Documents et rapports

The Mismeasure of Weather : Using Remotely Sensed Earth Observation Data in Economic Contexts (anglais)

The availability of weather data from remotely sensed Earth observation data has reduced the cost of including weather variables in econometric models. Weather variables are common instrumental variables...

Yielding Insights : Machine Learning-Driven Imputations to Filling Agricultural Data Gaps (anglais)

This paper addresses the challenge of missing crop yield data in large-scale agricultural surveys, where crop-cutting, the most accurate method for yield measurement, is often limited due to cost constraints...

How Well Did Real-Time Indicators Track Household Welfare Changes in Developing Countries during the COVID-19 Crisis? (anglais)

This paper investigates the extent to which real-time indicators derived from internet search, cell phones, and satellites predict changes in household socioeconomic indicators across approximately 300...

Small Area Estimation of Poverty in Four West African Countries by Integrating Survey and Geospatial Data (anglais)

The paper presents a methodology to generate experimental small area estimates of poverty in four West African countries: Chad, Guinea, Mali, and Niger. Due to the absence of recent census data in these...

Leveraging Imagery Data in Evaluations : Applications of Remote-Sensing and Streetscape Imagery Analysis (anglais)

Imagery data offer the potential to answer critical questions regarding the relevance and effectiveness of development initiatives, providing a factual basis for decisionmaking and the refinement of policies...

Small Area Estimation of Poverty and Wealth Using Geospatial Data : What Have We Learned So Far ? (anglais)

This paper offers a nontechnical review of selected applications that combine survey and geospatial data to generate small area estimates of wealth or poverty. Publicly available data from satellites and...

The Importance of Maintenance : Geospatial Analysis of Cholera Risk and Water and Sanitation Infrastructure in Harare, Zimbabwe (anglais)

Understanding the specific factors associated with cholera outbreaks is an integral part of designing better approaches to mitigate their impact. This paper uses georeferenced case data from the cholera...

Machine Learning and Sensitivity Analysis Approach to Quantify Uncertainty in Landslide Susceptibility Mapping (anglais)

Mitigating the impacts of landslides requires quantifying the susceptibility of different infrastructures to this hazard through landslide susceptibility mapping. The mapping requires overlaying the spatial...

Romania - RAS Agreement on Capacity Building for Statistics : Output 7c – Report on Advisory Services Provided to Recipient on the Recommendations and Best Practices for Implementing a Data Management System for PHC2021 (anglais)

This document has seven sections. The first section provides an overview of sectorization methodologies. The second section includes the methodology. Section three provides documentation of issues, cleaning...

Remote Sensing : Guide to Practitioners (anglais)

Remote sensing is the identification, observation, and measurement of objects from a distance, without being in direct contact with those objects. Cameras and even the human eye are remote sensing devices...

Romania - The 2021 - 2030 Integrated Urban Development Strategy of Suceava Functional Urban Area : Spatial and Functional Profile (anglais)

The town of Simeria is classified as a rank III urban locality, according to the classification defined in Law and one of the urban poles of Hunedoara county. The town of Simeria is located in the Western...

Slovakia Catching-Up Regions : GIS CuRI Presov 2 - Supporting the Uptake of the Regional Spatial Infrastructure in the Presov Region (anglais)

This report summarizes the activities of the World Bank (WB) project to support the second phase of the regional spatial data infrastructure for the self-governing region of Presov (PSK) in the Slovak...

Slovensko Dobiehajúce Regióny : GIS CuRI Prešov II - Podpora Zriadenia Regionálnej Priestorovej Infraštruktúry v Prešovskom Kraji (slovaque)

Táto správa sumarizuje aktivity projektu Svetovej banky (SB) na podporu druhej fázy regionálnej infraštruktúry priestorových údajov pre Prešovský samosprávny kraj (PSK) v Slovenskej republike. Projekt...

Albania/EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA- P155875- Project for Integrated Urban and Tourism Development (PIUTD) - Procurement Plan (anglais)

Albania/EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA- P155875- Project for Integrated Urban and Tourism Development (PIUTD) - Procurement Plan (anglais)

Albania/EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA- P155875- Project for Integrated Urban and Tourism Development (PIUTD) - Procurement Plan (anglais)

Albania/EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA- P155875- Project for Integrated Urban and Tourism Development (PIUTD) - Procurement Plan (anglais)

Disclosable Restructuring Paper - Land Administration Project - 2 - P120636 (anglais)

The development objective of Second Land Administration Project for Ghana is to consolidate and strengthen land administration and management systems for efficient and transparent land services delivery...

Albania/EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA- P155875- Project for Integrated Urban and Tourism Development (PIUTD) - Procurement Plan (anglais)

Building a stronger emergency management system in the Kyrgyz Republic (anglais)

Proper coordination is critical to saving lives and meeting emergency needs when it comes to responding to natural disasters. Until recently the Kyrgyz Republic, a country that is frequently affected by...