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Global Human Settlement Layer
Global settlement and built-up area mapping
ghsl.jrc.ec.europa.eu
At a glance
- Region
- Global
- Coverage
- Global multi-resolution
- Access
- Free
- Category
- International
- Last updated
- 2024
What's inside
- Urban Mapping
- Settlement Data
- Built-up Areas
- Population
- Multi-temporal
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Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
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- 02
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- 03
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Where AI adds value
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- 01
Ask in plain language
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- 02
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- 03
Find related data
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Machine access and documentation
Open API
JRC GHSL gridded downloads/STAC
Licence: EU/JRC open data
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