학술논문
The Nachtlichter App
Document Type
article
Author
Andrea Gokus; Andreas Hänel; Andreas Ruby; Arne Dröge-Rothaar; Brita Küchly; Christopher C. M. Kyba; Daniel Fischer; David Gruber; Eva C. Weiß; Friederike Klan; Georg Sulzer; Georgia T. MacMillan; Helga Küchly; Henning von Brandis; Isabell C. Wuthenow; Jacob Koglin; Janina Mattern; Johannes A. Schultz; Johannes Veh; Katharina Leiter; Marcus Langejahn; Maria Zschorn; Marijana Pavi´c; Maximilian Blaschke; Melanie Brauchler; Michaela Leipold; Nathalie Küppers; Nona Schulte-Römer; Normän Naboulsi; Petra Bilela; Reinhart Binder; René Curwy; Sabine Frank; Sebastian Falkner; Sicco Bauer; Steffen Liese; Swantje Maurer; Tamara Rom; Thomas Kunzemann; Vita Tičinović; Yiğit Öner Altıntaş; Loeka L. Jongejans
Source
International Journal of Sustainable Lighting, Vol 25, Iss 1 (2023)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2586-1247
Abstract
The relationship between satellite based measurements of city radiance at night and the numbers and types of physical lights installed on the ground is not well understood. Here we present the “Nachtlichter app”, which was developed to enable citizen scientists to classify and count light sources along street segments over large spatial scales. The project and app were co-designed: citizen scientists played key roles in the app development, testing, and recruitment, as well as in analysis of the data. In addition to describing the app itself and the data format, we provide a general overview of the project, including training materials, data cleaning, and the result of some basic data consistency checks.