The Department of Health and Human Services has fulfilled fewer than half of its responsibilities under a federal law governing geospatial data, lacks a complete inventory of its own geographic data assets, and repeated a reporting deficiency it previously told auditors it would correct, according to a new inspector general audit. The HHS Office of Inspector General found the department had fulfilled just six of 13 agency responsibilities established under the Geospatial Data Act of 2018.

WorldPop has been recognised by Invest in Open Infrastructure's Infra Finder, improving visibility of its open population data resources.

University of Wyoming staff told a legislative committee the state's 1‑meter elevation (LAR) dataset was recently completed after a $2 million appropriation and that the university will report back on users, partners and the return on investment.

WorldPop open data powers a landmark study mapping 63 million women missing maternal care across 34 African countries, revealing hidden inequalities.

WorldPop’s first automated census-mapping workshop in Malawi trained NSO staff in geospatial tools to support a modern, accurate and cost-efficient 2028 census.

WorldPop joined CARICOM leaders in Curaçao to advance people-centred statistics and strengthen regional partnerships supporting resilience and sustainable development.

WorldPop release a groundbreaking collection of 73 global, high-resolution, multi-temporal geospatial datasets, poised to significantly enhance the accuracy and detail of human population distribution...