NLT Publications
Library
51 peer-reviewed publications, journal articles, technical reports, books, and white papers across geospatial analytics, data science, AI/ML, economic research, disaster response, and international development.
NLT scientists and technologists work hand-in-hand with customers and partners on Nature, NBER, World Bank, AER, and other top-tier outlets. Open-access where possible.
Peer-reviewed + technical reports
Featured Papers & Reports (9)
Urban Tree Height Assessment: A Case Study in Washington, D.C.
NLT Preliminary Work
Read on NLT.com →An Approximate Monte Carlo Simulation Method for Estimating Uncertainty and Constructing Confidence Intervals for 2020 Census Statistics
U.S. Census Bureau
Read paper →The Secondary Benefits of Urban Flood Protection Projects: Wroclaw, Poland
World Bank Group
Read paper →Linking Neuroimaging and Mental Health Data From The ABCD Study to UrbanSat Measurements of Macro Environmental Factors
Nature Mental Health
Read paper →Automation, labor share, and productivity: plant-level evidence from U.S. manufacturing
Taylor & Francis Group
Read paper →Opening the Black Box: Task and Skill Mix and Productivity Dispersion
CRIW / NBER
Can Medium-Resolution Satellite Imagery Measure Economic Activity at Small Geographies? Evidence from Landsat in Vietnam
The World Bank Economic Review
Read paper →Wider Economic Benefits of Transport Corridors: Evidence from International Development Organizations
The World Bank Economic Review
Read paper →Providing Key Insights When Disaster Strikes: OnTheMap for Emergency Management
U.S. Census Center for Economic Studies
Read paper →High-impact venues
Journal Articles (31)
Nighttime lights, urban features, household poverty, depression, and obesity
Current Psychology
Read paper →Fifty Years of Nightly Global Low-Light Imaging Satellite Observations
Frontiers in Remote Sensing
Read paper →Are global cities homogenizing? An assessment of urban form and heat island implications
Cities (Science Direct)
Read paper →High-resolution synthetic population mapping for quantifying disparities in disaster impacts: An application in the Bangladesh Coastal Zone
Frontiers in Environmental Science
Read paper →Data and Modeling Techniques for Disaster Management
Frontiers
Satellite Imaging of Global Urbanicity relates to Brain and Behavior in Young People
Nature Human Behaviour
Read paper →Dispersion in Dispersion: Measuring Establishment-Level Differences in Productivity
Review of Income and Wealth
Read paper →Productivity Dispersion, Entry and Growth in U.S. Manufacturing Industries
International Productivity Monitor
Read paper →Remotely Sensed Derived Land Surface Temperature (LST) as a Proxy for Air Temperature and Thermal Comfort at a Small Geographical Scale
Land (MDPI)
Read paper →Detecting Urban Markets With Satellite Imagery: An application to India
Journal of Urban Economics
Read paper →Public Open Spaces Evaluation Using Importance-Performance Analysis (IPA) in Saudi Universities
Sustainability (MDPI)
Read paper →Macro and Micro Dynamics of Productivity: From Devilish Details to Insights
NBER
Read paper →Remote Sensing Measurements for Monitoring Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) — Special Issue Editor
Remote Sensing (MDPI)
Read paper →Remote Sensing of Night-Time Light — Special Issue Editor
Remote Sensing (MDPI)
Why Do Addresses Matter and Why Are They So Difficult?
GIM International
Read paper →Assessing OpenStreetMap Completeness for Management of Natural Disaster by Means of Remote Sensing: A Case Study of Three Small Island States (Haiti, Dominica and St. Lucia)
Remote Sensing (MDPI)
Read paper →Utilizing Remotely Sensed Observations to Estimate the Urban Heat Island Effect at a Local Scale: Case Study of a University Campus
Land (MDPI)
Read paper →Mixing Satellite imagery to define urban markets: An application to India
Journal of Urban Economics
Read paper →Big Data, Rising Tides: How Advances in Free Remote Sensing Technology Can Help Cities Prepare for Climate Change
GIM International
Read paper →Getting Ready for Disaster Events with Remote Sensing
GIM International
Read paper →Shedding Light on Earth: How Nighttime Lights Have Revolutionized the Way We Understand Our World
GIM International
Read paper →COVID-19 Sparks New Online Geospatial Health Information Visualizations
GIM International
Read paper →The Role of Spatial Data and Technologies towards Building Smart Nations
GIM International
Read paper →Security Awareness Training as a Service
The Silicon Review
Read paper →Standardizing Remote Sensing Data Collection at FEMA
GIM International
Read paper →Editorial: Geospatial Data for Research on Economic Development
Development Engineering
Read paper →Detecting Urban Markets with Satellite Imagery: An Application to India
NBER
Read paper →Innovation, Productivity Dispersion, and Productivity Growth
NBER
Read paper →Firm-Level Dispersion in Productivity: Is the Devil in the Details?
American Economic Review
Read paper →Forecasting Aggregate Productivity using Information from Firm-Level Data
Review of Economics and Statistics
Read paper →Geospatial Data Integration Challenges and Considerations
Sensors and Systems
Read paper →Industry commentary
Blog & Editorial (9)
Building More Resilient Cities Using Geospatial Data
Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data
Read paper →Writing Tests First: Test-Driven Development (TDD) Series
Medium / NLT
Read paper →A Predictive Earthquake Damage Model written in Python
Medium / NLT
Read paper →Geo4Dev: Understanding Developing Countries with Innovative Geospatial Data and Tools
Medium / NLT
Read paper →Serverless ArcGIS Feature Service Automation and IaC Series
Medium / NLT
Read paper →Nighttime Lights are Revolutionizing the Way we Understand COVID-19 and our World
World Bank Blogs
Read paper →Identifying Gaps in OpenStreetMap Coverage Through Machine Learning
Towards Data Science
Read paper →Artificial Intelligence for Smart Cities: Insights from Ho Chi Minh City’s Spatial Development
World Bank Blogs
Read paper →Innovations in Satellite Measurements for Development
World Bank Blogs
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