Open AccessWorldPop, open data for spatial demography
Author(s) -
Andrew J. Tatem
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
scientific data
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.565
H-Index - 64
ISSN - 2052-4463
DOI - 10.1038/sdata.2017.4
Subject(s) - data science , geography , data collection , population , psychological intervention , computer science , spatial analysis , data mining , cartography , statistics , demography , remote sensing , sociology , medicine , mathematics , psychiatry
High resolution, contemporary data on human population distributions, their characteristics and changes over time are a prerequisite for the accurate measurement of the impacts of population growth, for monitoring changes and for planning interventions. WorldPop aims to meet these needs through the provision of detailed and open access spatial demographic datasets built using transparent approaches. The Scientific Data WorldPop collection brings together descriptor papers on these datasets and is introduced here.