[HTML][HTML] Nighttime light remote sensing for urban applications: Progress, challenges, and prospects

Q Zheng, KC Seto, Y Zhou, S You, Q Weng - ISPRS Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Data analysis techniques in light pollution: A survey and taxonomy

LS Riza, A Izzuddin, JA Utama, KAFA Samah… - New Astronomy …, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the most pressing issues facing astronomy today is the growing threat of light
pollution. Light pollution affects not only astronomical observations but also sustainability in …

Quantifying uncertainties in nighttime light retrievals from Suomi-NPP and NOAA-20 VIIRS Day/Night Band data

Z Wang, MO Román, VL Kalb, SD Miller… - Remote Sensing of …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Spatially explicit carbon emissions by remote sensing and social sensing

F Gao, J Wu, J Xiao, X Li, S Liao, W Chen - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Scientific simulation of carbon emissions is an important prerequisite for achieving low-
carbon green development and carbon peak and carbon neutralization. This study proposed …

[HTML][HTML] Downscaling satellite night-time lights imagery to support within-city applications using a spatially non-stationary model

N Tziokas, C Zhang, GC Drolias, PM Atkinson - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
For mapping and monitoring socioeconomic activities in cities, night-time lights (NTL)
satellite sensor images are used widely, measuring the light intensity during the night …

Appraising regional anthropogenic heat flux using high spatial resolution NTL and POI data: A case study in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, China

Y Wang, D Hu, C Yu, Y Di, S Wang, M Liu - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Agglomerative effects of crime attractors and generators on street robbery? An assessment by Luojia 1-01 satellite nightlight

L Liu, H Zhou, M Lan - Annals of the American Association of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Scholars have long confirmed the agglomerative effect in retail geography. The colocation of
multiple shops would encourage customers to make multiple stops in a single shopping trip …

Using remote sensing data in urban crime analysis: A systematic review of English-language literature from 2003 to 2023

V Ceccato, I Ioannidis - International Criminal Justice …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Drawing from environmental criminology principles, this article explores the existing
literature to assess the utility of remote sensing data in detecting and analysing features in …

Assessing the impact of modern streetcar on street robbery at street segment level: a longitudinal comparison in Cincinnati, OH

L Liu, X Gu, M Lan, W Zhu, H Zhou, Z Su, D Chen - Habitat International, 2025 - Elsevier
Many studies have examined the relationship between street crime and public transit nodes,
such as bus stops, subway stations, railway stations, and shared bike stations, but few have …

Crime under the light? Examining the effects of nighttime lighting on crime in China

C Peng, W Sun, X Zhang - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
With Chinese people's increasing willingness to participate in night activities, local
governments have begun regarding the nighttime economy as an important means to …