README.md

Nighttime Lights Data

Nightlight data used in this project is based on the satellite composites from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). We use the cleaned up dataset from NOAA that excludes cloud cover and ephemeral events. Sunlit data, moonlit data, and glare are also excluded.

Data Source

NOAA datasets can be downloaded from this link: https://ngdc.noaa.gov/eog/dmsp/downloadV4composites.html

Yearly Coverage

As we can see, some years have overlapping satellites so we ignore the data from the phased out satellite and keep only the new one.

Spatial Resolution

Coordinate System

Range

Source:

Image and data processing by NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center. DMSP data collected by US Air Force Weather Agency. https://ngdc.noaa.gov/eog/dmsp/downloadV4composites.html



altaf-ali/nightlight documentation built on May 11, 2019, 11:29 p.m.