Potential uses for night light data
nLimited
use for direct identification of urban land use
•Limited
resolving power of data
•Light
diffusion
nGreater
potential as localized index income and employment
•Use observed illumination to disaggregate national/regional income to local areas
nPotential
when used together with urban land cover measurements
nNon-residential
uses are associated with brighter levels of illumination
nAs
a localized index of commercial land use, consider:
