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    • Nighttime Lights Annual Composites V4

    Metadata Updated: November 12, 2020

    The NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (formerly National Geophysical Data Center) maintain an archive of all data recorded on the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) satellites as relayed to the archive by Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA), previouly referred to as Air Force Global Weather Central (AFGWC). The Nighttime Lights Time Series files are cloud-free composites made using all the available archived DMSP-OLS smooth resolution data for calendar years. In cases where two satellites were collecting data - two composites were produced. The products are 30 arc second grids, spanning -180 to 180 degrees longitude and -65 to 75 degrees latitude.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date September 18, 2015
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date November 12, 2020
    Reference Date(s) November 1, 2011 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update annually

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NGDC STP DMSP

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date September 18, 2015
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date November 12, 2020
    Reference Date(s) November 1, 2011 (publication)
    Responsible Party Unknown
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.ngdc.stp.dmsp:4393
    Access Constraints Use Constraints: none, Access Constraints: No Constraints
    Bbox East Long 180
    Bbox North Lat 75
    Bbox South Lat -65
    Bbox West Long -180
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update annually
    Harvest Object Id 5a34087b-e22d-4b97-bbfd-ed906a2fe18d
    Harvest Source Id e404f77a-c028-47ea-9804-e5967810b42f
    Harvest Source Title NGDC STP DMSP
    Licence
    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Progress underDevelopment
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2010-01-01
    Temporal Extent End 2011-06-01

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