In Russia, the Trans-Siberian railroad is a thin line stretching from Moscow through the center of Asia to Vladivostok. The United States interstate highway system appears as a lattice connecting the brighter dots of city centers. Even without the underlying map, the outlines of many continents would still be visible. (Compare western Europe with China and India.) Cities tend to grow along coastlines and transportation networks. The brightest areas of the Earth are the most urbanized, but not necessarily the most populated. Originally designed to view clouds by moonlight, the OLS is also used to map the locations of permanent lights on the Earth’s surface. If you have an image of similar quality that can be published under a suitable copyright license, be sure to upload it, tag it, and nominate it.Įnglish: This image of Earth’s city lights was created with data from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Operational Linescan System (OLS). This is a featured picture on the Chinese language Wikipedia ( 特色图片) and is considered one of the finest images. This is a featured picture on the Vietnamese language Wikipedia ( Hình ảnh chọn lọc) and is considered one of the finest images. This is a featured picture on the Turkish language Wikipedia ( Seçkin resimler) and is considered one of the finest images. This is a featured picture on the Persian language Wikipedia ( نگارههای برگزیده) and is considered one of the finest images. This is a featured picture on the English language Wikipedia ( Featured pictures) and is considered one of the finest images. This is a featured picture on the German language Wikipedia ( Exzellente Bilder) and is considered one of the finest images. This is a featured picture on the Arabic language Wikipedia ( صور مختارة) and is considered one of the finest images. This is a featured picture on Wikimedia Commons ( Featured pictures) and is considered one of the finest images. This file was the picture of the day on March 11, 2006.
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