Population density layers are available as a map layer option for most countries, visible at the city and district zoom levels.
You can overlay any other data accessible to you in mWater, such as water points, with this layer. You can also query this data in your dashboards and datagrids by using the Population Within expression.
This population density data is sourced from the Humanitarian Data Exchange and shared under a Creative Commons license (CC BY 4.0). The data is derived from satellite imagery using machine learning cross-referenced with census data and it is due to be updated every 3 months. New countries are periodically being added to the dataset.
Note: You can Duplicate the maps for your own use and start adding your own layers.
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Population density layers in mWater build on the pioneering machine learning work done by Columbia University's Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) in collaboration with Facebook researchers.
In mWater, this publicly shared data has been projected into WGS 84 Web Mercator and included in the mapping library to be made available as map layers in all visualizations. These layers can be used with any other map layers in the platform to deepen analyses.
