Using satellite imagery to understand and promote sustainable development
BACKGROUND Accurate and comprehensive measurements of a range of sustainable
development outcomes are fundamental inputs into both research and policy. For instance …
development outcomes are fundamental inputs into both research and policy. For instance …
[HTML][HTML] Reviewing the application of machine learning methods to model urban form indicators in planning decision support systems: Potential, issues and …
Modern cities dynamically face several challenges including digitalization, sustainability,
resilience and economic development. Urban planners and designers must develop urban …
resilience and economic development. Urban planners and designers must develop urban …
The temporal dynamics of slums employing a CNN-based change detection approach
Along with rapid urbanization, the growth and persistence of slums is a global challenge.
While remote sensing imagery is increasingly used for producing slum maps, only a few …
While remote sensing imagery is increasingly used for producing slum maps, only a few …
Need for an integrated deprived area “slum” map** system (IDEAMAPS) in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs)
Ninety percent of the people added to the planet over the next 30 years will live in African
and Asian cities, and a large portion of these populations will reside in deprived …
and Asian cities, and a large portion of these populations will reside in deprived …
The role of earth observation in an integrated deprived area map** “system” for low-to-middle income countries
Urbanization in the global South has been accompanied by the proliferation of vast informal
and marginalized urban areas that lack access to essential services and infrastructure. UN …
and marginalized urban areas that lack access to essential services and infrastructure. UN …
Uncertainty-aware interpretable deep learning for slum map** and monitoring
Over a billion people live in slums, with poor sanitation, education, property rights and
working conditions having a direct impact on current residents and future generations. Slum …
working conditions having a direct impact on current residents and future generations. Slum …
Intra-urban land use maps for a global sample of cities from Sentinel-2 satellite imagery and computer vision
Intra-urban land use maps provide important information to urban planners and
policymakers, but these maps are costly, time consuming to generate and are often …
policymakers, but these maps are costly, time consuming to generate and are often …
Artificial intelligence based methods for smart and sustainable urban planning: a systematic survey
The world's cities are facing various challenges such as rapid urbanization, poverty, climate
change, pollution, sustainable and inclusive development. Building futuristic smart and …
change, pollution, sustainable and inclusive development. Building futuristic smart and …
Fine-scale urban informal settlements map** by fusing remote sensing images and building data via a transformer-based multimodal fusion network
Urban informal settlements (UISs) are high-density population settlements with low
standards of living and supply. UIS semantic segmentation, which identifies pixels …
standards of living and supply. UIS semantic segmentation, which identifies pixels …
[HTML][HTML] Spatiotemporal development of informal settlements in Cape Town, 2000 to 2020: An open data approach
Informal settlements are a major urban residential form globally yet they are marginalized in
planning and policymaking. As part of wider interest in geospatial technologies to inform …
planning and policymaking. As part of wider interest in geospatial technologies to inform …