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GHSL
GHSL provides analysis ready, global, geospatial data reporting about the presence of population and human settlements.
Owner
European Commission
Type
dataset, web, data portal
Licence
CC-BY-4.0
Last evaluated
26.05.2026
Origin country
Belgium
contact
thomas.kemper@ec.europa.euRelease date
-
DPG since
15.08.2022
The following repositories were submitted by the solution and included in our evaluation. Any repositories, add-ons, features not included in here were not reviewed by us.
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English
The open access policy prevents us from keep track of applications. Food and Agriculture Organization,United Nations Human Settlements Programme,United Nations Office at Nairobi, World Bank
* This information is self-reported and updated annually
There are a number of SDG indicators that require an urban-rural disaggregation, for example SDG 1.1.1. The GHSL data were used to develop the Degree of Urbanisation method to delineate cities, urban and rural areas. The UN Statistical Commission endorsed thin in 2020 for international comparison including the SDGs There are a number of SDG indicators that require an urban-rural disaggregation, for example SDG 2.4.1 The GHSL data were used to develop the Degree of Urbanisation method to delineate cities, urban and rural areas. The UN Statistical Commission endorsed thin in 2020 for international comparison including the SDGs There are a number of SDG indicators that require an urban-rural disaggregation, for example SDG 3.3.1. The GHSL data were used to develop the Degree of Urbanisation method to delineate cities, urban and rural areas. The UN Statistical Commission endorsed thin in 2020 for international comparison including the SDGs There are a number of SDG indicators that require an urban-rural disaggregation, for example SDG 4.5.1. The GHSL data were used to develop the Degree of Urbanisation method to delineate cities, urban and rural areas. The UN Statistical Commission endorsed thin in 2020 for international comparison including the SDGs In this article, the GHSL population data were used to assess the number of people with access to water. https://ucl.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.14324/111.444/ucloe.000026 The GHSL data on population and settlements can be used to assess the number of people with access to electricity disaggregated by urban and rural share. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.111282 The GHSL data on population and settlements can measure the rural population with access to an all weather road. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/tgis.12721 GHSL data allow calculating directly the SDG 11.3.1 (land use efficiency). The data are also used for generating information on SDG 11.6.2 (air quality in cities) and SDG 11.7.1 (urban green). http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11205674
No mandatory proprietary dependencies
Yes
FAIR Data Principles, Open Data
PII data is NOT collected NOT stored and NOT distributed.
Content is NOT collected NOT stored and NOT distributed.
No
2026-05-26 19:58:45
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) submitted their review of Global Human Settlement Layer (4723) and found it to be a DPG
2026-05-26 19:58:44
System moved Global Human Settlement Layer (12575) to expired because parent application is now DPG.
2026-05-26 19:58:44
System unmarked Global Human Settlement Layer (12575) as a nominee
2026-05-26 17:30:16
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2026-05-26 17:30:12
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2026-05-26 17:30:08
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2026-05-26 17:29:49
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2026-05-26 17:29:27
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) passed 8. Standards & Best Practices for Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2026-05-26 17:29:15
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2026-05-26 17:29:05
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) passed 6. Mechanism for Extracting Data for Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2026-05-26 17:29:03
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) edited 6. Mechanism for Extracting Data for Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2026-05-26 17:26:53
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2026-05-26 17:25:59
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2026-05-26 17:25:29
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2026-05-26 17:25:19
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2026-05-26 17:25:15
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) edited a note on 2. Open Licensing for Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2026-05-26 17:21:40
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2026-05-26 17:21:32
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) edited 1. SDG Relevance for Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2026-05-26 17:20:54
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) passed General Information for Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2026-05-26 17:20:52
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) edited General Information for Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2026-05-26 17:18:54
Bolaji Ayodeji (L2) (L2 Reviewer) pulled Global Human Settlement Layer (12575) under review
2025-11-26 15:26:48
System remove tag Late from Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2025-11-26 15:26:48
Luis Sanchez (L1 Reviewer) submitted their review of Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2025-11-26 09:00:01
System add new tag Late to Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2025-11-26 00:42:51
Luis Sanchez (L1 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2025-11-26 00:40:53
Luis Sanchez (L1 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2025-11-26 00:40:39
Luis Sanchez (L1 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2025-11-26 00:40:35
Luis Sanchez (L1 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2025-11-26 00:40:29
Luis Sanchez (L1 Reviewer) passed 8. Standards & Best Practices for Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2025-11-26 00:38:26
Luis Sanchez (L1 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2025-11-26 00:38:20
Luis Sanchez (L1 Reviewer) passed 6. Mechanism for Extracting Data for Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2025-11-26 00:37:51
Luis Sanchez (L1 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2025-11-26 00:37:34
Luis Sanchez (L1 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2025-11-26 00:36:06
Luis Sanchez (L1 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2025-11-26 00:35:37
Luis Sanchez (L1 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2025-11-26 00:34:41
Luis Sanchez (L1 Reviewer) failed 1. SDG Relevance for Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2025-11-26 00:25:36
Luis Sanchez (L1 Reviewer) failed General Information for Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2025-11-26 00:23:31
Luis Sanchez (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on General Information for Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2025-11-26 00:22:15
Luis Sanchez (L1 Reviewer) pulled Global Human Settlement Layer (12575) under review
2025-05-12 14:46:07
Thomas Kemper (Applicant) submitted application for Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2025-04-28 01:30:02
System created a refresher application for Global Human Settlement Layer (11612)
2025-04-28 01:30:02
System created an autofill refresher application for Global Human Settlement Layer (12575)
2024-06-27 13:08:53
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) submitted their review of Global Human Settlement Layer (1051) and found it to be a DPG
2024-06-27 13:08:51
System moved Global Human Settlement Layer (11612) to expired because parent applcation is now DPG.
2024-06-27 13:08:51
System unmarked Global Human Settlement Layer (11612) as a nominee
2024-06-27 13:08:39
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for Global Human Settlement Layer (11612)
2024-06-27 13:08:25
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for Global Human Settlement Layer (11612)
2024-06-27 13:05:46
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Global Human Settlement Layer (11612)
2024-06-27 12:49:40
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for Global Human Settlement Layer (11612)
2024-06-27 12:49:33
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for Global Human Settlement Layer (11612)
2024-06-27 12:48:48
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for Global Human Settlement Layer (11612)
2024-06-27 12:48:40
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for Global Human Settlement Layer (11612)
2024-06-27 12:48:32
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for Global Human Settlement Layer (11612)
2024-06-27 12:47:38
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for Global Human Settlement Layer (11612)
2024-06-27 12:46:40
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for Global Human Settlement Layer (11612)
2024-06-27 12:46:16
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for Global Human Settlement Layer (11612)
2024-06-27 12:45:44
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for Global Human Settlement Layer (11612)
2024-06-27 12:43:53
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) passed General Information for Global Human Settlement Layer (11612)
2024-06-27 12:43:41
Richard Kagaba (L2 Reviewer) pulled Global Human Settlement Layer (11612) under review
2024-06-14 17:38:55
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) submitted their review of Global Human Settlement Layer (11612)
2024-06-14 17:38:31
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for Global Human Settlement Layer (11612)
2024-06-14 17:38:18
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for Global Human Settlement Layer (11612)
2024-06-14 17:38:09
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for Global Human Settlement Layer (11612)
2024-06-14 17:37:31
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for Global Human Settlement Layer (11612)
2024-06-14 17:37:20
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for Global Human Settlement Layer (11612)
2024-06-14 17:36:58
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) failed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Global Human Settlement Layer (11612)
2024-06-14 17:31:02
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for Global Human Settlement Layer (11612)
2024-06-14 17:30:40
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for Global Human Settlement Layer (11612)
2024-06-14 17:24:23
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for Global Human Settlement Layer (11612)
2024-06-14 17:24:08
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for Global Human Settlement Layer (11612)
2024-06-14 17:18:23
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for Global Human Settlement Layer (11612)
2024-06-14 17:14:06
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for Global Human Settlement Layer (11612)
2024-06-14 17:13:52
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) edited a note on 1. SDG Relevance for Global Human Settlement Layer (11612)
2024-06-14 17:08:45
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) passed General Information for Global Human Settlement Layer (11612)
2024-06-14 17:05:01
L1 Reviewer (L1 Reviewer) pulled Global Human Settlement Layer (11612) under review
2024-05-30 14:50:43
Thomas Kemper (Applicant) submitted application for Global Human Settlement Layer (11612)
2024-05-30 14:34:23
Thomas Kemper (Applicant) created a refresher application for Global Human Settlement Layer (10755)
2023-07-17 02:28:59
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) submitted their review of Global Human Settlement Layer (152) and found it to be a DPG
2023-07-17 02:28:58
System moved Global Human Settlement Layer (10755) to expired because parent applcation is now DPG.
2023-07-17 02:28:58
System unmarked Global Human Settlement Layer (10755) as a nominee
2023-07-17 02:28:54
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for Global Human Settlement Layer (10755)
2023-07-17 02:28:52
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for Global Human Settlement Layer (10755)
2023-07-17 02:28:49
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for Global Human Settlement Layer (10755)
2023-07-17 02:28:47
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for Global Human Settlement Layer (10755)
2023-07-17 02:28:45
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for Global Human Settlement Layer (10755)
2023-07-17 02:28:42
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Global Human Settlement Layer (10755)
2023-07-17 02:28:39
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for Global Human Settlement Layer (10755)
2023-07-17 02:28:37
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for Global Human Settlement Layer (10755)
2023-07-17 02:28:35
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for Global Human Settlement Layer (10755)
2023-07-17 02:28:32
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for Global Human Settlement Layer (10755)
2023-07-17 02:28:30
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for Global Human Settlement Layer (10755)
2023-07-17 02:28:27
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for Global Human Settlement Layer (10755)
2023-07-17 02:28:25
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) passed General Information for Global Human Settlement Layer (10755)
2023-07-17 02:28:22
Ricardo Torres (L2 Reviewer) pulled Global Human Settlement Layer (10755) under review
2023-07-17 02:28:13
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) submitted their review of Global Human Settlement Layer (10755)
2023-07-17 02:28:09
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed Scale of Solution for Global Human Settlement Layer (10755)
2023-07-17 02:28:07
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) edited Scale of Solution for Global Human Settlement Layer (10755)
2023-07-17 02:27:58
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed 9C. Protection from Harassment for Global Human Settlement Layer (10755)
2023-07-17 02:27:55
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed 9B. Inappropriate & Illegal Content for Global Human Settlement Layer (10755)
2023-07-17 02:27:52
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed 9A. Data Privacy & Security for Global Human Settlement Layer (10755)
2023-07-17 02:27:43
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for Global Human Settlement Layer (10755)
2023-07-17 02:27:37
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) edited 8. Open Standards & Best Practices for Global Human Settlement Layer (10755)
2023-07-17 02:26:45
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) edited 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for Global Human Settlement Layer (10755)
2023-07-17 02:26:05
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed 7. Privacy & Applicable Laws for Global Human Settlement Layer (10755)
2023-07-17 02:25:54
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed 6. Non-PII Data Extraction for Global Human Settlement Layer (10755)
2023-07-17 02:25:49
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed 5. Documentation for Global Human Settlement Layer (10755)
2023-07-17 02:25:20
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed 4. Platform Independence for Global Human Settlement Layer (10755)
2023-07-17 02:25:17
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed 3. Clear Ownership for Global Human Settlement Layer (10755)
2023-07-17 02:25:03
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed 2. Open Licensing for Global Human Settlement Layer (10755)
2023-07-17 02:23:56
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed 1. SDG Relevance for Global Human Settlement Layer (10755)
2023-07-17 02:23:28
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) passed General Information for Global Human Settlement Layer (10755)
2023-07-17 02:19:53
L1 Reviewer - Support (L1 Reviewer) pulled Global Human Settlement Layer (10755) under review
2023-06-27 13:16:23
Thomas Kemper (Applicant) submitted application for Global Human Settlement Layer (10755)
2023-06-27 12:48:59
Thomas Kemper (Applicant) created a refresher application for Global Human Settlement Layer (10153)
2022-11-08 22:58:26
Admin (Admin) over ride decision for Global Human Settlement Layer (10153)
2022-11-08 22:58:12
Temp () submitted application for Global Human Settlement Layer (10153)
