Post #2086647

2026-04-08 16:07 UTC

Long story short - it's a really cool analysis, it's a very cool paper, and you should read it! I'm very grateful to Tian Li and Zhe Zhu from #UConn and Zhuosen Wang from NASA for involving me and my (former @GFZ) colleague Theres Kuester in the work. And also very grateful to @GFZ, #ESA, and especially @ruhr-uni-bochum.de for making it possible for me to work in this field!

Replies (1)

@skyglowberlin@fediscience.org 2026-04-08 16:14

Oh, wait, I forgot to say something important... Remember when I said that the satellite pixels cover half a square kilometer? That really limits our ability to understand exactly what it is that is changing. I'm part of a group that will propose a nighttime light satellite with unprecedented sensitivity to #ESA for consideration as their #EarthExplorer 13 mission. It would allow us to understand the nature of these changes far better (e.g. who exactly is responsible for the changes? Are whole areas changing gradually, or are we seeing the impact of specific buildings or parking lots?) So, please cross your fingers for us, and if you would be interested in using such data, please reach out 😃

Open ##2086648