Last month, Principal Enterprise Fellow, Dr Natalia Tejedor Garavito showcased WorldPop’s innovative work at CrisisReady’s Café Catastrófico webinar series.
Dr Tejedor Garavito spoke on how WorldPop helps countries, especially those with limited resources, to answer a critical question: where are people, and how many are there? Using satellite imagery, mobile data, and advanced statistical models, the research programme produces detailed population maps down to 100m x 100m grids.
These maps are transforming the way governments and agencies plan censuses, deliver vaccines, build schools, and respond to crises. From recalculating Ukraine’s population during the war to guiding flood relief or mapping refugees, the data has significant impact.
To ensure lasting value, WorldPop shares not just the data, but also the tools and training, helping national teams build their own capacity. With new global datasets covering 2015–2030 available on Google Earth Engine, the reach of this work is growing.
Watch Dr Tejedor Garavito presentation below (Spanish, with English subtitles).
