This note provides a deep dive into the quality of nighttime lights (NTL) data for Pacific Island Countries (PICs). It explores their potential to generate and complement regional socio-economic statistics. NTL data has been widely used as a proxy of economic activity. It has been used to both disaggregate estimates of national economic output and predict economic growth. Although applying the first use case in PICs is technically feasible, validation...
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2023/04/19
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Nighttime Lights : Applications for the Pacific