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The links are provided below to example gridded population survey manuals and implementations, as well as to methods for gridded population data creation.

Survey Implementation

12 Feb 2019

Estimation of Poverty in Somalia Using Innovative Methodologies

by Pape UJ and Wollburg PR. 2019. World Bank: Washington DC USA.
01 Sep 2018

Urban Essential Needs Assessment in the five communes of Kimbanseke, Kinsenso, Makala, N’sele and Selembao (Kinshasa)

by World Food Programme, Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping team. September 2018
25 Jul 2018

Geo-Sampling in Developing Nations

by Cajka J, Amer S, Ridenhour J, Allpress, J. 2018. Int J Soc Res Methodol, 21(6):doi:10.1080/13645579.2018.1484989
01 Jan 2018

Improving household surveys and use of data to address health inequities in three Asian cities: protocol for the Surveys for Urban Equity (SUE) mixed methods and feasibility study.

by Elsey H, Poudel AN, Ensor T, et al. 2018. BMJ Open, 8:doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024182.
01 Jan 2018

GridSample: Household surveys with gridded population data to overcome outdated/inaccurate census frame whilst saving time and cost

by Thomson DR and Hesse JB. 2018. World Vision International: Mozambique. Presentation at World Data Forum.
01 Jan 2017

GridSample: An R Package to Generate Household Survey Primary Sampling Units (PSUs) from Gridded Population Data

by Thomson DR, Stevens FR, Ruktanonchai NW, et al. 2017. Int J Health Geogr, 16:doi:10.1186/s12942-017-0098-4
16 May 2016

Addressing Inequities in Urban Health: Do Decision-Makers Have the Data They Need? Report from the Urban Health Data Special Session at International Conference on Urban Health Dhaka 2015.

by Elsey H, Thomson DR, Lin RY, et al. 2016. J Urban Health, 93(3):doi:10.1007/s11524-016-0046-9.
01 Nov 2013

A census-independent sampling strategy for a household survey in Myanmar

by Muñoz J, Langeraar W. 2013. Sistemas Integrales: Santiago Chile.
01 Jan 2012

A two-stage cluster sampling method using gridded population data, a GIS, and Google Earth™ imagery in a population-based mortality survey in Iraq

by Galway L, Bell N, Shatari SAE, et al. 2012. Int J Health Geogr, 11:doi:10.1186/1476-072X-11-12
01 Jan 2012

Modelling strategic interventions in a population with a total fertility rate of 8.3: a cross-sectional study of Idjwi Island, DRC

by Thomson DR, Hadley MB, Greenough PG, et al. 2012. BMC Public Health, 12:doi:10.1186/1471-2458-12-959
08 Feb 2011

Health and human rights in Chin State, Western Burma: A population-based assessment using multistaged household cluster sampling

by Sollom R, Richards AK, Parmar P, et al. 2011. PLoS Med, 8(2):doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001007