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WorldPop researchers improve mapping accuracy for rare habitats

Take Our Survey and Help Shape What Comes Next Researchers at WorldPop have pioneered a new mathematical model that significantly improves the accuracy of geospatial mapping for rare and endangered habitats. The study, published in the International Journal of Geographical Information Science, introduces the Entropogram-based Random Field (ERF) model. This tool addresses a critical gap in environmental monitoring: the […]

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Predicting the Next Wave: Mapping the “War” Between Viruses

WorldPop News / Tim O'Riordan

Take Our Survey and Help Shape What Comes Next In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health officials have worried about a “triple-demic”, a simultaneous surge of COVID-19, the flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV – an infection that causes common cold-like symptoms). But what if these viruses don’t just spread alongside each other?

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Researchers reveal global patterns of ‘urban exodus’

WorldPop News / Tim O'Riordan

Take Our Survey and Help Shape What Comes Next A new study by an international team led WorldPop postgraduate researcher Qianwen Duan has revealed a significant “urban exodus” across the globe during the COVID-19 pandemic. By analysing high-resolution data from 35 countries, the research team found that while many people fled dense city centres for

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Lessons from COVID-19: How Data and Modelling Evolved During the Pandemic

WorldPop News / Tim O'Riordan

A new MOnitoring Outbreaks for Disease surveillance in a data science context (MOOD) Horizon 2020 study published this week offers an insightful look at how disease modelling and data use changed throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The research, led by Dr Esther van Kleef, Technical Consultant for the World Health Organization (WHO), with WorldPop’s Professor Andy

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How WorldPop Data Powers Google’s Global Flood Forecasting Revolution

WorldPop News / Tim O'Riordan

As climate change drives more extreme weather patterns, the need for accurate and timely flood forecasting has never been greater. A global leader in this effort, Google’s Flood Hub, uses artificial intelligence to predict riverine floods1, and behind the scenes, WorldPop’s Global Project Population dataset is playing a pivotal role in shaping the tool’s impact.

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WorldPop: Sharpening Pakistan’s Survey Tools with Geospatial Know-How

WorldPop News / Tim O'Riordan

We’re excited to be working side by side with Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) and UNFPA to modernise survey planning and sampling in Pakistan, through a strategic training programme focused on Advanced Sampling for Complex Integrated Specialized Household and Economic Surveys run by Senior Research Fellows, Dr Sarchil Qader and Dr Gianluca Boo. Dr Qader

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WorldPop researchers improve mapping accuracy for rare habitats

Predicting the Next Wave: Mapping the “War” Between Viruses

Researchers reveal global patterns of ‘urban exodus’

Lessons from COVID-19: How Data and Modelling Evolved During the Pandemic

How WorldPop Data Powers Google’s Global Flood Forecasting Revolution

WorldPop: Sharpening Pakistan’s Survey Tools with Geospatial Know-How

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