Night light maps open up new applications.
Black marble earth at night.
Earth at night on december 5th 2010 scientists unveiled an unprecedented new look at our planet at night.
Nasa has released new high definition satellite images of earth s night lights for the first time since 2012.
This composite image of the earth as a black marble shows asia and australia in 2016.
Nasa s black marble enables a wide range of applications for a broad spectrum of data users.
By removing natural and stray light sources researchers have provided a clearer picture of the human footprint on earth and opened up new opportunities in disaster response demographics and applied research.
This new image of the earth at night is a composite assembled from data acquired by the suomi national.