Ghost City Extraction and Rate Estimation in China Based on NPP-VIIRS Night-Time Light Data

The ghost city phenomenon is a serious problem resulting from the rapid urbanization process in China. Estimation of the ghost city rate (GCR) can provide information about vacant dwellings. This paper developed a methodology to quantitatively evaluate GCR values at the national scale using multi-re...

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Main Authors: Wei Ge, Hong Yang, Xiaobo Zhu, Mingguo Ma, Yuli Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/7/6/219