QpypopRF v0.1.0

Changelog

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[0.1.0] - 2024-02-13

First release of the QGIS pypopRF Plugin.

Added

• Create high-resolution population maps from census data
• Use building data and other geospatial covariates as predictive variables
• Automated machine learning workflow with Random Forest
• Support for age-sex population structure mapping
• Parallel processing for large datasets
• Real-time progress monitoring and logging
• Integration with QGIS layer system
• Support for constraining layers and water masks
• Detailed processing logs and model statistics
• Feature importance analysis
• Support for QGIS 3.0+
• Python 3.9 - 3.12 compatibility

Dependencies

• numpy==1.26.4
• rasterio==1.4.3
• geopandas==1.0.1
• scikit-learn==1.4.2

Documentation

• Installation instructions
• User guide with interface description
• Input data requirements
• Settings configuration guide
• Running analysis documentation