The Global Human Settlement Layer the ICRC story

The Global Human Settlement Layer the ICRC story Martino Pesaresi / Scientific Official / European Commission, Joint Research Centre

#2 May_Session 4 / The Global Human Settlement Layer basic Symbolic Machine Learning New approach inspired to DNA sequencing and characterization Spatial. Temporal Harmonized Global Data (GRIDS) Spatial Data Modelling New models facilitating the science 2 policy Data 4 Policy Public data for public policies Evidence-based decision support

#2 May_Session 4 / The Global Human Settlement Layer basic Three main GIS GRID DATABASE products (R 2016) e u g o l a t a C 1. GHS-BU Density of roofed buildings 10 -80 m scale/detail 250 m 1 km a t a D : n ) e 7 p 1 0 O 2 C g R u J A ( n o s e d u e g h o s l i l a 2. GHS-POP Density of eresident people 250 m scale/detail 1 km t b a u c p r a e t h a t d o d n Th a S S O E / g G r o. y l a b 3. GHS-SMOD Urban-Rural settlement classification 1 km scale/detail t r o d p p d e o r o e u g e. brok a. eu/e //www p : o p t r t u h e : . l a a t t r a o / d / / p u / : u e. p e S l t. t S a a t h r p O l o o a E r t p r u a t o e. a P c • G d e a n. t c a a r j e. D p y o n r m e u o p e n. O o w c U w e E o w i / e / b : h s a T t p t a t d • h / / / l s : a s a t r p d i t o t p m h / : One new main GIS VECTOR DATABASE product (R 2018) a y t r e a e u m v g D o o o l c c U. a s t E i e a d g e / t C d i h . t e l a c t r j w a • . l o D a n t k r y f o o m p b o e s n a o w. c d i s E p m o / i p / : a B / p / t : e t p h h t t T : 1. The global urban centers database More than 10. 000 individual cities > 50 K h e : u • e g g o l d a e t l a w c o n S K A f D I o M b e e h W T s r reported, population, land cover/land use, environmental measures, exposure to natural hazards, in • e t u e R n o s m o h T the city-specific geographical frame • The All the above multi-temporal from 1975 until today (40 years time depth)

#2 May_Session 4 / Open population grid data aids ICRC´s crisis response (Yann Rebois / August 22, 2017) http: //www. earthobservations. org/geo_blog_obs. php? id=243 • protect and assist the victims of the war and other emergency situations • be able to estimate the size of the populations affected by a conflict or disaster • reliable information from statistical or government bodies is often missing or fragmented in the areas where the ICRC is working

#2 May_Session 4 / The Global Human Settlement Layer basic Since first GHSL release October 2016 (19 months): 53, 950 new accesses to the GHSL web platform More than 3, 600 full GHSL data package download from the JRC open Data Platform More than 150 scientists and policy makers belonging to 85 different organizations (academies, international stakeholders, governmental bodies and the private sector) joined the GEO Human Planet Initiative

Thank you martino. pesaresi@ec. europa. eu / http: //ghsl. jrc. europa. eu / twitter #GHSL