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ArticleScientific data2025

LandScan Global 30 Arcsecond Annual Global Gridded Population Datasets from 2000 to 2022.

Viswadeep Lebakula, Kelly Sims, Andrew Reith, Amy Rose, Jake McKee, Phil Coleman, Jason Kaufman, Marie Urban, Chris Jochem, Carrie Whitlock and 5 more

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Article in Scientific data, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15 authors.

Viswadeep LebakulaOak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, USA.
Kelly SimsOak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, USA. simskm@ornl.gov.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9349-4542
Andrew ReithOak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6205-8473
Amy RoseOak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, USA.
Jake McKeeOak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, USA.
Phil ColemanOak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, USA.
Jason KaufmanOak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, USA.
Marie UrbanOak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, USA.
Chris JochemOak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, USA.
Carrie WhitlockOak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, USA.
Mitchell OgdenOak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, USA.
Joe PyleOak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, USA.
Darrell RoddyOak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, USA.
Justin EptingOak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, USA.
Eddie BrightOak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) annually develops the LandScan Global (LSG) dataset, a 30 arcsecond global gridded population dataset representing global ambient human population distribution. This multivariable dasymetric model disaggregates census counts within administrative boundaries using ancillary data. Each country's distribution reflects cultural and socioeconomic patterns; manual validations yield a unique global dataset for assessing populations at risk. For over two decades, LSG has been a standard for estimating populations at risk, aiding U.S. federal government, academia and humanitarian organizations. During disasters such as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and the 2010 Haiti earthquake and geopolitical crises such as the Syrian civil war and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, LSG supported scientific and operational communities in emergency response and recovery. In 2022, LSG datasets from 2000 onward were made publicly available through ORNL's LandScan Portal. This data descriptor details our methodology and the application of geospatial science and machine learning to geographic and demographic data, highlighting uses in urban resiliency, emergency management, disaster response, and human health and security.

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PMID40128284
PMCPMC11933676

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