Name							GHS Urban Centre Database 2024 - GHS Urban Centre Database 2025	
Dataset ID						GHS_UCDB_R2024	
Version							V1_2	
Data Last Update					15/05/2026	
Alternative name (with version)				GHS Urban Centre Database 2024 - GHS Urban Centre Database 2025, Version 1.1	
Accronym						GHS-UCDB 2025 R2024A V1.1	
Authors							Mari Rivero, Ines; Melchiorri, Michele; Florio, Pietro; Schiavina, Marcello; Goch, Katarzyna; Politis, Panagiotis; Uhl, Johannes H; Pesaresi, Martino; Maffenini, Luca; 
							Sulis, Patrizia; Crippa, Monica; Guizzardi, Diego; Pisoni, Enrico; Belis, Claudio; Jacome Felix Oom, Duarte; Branco, Alfredo; Mwaniki, Dennis; Kochulem, Edwin; Githira, Daniel; 
							Carioli, Alessandra; Ehrlich, Daniele; Tommasi, Pierpaolo; Kemper, Thomas; Dijkstra, Lewis
Document Version					V1.1	
Document Last Update					30/07/2025	
		
Contact point						JRC-GHSL<at>EC.EUROPA.EU	GHSL project related questions
							JRC-GHSL-DATA<at>EC.EUROPA.EU	GHSL data related questions

What's new in V1.2: v1.2 replaces and substitutes v1.1, which is a deprecated version of the database. Users are encouraged to use v1.2 from the date it 
is released
	Fields updated:

	- EM_CO2_ENE_XXXX, EM_GHG_ENE_XXXX, EM_NOX_ENE_XXXX, EM_PM2_ENE_XXXX, EM_CO2_RES_XXXX, EM_GHG_RES_XXXX, EM_NOX_RES_XXXX, EM_PM2_RES_XXXX, EM_CO2_IND_XXXX, EM_GHG_IND_XXXX, EM_NOX_IND_XXXX,
	  EM_PM2_IND_XXXX, EM_CO2_TRA_XXXX, EM_GHG_TRA_XXXX, EM_NOX_TRA_XXXX, EM_PM2_TRA_XXXX, EM_CO2_WAS_XXXX, EM_GHG_WAS_XXXX, EM_NOX_WAS_XXXX, EM_CO2_AGR_XXXX, EM_GHG_AGR_XXXX, EM_NOX_AGR_XXXX,
	  EM_PM2_AGR_XXXX, EM_CO2_TOT_XXXX, EM_GHG_TOT_XXXX, EM_NOX_TOT_XXXX, EM_PM2_TOT_XXXX, EM_CO2_SEN_XXXX, EM_CO2_SRE_XXXX, EM_CO2_SIN_XXXX, EM_CO2_STR_XXXX, EM_CO2_SWA_XXXX, EM_CO2_SAG_XXXX,
	  EM_GHG_SEN_XXXX, EM_GHG_SRE_XXXX, EM_GHG_SIN_XXXX, EM_GHG_STR_XXXX, EM_GHG_SWA_XXXX, EM_GHG_SAG_XXXX, EM_GHG_PER_XXXX, EM_NOX_SEN_XXXX, EM_NOX_SRE_XXXX, EM_NOX_SIN_XXXX, EM_NOX_STR_XXXX,
	  EM_NOX_SWA_XXXX, EM_NOX_SIT_XXXX, EM_NOX_SAG_XXXX, EM_PM2_SEN_XXXX, EM_PM2_SRE_XXXX, EM_PM2_SIN_XXXX, EM_PM2_STR_XXXX, EM_PM2_SIT_XXXX, EM_PM2_SAG_XXXX, EM_CO2_PEC_XXXX, EM_GHG_PEC_XXXX,
	  EM_NOX_PEC_XXXX, EM_PM2_PEC_XXXX, EM_PM2_MOR_XXXX, EM_PM2_CON_XXXX


	Field added 
	- EM_CO2_INT_XXXX, EM_GHG_INT_XXXX, EM_NOX_INT_XXXX, EM_PM2_INT_XXXX, EM_CO2_SIT_XXXX,EM_GHG_SIT_XXXX (emissions for international transportation) 

	
	Fields removed:
	 - EM_PM2_WAS_XXXX,  EM_PM2_SWA_XXXX
	
	
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Dataset Citation
	Mari Rivero, Ines; Melchiorri, Michele; Florio, Pietro; Schiavina, Marcello; Goch, Katarzyna; Politis, Panagiotis; Uhl, Johannes H; Pesaresi, Martino; Maffenini, Luca; Sulis, Patrizia; Crippa, Monica; Guizzardi, Diego; 
	Pisoni, Enrico; Belis, Claudio; Jacome Felix Oom, Duarte; Branco, Alfredo; Mwaniki, Dennis; Kochulem, Edwin; Githira, Daniel; Carioli, Alessandra; Ehrlich, Daniele; Tommasi, Pierpaolo; Kemper, Thomas; Dijkstra, Lewis (2024): 
	GHS-UCDB R2024A - GHS Urban Centre Database 2025. European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] doi: 10.2905/1a338be6-7eaf-480c-9664-3a8ade88cbcd PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/1a338be6-7eaf-480c-9664-3a8ade88cbcd

Related Resources
	Stats in the City   the GHSL Urban Centre Database 2025, MELCHIORRI, M., MARI RIVERO, I., FLORIO, P., SCHIAVINA, M., KRASNODEBSKA, K., POLITIS, P., UHL, J., PESARESI, M., MAFFENINI, L., SULIS, P., CRIPPA, M., GUIZZARDI, D., 
	PISONI, E., BELIS, C., OOM, D., BRANCO, A., MWANIKI, D., GITHIRA, D., KOCHULEM, E., TOMMASI, P., CARIOLI, A., EHRLICH, D., KEMPER, T. and DIJKSTRA, L., Stats in the City   the GHSL Urban Centre Database 2025, 
	Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2024, doi:10.2760/3046391 (online),10.2760/5259274 (print), JRC139768.
	
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