of persons per 100-meter grid cell in 2022, based on analyses of satellite imagery conducted by the population research organization WorldPop.
Function
To identify areas where city residents are exposed to high or low heat risk.
Source
WRI
Data sources
WorldPop
Spatial resolution
100 meter
Spatial coverage
Global
Temporal resolution
Year
Temporal coverage
2020-2022
Cautions
Modeled population distributions are based on automated analysis of satellite data and are subject to model error.