Lights of Human Activity Shine at NASAs image at Night

At night, satellite images of Earth capture a uniquely human signal--artificial lighting. Remotely-sensed lights at night provide a new data source for improving our understanding of interactions between human systems and the environment. NASA has developed the Black Marble, a daily calibrated, corrected, and validated product suite, so nightlight data can be used effectively for scientific observations. Black Marble is playing a vital role in research on light pollution, illegal fishing, fires, disaster impacts and recovery, and human settlements and associated energy infrastructures. https://blackmarble.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Romn, M.O. et al. (2018) NASAs Black Marble nighttime lights product suite. Remote Sensing of Environment. 210, 113143.