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Estimating Small Area Population Density Using Survey Data and Satellite Imagery : An Application to Sri Lanka

Country-level census data are typically collected once every 10 years. However, conflict, migration, urbanization, and natural disasters can cause rapid shifts in local population patterns. This study uses Sri Lankan data to demonstrate the feasibi...

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Main Authors: Engstrom, Ryan, Newhouse, David, Soundararajan, Vidhya
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
POPULATION DENSITY
SATELLITE IMAGERY
MACHINE LEARNING
SMALL AREA ESTIMATION
CENSUS DATA
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
MIGRATION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/920771552394454183/Estimating-Small-Area-Population-Density-Using-Survey-Data-and-Satellite-Imagery-An-Application-to-Sri-Lanka
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31402

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/920771552394454183/Estimating-Small-Area-Population-Density-Using-Survey-Data-and-Satellite-Imagery-An-Application-to-Sri-Lanka
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31402

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