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Satellite views of night lights help reveal the strings of roads, rails, and rivers than connect the citizens of the United States.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, using Suomi NPP VIIRS and DMSP OLS data provided courtesy of Chris Elvidge (NOAA National Geophysical Data Center). Suomi NPP is the result of a partnership between NASA, NOAA, and the Department of Defense. Caption by Mike Carlowicz.

Published November 26, 2013
Data acquired October 1, 2013

Source:
Suomi NPP > VIIRS
Topic:
Human Dimensions > Infrastructure > Transportation
Collection:
Earth at Night