Published June 5, 2026
| Version 1992-2025
Dataset
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Harmonized Nighttime Lights, 1992–2025
Authors/Creators
- 1. Universidad de Montevideo
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Brown University
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London Business School
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George Washington University
Description
A harmonized series of annual nighttime lights, made temporally consistent across the DMSP-OLS (from 1992) and VIIRS satellite sensors, which are not directly comparable in their raw form. Provided as annual raster composites for long-run analysis of economic activity and development. The harmonization is validated in Illuminating the Global South.
Please use the citation below to cite the paper in any works using the data from this project: Chiovelli, G., Michalopoulos, S., Papaioannou, E., & Regan, T. (2026). Illuminating the Global South. The Economic Journal. https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueaf134
Notes
Extends the series with the latest VIIRS releases through 2025.
Files
bloom_fix.zip
Additional details
Related works
- Is supplement to
- Journal article: 10.1093/ej/ueaf134 (DOI)