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A Simulation Study on the Urban Population of China Based on Nighttime Light Data Acquired from DMSP/OLS

, 2016
The urban population (UP) measure is one of the most direct indicators that reflect the urbanization process and the impacts of human activities. The dynamics of UP is of great importance to studying urban economic, social development, and resource ...
Qingxu Huang, Yajing Li, Bin Gao, Yang Yang   +3 more
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Mapping urban areas of India from DMSP/OLS night-time images

, 2009
Urbanization is an important process in todays world. It involves not only demographic changes but also ecological, social and economic transformations.
Simon Jones (18029623), Colin Arrowsmith (19972365), Koel Roychowdhury (19988559)   +2 more
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Improving Fractional Impervious Surface Mapping Performance through Combination of DMSP-OLS and MODIS NDVI Data

, 2017
Impervious surface area (ISA) is an important parameter for many studies such as urban climate, urban environmental change, and air pollution; however, mapping ISA at the regional or global scale is still challenging due to the complexity of impervious ...
Wei Guo, Wenhui Kuang, Dengsheng Lu
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Modeling the spatiotemporal dynamics of industrial sulfur dioxide emissions in China based on DMSP-OLS nighttime stable light data. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2020
Yue Y, Wang Z, Tian L, Zhao J, Lai Z, Ji G, Xia H.   +6 more
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Estimation of Cargo Handling Capacity of Coastal Ports in China Based on Panel Model and DMSP-OLS Nighttime Light Data

, 2019
The cargo handling capacity of a port is the most basic and important indicator of port size. Based on the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-Operational Linescan System (DMSP-OLS) nighttime light data and panel model, this study attempts to ...
Aoshuang Liu, Wei Song, Ye Wei, Bailang Yu   +3 more
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Evaluating the influencing factors of urbanization in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region over the past 27 years based on VIIRS-DNB and DMSP/OLS nightlight imageries. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2020
Li X, Yang X, Gong L.
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Which Nighttime Lights Data Better Represent India’s Economic Activities and Regional Inequality?

Asian Development Review
This paper demonstrates how the estimation of economic activities and inequality for the Indian economy based on nighttime lights data from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) satellite outperforms those obtained using traditional ...
CHRISTOPHER KURUVILLA MATHEN, SIDDHARTHA CHATTOPADHYAY, SOHINI SAHU, ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE   +3 more
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Applicability Analysis of Nighttime Lights Data in the Development Research using DMSP/OLS and NPP/VIIRS satellite Imagery: An Example in Mongolia: Монгол орны хотуудын хөгжлийн түвшинг “DMSP/OLS” болон “NPP/VIIRS” хиймэл дагуулын шөнийн гэрлийн өгөгдөлд хийсэн чанарын шинжилгээ

, 2022
Nighttime light data provides an important method for monitoring urbanization and regional development, but its specific applicability needs to be further explored. Nighttime light data provide a new way to obtain urbanization information.
Sainbuyan, Bayarsaikhan, Yongzhen, Li, Altanbold, Enkhbold, Battsengel, Vandansambuu, Byambakhuu, Gantumur   +4 more
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Identificação e análise de dinâmicas populacionais em Portugal Continental com recurso a imagens de satélite DMSP/OLS

, 2015
UID/SOC/04647/2013Este artigo tem como objetivo demonstrar e avaliar o uso da informação geográfica multi-temporalde satélite da U.S Air Force Defense Meteorological Satellites Program/Operational LinescanSystem (DMSP/OLS) na monitorização e ...
Rodrigues, António Manuel, Neves, Bruno Miguel Almeida   +1 more
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Mapping and evaluating the urbanization process in Northeast China using DMSP/OLS nighttime light data. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel), 2014
Yi K, Tani H, Li Q, Zhang J, Guo M, Bao Y, Wang X, Li J.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source