Module overview
An understanding of the numbers, characteristics and locations of human populations underpins operational work, policy analyses and scientific development globally across multiple sectors. However, traditional population data sources are often outdated, have low granularity, and are updated on the scale of decades. However, traditional population data sources are often outdated, have lo granularity and are updated on the scale of decades. This module showcases the world leading data sources and methodological advances made by the WorldPop programme in applications ranging from disease mapping, migration patterns, poverty mapping, and many more. You will learn from world-leading experts in their field, carrying out research at the cutting edge of population mapping and modelling.