Application of NPP/VIIRS night satellite images for the assessment of the economic crisis in the East of Ukraine Donetsk and Luhansk regions
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.15407/visn2017.02.048Keywords:
product of Day/Night Band (DNB), lighting, satellite imagingAbstract
In the article the economic situation in the East of Ukraine (the Donetsk and Luhansk regions which are within the armed conflict zone) is assessed. Taking into account that official statistical data are not available for these territories, the monthly products of lighting for 2014, 2015, 2016 years from NPP/VIIRS images taken at night are used for the assessment of economic losses from military operations in the East of Ukraine.
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