Geospatial Poverty Portal BETA

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How are countries and cities using geospatial data to monitor their SDGs?

World Bank Group Dec 23, 2023
A map of built-Up Areas in 1990 (black), 2000 (yellow), and 2010 (red) in Mombasa, Kenya
Using geospatial data & machine learning to predict water quality in Ethiopia
Dec 12, 2023
A hand opening a water faucet outside

Putting Poverty Back on the Map: Introducing the World Bank’s New Geospatial Poverty Portal

Sep 12, 2023
Map of Vietnam shaded in red based on poverty rate by state
Can machine learning help us create a better poverty map?
Jun 20, 2023
Red and blue pins on a map

The smaller, the better: The decades-long evolution of mapping poverty

Jun 16, 2022
A man walking with a dolly on the streets of Oaxaca, Mexico
Mapping urban poverty from space
Jun 23, 2022
Close up shot of tin roofs in a shanty town somewhere in South America
Bootstrapping our way toward improved poverty maps
Jul 29, 2020
Overhead view of a dense city in developing world with several construction frames
Making a better poverty map
Jul 09, 2019
Hand drawn map of the world with icons representing different sources like survey and satellite images
Mapping out where poor Afghans live
Aug 28, 2019
Relief map of Afghanistan showing poverty rates by region