Nanosatellites and CubeSats were first developed for educational purposes. However, their
low cost and short development cycle made nanosatellite constellations an affordable option …

Poverty is a chronic worldwide dilemma that can seriously hamper human sustainable
development, which is closely related to economic growth, environmental protection …

Nighttime light remote sensing is a unique optical remote sensing technology that can
record ground object radiation information at night that cannot be obtained by daytime …

Long-term poverty data can support accurate decision-making. This study demonstrates an
accurate and reliable method for identifying poverty areas and predicting poverty incidence …

The LJ1-01 satellite is the first dedicated nighttime light remote sensing satellite in the world
and offers a higher spatial resolution than the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program's …

Poverty is a social issue of global concern. Although socioeconomic indicators can easily
reflect poverty status, the coarse statistical scales and poor timeliness have limited their …

To realize energy conservation and environmental protection, solar street lights have been
widely used in urban areas in China. To reasonably and effectively utilize solar street lights …

Building-level population data are of vital importance in disaster management, homeland
security, and public health. Remotely sensed data, especially LiDAR data, which allow …

The excessive planning and construction of new cities and towns as well the massive
expansion of planned settlement areas in China reveals a surprising phenomenon …

Rapid urbanization and the aggregation of human activities in cities have resulted in large
amounts of anthropogenic heat (AH) emission, which affects urban climate. Quantifying and …