Title :
“Earth at night features prosperity, pollution and opportunity”
Author_Institution :
GENI, San Diego, CA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Based on NASA´s Earth and Night Map, an earth visualization project, the light of the world identifies which population have electricity. The paper suggests the use of this visualization project in obtaining information about the global population, their development, their energy used, and view the the renewable energy potential of each region.
Keywords :
economics; remote sensing; renewable energy sources; Earth and Night Map; NASA; earth visualization; economic development; global population; night features prosperity; renewable energy potential; visualization project; Africa; Biomass; Earth; Fuels; NASA; Renewable energy resources; Urban pollution; Visualization; Water pollution; Wind;
Conference_Titel :
Power and Energy Society General Meeting - Conversion and Delivery of Electrical Energy in the 21st Century, 2008 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Pittsburgh, PA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1905-0
Electronic_ISBN :
1932-5517
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2008.4596287