Estimating small-area population density in Sri Lanka using surveys and Geo-spatial data.

Country-level census data are typically collected once every 10 years. However, conflicts, migration, urbanization, and natural disasters can rapidly shift local population patterns. This study demonstrates the feasibility of a "bottom-up"-method to estimate local population density in the...

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Main Authors: Ryan Engstrom, David Newhouse, Vidhya Soundararajan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237063