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There are currently some models based on remote sensing observations that depict the settlement
distributions among the world (e.g. [GHSL-BUILT](https://ghsl.jrc.ec.europa.eu/download.php)
available in 30m resolution or [WSF-2015](https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Mapping_our_global_human_footprint) available in 30m resolution).
available in 30m resolution or [WSF-2015](https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Mapping_our_global_human_footprint) available in 10m resolution).
have different ways to describe the surface but can be reduced to a binary solution, in this
document a short description of the datasets can be found. For more information, check the datasets
official sites.
## Method_id
The input datasets can be instantiated with a `method_id` if desired. This is recommended if the aim is
to create a multi-source product. This option can be activated by setting the `method_id` argument to
any integer value. By assigning a `method_id`, the output can be queried by this ID. A multi-source
output may be organized like this:
| method_id | description |
|:------:|:------:|
| 1 | Built areas produced with GHSL data from 2014|
| 2 | Built areas produced with GHSL data from 1975|
| 3 | Built areas produced with WSF data |
| ... | ... |
| n | Built areas retrieved with n dataset |
# Data structure
This program makes use of the original data structure from the [GHSL-BUILT](https://ghsl.jrc.ec.europa.eu/download.php)