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LandScan 2006 Global Population Database

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LandScan Global Population Database 2006.

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Population counts at 30 arc second resolution (1 km. or finer). The LandScanTM Dataset comprises a worldwide population database compiled on a 30" X 30" latitude/longitude grid.

Census counts (at sub-national level) were apportioned to each grid cell based on likelihood coefficients, which are based on proximity to roads, slope, land cover, nighttime lights, and other information. LandScan has been developed as part of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Global Population Project for estimating ambient populations at risk.

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