# European and Mediterranean Basin extract of LandScan Global Population Database 2008

This dataset consists of the LandScan global population database of 2008 (grid in WGS84 with a 30" resolution) clipped to Europe together with the Mediterranean Basin, converted into a population density dataset and reprojected to EPSG:3035 (Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area 52N10E / ETRS89) with a spatial resolution of 1km². The methodology applied aimed at minimizing any discrepancy in population counts between the original data and the reprojected data at country level.
Content: population count per grid cell.
No data value: -99https://sdi.eea.europa.eu/geonetwork/srv/api/records/9302aca8-d3c7-43b2-b64f-f42bec35e7a4


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