A comprehensive population dataset for Afghanistan constructed using GIS-based dasymetric mapping methods
Scientific Investigations Report
2013-5238
Prepared in cooperation with the Task Force for Business and Stability Operations, Department of Defense
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Abstract
This report summarizes the application of dasymetric methods for mapping the distribution of population throughout Afghanistan. Because Afghanistan's population has constantly changed through decades of war and conflict, existing vector and raster GIS datasets (such as point settlement densities and intensities of lights at night) do not adequately reflect the changes. The purposes of this report are (1) to provide historic population data at the provincial and district levels that can be used to chart population growth and migration trends within the country and (2) to provide baseline information that can be used for other types of spatial analyses of Afghanistan, such as resource and hazard assessments; infrastructure and capacity rebuilding; and assisting with international, regional, and local planning.
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | A comprehensive population dataset for Afghanistan constructed using GIS-based dasymetric mapping methods |
| Series title | Scientific Investigations Report |
| Series number | 2013-5238 |
| DOI | 10.3133/sir20135238 |
| Year Published | 2014 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Eastern Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center |
| Description | Report: iv, 20 p.; Downloads Directory |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Datum | World Geodetic System 1984 |
| Projection | Transverse Mercator projection |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | Y |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |