Nighttime light (NTL) remote sensing data offer unique capabilities to characterize both the
extent and intensity of human activities and have been extensively used to understand …

Remote sensing of night light emissions in the visible band offers a unique opportunity to
directly observe human activity from space. This has allowed a host of applications including …

Nighttime light observations from remote sensing provide us with a timely and spatially
explicit measure of human activities, and therefore enable a host of applications such as …

Since the late 1990s, remotely sensed night-time lights (NTL) satellite imagery has been
shown to correlate with socioeconomic parameters including urbanization, economic …

The nighttime light data records artificial light on the Earth's surface and can be used to
estimate the spatial distribution of the gross domestic product (GDP) and the electric power …

Monthly composites of night-time light acquired from the Meteorological Satellite Program's
Operational Linescan System (DMSP/OLS) had been used to evaluate socio-economic …

China's rapid industrialization and urbanization have resulted in a great deal of CO 2
(carbon dioxide) emissions, which is closely related to its sustainable development and the …

Satellite observations of nighttime lights (NTL) from Suomi-NPP and NOAA-20 VIIRS
Day/Night Band data have been widely used to estimate human activities. Long-term …

Since the release of the digital archives of Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
Operational Line Scanner (DMSP/OLS) nighttime light data in 1992, a variety of datasets …

Since the 1970s nighttime satellite images of the Earth from space have provided a striking
illustration of the extent of artificial light. Meanwhile, growing awareness of adverse impacts …