An Improved Index for Urban Population Distribution Mapping Based on Nighttime Lights (DMSP-OLS) Data: An Experiment in Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia

Knowledge of the spatial pattern of the population is important. Census population data provide insufficient spatial information because they are released only for large geographic areas. Nighttime light (NTL) data have been utilized widely as an effective proxy for population mapping. However, the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mohammed Alahmadi, Shawky Mansour, David Martin, Peter Atkinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
NTL
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/6/1171