Reclaiming the Night: Urban Light Pollution, Solutions, and Open Data
New York, the city that never sleeps, is too bright. Light pollution disrupts wildlife, affects human well-being, wastes money and energy, contributes to climate change, and blocks our view of the universe. But there are ways to fix it. In this workshop, you will learn the basics of light pollution, the solutions, New York’s efforts to control it, and available open datasets for measuring and mapping nighttime lights in the city and worldwide. This workshop is open to everyone who cares about the night.
About the presenter:
Ruoyu Li: graduate student in urban data science at the NYU Center for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP); data analysis and social impact intern at DarkSky International; leader of DarkSky’s New York state chapter; treasurer of the NYU student chapter of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS); and an advocate for the dark sky movement for over a decade.
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