Patterson, TomKelso, Nathaniel VaughnThis polygon shapefile contains the boundaries of urban areas with dense areas of human habitation worldwide derived from 2002-2003 MODIS satellite data at 1 km. resolution. These data are represented at 1:50,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0).Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software.Shapefilehttps://purl.stanford.edu/qr301kw2843engNorth American Cartographic Information SocietyPublicCountriesCities and townsCapitals (Cities)Metropolitan areasUrban densityPopulation statisticsBoundariesSocietyWorld Urban Areas, 1:50 million (2012)DatasetsEarth (Planet)2012Stanford