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AfriPop (www.afripop.org) dataset details_______________________DATASET: Alpha version 2010 and 2015 estimates of numbers of people per grid square, with national totals adjusted to match UN population division estimates (http://esa.un.org/wpp/) and remaining unadjusted.REGION: AfricaSPATIAL RESOLUTION: 0.000833333 decimal degrees (approx 100m at the equator)PROJECTION: Geographic, WGS84UNITS: Estimated persons per grid squareMAPPING APPROACH: Random ForestFORMAT: Geotiff (zipped using 7-zip (open access tool): www.7-zip.org)FILENAMES: Example - AGO_popmap10adj_v2b.tif = Angola (AGO) population count map for 2010 (10) adjusted to match UN national estimates (adj), version 2b (v2b). Population maps are updated to new versions when improved census or other input data become available.DATE OF PRODUCTION: July 2013Also included: (i) Google Earth file
WorldPop (www.worldpop.org - School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton). 2013. United Republic of Tanzania 100m Population. Alpha version 2010 and 2015 estimates of numbers of people per grid square, with national totals adjusted to match UN population division estimates (http://esa.un.org/wpp/) and remaining unadjusted. DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/WP00288