NASA ARSET: Black Marble Background, Use, and Applications, Part 1/1

Introduction to NASA’s "Black Marble" Night Lights Data

Black Marble Background, Use, and Applications

This session will introduce Black Marble and the understanding of nightlights (NTL) data collection and the variety of light sources that are captured in Black Marble data along with a comparison of existing night lights products and new features, a technical description of Black Marble
Data downloads, post-processing and quality assessment and various data applications (monitoring urbanization, electrification, and the impact of disasters on the electrical grid).