Prime locations in 125 Global Cities

(c) Gabriel M. Ahlfeldt, Thilo. N. H. Albers, Kristian Behrens

Version 1.0, 2025-01

• Light-shaded pixels represent undevelopable areas.

• Dark-shaded pixels are developable areas, with daker shades indicating more geo-tagged photos (a proxy for human activity).

• Red pixels identify prime locations, ranked by total employment within the city.

• The number is the Global Cities identifier defined our data set.

Gird sizes are data driven and depend on the density of economic acticity.