Identifying Global Poverty From Space – Estimating Worldwide Economic Wellbeing
A new study led by International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) researchers proposes a novel method to estimate global economic wellbeing using nighttime satellite images.Despite successes in reducing poverty globally in the last two decades, almost one billion people still live without access to reliable and affordable electricity, which in turn negatively affects health and welfare, and impedes sustainable development. It is critical to know where these people are located if assistance and infrastructure…