The Modified Normalized Urban Area Composite Index: A Satelliate-Derived High-Resolution Index for Extracting Urban Areas

The accurate and efficient extraction of urban areas is of great significance for better understanding of urban sprawl, built environment, economic activities, and population distribution. Night-Time Light (NTL) data have been widely used to extract urban areas. However, most of the existing NTL ind...

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Main Authors: Feng Li, Xiaoyang Liu, Shunbao Liao, Peng Jia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/12/2350