Tracking Electrification in Vietnam Using Nighttime Lights

We report on a systematic ground-based validation of DMSP-OLS night lights imagery to detect rural electrification in Vietnam. Based on an original survey of village-level units in Vietnam, this study compares nighttime light output from the U.S. Air Force Defense Meteorological Satellite Program’s...

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Main Authors:	Min, Brian, Gaba, Kwawu Mensan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	MDPI 2015
Subjects:	night lights electricity ground-truth
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23183

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spelling	okr-10986-231832021-04-23T14:04:13Z Tracking Electrification in Vietnam Using Nighttime Lights Min, Brian Gaba, Kwawu Mensan night lights electricity ground-truth We report on a systematic ground-based validation of DMSP-OLS night lights imagery to detect rural electrification in Vietnam. Based on an original survey of village-level units in Vietnam, this study compares nighttime light output from the U.S. Air Force Defense Meteorological Satellite Program’s Operational Linescan System (DMSP-OLS) against ground-based survey data on electrical infrastructure and electricity use in 200 electrified villages. Monthly and annual composites record a one-point increase in brightness along DMSP-OLS’s 63-point brightness scale for every 60–70 additional streetlights or 240–270 electrified homes. Using a time series of 90 nightly images, the data show a one-point increase in brightness for every 125–200 additional streetlights, or 550–700 additional electrified homes. The results highlight the potential to use night lights imagery to support efforts to connect the 1.2 billion people who lack electricity around the world. 2015-12-01T22:39:58Z 2015-12-01T22:39:58Z 2014-10-09 Journal Article Remote Sensing 2072-4292 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23183 en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank MDPI Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Vietnam
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spellingShingle	night lights electricity ground-truth Min, Brian Gaba, Kwawu Mensan Tracking Electrification in Vietnam Using Nighttime Lights
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description	We report on a systematic ground-based validation of DMSP-OLS night lights imagery to detect rural electrification in Vietnam. Based on an original survey of village-level units in Vietnam, this study compares nighttime light output from the U.S. Air Force Defense Meteorological Satellite Program’s Operational Linescan System (DMSP-OLS) against ground-based survey data on electrical infrastructure and electricity use in 200 electrified villages. Monthly and annual composites record a one-point increase in brightness along DMSP-OLS’s 63-point brightness scale for every 60–70 additional streetlights or 240–270 electrified homes. Using a time series of 90 nightly images, the data show a one-point increase in brightness for every 125–200 additional streetlights, or 550–700 additional electrified homes. The results highlight the potential to use night lights imagery to support efforts to connect the 1.2 billion people who lack electricity around the world.
format	Journal Article
author	Min, Brian Gaba, Kwawu Mensan
author_facet	Min, Brian Gaba, Kwawu Mensan
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title	Tracking Electrification in Vietnam Using Nighttime Lights
title_short	Tracking Electrification in Vietnam Using Nighttime Lights
title_full	Tracking Electrification in Vietnam Using Nighttime Lights
title_fullStr	Tracking Electrification in Vietnam Using Nighttime Lights
title_full_unstemmed	Tracking Electrification in Vietnam Using Nighttime Lights
title_sort	tracking electrification in vietnam using nighttime lights
publisher	MDPI
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Tracking Electrification in Vietnam Using Nighttime Lights

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