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Applied Sciences, 2023 Accurate extraction of impermeable surfaces is important for assessing land use change and improving the urban heat island effect. Nighttime light imagery has the advantage of being efficient and cost effective, providing a new perspective for monitoring
Jiashuo Zhang +2 more
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Optimized Performance Parameters for Nighttime Multispectral Satellite Imagery to Analyze Lightings in Urban Areas [PDF]
Sensors, 2020 Contrary to its daytime counterpart, nighttime visible and near infrared (VIS/NIR) satellite imagery is limited in both spectral and spatial resolution. Nevertheless, the relevance of such systems is unquestioned with applications to, e.g., examine urban
Jasper de Meester, Tobias Storch
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Remote Sensing, 2022 After recovering from the Rwanda Genocide in the last century, Rwanda is experiencing rapid economic growth and urban expansion. With increasing demand for electricity and a strong desire to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it is significant to further investigate the electrification progress in Rwanda.
Yuanxi Ru +2 more
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New Composite Nighttime Light Index (NCNTL): A New Index for Urbanization Evaluation Research
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 2023 This article employs the 2018 National Polar-Orbiting Partnership/Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (NPP/VIIRS) and Luojia_01 nighttime light imagery to construct a New Composite Nighttime Light Index, which is NCNTL.
Haofan Ran +5 more
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Nighttime imagery: can Zipf's law identify urban systems? [PDF]
, 2023 Satellite nocturnal images of the Earth are a useful way to identify urbanization. Nighttime lights have been used in a range of scientific contributions, including studies on building human development indices and on the identification of megalopolises ...
Roca Cladera, Josep +1 more
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ISPRS International Journal of Geo-InformationThe availability of nighttime satellite imagery provides unique opportunities for monitoring fishing activity in data-sparse ocean regions. This study leverages Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Day/Night Band monthly composite imagery to
Jeong Chang Seong +4 more
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Explaining Seasonal Fluctuations of Measles in Niger Using Nighttime Lights Imagery [PDF]
Science, 2011 Changes in human population density as measured by satellite images of nighttime lights predict measles.
Bharti, N. +5 more
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IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 2020 Urbanization has attracted wide and active interests due to the impact on regional sustainable development. As an important indicator of urbanization, impervious surface area (ISA) should be accurately monitored.
Pengfei Tang +4 more
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Multiscale Estimation of Electrification Rate Using Night-Time Light Imagery
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 2023 Electrification rate is an internationally accepted index for electric power access. However, electrification rate data are only commonly available at the national level in underdeveloped countries.
Miao He +4 more
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Multi-scale estimation of poverty rate using night-time light imagery
International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation, 2023 Explicit poverty data are critical for policymaking and targeting humanitarian aid. Poverty rate is the most widely accepted definition of a poverty status. However, poverty rate data are commonly available at country-level. Here, we proposed an approach
Zixuan Shao, Xi Li
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