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Satellite Images Reveal Gaps in Global Population Data


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Crowded market, Lagos, Nigeria

A crowded market in Lagos. Satellite-image-processing technology can estimate population density from the layout of streets and buildings.

Credit: Thomas Dworzak/Magnum

Nigerian health officials won't have to rely on flawed, decade-old census data when they plan deliveries of the measles vaccine next year.

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