Primary Convener:
Ranjay Shrestha, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Convener:
Zhuosen Wang, University of Maryland College Park/NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Miguel O Román, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Eleanor Stokes, NASA Headquarters

Early Career Convener:
Peter Boucher, Leidos

Chair:
Ranjay Shrestha, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Miguel O Román, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Peter Boucher, University of Massachusetts Boston

This session will highlight innovative applications of remote sensing nighttime light (NTL) observations for addressing a wide array of global challenges. NTL data provides a powerful and unique lens to monitor human activity across the globe, enabling insights into urbanization, disaster response, economic dynamics, energy access, infrastructure development, and national security. We welcome contributions that leverage NTL to develop novel methodologies, inform policy, or enhance decision-making in real-world contexts. Topics may include—but are not limited to—disaster monitoring and resilience, humanitarian response, sustainable development, light pollution, responsible outdoor lighting, maritime surveillance, development in the Arctic and other inaccessible regions, and the integration of NTL with other Earth observation datasets to drive comprehensive, actionable insights.

Index Terms
1632 Land cover change
1926 Geospatial
4329 Sustainable development
4333 Disaster risk analysis and assessment

Suggested Itineraries:
Disasters‚ Calamities and Extreme Events
Open Science and Open Data
Global Impacts‚ Solutions‚ & Policies

Cross-Listed:
NH - Natural Hazards
SY - Science and Society
A - Atmospheric Sciences
GC - Global Environmental Change

Neighborhoods:
1. Science Nexus