DMSP Night Lights (1992 - 2013)
Table Summary
The Defense Meteorological Program (DMSP) Operational Line-Scan System (OLS) has a unique capability to detect visible and near-infrared (VNIR) emission sources at night. In cases where two satellites were collecting data, two composites were produced.
shrid Subdistrict District AC07 AC08
Aggregation Level
File Name
Unique Identifiers
SHRID
dmsp_shrid.dta
shrid2, year, dmsp_f_version
Variable Name
Description
Missing %
Non-missing count
dmsp_max_light
Max night light pixel value in polygon
0%
19,077,536
dmsp_total_light
Total night light in polygon, by year
0%
19,077,536
Total night light (calibrated) in polygon, by year
0%
19,077,536
dmsp_mean_light
Mean night light in polygon, by year
0%
19,077,536
dmsp_mean_light_cal
Mean night light (calibrated) in polygon, by year
0%
19,077,536
dmsp_num_cells
Count of raster pixels overlapping polygon
0%
19,077,536
dmsp_f_version
DMSP satellite that collected the data, ranging from F10 to F18
0%
19,077,536
year
Year
0%
19,077,536
Aggregation Level
File Name
Unique Identifiers
Subdistrict
dmsp_pc11subdist.dta
pc11_state_id, pc11_district_id, pc11_subdistrict_id, year, dmsp_f_version
Variable Name
Description
Missing %
Non-missing count
dmsp_max_light
Max night light pixel value in polygon
0%
191,008
dmsp_total_light
Total night light in polygon, by year
0%
191,008
Total night light (calibrated) in polygon, by year
0%
191,008
dmsp_mean_light
Mean night light in polygon, by year
0%
191,008
dmsp_mean_light_cal
Mean night light (calibrated) in polygon, by year
0%
191,008
dmsp_num_cells
Count of raster pixels overlapping polygon
0%
191,008
dmsp_f_version
DMSP satellite that collected the data, ranging from F10 to F18
0%
191,008
year
Year
0%
191,008
Aggregation Level
File Name
Unique Identifiers
District
dmsp_pc11dist.dta
pc11_state_id, pc11_district_id, year, dmsp_f_version
Variable Name
Description
Missing %
Non-missing count
dmsp_max_light
Max night light pixel value in polygon
0%
20,480
dmsp_total_light
Total night light in polygon, by year
0%
20,480
Total night light (calibrated) in polygon, by year
0%
20,480
dmsp_mean_light
Mean night light in polygon, by year
0%
20,480
dmsp_mean_light_cal
Mean night light (calibrated) in polygon, by year
0%
20,480
dmsp_num_cells
Count of raster pixels overlapping polygon
0%
20,480
dmsp_f_version
DMSP satellite that collected the data, ranging from F10 to F18
0%
20,480
year
Year
0%
20,480
Aggregation Level
File Name
Unique Identifiers
2007 Assembly Constituency
dmsp_con07.dta
ac07_id, year, dmsp_f_version
Variable Name
Description
Missing %
Non-missing count
dmsp_max_light
Max night light pixel value in polygon
0%
130,560
dmsp_total_light
Total night light in polygon, by year
0%
130,560
Total night light (calibrated) in polygon, by year
0%
130,560
dmsp_mean_light
Mean night light in polygon, by year
0%
130,560
dmsp_mean_light_cal
Mean night light (calibrated) in polygon, by year
0%
130,560
dmsp_num_cells
Count of raster pixels overlapping polygon
0%
130,560
dmsp_f_version
DMSP satellite that collected the data, ranging from F10 to F18
0%
130,560
year
Year
0%
130,560
Aggregation Level
File Name
Unique Identifiers
2008 Assembly Constituency
dmsp_con08.dta
ac08_id, year, dmsp_f_version
Variable Name
Description
Missing %
Non-missing count
dmsp_max_light
Max night light pixel value in polygon
0%
131,776
dmsp_total_light
Total night light in polygon, by year
0%
131,776
Total night light (calibrated) in polygon, by year
0%
131,776
dmsp_mean_light
Mean night light in polygon, by year
0%
131,776
dmsp_mean_light_cal
Mean night light (calibrated) in polygon, by year
0%
131,776
dmsp_num_cells
Count of raster pixels overlapping polygon
0%
131,776
dmsp_f_version
DMSP satellite that collected the data, ranging from F10 to F18
0%
131,776
year
Year
0%
131,776
Note
Missing % : Proportion of observations with missing dataZero % : Proportion of observations with zero valuesCanary variable : The link for more details about the imputation algorithm.
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dmsp_total_light_cal