Description

This dataset provide information about population density all over the world.

Data have been compiled from Kontur as a GeoPackage (gpkg) file format [1], 22km global hexagon population grid. Values represent number of people in cell.

GeoPackage format have been converted to Comma Separated Values format (GPKG to CSV) using by Geopandas Python library.

It contains 3 columns; H3 code, population and geometry.

• H3 is a hierarchical geospatial index that refers to cells within a spatial hierarchy..
• Population refers a group of organisms of the same species who inhabit the same particular geographical area and are capable of interbreeding [2].
• Geometry column contains polygons that store their geographic representation.

The dataset is of interest to GIS researchers, social surveyors, and geospatial data enthusiasts.

All the best!

[1] This format was published in 2014; defined by the OGC (Open Geospatial Consortium). Various governments, commercial, and open source organizations widely support the GeoPackage.

[2] "Definition of population (biology)". Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford University Press.