MEXICO Population Map Metadata Report

Prediction Weighting Layer Used in Population Redistribution

The data presented below represent the predicted number of people per ~100 m pixel as estimated using the random forest (RF) model as described in Stevens, et al. (In Press). The following pages contain a description of the RF model and its covariates, their sources and any metadata collected for each covariate. The prediction weighting layer is used to dasymetrically redistribute the census counts and project counts to match estimated populations based on UN estimates for the final population maps provided by AfriPop, AsiaPop and AmeriPop.

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MEXICO Census Data and Observed Population Density

These data are the population density values used to estimate the RF model used to create the prediction weighting layer you see above. Values represent population density as measured by people per hectare and calculated from population counts within each census unit. These values are used as the dependent variable during model estimation.

Mexico Census, 2010

Folder: Census
File Name: CenMex.shp
Source: El Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI), 2010
Description: These high spatial resolution census block data were attained through in-country partners for 2010.
Class: polygon
Derived Covariates:
area, buff, zones, 

class       : SpatialPolygonsDataFrame 
nfeatures   : 2456 
extent      : -1107799, 2106369, 1629367, 3702427  (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax)
coord. ref. : NA 
nvariables  : 167

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Random Forest Model and Diagnostics

These output and figures outline the estimated RF model that is used to predict the population density weighting layer. The model is fitted to the population density values for the preceding census data using covariates aggregatedfrom the ancillary data sources summarized following the model diagnostics.


Call:
 randomForest(x = x_data, y = y_data, ntree = popfit$ntree, mtry = popfit$mtry,      nodesize = length(y_data)/1000, importance = TRUE, proximity = TRUE) 
               Type of random forest: regression
                     Number of trees: 500
No. of variables tried at each split: 16

          Mean of squared residuals: 0.21
                    % Var explained: 92

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Covariate Metadata

Remotely-sensed, Classified Landcover, 2000-2009

Folder: Landcover
File Name: MEX_LC.tif
Source: Globcover 2009 (300m), http://due.esrin.esa.int/globcover/
Description: Land cover information from GlobCover 2009, aggregated to 10 broad classes
Class: raster
Derived Covariates:
cls011, dst011, cls040, dst040, cls130, dst130, cls140, dst140, cls150, dst150, cls160, dst160, cls190, dst190, cls200, dst200, cls210, dst210, cls230, dst230, cls240, dst240, cls250, dst250, clsBLT, dstBLT, 

class       : RasterBrick 
dimensions  : 21555, 34743, 748885365, 1  (nrow, ncol, ncell, nlayers)
resolution  : 100, 100  (x, y)
extent      : -1299578, 2174722, 1597243, 3752743  (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax)
coord. ref. : +proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=-102 +k=0.9996 +x_0=500000 +y_0=0 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs +ellps=WGS84 +towgs84=0,0,0 
data source : F:\WorldPop\RFmap\data\MEX\Landcover\Derived\landcover.tif 
names       : landcover 
min values  :        11 
max values  :       210

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MODIS 17A3 2010 Estimated Net Primary Productivity, 1km

Folder: NPP
File Name: DEFAULT: MODIS 17A3 2010
Source: United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Description: MODIS 17A3 version-55 derived estimates of net primary productivity for the year 2010, estimated for 1km pixel sizes and subset and resampled to match the available land cover and final population map output requirements.
Class: raster
Derived Covariates:
, 

class       : RasterBrick 
dimensions  : 21555, 34743, 748885365, 1  (nrow, ncol, ncell, nlayers)
resolution  : 100, 100  (x, y)
extent      : -1299578, 2174722, 1597243, 3752743  (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax)
coord. ref. : +proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=-102 +k=0.9996 +x_0=500000 +y_0=0 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs +ellps=WGS84 +towgs84=0,0,0 
data source : F:\WorldPop\RFmap\data\MEX\NPP\Derived\npp.tif 
names       :   npp 
min values  :     0 
max values  : 22739

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Suomi NPP VIIRS-Derived 2012 Lights at Night, 15 arc-second

Folder: Lights
File Name: DEFAULT: VIIRS 2012
Source: http://ngdc.noaa.gov/eog/viirs/download_viirs_ntl.html
Description: These 'Lights at Night' data were derived from imagery collected by the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) sensor. Data were collected in 2012 on moonless nights and though background noise associated with fires, gas-flares, volcanoes or aurora have not been removed it represents the best-available data for night-time light production.
Class: raster
Derived Covariates:
, 

class       : RasterBrick 
dimensions  : 21555, 34743, 748885365, 1  (nrow, ncol, ncell, nlayers)
resolution  : 100, 100  (x, y)
extent      : -1299578, 2174722, 1597243, 3752743  (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax)
coord. ref. : +proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=-102 +k=0.9996 +x_0=500000 +y_0=0 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs +ellps=WGS84 +towgs84=0,0,0 
data source : F:\WorldPop\RFmap\data\MEX\Lights\Derived\lights.tif 
names       : lights 
min values  :  -0.17 
max values  :  11509

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WorldClim/BioClim Mean Annual Temperature 1950-2000, 30 arc-second

Folder: Temp
File Name: DEFAULT: BIO1
Source: http://www.worldclim.org/current
Description: WorldClim/BioClim 1950-2000 mean annual precipitation (BIO12) and mean annual temperature (BIO1) estimates (Hijmans et al., 2005) were downloaded, mosaicked and subset to match the extent of our land cover data for the mapping of this region.
Class: raster
Derived Covariates:
, 

class       : RasterBrick 
dimensions  : 22813, 37383, 852818379, 1  (nrow, ncol, ncell, nlayers)
resolution  : 100, 100  (x, y)
extent      : -1370078, 2368222, 1566043, 3847343  (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax)
coord. ref. : +proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=-102 +k=0.9996 +x_0=500000 +y_0=0 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs +ellps=WGS84 +towgs84=0,0,0 
data source : F:\WorldPop\RFmap\data\MEX\Temp\Derived\temp.tif 
names       : temp 
min values  :  -19 
max values  :  295

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WorldClim/BioClim Mean Annual Precipitation 1950-2000, 30 arc-second

Folder: Precip
File Name: DEFAULT: BIO12
Source: http://www.worldclim.org/current
Description: WorldClim/BioClim 1950-2000 mean annual precipitation (BIO12) and mean annual temperature (BIO1) estimates (Hijmans et al., 2005) were downloaded, mosaicked and subset to match the extent of our land cover data for the mapping of this region.
Class: raster
Derived Covariates:
, 

class       : RasterBrick 
dimensions  : 22813, 37383, 852818379, 1  (nrow, ncol, ncell, nlayers)
resolution  : 100, 100  (x, y)
extent      : -1370078, 2368222, 1566043, 3847343  (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax)
coord. ref. : +proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=-102 +k=0.9996 +x_0=500000 +y_0=0 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs +ellps=WGS84 +towgs84=0,0,0 
data source : F:\WorldPop\RFmap\data\MEX\Precip\Derived\precip.tif 
names       : precip 
min values  :     35 
max values  :   5365

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Roads (OSM), 2014

Folder: Roads
File Name: RoadsClip.shp
Source: Open Street Map, Downloaded 10-12-2014, http://extract.bbbike.org/
Description: These data were downloaded as part of a per-country package of data layers made availalble as shapefiles through the http://extract.bbbike.org website, extracted from the Open Street Map (OSM) database.
Class: linear
Derived Covariates:
cls, dst, 

class       : SpatialLinesDataFrame 
nfeatures   : 788585 
extent      : -1100548, 2106326, 1625794, 3711863  (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax)
coord. ref. : NA 
nvariables  : 7

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River Network

Folder: Rivers
File Name: DEFAULT: hydro/watrcrsl
Source: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), http://geoengine.nga.mil/geospatial/SW_TOOLS/NIMAMUSE/webinter/rast_roam.html
Description: The VMAP0 data area downloaded as separate files, grouped roughly by continent, and merged into individual shapefiles for subsetting and further processing for population mapping efforts. These data were obtained directly from the original VMAP0 data sources provided by the NGA and pre-processed using Military Analyst in ArcGIS 10.0.
Class: linear
Derived Covariates:
dst, 

class       : SpatialLinesDataFrame 
nfeatures   : 10401 
extent      : -927256, 2102224, 1624880, 3711504  (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax)
coord. ref. : NA 
nvariables  : 9

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Populated Places

Folder: Populated
File Name: DEFAULT: Merged pop/builtupp, pop/builtupa, pop/mispopp
Source: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), http://geoengine.nga.mil/geospatial/SW_TOOLS/NIMAMUSE/webinter/rast_roam.html
Description: The VMAP0 data area downloaded as separate files, grouped roughly by continent, and merged into individual shapefiles for subsetting and further processing for population mapping efforts. These data were obtained directly from the original VMAP0 data sources provided by the NGA and pre-processed using Military Analyst in ArcGIS 10.0. Point data sources are buffered to 100 m and then all polygon data sources are merged to a single shapefile prior to processing.
Class: polygon
Derived Covariates:
cls, dst, 

class       : SpatialPolygonsDataFrame 
nfeatures   : 5453 
extent      : -927052, 2103950, 1627387, 3712476  (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax)
coord. ref. : NA 
nvariables  : 13

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Inland Waterbodies

Folder: Waterbodies
File Name: DEFAULT: hydro/watrcrsl
Source: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), http://geoengine.nga.mil/geospatial/SW_TOOLS/NIMAMUSE/webinter/rast_roam.html
Description: The VMAP0 data area downloaded as separate files, grouped roughly by continent, and merged into individual shapefiles for subsetting and further processing for population mapping efforts. These data were obtained directly from the original VMAP0 data sources provided by the NGA and pre-processed using Military Analyst in ArcGIS 10.0.
Class: polygon
Derived Covariates:
cls, dst, 

class       : SpatialPolygonsDataFrame 
nfeatures   : 2003 
extent      : -926267, 2096508, 1624405, 3712657  (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax)
coord. ref. : NA 
nvariables  : 10

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Protected Areas

Folder: Protected
File Name: DEFAULT: WDPAfgdb_Sept2012.gdb
Source: World Database on Protected Areas, Downloaded September, 2012, UNEP, http://www.wdpa.org, http://protectedplanet.net
Description: These data are compiled by UNEP and distributed via the Protected Planet website. All protected areas were downloaded regardless of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) or any other designation, so they include sanctuaries, national parks, game reserves, World Heritage Sites, etc.
Class: polygon
Derived Covariates:
cls, dst, 

class       : SpatialPolygonsDataFrame 
nfeatures   : 972 
extent      : -1118117, 2102089, 1623993, 3712651  (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax)
coord. ref. : NA 
nvariables  : 26

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Urban Extents

Folder: Urban
File Name: DEFAULT: Mex_urban.shp
Source: El Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI), 2010, http://www.inegi.org.mx/sistemas/consulta_resultados/iter2010.aspx?c=27329&s=est; data downloaded from: https://www.diegovalle.net/projects.html#url=%23datasets
Description: Mexico urban extents downloaded from: https://www.diegovalle.net/projects.html#url=%23datasets
Class: polygon
Derived Covariates:
cls, dst, 

class       : SpatialPolygonsDataFrame 
nfeatures   : 4525 
extent      : -927629, 2100675, 1635591, 3702427  (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax)
coord. ref. : NA 
nvariables  : 162

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Elevation and Derived Slope, 3 second

Folder: Elevation
File Name: DEFAULT: Void-Filled DEM.gdb
Source: HydroSHEDS Void-Filled DEM (Lehnert, et al., 2006), http://hydrosheds.cr.usgs.gov/dataavail.php
Description: The HydroSHEDS data are the result of an effort to provide a globally consistent dataset consisting of NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) data and have been processed, void-filled and corrected for use at large scales.
Class: raster
Derived Covariates:
, slope, 

class       : RasterBrick 
dimensions  : 22798, 37368, 851915664, 1  (nrow, ncol, ncell, nlayers)
resolution  : 100, 100  (x, y)
extent      : -1369178, 2367622, 1566943, 3846743  (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax)
coord. ref. : +proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=-102 +k=0.9996 +x_0=500000 +y_0=0 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs +ellps=WGS84 +towgs84=0,0,0 
data source : F:\WorldPop\RFmap\data\MEX\Elevation\Derived\elevation.tif 
names       : elevation 
min values  :       -80 
max values  :      5551

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Distance to road intersection, 2014, 10 arc-second

Folder: Crossroads
File Name: MEX_LC.tif
Source: Data processsed from Open Street Map roads data, http://extract.bbbike.org/
Description: data processed from Open Street Map Roads data data - Downloaded 2014-12-10, http://extract.bbbike.org/; point locations were gernerated from intersections of roads. raster was generated using (Euclidean) distance to raster.
Class: raster
Derived Covariates:
, 

class       : RasterBrick 
dimensions  : 121957, 74537, 9090308909, 1  (nrow, ncol, ncell, nlayers)
resolution  : 100, 100  (x, y)
extent      : -5120778, 2332922, -7363457, 4832243  (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax)
coord. ref. : +proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=-102 +k=0.9996 +x_0=500000 +y_0=0 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs +ellps=WGS84 +towgs84=0,0,0 
data source : F:\WorldPop\RFmap\data\MEX\Crossroads\Derived\crossroads.tif 
names       : crossroads 
min values  :          0 
max values  :     211743

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Digitized Building Locations (OSM), 2014

Folder: Buildings
File Name: buildings.shp
Source: Open Street Map, Downloaded 10-12-2014, http://extract.bbbike.org/
Description: These data were downloaded as part of a per-country package of data layers made availalble as shapefiles through the http://extract.bbbike.org website, extracted from the Open Street Map (OSM) database.
Class: polygon
Derived Covariates:
cls, dst, 

class       : SpatialPolygonsDataFrame 
nfeatures   : 44343 
extent      : -1100271, 2098500, 1630312, 3712211  (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax)
coord. ref. : NA 
nvariables  : 3

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People locations comprised of rural settlement points (2010), merged with road intersections (2014) used as a proxy value for urban settlements

Folder: MergePoints
File Name: mergePoints.shp
Source: El Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI), 2010, http://www.inegi.org.mx/sistemas/consulta_resultados/iter2010.aspx?c=27329&s=est; Open Street Map, Downloaded 10-12-2014, http://extract.bbbike.org/
Description: This dataset is comprised of rural settlement points (2010), merged with road intersections (2014) used as a proxy value for urban settlements
Class: point
Derived Covariates:
cls, dst, 

class       : SpatialPointsDataFrame 
nfeatures   : 3251654 
extent      : -1100200, 2104140, 1625833, 3711859  (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax)
coord. ref. : NA 
nvariables  : 7

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Geographic place locations (OSM), 2014

Folder: Places
File Name: Places.shp
Source: Open Street Map, Downloaded 10-12-2014, http://extract.bbbike.org/
Description: These data were downloaded as part of a per-country package of data layers made availalble as shapefiles through the http://extract.bbbike.org website, extracted from the Open Street Map (OSM) database.
Class: point
Derived Covariates:
cls, dst, 

class       : SpatialPointsDataFrame 
nfeatures   : 42095 
extent      : -1104479, 2089538, 1626446, 3710865  (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax)
coord. ref. : NA 
nvariables  : 4

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Points of Interest Locations (OSM), 2014

Folder: Points
File Name: points.shp
Source: Open Street Map, Downloaded 10-12-2014, http://extract.bbbike.org/
Description: These data were downloaded as part of a per-country package of data layers made availalble as shapefiles through the http://extract.bbbike.org website, extracted from the Open Street Map (OSM) database.
Class: point
Derived Covariates:
cls, dst, 

class       : SpatialPointsDataFrame 
nfeatures   : 41159 
extent      : -1100548, 2106309, 1627345, 3712470  (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax)
coord. ref. : NA 
nvariables  : 4

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Rail (OSM), 2014

Folder: Rail
File Name: Rail.shp
Source: Open Street Map, Downloaded 10-12-2014, http://extract.bbbike.org/
Description: These data were downloaded as part of a per-country package of data layers made availalble as shapefiles through the http://extract.bbbike.org website, extracted from the Open Street Map (OSM) database.
Class: linear
Derived Covariates:
cls, dst, 

class       : SpatialLinesDataFrame 
nfeatures   : 7042 
extent      : -923404, 1948801, 1643866, 3712526  (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax)
coord. ref. : NA 
nvariables  : 3

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Delineated Land Uses (OSM), 2014

Folder: Uses
File Name: Uses.shp
Source: Open Street Map, Downloaded 10-12-2014, http://extract.bbbike.org/
Description: These data were downloaded as part of a per-country package of data layers made availalble as shapefiles through the http://extract.bbbike.org website, extracted from the Open Street Map (OSM) database.
Class: polygon
Derived Covariates:
cls, dst, 

class       : SpatialPolygonsDataFrame 
nfeatures   : 15003 
extent      : -927393, 2099357, 1633731, 3712479  (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax)
coord. ref. : NA 
nvariables  : 3

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