Radiance2Carbon (R2C)
Plugin ID: 4275
Radiance2Carbon (R2C) is a QGIS Processing plugin that estimates carbon emissions
from multi-temporal Nighttime Lights (NTL) rasters. The algorithm supports several empirical
conversion models (Elvidge 2009, Shi 2016, Power Law, and Custom Linear) with automatic or
manual threshold filtering to isolate significant illuminated areas.
Outputs include CSV reports (carbon estimates and NTL statistics) and PNG visualizations
(trend plots, comparison grids, and per-year distributions).
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This plugin provides a straightforward way to transform Nighttime Lights insights into
spatially explicit carbon emission indicators. It is suitable for urban sustainability
studies, spatial economics, and monitoring of energy-related development patterns using
satellite data such as VIIRS or DMSP-OLS.
The tool supports batch processing, CRS-safe boundary overlays, and automatic year parsing
from raster filenames.
Developed by Firman Afrianto and Adipandang Yudono.
