SURVEY OF LIGHT POLLUTION OF ARAK CITY BY USING OF DMSP AND SUONI-NPP SATELLITE IMAGERY

Today, the use of remote sensing techniques and satellite images of night lights has immensely assisted in investigating this kind of pollution. The objectives of this research is to survey the light pollution of the city of Arak in Iran for the years 1997 and 2009, by utilizing satellite images of...

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Main Authors: M. O. Maghsoodi, A. Kazemi, A. Hedayati Aghmashadi, M. R. Gili
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2019-10-01
Series:The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
Online Access:https://www.int-arch-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/XLII-4-W18/693/2019/isprs-archives-XLII-4-W18-693-2019.pdf
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spelling doaj-8a4ef885cf3942c3a6c90b4272e3634a2020-11-25T01:29:10ZengCopernicus PublicationsThe International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences1682-17502194-90342019-10-01XLII-4-W1869369610.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-4-W18-693-2019SURVEY OF LIGHT POLLUTION OF ARAK CITY BY USING OF DMSP AND SUONI-NPP SATELLITE IMAGERYM. O. Maghsoodi0A. Kazemi1A. Hedayati Aghmashadi2M. R. Gili3Arak University, Agriculture and Natural Resources Faculty, Department of Environmental Engineering, Arak, IranArak University, Agriculture and Natural Resources Faculty, Department of Environmental Engineering, Arak, IranArak University, Agriculture and Natural Resources Faculty, Department of Environmental Engineering, Arak, IranMalayer University, Natural Resources and environment Faculty, Department of Environmental Engineering, Malayer, IranToday, the use of remote sensing techniques and satellite images of night lights has immensely assisted in investigating this kind of pollution. The objectives of this research is to survey the light pollution of the city of Arak in Iran for the years 1997 and 2009, by utilizing satellite images of DMSP night lights and for the years 2013 through 2018, by taking advantage of Soumi-NPP satellite images of night lights and exploring its connection to the city’s electricity power consumption for street lighting. The night light images of the DMSP and NPP satellites, depending on the degree of light intensity, were each, in segregation, categorized into five classes of light pollution levels, ranging from very high to very low levels. Next, light pollution maps were extracted from classified images and then the connection of the ‘high and very high’ classes of light pollution with electric power consumption for street or road lighting was surveyed in these years. Results of the study indicates that the amount of light pollution in these years was in relevance with road or street lighting, as in the years when the amount of electricity consumption for road lighting was high and its role in connection with light pollution was also in great percentages; and in years with a decrease in electricity consumption for road lighting, lower percentages were displayed.https://www.int-arch-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/XLII-4-W18/693/2019/isprs-archives-XLII-4-W18-693-2019.pdf
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author M. O. Maghsoodi
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A. Hedayati Aghmashadi
M. R. Gili
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A. Kazemi
A. Hedayati Aghmashadi
M. R. Gili
SURVEY OF LIGHT POLLUTION OF ARAK CITY BY USING OF DMSP AND SUONI-NPP SATELLITE IMAGERY
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
author_facet M. O. Maghsoodi
A. Kazemi
A. Hedayati Aghmashadi
M. R. Gili
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title SURVEY OF LIGHT POLLUTION OF ARAK CITY BY USING OF DMSP AND SUONI-NPP SATELLITE IMAGERY
title_short SURVEY OF LIGHT POLLUTION OF ARAK CITY BY USING OF DMSP AND SUONI-NPP SATELLITE IMAGERY
title_full SURVEY OF LIGHT POLLUTION OF ARAK CITY BY USING OF DMSP AND SUONI-NPP SATELLITE IMAGERY
title_fullStr SURVEY OF LIGHT POLLUTION OF ARAK CITY BY USING OF DMSP AND SUONI-NPP SATELLITE IMAGERY
title_full_unstemmed SURVEY OF LIGHT POLLUTION OF ARAK CITY BY USING OF DMSP AND SUONI-NPP SATELLITE IMAGERY
title_sort survey of light pollution of arak city by using of dmsp and suoni-npp satellite imagery
publisher Copernicus Publications
series The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
issn 1682-1750
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publishDate 2019-10-01
description Today, the use of remote sensing techniques and satellite images of night lights has immensely assisted in investigating this kind of pollution. The objectives of this research is to survey the light pollution of the city of Arak in Iran for the years 1997 and 2009, by utilizing satellite images of DMSP night lights and for the years 2013 through 2018, by taking advantage of Soumi-NPP satellite images of night lights and exploring its connection to the city’s electricity power consumption for street lighting. The night light images of the DMSP and NPP satellites, depending on the degree of light intensity, were each, in segregation, categorized into five classes of light pollution levels, ranging from very high to very low levels. Next, light pollution maps were extracted from classified images and then the connection of the ‘high and very high’ classes of light pollution with electric power consumption for street or road lighting was surveyed in these years. Results of the study indicates that the amount of light pollution in these years was in relevance with road or street lighting, as in the years when the amount of electricity consumption for road lighting was high and its role in connection with light pollution was also in great percentages; and in years with a decrease in electricity consumption for road lighting, lower percentages were displayed.
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