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column,description,source_key,source,licence,retrieved,non_null_share
city_id,"Stable Lilambd id: ""LC"" + first 12 hex chars of the Overture id",CALC,Computed by Lilambd from the columns above,CC BY 4.0 (this dataset),2026-11-03,1.0
name,Primary local name,OV,"Overture Maps divisions (locality), release 2026-10-21.0",ODbL 1.0 (OSM-derived) / CDLA-Permissive-2.0,2026-11-03,1.0
name_en,English name (if in Overture),OV,"Overture Maps divisions (locality), release 2026-10-21.0",ODbL 1.0 (OSM-derived) / CDLA-Permissive-2.0,2026-11-03,0.727
name_ja,Japanese name (if in Overture),OV,"Overture Maps divisions (locality), release 2026-10-21.0",ODbL 1.0 (OSM-derived) / CDLA-Permissive-2.0,2026-11-03,0.587
country_iso2,ISO 3166-1 alpha-2,OV,"Overture Maps divisions (locality), release 2026-10-21.0",ODbL 1.0 (OSM-derived) / CDLA-Permissive-2.0,2026-11-03,1.0
admin1,First-level region name,OV,"Overture Maps divisions (locality), release 2026-10-21.0",ODbL 1.0 (OSM-derived) / CDLA-Permissive-2.0,2026-11-03,0.998
lat,Latitude of the place point,OV,"Overture Maps divisions (locality), release 2026-10-21.0",ODbL 1.0 (OSM-derived) / CDLA-Permissive-2.0,2026-11-03,1.0
lon,Longitude,OV,"Overture Maps divisions (locality), release 2026-10-21.0",ODbL 1.0 (OSM-derived) / CDLA-Permissive-2.0,2026-11-03,1.0
capital_of,Highest division this place is the capital of (country/region/county/localadmin),OV,"Overture Maps divisions (locality), release 2026-10-21.0",ODbL 1.0 (OSM-derived) / CDLA-Permissive-2.0,2026-11-03,0.602
population_reported,Population as tagged in OSM/Overture (date and definition vary by city; NOT harmonised),OV,"Overture Maps divisions (locality), release 2026-10-21.0",ODbL 1.0 (OSM-derived) / CDLA-Permissive-2.0,2026-11-03,1.0
population_reported_source,Dataset that supplied the population tag,OV,"Overture Maps divisions (locality), release 2026-10-21.0",ODbL 1.0 (OSM-derived) / CDLA-Permissive-2.0,2026-11-03,1.0
log10_population,log10 of population_reported,CALC,Computed by Lilambd from the columns above,CC BY 4.0 (this dataset),2026-11-03,1.0
wikidata,Wikidata QID,OV,"Overture Maps divisions (locality), release 2026-10-21.0",ODbL 1.0 (OSM-derived) / CDLA-Permissive-2.0,2026-11-03,0.968
overture_id,Overture division id (release 2026-10-21.0),OV,"Overture Maps divisions (locality), release 2026-10-21.0",ODbL 1.0 (OSM-derived) / CDLA-Permissive-2.0,2026-11-03,1.0
elevation_m,Ground elevation at the point (m),ELEV,"Mapzen/AWS Terrain Tiles (terrarium, zoom 11; SRTM/GMTED/ETOPO composite)",Public domain / open (see attribution list),2026-11-03,1.0
relief_1km_m,Max-min elevation within ~±0.5 km of the point (m),ELEV,"Mapzen/AWS Terrain Tiles (terrarium, zoom 11; SRTM/GMTED/ETOPO composite)",Public domain / open (see attribution list),2026-11-03,1.0
nearest_large_airport_km,Great-circle km to nearest large airport with scheduled service,OA,OurAirports airports.csv (scheduled service only),Public domain,2026-11-03,1.0
nearest_large_airport_iata,Its IATA code,OA,OurAirports airports.csv (scheduled service only),Public domain,2026-11-03,1.0
large_airports_within_50km,Count within 50 km,OA,OurAirports airports.csv (scheduled service only),Public domain,2026-11-03,1.0
nearest_medium_airport_km,Great-circle km to nearest medium airport with scheduled service,OA,OurAirports airports.csv (scheduled service only),Public domain,2026-11-03,1.0
nearest_medium_airport_iata,Its IATA code,OA,OurAirports airports.csv (scheduled service only),Public domain,2026-11-03,1.0
medium_airports_within_50km,Count within 50 km,OA,OurAirports airports.csv (scheduled service only),Public domain,2026-11-03,1.0
nearest_port_km,"Great-circle km to nearest Natural Earth port (1,081 major ports only)",NEP,Natural Earth 10m ports,Public domain,2026-11-03,1.0
nearest_port_name,Natural Earth port name,NEP,Natural Earth 10m ports,Public domain,2026-11-03,1.0
ports_within_50km,Count within 50 km,NEP,Natural Earth 10m ports,Public domain,2026-11-03,1.0
r10_area_km2,land+water area (km2) — 10 km radius disc,CALC,Computed by Lilambd from the columns above,CC BY 4.0 (this dataset),2026-11-03,1.0
r10_pop_2025,GHS-POP 2025 sum — 10 km radius disc,GPOP,"GHSL GHS-POP R2023A, epochs 2000 & 2025, 30 arc-sec (European Commission JRC)",CC BY 4.0,2026-11-03,1.0
r10_pop_2000,GHS-POP 2000 sum — 10 km radius disc,GPOP,"GHSL GHS-POP R2023A, epochs 2000 & 2025, 30 arc-sec (European Commission JRC)",CC BY 4.0,2026-11-03,1.0
r10_density_per_km2,pop_2025 / area — 10 km radius disc,GPOP,"GHSL GHS-POP R2023A, epochs 2000 & 2025, 30 arc-sec (European Commission JRC)",CC BY 4.0,2026-11-03,1.0
r10_built_km2,built-up surface (km2) — 10 km radius disc,GBLT,"GHSL GHS-BUILT-S R2023A 2025, 30 arc-sec",CC BY 4.0,2026-11-03,1.0
r10_built_share,built_km2 / area — 10 km radius disc,GBLT,"GHSL GHS-BUILT-S R2023A 2025, 30 arc-sec",CC BY 4.0,2026-11-03,1.0
r10_built_greenness_mean,mean built-greenness index (0-100 scale as published) — 10 km radius disc,GGRN,"GHSL EMC built greenness R2025A 2022, 30 arc-sec",CC BY 4.0,2026-11-03,1.0
agglo_type,urban_centre (SMOD class 30 cluster) / urban_cluster (SMOD>=21) / rural_or_none,GSMOD,"GHSL GHS-SMOD R2023A 2025, 30 arc-sec (Degree of Urbanisation settlement model)",CC BY 4.0,2026-11-03,1.0
agglo_area_km2,land+water area (km2) — GHSL agglomeration containing the point,CALC,Computed by Lilambd from the columns above,CC BY 4.0 (this dataset),2026-11-03,0.993
agglo_pop_2025,GHS-POP 2025 sum — GHSL agglomeration containing the point,GPOP,"GHSL GHS-POP R2023A, epochs 2000 & 2025, 30 arc-sec (European Commission JRC)",CC BY 4.0,2026-11-03,0.993
agglo_pop_2000,GHS-POP 2000 sum — GHSL agglomeration containing the point,GPOP,"GHSL GHS-POP R2023A, epochs 2000 & 2025, 30 arc-sec (European Commission JRC)",CC BY 4.0,2026-11-03,0.993
agglo_density_per_km2,pop_2025 / area — GHSL agglomeration containing the point,GPOP,"GHSL GHS-POP R2023A, epochs 2000 & 2025, 30 arc-sec (European Commission JRC)",CC BY 4.0,2026-11-03,0.993
agglo_built_km2,built-up surface (km2) — GHSL agglomeration containing the point,GBLT,"GHSL GHS-BUILT-S R2023A 2025, 30 arc-sec",CC BY 4.0,2026-11-03,0.993
agglo_built_share,built_km2 / area — GHSL agglomeration containing the point,GBLT,"GHSL GHS-BUILT-S R2023A 2025, 30 arc-sec",CC BY 4.0,2026-11-03,0.993
agglo_built_greenness_mean,mean built-greenness index (0-100 scale as published) — GHSL agglomeration containing the point,GGRN,"GHSL EMC built greenness R2025A 2022, 30 arc-sec",CC BY 4.0,2026-11-03,0.993
admin_area_km2,land+water area (km2) — Overture administrative polygon,CALC,Computed by Lilambd from the columns above,CC BY 4.0 (this dataset),2026-11-03,0.41
admin_pop_2025,GHS-POP 2025 sum — Overture administrative polygon,GPOP,"GHSL GHS-POP R2023A, epochs 2000 & 2025, 30 arc-sec (European Commission JRC)",CC BY 4.0,2026-11-03,0.41
admin_pop_2000,GHS-POP 2000 sum — Overture administrative polygon,GPOP,"GHSL GHS-POP R2023A, epochs 2000 & 2025, 30 arc-sec (European Commission JRC)",CC BY 4.0,2026-11-03,0.41
admin_density_per_km2,pop_2025 / area — Overture administrative polygon,GPOP,"GHSL GHS-POP R2023A, epochs 2000 & 2025, 30 arc-sec (European Commission JRC)",CC BY 4.0,2026-11-03,0.41
admin_built_km2,built-up surface (km2) — Overture administrative polygon,GBLT,"GHSL GHS-BUILT-S R2023A 2025, 30 arc-sec",CC BY 4.0,2026-11-03,0.41
admin_built_share,built_km2 / area — Overture administrative polygon,GBLT,"GHSL GHS-BUILT-S R2023A 2025, 30 arc-sec",CC BY 4.0,2026-11-03,0.41
admin_built_greenness_mean,mean built-greenness index (0-100 scale as published) — Overture administrative polygon,GGRN,"GHSL EMC built greenness R2025A 2022, 30 arc-sec",CC BY 4.0,2026-11-03,0.41
admin_pop_ratio,admin_pop_2025 / population_reported,GPOP,"GHSL GHS-POP R2023A, epochs 2000 & 2025, 30 arc-sec (European Commission JRC)",CC BY 4.0,2026-11-03,0.41
admin_boundary_flag,ok / suspect (GHSL pop in polygon <0.25x or >4x the tagged population) / no_boundary,CALC,Computed by Lilambd from the columns above,CC BY 4.0 (this dataset),2026-11-03,1.0
r10_pop_growth_2000_2025_pct,GHS-POP change 2000->2025 (%) — 10 km radius disc,GPOP,"GHSL GHS-POP R2023A, epochs 2000 & 2025, 30 arc-sec (European Commission JRC)",CC BY 4.0,2026-11-03,1.0
agglo_pop_growth_2000_2025_pct,GHS-POP change 2000->2025 (%) — GHSL agglomeration containing the point,GPOP,"GHSL GHS-POP R2023A, epochs 2000 & 2025, 30 arc-sec (European Commission JRC)",CC BY 4.0,2026-11-03,0.991
admin_pop_growth_2000_2025_pct,GHS-POP change 2000->2025 (%) — Overture administrative polygon,GPOP,"GHSL GHS-POP R2023A, epochs 2000 & 2025, 30 arc-sec (European Commission JRC)",CC BY 4.0,2026-11-03,0.41
agglo_shared_by_n_cities,How many cities in this table sit in the same agglomeration,GSMOD,"GHSL GHS-SMOD R2023A 2025, 30 arc-sec (Degree of Urbanisation settlement model)",CC BY 4.0,2026-11-03,0.993
clim_station_id,GHCN-Daily station used (nearest within 50 km with complete monthly TMAX/TMIN),GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.562
clim_station_km,Distance city point -> station,GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.562
clim_station_elev_m,Station elevation,GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.562
clim_station_name,Station name,GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.562
clim_temp_mean_c,"Annual mean of monthly (TMAX+TMIN)/2, 1991-2020",GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.562
clim_temp_warmest_month_c,Warmest month mean,GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.562
clim_temp_coldest_month_c,Coldest month mean,GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.562
clim_tmax_hottest_month_c,Mean daily max of hottest month,GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.562
clim_tmin_coldest_month_c,Mean daily min of coldest month,GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.562
clim_warmest_month,1-12,GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.562
clim_years_used,Years with TMAX data in 1991-2020,GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.562
clim_precip_annual_mm,Sum of monthly mean precipitation (months with >=25 reported days),GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.422
clim_precip_wettest_month,1-12,GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.422
clim_temp_m01_c,Month 1 mean temperature 1991-2020 (C),GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.562
clim_temp_m02_c,Month 2 mean temperature 1991-2020 (C),GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.562
clim_temp_m03_c,Month 3 mean temperature 1991-2020 (C),GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.562
clim_temp_m04_c,Month 4 mean temperature 1991-2020 (C),GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.562
clim_temp_m05_c,Month 5 mean temperature 1991-2020 (C),GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.562
clim_temp_m06_c,Month 6 mean temperature 1991-2020 (C),GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.562
clim_temp_m07_c,Month 7 mean temperature 1991-2020 (C),GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.562
clim_temp_m08_c,Month 8 mean temperature 1991-2020 (C),GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.562
clim_temp_m09_c,Month 9 mean temperature 1991-2020 (C),GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.562
clim_temp_m10_c,Month 10 mean temperature 1991-2020 (C),GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.562
clim_temp_m11_c,Month 11 mean temperature 1991-2020 (C),GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.562
clim_temp_m12_c,Month 12 mean temperature 1991-2020 (C),GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.562
clim_precip_m01_mm,Month 1 mean precipitation 1991-2020 (mm),GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.422
clim_precip_m02_mm,Month 2 mean precipitation 1991-2020 (mm),GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.422
clim_precip_m03_mm,Month 3 mean precipitation 1991-2020 (mm),GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.422
clim_precip_m04_mm,Month 4 mean precipitation 1991-2020 (mm),GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.422
clim_precip_m05_mm,Month 5 mean precipitation 1991-2020 (mm),GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.422
clim_precip_m06_mm,Month 6 mean precipitation 1991-2020 (mm),GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.422
clim_precip_m07_mm,Month 7 mean precipitation 1991-2020 (mm),GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.422
clim_precip_m08_mm,Month 8 mean precipitation 1991-2020 (mm),GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.422
clim_precip_m09_mm,Month 9 mean precipitation 1991-2020 (mm),GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.422
clim_precip_m10_mm,Month 10 mean precipitation 1991-2020 (mm),GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.422
clim_precip_m11_mm,Month 11 mean precipitation 1991-2020 (mm),GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.422
clim_precip_m12_mm,Month 12 mean precipitation 1991-2020 (mm),GHCN,"NOAA GHCN-Daily station records, 1991-2020 aggregated by Lilambd",Public domain (US Government; WMO Res. 40 for some stations),2026-11-03,0.422
r3_road_km,Road length (all road classes) inside a 3 km radius disc around the point,OVT,"Overture Maps transportation/segment, release 2026-10-21.0 (OpenStreetMap-derived)",ODbL 1.0,2026-11-03,1.0
r3_road_km_per_km2,r3_road_km / 28.27 km2,OVT,"Overture Maps transportation/segment, release 2026-10-21.0 (OpenStreetMap-derived)",ODbL 1.0,2026-11-03,1.0
r3_major_road_km,motorway+trunk+primary+secondary+tertiary km,OVT,"Overture Maps transportation/segment, release 2026-10-21.0 (OpenStreetMap-derived)",ODbL 1.0,2026-11-03,1.0
r3_motorway_km,motorway km,OVT,"Overture Maps transportation/segment, release 2026-10-21.0 (OpenStreetMap-derived)",ODbL 1.0,2026-11-03,1.0
r3_footway_cycleway_km,footway/pedestrian/cycleway/path/steps km,OVT,"Overture Maps transportation/segment, release 2026-10-21.0 (OpenStreetMap-derived)",ODbL 1.0,2026-11-03,1.0
r3_residential_km,residential km,OVT,"Overture Maps transportation/segment, release 2026-10-21.0 (OpenStreetMap-derived)",ODbL 1.0,2026-11-03,1.0
r3_rail_km,rail segments km (all tracks incl. metro/tram as mapped),OVT,"Overture Maps transportation/segment, release 2026-10-21.0 (OpenStreetMap-derived)",ODbL 1.0,2026-11-03,1.0
r3_waterway_km,waterway segments km,OVT,"Overture Maps transportation/segment, release 2026-10-21.0 (OpenStreetMap-derived)",ODbL 1.0,2026-11-03,1.0
r3_park_share,"Share of the 3 km disc covered by park/recreation land use (union, no double count)",OVL,"Overture Maps base/land_use, release 2026-10-21.0 (OpenStreetMap-derived)",ODbL 1.0,2026-11-03,1.0
r3_open_green_share,Share covered by park/recreation/protected/cemetery/golf (union),OVL,"Overture Maps base/land_use, release 2026-10-21.0 (OpenStreetMap-derived)",ODbL 1.0,2026-11-03,1.0
data_as_of,Build date,CALC,Computed by Lilambd from the columns above,CC BY 4.0 (this dataset),2026-11-03,1.0
agglo_snap_px,Pixels (~0.9 km) from point to agglomeration,GSMOD,"GHSL GHS-SMOD R2023A 2025, 30 arc-sec (Degree of Urbanisation settlement model)",CC BY 4.0,2026-11-03,0.993
agglo_touch_edge,True if agglomeration exceeded the 3x3 degree window (area truncated),GSMOD,"GHSL GHS-SMOD R2023A 2025, 30 arc-sec (Degree of Urbanisation settlement model)",CC BY 4.0,2026-11-03,0.993
cell,Lilambd 0.5-degree cell = floor((90-lat)/0.5)*720+floor((lon+180)/0.5),CALC,Computed by Lilambd from the columns above,CC BY 4.0 (this dataset),2026-11-03,1.0