WorldPopProject

Open demographic data for decision making @unisouthampton
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How do you use WorldPop #opendata - or how would you like to use it in the future?

We’d love to hear from you.

👉 Take the survey here: https://t.co/9uesTlEwAs
Or scan the QR code.

Thank you for helping us build better - together.

[Geography & Environmental Science at Southampton @UoSGeogEnv]

A new study using data from one billion mobile phones has shown how wealth and age create a hidden divide in how people respond to heatwaves.
The data showed whether people were able to stay at home or forced to travel for work and essentials.
Read more: https://t.co/4B0x8IMpti

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@MirageNewsCom Read our post on this significant study https://t.co/8CeNKQfZch

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Billion Phones Reveal Heatwave Coping Divide
https://t.co/CCFOHqb4dS

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🦋We're on BlueSky! 🦋

🦋@worldpop-uos.bsky.social 💙

https://t.co/93T4eSCisV

[OpenMedia @OpenMediaOrg]

We're leaving X. We think you should consider leaving too.

Why we're doing it, and where you can find us moving forward: https://t.co/a19GmDGTbm

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💪Supporting the next generation of researchers

🌱 WorldPop is working with Komar University to expand postgraduate pathways and research collaboration.

Learn more: https://t.co/RPBOrcNeIK

#GlobalEducation #ResearchForImpact #KurdistanRegion #KUST

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Early warnings save lives - but only if they reach the right people in time.

🌍📊 New research shows how WorldPop data and multi-hazard alerts reduce cyclone risk, exposure, and recovery time.

Learn more: https://t.co/uTf02dpn4e

#EarlyWarningSystems #DataForGood #ClimateRisk

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Millions are missing from #population data.

New #AI and #satellite #mapping methods are changing that - faster, fairer, and more local than ever. 🌍📊

Learn more: https://t.co/qFKSVvKelR

#DataForGood #AI4Development #SDGs

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🌍What if millions were missing from the data that shapes your future?

🇨🇲 Cameroon’s first hybrid census is using new methods to make everyone count.

🔗Learn more: https://t.co/w35vIs0wfW

#Census #DataForGood #Cameroon

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🔥 Do heat adaptation strategies really work?

A study of 1.1 billion devices across 366 Chinese cities shows cooling centres matter - but impacts vary by heat, wealth & age.

🔗Read and listen:  https://t.co/8CeNKQgx1P

#ClimateChange #ExtremeHeat #Cities #Adaptation

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🏙️What is a city? The answer changes with the data.

Data quality defines the city. New research shows maps can disagree on what’s urban or rural depending on the population grid underneath.

🔗Read and listen:  https://t.co/RlYslH2bwV

#DEGURBA #Planning #DataForDevelopment

[UNFPA au Cameroun @UNFPACameroon]

Pour @YankeyOrtis, @unisouthampton, tout le monde doit être compté. La population est cruciale pour orienter les décisions de politiques de développement. @WorldPopProject soutient #RGPH4/RGAE à développer des modèles d'estimation de population dans les zones difficiles d'accès

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See your world in a new way 🌍✨
Discover how the Degree of Urbanisation lets you map cities, towns & rural areas with accuracy. Your local knowledge brings it to life.
Watch now ▶️https://t.co/rmHAEjHFgf
CC: French, Spanish & Italian
#DEGURBA #SDGs #UrbanPlanning #GIS #UNStats

[Campaign for Social Science @CfSocialScience]

Social science facilitates innovation which benefits society. E.g. @WorldPopProject produces data on population distributions at high spatial resolutions, enabling governments to target interventions & drive sustainable development across a range of areas. https://t.co/xU9t1bYs3w

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🦠 Pandemics don’t spread randomly - they follow the paths we create through our social lives and movements.

📖 🔊 Read + listen about how networks shape outbreaks: https://t.co/brNQ6awiit

#InfectiousDisease #NetworkScience #HealthBehaviours #Epidemics #DataScience

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🇲🇼Malawi’s first automated census-mapping workshop is complete!

🛠️Geospatial tools are transforming how the 2028 census is planned.

🔗Read more: https://t.co/4271Ba2sNc

#Malawi #DataForDevelopment #Census2028 #GeospatialData

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Data powers resilience. 🌍

WorldPop joined CARICOM’s 50th stats meeting in Curaçao to advance people-centred, climate-ready data.

Read more: https://t.co/hG1Q2lOfjf

#CARICOM #DataForDevelopment #ClimateResilience #GeospatialData

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🌍Our report from the #HumanPlanetForum 2025, where global experts showcased new open data, urban analytics and EO innovations driving better population and urban planning.

https://t.co/g6vjcn0gx5

#Global2 #SustainableDevelopment #UrbanPlanning #DataForGood #Geospatial

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Three open positions at WorldPop - please share with any networks, colleagues that may be interested:

🔴 Senior Research Fellow: https://t.co/afBdnsjXUu

🟠 Specialist Technician: https://t.co/QfSheJy4wE

🟡 Engagement and Communications Manager:
https://t.co/DRGWwQPwI6