GHSL: Global settlement characteristics (10 m) 2018 (P2023A)

Dataset Availability

2018-01-01T00:00:00Z–2018-12-31T00:00:00Z

Dataset Provider

EC JRC

Earth Engine Snippet

ee.ImageCollection("JRC/GHSL/P2023A/GHS_BUILT_C")

Tags

building built builtup copernicus ghsl height jrc landcover roads sdg sentinel2-derived settlement urban

Description

This spatial raster dataset delineates human settlements at 10 m resolution, and describes their inner characteristics in terms of the functional and height-related components of the built environment.

More information about the GHSL data products can be found in the GHSL Data Package 2023 report

The Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) project is supported by the European Commission, Joint Research Centre, and Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy.

Bands

Resolution
10 meters

Bands

Name	Description
built_characteristics	Settlement characteristics

built_characteristics Class Table

Value	Color	Description
1	#718c6c	open spaces, low vegetation surfaces
2	#8ad86b	open spaces, medium vegetation surfaces
3	#c1ffa1	open spaces, high vegetation surfaces
4	#01b7ff	open spaces, water surfaces
5	#ffd501	open spaces, road surfaces
11	#d28200	built spaces, residential, building height <= 3m
12	#fe5900	built spaces, residential, 3m < building height <= 6m
13	#ff0101	built spaces, residential, 6m < building height <= 15m
14	#ce001b	built spaces, residential, 15m < building height <= 30m
15	#7a000a	built spaces, residential, building height > 30m
21	#ff9ff4	built spaces, non-residential, building height <= 3m
22	#ff67e4	built spaces, non-residential, 3m < building height <= 6m
23	#f701ff	built spaces, non-residential, 6m < building height <= 15m
24	#a601ff	built spaces, non-residential, 15m < building height <= 30m
25	#6e00fe	built spaces, non-residential, building height > 30m

Terms of Use

Terms of Use

The GHSL has been produced by the European Commission Joint Research Centre as open and free data. Reuse is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged. For more information, please read the use conditions (European Commission Reuse and Copyright Notice).

Citations

Citations:

• Pesaresi, Martino; Politis, Panagiotis (2023): GHS-BUILT-C R2023A - GHS Settlement Characteristics, derived from Sentinel2 composite (2018) and other GHS R2023A data. European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/3c60ddf6-0586-4190-854b-f6aa0edc2a30 doi:10.2905/3c60ddf6-0586-4190-854b-f6aa0edc2a30

DOIs

• https://doi.org/10.2905/3c60ddf6-0586-4190-854b-f6aa0edc2a30

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Code Editor (JavaScript)

var image = ee.Image("JRC/GHSL/P2023A/GHS_BUILT_C/2018");
var built = image.select('built_characteristics');
Map.setCenter(77.58, 12.97, 13);
Map.addLayer(built, {}, 'Settlement_characteristics (2018)');

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GHSL: Global settlement characteristics (10 m) 2018 (P2023A)

This spatial raster dataset delineates human settlements at 10 m resolution, and describes their inner characteristics in terms of the functional and height-related components of the built environment. More information about the GHSL data products can be found in the GHSL Data Package 2023 report The Global Human Settlement Layer …

JRC/GHSL/P2023A/GHS_BUILT_C, building,built,builtup,copernicus,ghsl,height,jrc,landcover,roads,sdg,sentinel2-derived,settlement,urban

2018-01-01T00:00:00Z/2018-12-31T00:00:00Z

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• https://doi.org/10.2905/3c60ddf6-0586-4190-854b-f6aa0edc2a30