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Population Distribution News
Articles, resources, and announcements from Population Distribution.
NASA’s Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) has released a collection of 12 datasets focused on the urban environment.
Feature Article
Feb. 7, 2025
Dr. Susana Adamo's award-winning poster explored the connection between aging populations and tree cover expansion.
News
April 25, 2024
The dataset provides projections of future population distribution and internal migration for 112 low- and middle-income countries.
Feature Article
March 10, 2023
SEDAC releases datasets showing impacts in patterns of socioeconomic development in the era of climate change.
News
June 16, 2021
Who uses NASA Earth science data? Deborah Balk, to create new, demographically informed methods to forecast city growth.
Data User Story
April 22, 2021
Learn how to produce global grids, how the grids incorporate remote sensing inputs, and how grids can be used in conjunction with other types of data.
News
April 7, 2021
Among many applications, the Atlas showcased the Global COVID-19 Viewer developed by NASA’s Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center.
News
Jan. 22, 2021
Census and climate data uncover internal migration patterns in North Latin America and the Caribbean.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020