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Reposting mit aktualisierten Daten, die 2012 Composite verwendete eine andere Methode und eine teilweise Abdeckung, die einige Regionen (wie Thailand) dunkler erscheinen ließ. Diese Version verwendet Durchschnittliche jährliche maskierte VIIRS -Daten Für einen faireren Vergleich 2014–2024.
Von ramnamsatyahai
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Some people asked why Thailand looked dark in the 2012 map I shared earlier. That happened because:
* The **2012 composite used a different processing method (VCMCFG)** and only covered part of the year.
* Thailand in particular had **gaps in that dataset**, which made it look like there were no lights.
* For this repost I’m using the **average annual masked composites (2014 & 2024)**, which filter out ephemeral lights (fires, boats, etc.) and give a much more reliable view of stable night-time lights.
Source: Earth Observation Group — VIIRS Nighttime Lights Annual v2.2, [https://eogdata.mines.edu/products/vnl/#annual_v22](https://eogdata.mines.edu/products/vnl/#annual_v22)
Tools : Python, Geopandas
Code: [https://github.com/databandar/NightlightAsia](https://github.com/databandar/NightlightAsia)
Here’s also the Thailand-only map for closer detail.
https://preview.redd.it/vj089wqe9pkf1.png?width=4245&format=png&auto=webp&s=d293df91c21a9908c0df209cd6bb512da281dbea
Biggest change I’d say are China, India, and Iran.
I think this highlights something I noticed while living in Seoul that entire decade. There was an explosion of development in SEA, mainly indonesia, malaysia, thailand and vietnam. In 2014 , your only tourists were chinese. Now, you get all the above
Mentioned countries in large quantities.
Like an infection getting worse
One thing I’m curious about, what „causes“ the different tones of light color in different areas, especially India compared to the rest of the map?
The mega urban area of Shanghai and surrounding towns/cities in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is crazy.
So who’s gonna tell me what happened in kandyagash, Kazakhstan between these years, was it nuked?
Japan looks a little darker than it did before actually.
Where Can I get this data from?
Beautiful to see this GDP growth, making a reference to a paper that shows the correlation between light at night and GDP growth.