Electrical Distribution Grid Maps

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Time Period of the Dataset [?]
January 24, 2019-March 19, 2019 ... More
Modified [?]
19 March 2019
Dataset Added on HDX [?]
15 March 2019 Less
Expected Update Frequency
Never
Location
Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia
Source
Facebook
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Contributor
Data for Good at Meta
Methodology

Building Electrical Grid Maps begins by taking monthly images from the VIIRS satellite, and creating a composite. We then apply a custom image processing filter to remove background and reflected light, and identify locations that consistently demonstrate night-time lighting. These then serve as a proxy for the existence of grid electricity. Using known electrical grids as templates based on data available from energydata.info, we employ a custom algorithm to connect the communities and infer grid paths based on their likelihood to follow roads, avoid water, and follow the shortest paths possible.

Caveats / Comments

This project is no longer active and has been carried forward by others, mostly at the World Bank. See global estimates of grid infrastructure from this group here: https://gridfinder.org/
License
Creative Commons Attribution International
Tags
facilities-infrastructure
geodata
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