Austrian Synthetic Population Coordinates by GEPOC ABM

Context and methodology The datasets were created in the context of the spatial parametrization of the agent-based population model GEPOC ABM. The sampling of coordinates is done in two stages: For every municipality, the number of coordinates to be sampled is determined by its census count on January 1, 2025.

A coordinate from within the municipality region is sampled. The two files were generated with different sampling methods: Uniform Sampling: Coordinates are sampled from a uniform distribution over the spatial extent of the municipality, and filtered by the Global Human Settlement Population Layer - only coordinates in populated raster cellss are kept. Building-based Sampling: Coordinates are sampled from a distribution based on OpenStreetMap building data, with the distribution weights being proportional to the living area of a building, i.e., its base area times its number of building levels.