Josias Láng-Ritter
josiaslr.bsky.social
Josias Láng-Ritter
@josiaslr.bsky.social
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🌍 Global population maps fail rural areas

Gridded population datasets systematically underestimate rural populations - by up to 84%.

This could impact policies on resources, healthcare, and disaster planning. Better rural census data is urgently needed.

🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s414...

#SciComm 🧪
Global gridded population datasets systematically underrepresent rural population - Nature Communications
This research reveals that widely used global population data heavily underestimate rural population. If not carefully considered, these errors in the data can cause inequitable access to resources an...
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March 20, 2025 at 3:25 PM
How many people actually live on Earth? 🌍
Our new study shows that widely used global population data underrepresent rural communities—a flaw that affects policy, funding & access to services. (1/4)
March 18, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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We have just opened an exciting PhD position in GeoAI & LLMs and are looking for motivated PhD candidates! The PhD work will be supervised by me and Nico Van de Weghe from the GeoAI Research Center, Ghent University. 

Apply by March 2nd, 2025 from here (+ more details): www.aalto.fi/en/open-posi...
Doctoral Researcher in GeoAI & Large Language Models | Aalto University
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February 6, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Congrats to our #PhD student Anup Shrestha for publishing his first article! 🎉
In this interdisciplinary study, we show how to effectively link #flood #earlywarning to #earlyaction in resource-constrained settings in #Nepal 🌊 🫷

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Anup Shrestha on LinkedIn: Bridging gaps, saving lives: Integrating communities’ voices and impact…
I am happy to share the first article of my doctoral studies, titled "Bridging Gaps, Saving Lives: Integrating Communities’ Voices and Impact Mapping into…
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January 27, 2025 at 7:40 AM