Dang Thailand and South Vietnam got a major glow up.
Thailand & Vietnam having no lights in 2012 seems incorrect.
is this adjusted for brightness, month and time of the day , weekend etc ?
2012 was not that far to see this much difference
This doesn’t look right – Thailand is basically pitch black. Where did Bangkok go? It was definitely there in 2012.
The biggest change I see is in Africa.
Those new lightbulbs really made a difference……
Turkey gets excluded both from europe and asia maps huh
The human virus is spreading
Turkey is the weird place on earth. Neither on European maps or Asian maps, or even Middle Eastern maps don’t cover it. So, where is Turkey physically located on Earth?
This seems to more likely be a representation of improvement in satellite camera sensitivity between 2012 and 2024 than anything else.
how much of this is due to better imagery? The best comparison would be using the exact same imaging device with the same exposure settings
Are the different light color temperatures indicative of different lightbulbs or is some other phenomenon causing the different colors?
![[OC] Night-time light in Asia, 2012 vs 2024 comparison](https://www.europesays.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1755895753_nugpfjpxvlkf1-1920x1024.png)
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Source: [https://eogdata.mines.edu/products/vnl/#annual_v22](https://eogdata.mines.edu/products/vnl/#annual_v22)
Tools: Python, Geopandas, rasterio
North Korea still holding out strong
Dang Thailand and South Vietnam got a major glow up.
Thailand & Vietnam having no lights in 2012 seems incorrect.
is this adjusted for brightness, month and time of the day , weekend etc ?
2012 was not that far to see this much difference
This doesn’t look right – Thailand is basically pitch black. Where did Bangkok go? It was definitely there in 2012.
The biggest change I see is in Africa.
Those new lightbulbs really made a difference……
Turkey gets excluded both from europe and asia maps huh
The human virus is spreading
Turkey is the weird place on earth. Neither on European maps or Asian maps, or even Middle Eastern maps don’t cover it. So, where is Turkey physically located on Earth?
This seems to more likely be a representation of improvement in satellite camera sensitivity between 2012 and 2024 than anything else.
how much of this is due to better imagery? The best comparison would be using the exact same imaging device with the same exposure settings
Are the different light color temperatures indicative of different lightbulbs or is some other phenomenon causing the different colors?
Oh, let me try to look for my house.
^(I can’t even see my country) 😂
Kim Jong Un really putting Pyongyang on the map
Somebody pls give NK a kickstart
This is a much better representation: [https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5276/](https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5276/)
Looks like Siberia got a brighter bulb at some point
North Korea has really turned the lights on for the people
We have no fear.
Imagine an alien invasion, oh look just pew pew the lights.
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