Who's in the Dark-Satellite Based Estimates of Electrification Rates

Christopher D. Elvidge; Kimberly E. Baugh; Paul C. Sutton; Budhendra Bhaduri; Benjamin T. Tuttle; Tilotamma Ghosh; Daniel Ziskin; Edward H. Erwin

doi:10.1002/9780470979563.ch15

Who's in the Dark-Satellite Based Estimates of Electrification Rates

Christopher D. Elvidge, Kimberly E. Baugh, Paul C. Sutton, Budhendra Bhaduri, Benjamin T. Tuttle, Tilotamma Ghosh, Daniel Ziskin, Edward H. Erwin

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Abstract

A technique has been developed to estimate the percent population having electric power access based on the presence of satellite detected night-time lighting. A global survey was conducted for the year 2006 using night-time lights collected by the US Air Force Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) in combination with the US Department of Energy Landscan population dataset. The survey includes results for 232 countries and more than 2000 subnational units. The results are compared to reported electrification rates for 86 countries compiled from a variety of sources by the International Energy Agency. The DMSP derived estimate of number of people worldwide who lack access to electricity is 1.62 billion, only slightly larger than the 1.58 billion estimated by the International Energy Agency.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Urban Remote Sensing
Subtitle of host publication	Monitoring, Synthesis and Modeling in the Urban Environment
Publisher	Wiley Blackwell
Pages	211-224
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9780470979563
ISBN (Print)	9780470749586
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470979563.ch15
State	Published - Apr 13 2011

Keywords

Comparing DMSP estimated and IEA reported electrification rates
DMSP, estimated electrification rates - for countries of the world for the year 2006
First systematic global assessment of electrification rates - combining DMSP night-time lights with population density grid
Global survey, 2006 using night-time lights - results for 232 countries and more than 2000 subnational units
International Energy Agency (IEA), 2006 - reporting electrification rates for 86 countries
Landscan population count - in areas with DMSP detected lighting
National electrification rate estimates
Satellite sensors, NOAA's AVHRR and NASA's MODIS - fire detection, anthropogenic in origin using thermal bands
US Air Force Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) - in combination with US Department of Energy Landscan population dataset
Who's in the dark-satellite based estimates of electrification rates - percent population having electric power access, presence of satellite detected night-time lighting

UN SDGs

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