Catchment area
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Map catchment areas
Leverage Population Explorer’s various boundary-drawing tools to define catchment areas. Then quickly pull the demographic statistics.
Truly global
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View data for anywhere in the world
Take advantage of high-resolution satellite imagery, AI, and the best survey data available to accurately predict populations in economies where infrastructure is rapidly expanding.
Common use cases
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Transportation
Decide where to build a bridge between communities or estimate airline traffic.
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Communication
Research populations and demographics surrounding telecom tower build sites and coverage areas.
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Construction
Validate your investments and improve your understanding of the population within your catchment area.
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Define catchment areas
Create your own polygon, upload one from the web, or use any of our thousands of preloaded national and subnational boundaries.
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Buffer from point
Quickly buffer from a point and download the results for evaluation