Strengthening population data for better decisions in the Caribbean WorldPop supports Caribbean partners to improve population data using AI tools and DEGURBA, enabling better planning, resilience, and policy decisions.

Better data, better decisions 🌍📊

WorldPop joined partners in #Barbados to strengthen #Caribbean population data using #AI tools like #PopRF & #DEGURBA - supporting planning, resilience & development.

Learn more: www.worldpop.org/blog/strengt...

Degree of Urbanisation (DEGURBA) level 1 for 16 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean This data release contains four harmonised gridded population datasets as well as the derived gridded "DEGURBA Level 1" datasets and associated spa...

Explore #OpenData on Degree of Urbanisation for 16 countries in #Africa and #Caribbean.

Ideal for researchers and planners and data scientists. Access full data with metadata and documentation:
doi.org/10.13130/RD_...

#Urbanisation #GIS #Research #DEGURBA

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Check out this open urbanisation dataset covering 16 countries in Sub-Saharan #Africa and the #Caribbean - with Degree of Urbanisation level 1 classifications and full documentation.

Useful for research, development planning, geospatial analysis and policy work.
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Mapping People, Places and Change: Exploring WorldPop’s Latest Global Data Releases WorldPop releases new open, high-resolution global population and urbanisation data to support better decision-making for health, cities and sustainable development.

Where do populations live and how is it changing? 🌍 Explore WorldPop’s new open, high-resolution global population & urbanisation datasets. 📊 Data for impact.

Learn more: www.worldpop.org/blog/mapping...

#OpenData #GIS #PopulationData #DataForDevelopment #DEGURBA #Global2 @uosmedia.bsky.social

DEGURBA: Why Your Urban Definition Depends on Your Data What counts as a city? New research shows how population data shapes UN-endorsed DEGURBA urban classifications, and why accurate settlement data matters.

🏙️What is a city? The answer changes with the data.

New research shows maps can disagree on what’s urban or rural depending on the population grid underneath.

🔗Read and listen: www.worldpop.org/blog/degurba...

#DEGURBA #Planning #DataForDevelopment
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🏙️What is a city? The answer changes with the data.

New research shows maps can disagree on what’s urban or rural depending on the population grid underneath.

🔗Read and listen: www.worldpop.org/blog/degurba-why-your-ur...

#DEGURBA #Planning […]

See your world in a new way 🌍✨
Discover how the Degree of Urbanisation lets you map cities, towns & rural areas with accuracy. Your local knowledge brings it to life.
Watch now ▶️https://youtu.be/2fifteIbo2c
CC: French, Spanish & Italian
#DEGURBA #SDGs #GIS #UNStats
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See your world in a new way 🌍✨
Discover how the Degree of Urbanisation lets you map cities, towns & rural areas with accuracy. Your local knowledge brings it to life.
Watch now ▶️https://youtu.be/2fifteIbo2c
Subtitled: French, Spanish & Italian
#DEGURBA #SDGs #UrbanPlanning #DataForDevelopment […]

Skills for Smarter Planning: How DEGURBA Capacity Building Is Empowering Countries Empowering governments with DEGURBA training to map urban–rural areas accurately, improve data-driven planning, and advance progress toward global development goals.

Urban - or rural? The answer matters more than you think.

Our #DEGURBA training is building skills that power smarter policies - now and for the future. 🚀📊

Read more: www.worldpop.org/blog/skills-...

#LMICs #CapacityBuilding #Cameroon #Zambia #NationalStatistics

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