Journal of
Geography and Regional Planning

  • Abbreviation: J. Geogr. Reg. Plann.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2070-1845
  • DOI: 10.5897/JGRP
  • Start Year: 2008
  • Published Articles: 400

Full Length Research Paper

A grid-based approach for refining population data in rural areas

Dulal Chandra Roy
  • Dulal Chandra Roy
  • Ministry of Planning, Government of Bangladesh, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh.
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Thomas Blaschke
  • Thomas Blaschke
  • Department of Geoinformatics - Z_GIS, University of Salzburg, Hellbrunnerstrasse 34, Salzburg 5020, Austria.
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  •  Received: 21 August 2013
  •  Accepted: 15 April 2014
  •  Published: 31 May 2014

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