NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) – Hosted by CIESIN at Columbia University

Georeferenced Population Datasets of Mexico

Raster Based GIS Coverage of Mexican Population, v1 (1990 – 1990)

Documentation

A gridded coverage (1 x 1 Km) of Mexican population.  There are many options and methods for performing a data conversion between vector and raster based coverages.  In this instance, population figures were derived based on available point data (the population of known localities).  Cell values were derived using a weighted moving average function (Burrough, 1986, 153) and then calculate based on known population by state.  The result from this conversion is a coverage whose data is based on square grid cells rather than a series of vectors.

Source: Instituto Nacional De Estadistica Geografia E Informatica (INEGI). Raster conversion performed by CIESIN Staff
Location:  /rastergis.mexpop/
Format: Arc/Info export format Size: 89.2 mb
Accuracy and Error:  There is error inherent in any vector to grid/raster data conversion