Elevation

Key: worldpop_elevation | Secondary data | Category: Environmental

Sources of Data Layer:

WorldPop high resolution, harmonised annual global geospatial covariates. Version 1.0

Data Layer information

Source file is available (Show file)

import numpy as np

from datalayers.datasources.base_layer import (
    BaseLayer,
    LayerTimeResolution,
    LayerValueType,
)

from datalayers.datasources.tiff_layer import TiffLayer


class WorldpopElevation(TiffLayer):
    def __init__(self) -> None:
        super().__init__()

    def download(self):
        url = "https://data.worldpop.org/GIS/Covariates/Global_2015_2030/GHA/Elevation/MERIT_DEM/v1/gha_elevation_merit103_100m_v1.tif"
        self._save_url_to_file(url)

    def consume(self, file, band, shape):
        self.add_value(shape, 2007, np.nanmean(band))

Data is available locally

Data is loaded into the database

Log | Files

Operation	mean
Database unit	meter
Value type	`value`
Temporal resolution	`year`

Data availability per spatial unit within the integrated time period
Shape type	First	Last	Availability
Country			100.00 %
Region			100.00 %
District			100.00 %
Total	2007	2007	100.00 %

Analytical overview

Source information

[1 of 1] WorldPop high resolution, harmonised annual global geospatial covariates. Version 1.0

Data

DOI10.5258/SOTON/WP00772

Source: WorldPop

No description provided.

Citation

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Information	Description
Format	image/tiff
Format unit
Projection	EPSG:4326
Spatial resolution	100.00 meters × 100.00 meters
Spatial coverage	GHA
Temporal resolution	annually
Temporal coverage	2007
Language	eng
License	CC-BY-4.0
Date published	2024
Date last accessed	2025-05-23

DataCite information

Authors (7)

Thea Woods ;
Tom McKeen ;
Alexander Cunningham ;
Rhorom Priyatikanto ;
Alessandro Sorichetta ;
Andrew Tatem ;
Maksym Bondarenko