A Novel SUHI Referenced Estimation Method for Multicenters Urban Agglomeration using DMSP/OLS Nighttime Light Data

The cargo handling capacity of a port is the most basic and important indicator of port size. Based on the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-Operational Linescan System (DMSP-OLS) nighttime light data and panel model, this study attempts to estimate the cargo handling capacity of 28 coastal ports in China using satellite remote sensing. The study confirmed that there is a very close correlation between DMSP-OLS nighttime light data and the cargo handling capacity of the ports. Based on this correlation, the panel data model was established for remote sensing-based estimation of cargo handling capacity at the port and port group scales. The test results confirm that the nighttime light data can be used to accurately estimate the cargo handling capacity of Chinese ports, especially for the Yangtze River Delta Port Group, Pearl River Delta Port Group, Southeast Coastal Port Group, and Southwest Coastal Port Group that possess huge cargo handling capacities. The high accuracy of the model reveals that the remote sensing analysis method can make up for the lack of statistical data to a certain extent, which helps to scientifically analyze the spatiotemporal dynamic changes of coastal ports, provides a strong basis for decision-making regarding port development, and more importantly provides a convenient estimation method for areas that have long lacked statistical data on cargo handling capacity.

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Research on Coordination of Urbanization and Driving Forces of Urban Agglomeration in China Based on Nighttime Light Data

2018 7th International Conference on Agro-geoinformatics (Agro-geoinformatics) ◽

10.1109/agro-geoinformatics.2018.8476014 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Xiaohui He ◽

Mengjia Qiao

Keyword(s):

Driving Forces ◽

Urban Agglomeration ◽

Nighttime Light Data ◽

Nighttime Light

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Mapping Development Pattern in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Urban Agglomeration Using DMSP/OLS Nighttime Light Data

Remote Sensing ◽

10.3390/rs9070760 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 9 (7) ◽

pp. 760 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Yi’na Hu ◽

Jian Peng ◽

Yanxu Liu ◽

Yueyue Du ◽

Huilei Li ◽

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Keyword(s):

Urban Agglomeration ◽

Development Pattern ◽

Nighttime Light Data ◽

Nighttime Light

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Measurement of Urban Expansion and Spatial Correlation of Central Yunnan Urban Agglomeration Using Nighttime Light Data

Mathematical Problems in Engineering ◽

10.1155/2021/8898468 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2021 ◽

pp. 1-15

Author(s):

Enwei Zhang ◽

Huamei Feng ◽

Shuangyun Peng

Keyword(s):

Urban Expansion ◽

Urban Agglomeration ◽

Coordinated Development ◽

Gravity Center ◽

Changing Trends ◽

Stellar Radiation ◽

Nighttime Light Data ◽

Western Development ◽

Nighttime Light ◽

Statistical Yearbook

The Central Yunnan Urban Agglomeration (CYUA) is an important zone of western development in China. The clarification of the spatial structure and changing trends in CYUA could help promote the coordinated development of the CYUA and enhance the overall competitiveness of the region. Based on data from the Yunnan Statistical Yearbook and the nighttime light data, this paper extracts the urban built-up area of the CYUA and analyzes the urban expansion and urban spatial connection intensity of the CYUA from 2000 to 2018 by using the urban gravity center model and the gravity model. The results show the following: (1) From 2000 to 2018, the urban built-up area of the CYUA expanded rapidly, and the urban built-up area increased by 369.35%, with Kunming accounting for 45.41% of the increased area. Kunming was the main contributor to the increase in the urban built-up area in the CYUA. From 2000 to 2018, the urban built-up areas of the CYUA were scattered in various mountain basins. (2) Overall, the urban gravity center of the CYUA has moved to Kunming, and the distance of the urban gravity center has increased since 2005, indicating that urban expansion has accelerated since 2005. (3) The development of the CYUA is extremely unbalanced. The urban spatial connection intensity between Kunming city, Yuxi city, and Qujing city, and Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Chuxiong is relatively strong, while the urban spatial connection intensity among cities other than Kunming is weak. Overall, the CYUA is characterized by stellar radiation with Kunming city as the core and Yuxi city as the secondary core.

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Spatiotemporal Heterogeneity Analysis of Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration: Evidence from Nighttime Light Data (2001–2019)

Remote Sensing ◽

10.3390/rs13071235 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (7) ◽

pp. 1235

Author(s):

Min Yu ◽

Shan Guo ◽

Yanning Guan ◽

Danlu Cai ◽

Chunyan Zhang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Light Intensity ◽

Urban Development ◽

Yangtze River ◽

Yangtze River Delta ◽

River Delta ◽

Urban Agglomeration ◽

Spatiotemporal Variability ◽

Nighttime Light Data ◽

Nighttime Light ◽

Spatiotemporal Heterogeneity

The long-term changes of the relationship between nighttime light and urbanization related built-up areas are explored using nighttime light data obtained from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program/Operational Linescan System (DMSP/OLS, data before 2013) and the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (NPP/VIIRS, data after 2012) and information of the spatiotemporal heterogeneity of urban evolution. This study assimilates two datasets and diagnoses the spatial heterogeneity in administrative city scale based on built-up area tendencies, temporal heterogeneity in pixel scale based on nighttime light intensity tendencies, and GDP associated spatiotemporal variability over the Yangtze River Delta comparing the first two decades of this century (2001–2010 versus 2011–2019). The analysis reveals the following main results: (1) The built-up areas have generally increased in the second period with the center of fast expansion moving southward, including Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Nanjing, and Hefei. (2) Urban development in the original city core has saturated and is spilling over to the suburbs and countryside, leading to nighttime light intensity tendency shift from a “rapid to moderate” and a “moderate to rapid” development (a “hot to cold” and a “cold to hot” spatial clustering distribution). (3) The tendency shifts of built-up area and nighttime light intensity occur most frequently in 2010, after which the urban development is transforming from light intensity growth to built-up area growth, particularly in the developed city cores. The urban agglomeration process with nighttime light intensity reaching saturation prior to the urban development spreading into the surrounding suburbs and countryside, appears to be a suitable model, which provides insights in addressing related environmental problems and contribute to regional sustainable urban planning and management.

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Correlation Analysis between NPP-VIIRS Nighttime Light Data and POIs Data —a Comparison Study in Different Districts and Counties of Nanchang

IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science ◽

10.1088/1755-1315/693/1/012103 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 693 (1) ◽

pp. 012103

Author(s):

Yuqian Wang ◽

Yue Li ◽

Xuepeng Song ◽

Xin Zou ◽

Jiajun Xiao

Keyword(s):

Correlation Analysis ◽

Comparison Study ◽

Nighttime Light Data ◽

Nighttime Light

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How does the urbanization level change in the Yangtze River economic belt, China? A multi-scale evaluation using DMSP/OLS nighttime light data

IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science ◽

10.1088/1755-1315/675/1/012112 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 675 (1) ◽

pp. 012112

Author(s):

Zhiyu Xu ◽

Xiujuan He ◽

Lin Chen ◽

Xunxun Hu ◽

Weiming Tang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Yangtze River ◽

The Yangtze River ◽

Urbanization Level ◽

Scale Evaluation ◽

Multi Scale ◽

Level Change ◽

Nighttime Light Data ◽

Nighttime Light

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Delineating the Urban Areas of a Cross-Boundary City with Open-Access Data: Guangzhou–Foshan, South China

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13052930 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (5) ◽

pp. 2930

Author(s):

Pengfei Ban ◽

Wei Zhan ◽

Qifeng Yuan ◽

Xiaojian Li

Keyword(s):

Urban Area ◽

Urban Areas ◽

City Size ◽

Border City ◽

Point Of Interest ◽

Nighttime Light Data ◽

Profile Line ◽

Point Analysis ◽

Nighttime Light ◽

Single Data

Cities defined mainly from the administrative aspect can create impact and problems especially in the case of China. However, only a few researchers from China have attempted to identify urban areas from the morphology dimension. In addition, previous studies have been mostly based on the national and regional scales or a single prefecture city and have completely ignored cross-boundary cities. Defining urban areas on the basis of a single data type also has limitations. To address these problems, this study integrates point of interest and nighttime light data, applies the breaking point analysis method to determine the physical geographic scope of the Guangzhou–Foshan cross-border city, and then compares this city with Beijing and Shanghai. Results show that Guangzhou–Foshan comprises one core urban area and six suburban counties, among which the core urban area extends across the administrative boundaries of Guangzhou and Foshan. The urban area and average urban radius of Guangzhou–Foshan are larger than those of Beijing and Shanghai, and this finding contradicts the city size measurements based on the administrative division system of China and those published on traditional official statistical yearbooks. In terms of urban density value, Shanghai has the steepest profile followed by Guangzhou–Foshan and Beijing, and the profile line of Guangzhou–Foshan has a bimodal shape.

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