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. 2017 Jan 31;4:170001. doi: 10.1038/sdata.2017.1

Table 2. Output WorldPop Archive datasets (100 m tiles and 1 km global mosaics).

Name Acquisition Year Source Version, Publication Year Data Type Spatial Resolution Format/ Pixel Type & Depth Spatial Reference Spatial Coverage
Output base datasets (topography, slope, country ID, and country area) and additional datasets are here described. Data source, version, format, and spatial and temporal statistics are summarised.                
Topography ~2000 de Ferranti, J35 26/05/14 Elevation, continuous raster 3′′ (~90 m) Geo-tiff/ uint16 GCS WGS 1984 Global
Slope Derived from topography
 Slope, continuous raster 3′′ (~90 m) Geo-tiff/ uint16 GCS WGS 1984 Global    
Country ID 2012,2015/2010 Global ADMinistrative Areas (GADM)37/ Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University11 v2,v2.8/v4, 2014 Country borders, categorical raster 3′′ (~90 m) Geo-tiff/ uint16 GCS WGS 1984 Global
Country area Derived from calculated Earth surface area grid and the country ID layer
 Country area, categorical raster 3′′ (~90 m) Geo-tiff/ uint32 GCS WGS 1984 Global    
Climate Hazards Group Infrared Precipitation with Stations (CHIrPS) 1981–2014 Funk, C., et al.55 v2, 2015 Annual precipitation, continuous raster 3′′ (~90 m) Geo-tiff/ uint16 GCS WGS 1984 Between latitudes 50° North and 50° South
DMSP Nightlights Time Series 1992–2013 US NOAA National Geophysical Data Center58 v4, 2014 Night lights intensity, continuous raster 3′′ (~90 m) Geo-tiff/ uint16 GCS WGS 1984 Between latitudes 75° North and 65° South
Globcover 2009 European Space Agency (ESA) & Université Catholique De Louvain (UCL)60 2010 Land cover, categorical raster 3′′ (~90 m) Geo-tiff/ uint16 GCS WGS 1984 Global
Landsat <2000 University of Maryland, Department of Geography62 v1, 2015 Inland water bodies, categorical raster 3′′ (~90 m) Geo-tiff/ uint16 GCS WGS 1984 Global
MODIS MOD44W Collection 5 2000–2002 University of Maryland, Department of Geography/ US NASA63 2009 Inland water bodies, categorical raster 3′′ (~90 m) Geo-tiff/ uint16 GCS WGS 1984 Global
Open Street Map (OSM) 2016 OpenStreetMap Foundation (OSMF) & Contributors64 15/01/16 Highways, waterways, rail network, rail stations, airports, categorical raster 3′′ (~90 m) Geo-tiff/ uint16 GCS WGS 1984 Global
SRTM SWBD/GTOPO30 HYDRO 1 K ~2000/ <1996 US NASA & US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)71/US Geological Survey EROS Data Center72 v2, 12/03/03 /1996 Inland water bodies, categorical raster 3′′ (~90 m) Geo-tiff/ uint16 GCS WGS 1984 SRTM between latitudes 60°2' North and 56° South/GTOPO at greater than latitudes 60°2' North and 56° South
Travel Time To Major Cities 2000 Nelson, A. (European Commission Joint Research Centre Global Environment Monitoring Unit)74 2008 Travel time, continuous raster 3′′ (~90 m) Geo-tiff/ uint16 GCS WGS 1984 Global