GRID3 (Geo-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development) works with countries to generate, validate and use geospatial data on population, settlements, infrastructure, and boundaries. GRID3 combines the expertise of partners in government, United Nations, academia, and the private sector to design adaptable and relevant geospatial solutions based on capacity and development needs of each country.
The programme provides countries with a unique package of tools with which to generate open-source data, support for data applications to ensure effective impact, and training to strengthen the national geospatial foundation for future evidence-based development and humanitarian decision making.
The programme offers a unique and efficient approach, combining the highest-resolution and most recent satellite imagery, dynamic modelling and newest scientific methods, and capacity-strengthening services to ensure sustainable use of geospatial data nationally.
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The dataset consists of settlement extents across Mauritius, as well as accompanying settlement type based on the degrees of urbanization, place codes, and confidence level for each settlement extent.
Updates in this version include:
(1) The degree of urbanisation has replaced the previous classifications of built-up areas, small settlement areas, and hamlets
(2) Boundary names have been removed, since the OCHA dataset is not an official set of boundaries and may not be accurate
(3) Building count ranges have been included
(4) Predicted false positives have been included
(5) Population data have been removed until new constrained population numbers are available
(6) Settlement status has been included, as it pertains to Version 01 of the settlement extents
This work has been undertaken as part of the Geo-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development (GRID3) programme. The programme is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. It is implemented by the Flowminder Foundation, WorldPop Project at the University of Southampton, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University.
The dataset consists of settlement extents across Côte d'Ivoire, as well as accompanying settlement type based on the degrees of urbanization, place codes, and confidence level for each settlement extent.
Updates in this version include:
(1) The degree of urbanisation has replaced the previous classifications of built-up areas, small settlement areas, and hamlets
(2) Boundary names have been removed, since the OCHA dataset is not an official set of boundaries and may not be accurate
(3) Building count ranges have been included
(4) Predicted false positives have been included
(5) Population data have been removed until new constrained population numbers are available
(6) Settlement status has been included, as it pertains to Version 01 of the settlement extents
This work has been undertaken as part of the Geo-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development (GRID3) programme. The programme is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. It is implemented by the Flowminder Foundation, WorldPop Project at the University of Southampton, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University.
The dataset consists of settlement extents across Republic of the Congo, as well as accompanying settlement type based on the degrees of urbanization, place codes, and confidence level for each settlement extent.
Updates in this version include:
(1) The degree of urbanisation has replaced the previous classifications of built-up areas, small settlement areas, and hamlets
(2) Boundary names have been removed, since the OCHA dataset is not an official set of boundaries and may not be accurate
(3) Building count ranges have been included
(4) Predicted false positives have been included
(5) Population data have been removed until new constrained population numbers are available
(6) Settlement status has been included, as it pertains to Version 01 of the settlement extents
This work has been undertaken as part of the Geo-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development (GRID3) programme. The programme is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. It is implemented by the Flowminder Foundation, WorldPop Project at the University of Southampton, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University.
The dataset consists of settlement extents across Zimbabwe, as well as accompanying settlement type based on the degrees of urbanization, place codes, and confidence level for each settlement extent.
Updates in this version include:
(1) The degree of urbanisation has replaced the previous classifications of built-up areas, small settlement areas, and hamlets
(2) Boundary names have been removed, since the OCHA dataset is not an official set of boundaries and may not be accurate
(3) Building count ranges have been included
(4) Predicted false positives have been included
(5) Population data have been removed until new constrained population numbers are available
(6) Settlement status has been included, as it pertains to Version 01 of the settlement extents
This work has been undertaken as part of the Geo-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development (GRID3) programme. The programme is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. It is implemented by the Flowminder Foundation, WorldPop Project at the University of Southampton, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University.
The dataset consists of settlement extents across South Africa, as well as accompanying settlement type based on the degrees of urbanization, place codes, and confidence level for each settlement extent.
Updates in this version include:
(1) The degree of urbanisation has replaced the previous classifications of built-up areas, small settlement areas, and hamlets
(2) Boundary names have been removed, since the OCHA dataset is not an official set of boundaries and may not be accurate
(3) Building count ranges have been included
(4) Predicted false positives have been included
(5) Population data have been removed until new constrained population numbers are available
(6) Settlement status has been included, as it pertains to Version 01 of the settlement extents
This work has been undertaken as part of the Geo-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development (GRID3) programme. The programme is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. It is implemented by the Flowminder Foundation, WorldPop Project at the University of Southampton, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University.
The dataset consists of settlement extents across Uganda, as well as accompanying settlement type based on the degrees of urbanization, place codes, and confidence level for each settlement extent.
Updates in this version include:
(1) The degree of urbanisation has replaced the previous classifications of built-up areas, small settlement areas, and hamlets
(2) Boundary names have been removed, since the OCHA dataset is not an official set of boundaries and may not be accurate
(3) Building count ranges have been included
(4) Predicted false positives have been included
(5) Population data have been removed until new constrained population numbers are available
(6) Settlement status has been included, as it pertains to Version 01 of the settlement extents
This work has been undertaken as part of the Geo-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development (GRID3) programme. The programme is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. It is implemented by the Flowminder Foundation, WorldPop Project at the University of Southampton, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University.
The dataset consists of settlement extents across Tanzania, as well as accompanying settlement type based on the degrees of urbanization, place codes, and confidence level for each settlement extent.
Updates in this version include:
(1) The degree of urbanisation has replaced the previous classifications of built-up areas, small settlement areas, and hamlets
(2) Boundary names have been removed, since the OCHA dataset is not an official set of boundaries and may not be accurate
(3) Building count ranges have been included
(4) Predicted false positives have been included
(5) Population data have been removed until new constrained population numbers are available
(6) Settlement status has been included, as it pertains to Version 01 of the settlement extents
This work has been undertaken as part of the Geo-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development (GRID3) programme. The programme is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. It is implemented by the Flowminder Foundation, WorldPop Project at the University of Southampton, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University.
The dataset consists of settlement extents across Togo, as well as accompanying settlement type based on the degrees of urbanization, place codes, and confidence level for each settlement extent.
Updates in this version include:
(1) The degree of urbanisation has replaced the previous classifications of built-up areas, small settlement areas, and hamlets
(2) Boundary names have been removed, since the OCHA dataset is not an official set of boundaries and may not be accurate
(3) Building count ranges have been included
(4) Predicted false positives have been included
(5) Population data have been removed until new constrained population numbers are available
(6) Settlement status has been included, as it pertains to Version 01 of the settlement extents
This work has been undertaken as part of the Geo-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development (GRID3) programme. The programme is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. It is implemented by the Flowminder Foundation, WorldPop Project at the University of Southampton, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University.
The dataset consists of settlement extents across Chad, as well as accompanying settlement type based on the degrees of urbanization, place codes, and confidence level for each settlement extent.
Updates in this version include:
(1) The degree of urbanisation has replaced the previous classifications of built-up areas, small settlement areas, and hamlets
(2) Boundary names have been removed, since the OCHA dataset is not an official set of boundaries and may not be accurate
(3) Building count ranges have been included
(4) Predicted false positives have been included
(5) Population data have been removed until new constrained population numbers are available
(6) Settlement status has been included, as it pertains to Version 01 of the settlement extents
This work has been undertaken as part of the Geo-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development (GRID3) programme. The programme is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. It is implemented by the Flowminder Foundation, WorldPop Project at the University of Southampton, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University.
The dataset consists of settlement extents across Seychelles, as well as accompanying settlement type based on the degrees of urbanization, place codes, and confidence level for each settlement extent.
Updates in this version include:
(1) The degree of urbanisation has replaced the previous classifications of built-up areas, small settlement areas, and hamlets
(2) Boundary names have been removed, since the OCHA dataset is not an official set of boundaries and may not be accurate
(3) Building count ranges have been included
(4) Predicted false positives have been included
(5) Population data have been removed until new constrained population numbers are available
(6) Settlement status has been included, as it pertains to Version 01 of the settlement extents
This work has been undertaken as part of the Geo-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development (GRID3) programme. The programme is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. It is implemented by the Flowminder Foundation, WorldPop Project at the University of Southampton, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University.
The dataset consists of settlement extents across Eswatini, as well as accompanying settlement type based on the degrees of urbanization, place codes, and confidence level for each settlement extent.
Updates in this version include:
(1) The degree of urbanisation has replaced the previous classifications of built-up areas, small settlement areas, and hamlets
(2) Boundary names have been removed, since the OCHA dataset is not an official set of boundaries and may not be accurate
(3) Building count ranges have been included
(4) Predicted false positives have been included
(5) Population data have been removed until new constrained population numbers are available
(6) Settlement status has been included, as it pertains to Version 01 of the settlement extents
This work has been undertaken as part of the Geo-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development (GRID3) programme. The programme is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. It is implemented by the Flowminder Foundation, WorldPop Project at the University of Southampton, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University.
The dataset consists of settlement extents across São Tomé and Príncipe, as well as accompanying settlement type based on the degrees of urbanization, place codes, and confidence level for each settlement extent.
Updates in this version include:
(1) The degree of urbanisation has replaced the previous classifications of built-up areas, small settlement areas, and hamlets
(2) Boundary names have been removed, since the OCHA dataset is not an official set of boundaries and may not be accurate
(3) Building count ranges have been included
(4) Predicted false positives have been included
(5) Population data have been removed until new constrained population numbers are available
(6) Settlement status has been included, as it pertains to Version 01 of the settlement extents
This work has been undertaken as part of the Geo-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development (GRID3) programme. The programme is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. It is implemented by the Flowminder Foundation, WorldPop Project at the University of Southampton, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University.
The dataset consists of settlement extents across South Sudan, as well as accompanying settlement type based on the degrees of urbanization, place codes, and confidence level for each settlement extent.
Updates in this version include:
(1) The degree of urbanisation has replaced the previous classifications of built-up areas, small settlement areas, and hamlets
(2) Boundary names have been removed, since the OCHA dataset is not an official set of boundaries and may not be accurate
(3) Building count ranges have been included
(4) Predicted false positives have been included
(5) Population data have been removed until new constrained population numbers are available
(6) Settlement status has been included, as it pertains to Version 01 of the settlement extents
This work has been undertaken as part of the Geo-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development (GRID3) programme. The programme is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. It is implemented by the Flowminder Foundation, WorldPop Project at the University of Southampton, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University.
The dataset consists of settlement extents across Somalia, as well as accompanying settlement type based on the degrees of urbanization, place codes, and confidence level for each settlement extent.
Updates in this version include:
(1) The degree of urbanisation has replaced the previous classifications of built-up areas, small settlement areas, and hamlets
(2) Boundary names have been removed, since the OCHA dataset is not an official set of boundaries and may not be accurate
(3) Building count ranges have been included
(4) Predicted false positives have been included
(5) Population data have been removed until new constrained population numbers are available
(6) Settlement status has been included, as it pertains to Version 01 of the settlement extents
This work has been undertaken as part of the Geo-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development (GRID3) programme. The programme is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. It is implemented by the Flowminder Foundation, WorldPop Project at the University of Southampton, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University.
The dataset consists of settlement extents across Senegal, as well as accompanying settlement type based on the degrees of urbanization, place codes, and confidence level for each settlement extent.
Updates in this version include:
(1) The degree of urbanisation has replaced the previous classifications of built-up areas, small settlement areas, and hamlets
(2) Boundary names have been removed, since the OCHA dataset is not an official set of boundaries and may not be accurate
(3) Building count ranges have been included
(4) Predicted false positives have been included
(5) Population data have been removed until new constrained population numbers are available
(6) Settlement status has been included, as it pertains to Version 01 of the settlement extents
This work has been undertaken as part of the Geo-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development (GRID3) programme. The programme is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. It is implemented by the Flowminder Foundation, WorldPop Project at the University of Southampton, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University.
The dataset consists of settlement extents across Sudan, as well as accompanying settlement type based on the degrees of urbanization, place codes, and confidence level for each settlement extent.
Updates in this version include:
(1) The degree of urbanisation has replaced the previous classifications of built-up areas, small settlement areas, and hamlets
(2) Boundary names have been removed, since the OCHA dataset is not an official set of boundaries and may not be accurate
(3) Building count ranges have been included
(4) Predicted false positives have been included
(5) Population data have been removed until new constrained population numbers are available
(6) Settlement status has been included, as it pertains to Version 01 of the settlement extents
This work has been undertaken as part of the Geo-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development (GRID3) programme. The programme is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. It is implemented by the Flowminder Foundation, WorldPop Project at the University of Southampton, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University.
The dataset consists of settlement extents across Rwanda, as well as accompanying settlement type based on the degrees of urbanization, place codes, and confidence level for each settlement extent.
Updates in this version include:
(1) The degree of urbanisation has replaced the previous classifications of built-up areas, small settlement areas, and hamlets
(2) Boundary names have been removed, since the OCHA dataset is not an official set of boundaries and may not be accurate
(3) Building count ranges have been included
(4) Predicted false positives have been included
(5) Population data have been removed until new constrained population numbers are available
(6) Settlement status has been included, as it pertains to Version 01 of the settlement extents
This work has been undertaken as part of the Geo-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development (GRID3) programme. The programme is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. It is implemented by the Flowminder Foundation, WorldPop Project at the University of Southampton, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University.
The dataset consists of settlement extents across Réunion, as well as accompanying settlement type based on the degrees of urbanization, place codes, and confidence level for each settlement extent.
Updates in this version include:
(1) The degree of urbanisation has replaced the previous classifications of built-up areas, small settlement areas, and hamlets
(2) Boundary names have been removed, since the OCHA dataset is not an official set of boundaries and may not be accurate
(3) Building count ranges have been included
(4) Predicted false positives have been included
(5) Population data have been removed until new constrained population numbers are available
(6) Settlement status has been included, as it pertains to Version 01 of the settlement extents
This work has been undertaken as part of the Geo-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development (GRID3) programme. The programme is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. It is implemented by the Flowminder Foundation, WorldPop Project at the University of Southampton, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University.
The dataset consists of settlement extents across Niger, as well as accompanying settlement type based on the degrees of urbanization, place codes, and confidence level for each settlement extent.
Updates in this version include:
(1) The degree of urbanisation has replaced the previous classifications of built-up areas, small settlement areas, and hamlets
(2) Boundary names have been removed, since the OCHA dataset is not an official set of boundaries and may not be accurate
(3) Building count ranges have been included
(4) Predicted false positives have been included
(5) Population data have been removed until new constrained population numbers are available
(6) Settlement status has been included, as it pertains to Version 01 of the settlement extents
This work has been undertaken as part of the Geo-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development (GRID3) programme. The programme is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. It is implemented by the Flowminder Foundation, WorldPop Project at the University of Southampton, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University.
The dataset consists of settlement extents across Namibia, as well as accompanying settlement type based on the degrees of urbanization, place codes, and confidence level for each settlement extent.
Updates in this version include:
(1) The degree of urbanisation has replaced the previous classifications of built-up areas, small settlement areas, and hamlets
(2) Boundary names have been removed, since the OCHA dataset is not an official set of boundaries and may not be accurate
(3) Building count ranges have been included
(4) Predicted false positives have been included
(5) Population data have been removed until new constrained population numbers are available
(6) Settlement status has been included, as it pertains to Version 01 of the settlement extents
This work has been undertaken as part of the Geo-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development (GRID3) programme. The programme is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. It is implemented by the Flowminder Foundation, WorldPop Project at the University of Southampton, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University.
The dataset consists of settlement extents across Malawi, as well as accompanying settlement type based on the degrees of urbanization, place codes, and confidence level for each settlement extent.
Updates in this version include:
(1) The degree of urbanisation has replaced the previous classifications of built-up areas, small settlement areas, and hamlets
(2) Boundary names have been removed, since the OCHA dataset is not an official set of boundaries and may not be accurate
(3) Building count ranges have been included
(4) Predicted false positives have been included
(5) Population data have been removed until new constrained population numbers are available
(6) Settlement status has been included, as it pertains to Version 01 of the settlement extents
This work has been undertaken as part of the Geo-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development (GRID3) programme. The programme is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. It is implemented by the Flowminder Foundation, WorldPop Project at the University of Southampton, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University.
The dataset consists of settlement extents across Mauritania, as well as accompanying settlement type based on the degrees of urbanization, place codes, and confidence level for each settlement extent.
Updates in this version include:
(1) The degree of urbanisation has replaced the previous classifications of built-up areas, small settlement areas, and hamlets
(2) Boundary names have been removed, since the OCHA dataset is not an official set of boundaries and may not be accurate
(3) Building count ranges have been included
(4) Predicted false positives have been included
(5) Population data have been removed until new constrained population numbers are available
(6) Settlement status has been included, as it pertains to Version 01 of the settlement extents
This work has been undertaken as part of the Geo-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development (GRID3) programme. The programme is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. It is implemented by the Flowminder Foundation, WorldPop Project at the University of Southampton, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University.
The dataset consists of settlement extents across Mali, as well as accompanying settlement type based on the degrees of urbanization, place codes, and confidence level for each settlement extent.
Updates in this version include:
(1) The degree of urbanisation has replaced the previous classifications of built-up areas, small settlement areas, and hamlets
(2) Boundary names have been removed, since the OCHA dataset is not an official set of boundaries and may not be accurate
(3) Building count ranges have been included
(4) Predicted false positives have been included
(5) Population data have been removed until new constrained population numbers are available
(6) Settlement status has been included, as it pertains to Version 01 of the settlement extents
This work has been undertaken as part of the Geo-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development (GRID3) programme. The programme is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. It is implemented by the Flowminder Foundation, WorldPop Project at the University of Southampton, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University.
The dataset consists of settlement extents across Ethiopia, as well as accompanying settlement type based on the degrees of urbanization, place codes, and confidence level for each settlement extent.
Updates in this version include:
(1) The degree of urbanisation has replaced the previous classifications of built-up areas, small settlement areas, and hamlets
(2) Boundary names have been removed, since the OCHA dataset is not an official set of boundaries and may not be accurate
(3) Building count ranges have been included
(4) Predicted false positives have been included
(5) Population data have been removed until new constrained population numbers are available
(6) Settlement status has been included, as it pertains to Version 01 of the settlement extents
This work has been undertaken as part of the Geo-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development (GRID3) programme. The programme is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. It is implemented by the Flowminder Foundation, WorldPop Project at the University of Southampton, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University.