The growing availability of free or inexpensive satellite imagery has inspired many researchers to investigate the use of earth observation data for monitoring economic activity around the world. One of the most popular earth observation data sets is the so-called nighttime lights from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program. Researchers have found positive correlations between nighttime lights and several economic variables. These correlations...
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2015/11/16
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政策研究报告
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WPS7496
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2015/11/16
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Disclosed
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Nighttime lights revisited : the use of nighttime lights data as a proxy for economic variables
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Electricity