GRID3 COD - Settlement Extents v4.0

This version supersedes GRID3 COD - Settlement Extents v3.1. The following changes were made: Creation of blocks in urban and semi-urban areas; Removal of hamlets and edge-blocks with zero-building count unless settlement has been confirmed through fieldwork Change of data schema For more information on the methodology and data sources used during the production of these data, click here. Dataset citation Center for Integrated Earth System Information (CIESIN), Columbia University. 2026. GRID3 COD - Settlement Extents v4.0. New York: Columbia University. https://doi.org/10.7916/bb5b-9b79. Accessed [DAY MONTH YEAR]. Contacts and data queries The authors of this dataset appreciate feedback regarding the data, including suggestions, discovery of errors, difficulties in using the data, and format preferences. For dataset-related questions, please send an email to: [e-mail]