Table 1 Input data sources. All data sources listed are openly available online.
From: Predictive mapping of the global power system using open data
Dataset | Source | Spatial Resolution | Temporal Resolution | Year used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Road/electricity networks | — | daily | 2019 | |
Night-time lights | VIIRS-DNB: https://ngdc.noaa.gov/eog/viirs/download_dnb_composites.html | 450 m | monthly | 2017 |
Population | 250 m | annual | 2015 | |
Urban extents | 1,000 m | annual | 2015 | |
Administrative areas | Natural Earth Data: https://naturalearthdata.com | — | annual | 2019 |
Digital elevation model | NASA SRTM: http://srtm.csi.cgiar.org/srtmdata | 1 arc second | annual | 2000 |
Electrification rates | World Bank: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS | — | annual | 2016 |
Land cover | 300 m | annual | 2015 |
