v.disaggregate.population

NAME

v.disaggregate.population - Disaggregates population based on vector admin areas, vector urban areas and a high resolution population raster data.

KEYWORDS

vector, raster, disaggregation

SYNOPSIS

v.disaggregate.population

v.disaggregate.population --help

v.disaggregate.population population_vector=name [population_column=string] population_raster=name output=name urban_vector=name [--overwrite] [--help] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--ui]

Flags:

--overwrite: Allow output files to overwrite existing files
--help: Print usage summary
--verbose: Verbose module output
--quiet: Quiet module output
--ui: Force launching GUI dialog

Parameters:

population_vector=name [required]: Vector map containing population to be disaggregated in a column; Or data source for direct OGR access
population_column=string: Column of input vector map with population information
population_raster=name [required]: High resolution population raster map; Name of input raster map
output=name [required]: Name of output raster map; Name for output raster map
urban_vector=name [required]: Vector containing urban areas (all other areas must be nodata); Or data source for direct OGR access

DESCRIPTION
EXAMPLE
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AUTHOR

DESCRIPTION

v.disaggregate.population disaggregates population data from a administrative boundary vector with population information onto a high-res raster with estimated local population. A urban area vector is used to close small gaps in the population raster in high density urban areas.

EXAMPLE

v.disaggregate.population population_vector=admin_areas population_column=POP_2020 population_raster=pop_raster_2020 urban_vector=urban_areas output=pop_raster_2020_disaggregated

AUTHOR

Guido Riembauer, mundialis, Germany

SOURCE CODE

Available at: v.disaggregate.population source code (history)

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