This datasets (img files) contain the estimated the projected GDP of China (in million yuan) between 2014-2020 at pixel levels. The estimation was made using night time imagery and economic survey data. The associated reliability measure was also provided.
Please cite the following paper for the use of these datasets:
@article{Zhao2017,
title={Forecasting China’s GDP at the pixel level using nighttime lights time series and population images},
author={Zhao, Naizhuo and Liu, Ying and Cao, Guofeng and Samson, Eric L and Zhang, Jingqi},
journal={GIScience \& Remote Sensing},
pages={1--19},
year={2017},
publisher={Taylor \& Francis}
}