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WORLD BANK GROUP · GEOE3

Map where places enable or block economic access

A QGIS plugin that scores any landscape against factors that enable or limit access to the economic activity, so you can see exactly where to invest to close the gap.

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Welcome to GeoE3

GeoE3 running in QGIS: selecting indicators in the model tree and watching the enablement score map update

A diverse group of people connected by a winding road through infrastructure: wind turbines, schools, clinics, transport, housing. Illustrates the spatial factors the GeoWEAF framework scores.

Developed by the World Bank, GeoE3 (The Geospatial Enabling Environments for Employment Spatial Tool) is a powerful and user-friendly open-source spatial mapping tool that enables a comprehensive analysis of how various spatial factors influence employment and business opportunities in any geographic area of interest.

By using this tool, you can identify key areas for intervention, make data-driven decisions, and ultimately work toward creating more equitable job opportunities for people across different regions.

What it is

GeoE3 is the practical, in-QGIS implementation of the World Bank's GeoWEAF framework. It combines contextual, accessibility and place-characterization data (childcare, safety, transport, digital inclusion, environmental hazards and more) into a single enablement score for every cell of a study area.

Run it against a city, a region or a whole country. The output tells you two things: where conditions already support women's employment, and which specific missing piece of infrastructure would raise the score where it's weakest. That could be a clinic, a bus route, or broadband.

What's in the box

  • Three scored dimensions

    Contextual, Accessibility and Place Characterization factors combine into one enablement score per cell, fully auditable back to its inputs.

    Walk through a real analysis

  • Built-in data collection

    OpenStreetMap, GHSL settlement data and Ookla broadband coverage download straight into the project automatically. No manual GIS prep required.

    Data collection

  • Insights that drive investment

    Combine population distribution with enablement scores to flag the highest-impact places to act.

    Viewing your results

  • A standard QGIS plugin

    Installs from the QGIS Plugin Manager like any other plugin. Nothing bespoke to compile or configure.

    Installation

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