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GRID3 Nigeria Settlement Extents v4.0

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Geospatial dataset mapping Nigeria's settlements as settlement blocks with block-level building counts/areas, Google Open Buildings 2.5D heights, and Sentinel-2 NDVI/EVI metrics. Released March 2026 by CIESIN/Columbia in OGC GeoPackage format under CC BY-SA 4.0 via the GRID3 Data Hub.

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🇳🇬 Nigeria
Last verified
24 Jun 2026
{
  "name": "GRID3 Nigeria Settlement Extents v4.0",
  "slug": "grid3-nigeria-settlement-extents-v40",
  "category": "DATASET",
  "country": "NG",
  "docs_status": "LIVE",
  "licensing_required": "NONE",
  "verified": true,
  "last_verified": "2026-06-24",
  "website": "https://data.grid3.org/datasets/GRID3::grid3-nga-settlement-extents-v4-0/about",
  "documentation_url": "https://ciesin.columbia.edu/news/new-data-release-grid3-nigeria-settlement-extents-v40"
}
get_resource("grid3-nigeria-settlement-extents-v40") — via the Wycord MCP server

Verification history

  • 25 Aug 2026 · live
  • 22 Aug 2026 · live
  • 19 Aug 2026 · live
  • 16 Aug 2026 · live
  • 13 Aug 2026 · live
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  • 7 Aug 2026 · live
  • 4 Aug 2026 · live

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Tags

geopackage
settlements
grid3
building-footprints
ciesin

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