GCRI · Digital Public Infrastructure
Released maps
Maps of Digital Public Infrastructure are published here once their data rights are cleared and they have been reviewed. Each shows its time and space reference, its sources and its uncertainty.
01Contents
Released maps in five parts.
02What is shown
Released, referenced and rights-cleared.
- Time and space reference for every view.
- Sources and licence.
- Uncertainty and known limits.
- Version and date of release.
03Geography
Connected activity worldwide.
Night lights, population density and true-colour imagery across the world, from NASA GIBS. Each layer carries its own date.
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Layers 3
Connected activity, for this page
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NASA GIBS / EOSDIS · ASTER GDEM (METI, NASA) · Blue Marble (NASA) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Natural Earth
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Connected activity, framed on the world.Satellite and model products as NASA publishes them, each with its own date. They are indicators, not assessments of any place.
Data: NASA GIBS · ASTER GDEM · Blue Marble · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Natural Earth · NASA EONET · NASA HLS S30Sources and licences
- We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS). Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
- We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS). Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
- VIIRS Black Marble night-time lights, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; distributed by the NASA Level-1 and Atmosphere Archive and Distribution System (LAADS DAAC); imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
- Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University. 2018. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density, Revision 11. NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). doi:10.7927/H49C6VHW. CC BY 4.0
- VIIRS near-real-time products (flood, land surface temperature, snow cover, corrected reflectance), NASA LANCE; imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
- MODIS land products (vegetation indices, gross primary production, land cover), NASA LP DAAC and LANCE; imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
- ASTER GDEM is a product of METI and NASA (ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model V003, NASA LP DAAC); imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). Cite as: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Spacesystems and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team (2019). ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model V003. doi:10.5067/ASTER/ASTGTM.003. NASA open data
- Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. Public domain
- © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via NASA GIBS (coastlines, boundaries, roads and place names). Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). ODbL
- Blue Marble, NASA Earth Observatory; imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
- Context on the globe and flat map: coastlines, boundaries, roads and place names from NASA GIBS reference layers (OpenStreetMap data, ODbL, © OpenStreetMap contributors); Blue Marble imagery as an optional base; 3D terrain and the elevation read-out from the ASTER GDEM elevation colour index (5 m to 200 m classes, exaggerated for legibility). Boundaries are drawn as published and imply no position on any territory.
- Live events: NASA Earth Observatory Natural Event Tracker (EONET); events are indicative and keep their original source links.
- Observed (EO): NASA HLS S30 (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026). We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS).
- NASA GIBS: We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS).
- Optional layers (5 sources in the layer list: live, forecast, observed and context) print their provider credit on the map and here when switched on; forecasts are model output and derived indices are estimates.
Layers and dates
- Night-time lights, daily: VIIRS Black Marble (VNP46A2), NASA LAADS DAAC · 12 Oct 2026
- Population density, 2020: Population: CIESIN, Columbia University, Gridded Population of the World v4.11 (2018), NASA SEDAC, CC BY 4.0 · static
- Flood water, 3-day composite: VIIRS Global Flood Product, NASA LANCE · 14 Oct 2026
- True colour: VIIRS NOAA-20 corrected reflectance, NASA LANCE · 13 Oct 2026
- Land cover type (IGBP), yearly: MODIS Terra and Aqua land cover (MCD12Q1), NASA LP DAAC · 2024
- Enhanced vegetation index, rolling 8 days: MODIS Terra EVI, NASA LANCE · 13 Oct 2026
04Indicators
What a released map in this field would carry.
| Indicator | Unit | Cadence | Evidence label | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population with a foundational ID | percent of population | per survey | Estimated | Identity and authentication |
| Birth registration completeness | percent of births registered | annual | Estimated | Identity and authentication |
| Authentication failure rate | percent of attempts | monthly | Observed | Identity and authentication |
| Identity data breaches | count | annual | Reported | Identity and authentication |
| Identity systems with independent oversight | status | per assessment | Declared | Identity and authentication |
| People unable to access services due to ID requirements | percent of surveyed population | per survey | Reported | Identity and authentication |
| Adults making or receiving digital payments | percent of adults | per survey | Reported | Digital payments and services |
| Fast payment system transactions | count per capita | annual | Published statistics | Digital payments and services |
| Government transfers paid digitally | percent of transfers | annual | Published statistics | Digital payments and services |
| Authorised push payment fraud | value and count | annual | Reported | Digital payments and services |
| Payment system availability | percent of scheduled time | annual | Published statistics | Digital payments and services |
| Cost of remittances | percent of amount sent | quarterly | Observed | Digital payments and services |
| Government services with open APIs | count | per assessment | Observed | Interoperability and APIs |
| Data exchange transactions between agencies | count | monthly | Observed | Interoperability and APIs |
| Systems conforming to national interoperability standards | percent of systems | per assessment | Published statistics | Interoperability and APIs |
| Reuse of shared components | count of services using shared components | per assessment | Declared | Interoperability and APIs |
| API availability | percent of time | monthly | Observed | Interoperability and APIs |
| Interoperability frameworks adopted | status | per assessment | Published statistics | Interoperability and APIs |
| Countries with data protection laws | count | annual | Published statistics | Data spaces and rights |
| Data protection authority enforcement actions | count | annual | Published statistics | Data spaces and rights |
| Consent-based data sharing transactions | count | monthly | Observed | Data spaces and rights |
| Data access requests by individuals | count | annual | Reported | Data spaces and rights |
| Sectoral data spaces in operation | count | per assessment | Reported | Data spaces and rights |
| Public trust in data sharing | percent of respondents | per survey | Reported | Data spaces and rights |
| Individuals using the internet | percent of population | annual | Estimated | Digital inclusion |
| Use of online public services | percent of adults | annual | Reported | Digital inclusion |
| Public websites meeting accessibility criteria | percent of audited sites | per audit | Observed | Digital inclusion |
| Services available in assisted or offline channels | percent of services | per assessment | Declared | Digital inclusion |
| Digital skills | percent of adults with basic skills | per survey | Reported | Digital inclusion |
| Reasons for not using online services | percent by reason | per survey | Reported | Digital inclusion |
| Public workloads by hosting type | percent of workloads | per assessment | Declared | Public cloud and concentration |
| Share of public cloud spend with the largest provider | percent | annual | Observed | Public cloud and concentration |
| Critical systems with tested exit plans | percent | per assessment | Reported | Public cloud and concentration |
| Sensitive data hosted under domestic jurisdiction | percent of sensitive datasets | per assessment | Declared | Public cloud and concentration |
| Provider outages affecting public services | count and hours | annual | Observed | Public cloud and concentration |
| Sovereign cloud offerings available | count | per assessment | Reported | Public cloud and concentration |
| Availability of critical public digital services | percent of time | monthly | Observed | Digital service resilience |
| Major outages | count and duration | annual | Observed | Digital service resilience |
| Cyber incidents affecting public services | count | annual | Published statistics | Digital service resilience |
| Services with tested offline fallback | percent of critical services | per assessment | Reported | Digital service resilience |
| Peak load capacity relative to normal | ratio | per test | Observed | Digital service resilience |
| Recovery time after major outages | hours | per incident | Observed | Digital service resilience |
| Time to receive a service | days | per assessment | Observed | Digital public value |
| Cost per transaction | currency units | annual | Estimated | Digital public value |
| User satisfaction | percent satisfied | per survey | Reported | Digital public value |
| Leakage in transfers | percent of value not reaching intended recipients | per assessment | Estimated | Digital public value |
| Digital public goods adopted | count of deployments | annual | Reported | Digital public value |
| Complaints and redress cases | count | annual | Published statistics | Digital public value |
05Process
How the process runs.
Process explorer · Process
Released maps: Layers to published map
7 steps·4 stages·1 gate
Process
Released maps: Layers to published map
Layers enter with their rights, are aligned, analysed and checked for uncertainty, then released after public-safe review; a map is a governed spatial claim.
01 Data
- 01Source layers with their rightsDataset · NXS-GRX (canonical data, provenance and risk)Spatial views of The Global Risks Index (NXS-GRX) products sit under the boundary licence gate. Rights classification sets how a layer may be used.
02 Harmonise
- 02Coordinate reference and boundary versionRecord · NXS-EOP (earth observation and digital twins)The area of interest preserves its coordinate reference system, polygon validity and observation support. Boundary versions are kept.
- 03Harmonise units, variables and timeStepUnit metadata, conversion records and transformation logs are required. Alignment is an evidence event, not hidden preprocessing.
03 Analyse and check
- 04Analyse with a recorded processing recipeModel · GIS teamA processing recipe records parameters, calibration, inputs and output lineage. The analysis methods are named in each product's own record.
- 05Spatial uncertainty checkGateSpatial uncertainty is recorded and affects downstream use. A high-uncertainty polygon may suit internal review, not public-safe release.
04 Publish
- 06Spatial metadata bundleRecordThe bundle records boundary type, jurisdiction, geometry version, projection, resolution, source, time window, uncertainty and access class.
- 07Public-safe release of the mapDecisionThe output record names the redactions, uncertainty and public-safe reviewer. A map is a governed spatial claim, never merely a picture.
Spatio-temporal intelligence · Data protocols: semantic, jurisdictional and temporal intelligence · NXS-EOPDesigned programme process, not a record of operation. No cycle has run and every programme is at service level R0. A gate is a programme decision, never a public-authority approval, certification or deployment authorisation. The pages cited are design doctrine.
06Reading the maps
Cautions that apply to DPI maps.
- Coverage maps show registration, not use.
- Payment system maps show availability, not inclusion.
- Data change quickly.
07Status
Releases appear as they are reviewed.
Analysis runs in Foundry; reviewed releases are listed here.
08Sources
Where this page's references lead.
The bodies and documents this page is read against. Status and editions change; each link goes to the issuing body.
09Questions
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