Walking travel time to nearest school (in hours)
This layer represents the estimated travel time (in hours) by foot to the nearest primary school. The accessibility map is generated using a well-established geospatial methodology that integrates road and rail networks, land cover, and topographic features. The resulting gridded "friction surface" represents the time required to traverse each ~1 km × 1 km pixel of Africa.
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Moner-Girona, M., Fahl, F., Kakoulaki, G., Kim, D. H., Maduako, I., Szabó, S., ... & Weiss, D. J. (2025). Empowering quality education through sustainable and equitable electricity access in African schools. Joule. DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2024.12.005
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Date or time period of observation
2019
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Spatial Resolution
1km
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