Nightsat

Nightsat is a concept for a satellite system capable of global observation of the location, form and density of development within human settlements at moderate spatial resolution. The capability has been demonstrated by Austronaut Donald Pettit and others from the International Space Station.

• Publications
  • Spectral Identification of Lighting Type and Character
  • The Nightsat Mission Concept
  • Potential for Global Mapping of Development Via A Nightsat Mission
• Nightsat Test Data
  • Georeferenced ISS Cities at Night Images
    • Image of Las Vegas 30 Nov 2010 --- Metadata file
    • Image of Los Angeles 30 Nov 2010 --- Metadata file
    • Image of Hong Kong 10 March 2003 --- Metadata file
  • Laboratory Spectra of Lighting Types
  • Fuel Lantern Spectra
  • Pressurized Gas Lantern Spectra
  • Incandescent Lamp Spectra
  • Quartz Halogen Lamp Spectra
  • Mercury Vapor Lamp Spectrum
  • Fluorescent Lamp Spectra
  • Metal Halide Lamp Spectra
  • High Pressure Sodium Lamp Spectra
  • LED Lamp Spectra
  • Summary Data With Luminous Efficacy Sources For Measured Lamps
  • Survey of Luminous Efficacies
  • Summary Statistics - Fluorescent
  • Summary Statistics - High Pressure Sodium
  • Summary Statistics - Metal Halide
  • MODIS Airborne Simulator - Los Angeles, CA
  • MASL1B_04956_05_20040901_0420_0430_V01.geoloc.tgz
  • Nighttime AVIRIS
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Nighttime CIRRUS
  • Las Vegas, NV (27 September 2004)
  • Los Angeles, CA (27 September 2004)
  • Coregistered CIRRUS & IKONOS - Las Vegas, NV
  • Cirrus_matched_to_ikonos.tif.gz
  • ikonos_cropped_to_cirrus.tif.gz
  • Nighttime Landsat - UAE and Southern California
  • P030 R201 : (United Arab Emirates) Nov. 28, 2000
  • P139 R207 : (Southern California) Nov. 24, 2000
  • Readme
  • Nighttime Lights from the ISS - video
  • 720x480 - Windows Media Video