JRC-GHSL

Code repository for selected projects developed by the Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) production team. The GHSL provides open, inclusive and consistent geospatial data can be utilised to assess humanity’s impact on the planet, access to resources, and exposure to risk. GHSL leverages open earth observation and census data to map the distribution of human population and to characterise built-up areas, globally, at fine spatial resolution from 1975 to 2030.