A major new release of Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) data suite was just launched at World Urban Forum-WUF11 and is now freely available online.  

It comprises 10 products, 200+ data sets, and 50k files – among several global innovations are:

Citation: Boo, G., Darin, E., Leasure, D.R. et al. High-resolution population estimation using household survey data and building footprints. Nat Commun 13, 1330 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29094-x