Settlement Location and Population Density Estimation in Rugged Terrain Using Information Derived from Landsat ETM and SRTM Data

Abstract

The study presnts a method for settlment location probability and population density estiations at 90 m resolution for northern Iraq using teh Shuttle Radar Topograhic Mission digital terrain model and Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper satellilte imagery. Population density is attributed to land cover, land cover heterogeneity and topographic features.JRC.G.2-Support to external securit