Detecting urban markets with satellite imagery: An application to India

Volume: 125, Pages: 103173 - 103173
Published: Sep 1, 2021
Abstract
We propose a methodology for defining urban markets based on builtup landcover classified from daytime satellite imagery. Compared to markets defined using minimum thresholds for nighttime light intensity, daytime imagery identify an order of magnitude more markets, capture more of India’s urban population, are more realistically jagged in shape, and reveal more variation in the spatial distribution of economic activity. We conclude that daytime...
Paper Details
Title
Detecting urban markets with satellite imagery: An application to India
Published Date
Sep 1, 2021
Volume
125
Pages
103173 - 103173
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