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Dhaka's nights are fifteen times brighter than Rangamati's
Mean annual night-time radiance, nanowatts per square centimetre per steradian, 2023
Highest district
Dhaka
5.62 Radiance
Lowest district
Rangamati
0.38 Radiance
Coverage
64 of 64 districts carry a value.
Unit
Radiance
Reading this plate
Night-time light is a proxy for economic activity and electrification, not a measure of either. VIIRS radiance is not comparable with the older DMSP series across the 2013/2014 sensor change.
Source
Derived in-repo from Google Earth Engine district aggregations; VIIRS day/night band, NOAA monthly VCMSLCFG composites (avg_rad) averaged over each year
Source: Derived in-repo from Google Earth Engine district aggregations; VIIRS day/night band, NOAA monthly VCMSLCFG composites (avg_rad) averaged over each year