[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive framework for evaluating the quality of street view imagery

Y Hou, F Biljecki - International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Street view imagery (SVI) is increasingly in competition with traditional remote sensing
sources and assuming its domination in myriads of studies, mainly thanks to the …

A comprehensive review of geospatial technology applications in earthquake preparedness, emergency management, and damage assessment

M Shafapourtehrany, M Batur, F Shabani, B Pradhan… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
The level of destruction caused by an earthquake depends on a variety of factors, such as
magnitude, duration, intensity, time of occurrence, and underlying geological features, which …

Global Streetscapes—A comprehensive dataset of 10 million street-level images across 688 cities for urban science and analytics

Y Hou, M Quintana, M Khomiakov, W Yap… - ISPRS Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Street view imagery (SVI) is instrumental for sensing urban environments, benefitting
numerous domains such as urban morphology, health, greenery, and accessibility. Billions …

[HTML][HTML] Towards a 'resource cadastre'for a circular economy–urban-scale building material detection using street view imagery and computer vision

D Raghu, MJJ Bucher, C De Wolf - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2023 - Elsevier
The lack of data on existing buildings hinders efforts towards repair, reuse, and recycling of
materials, which are crucial for mitigating the climate crisis. Manual acquisition of building …

[HTML][HTML] Sensitivity of measuring the urban form and greenery using street-level imagery: A comparative study of approaches and visual perspectives

F Biljecki, T Zhao, X Liang, Y Hou - International Journal of Applied Earth …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Street View Imagery (SVI) is crucial in estimating indicators such as Sky View Factor
(SVF) and Green View Index (GVI), but (1) approaches and terminology differ across fields …

[HTML][HTML] Microclimate Vision: Multimodal prediction of climatic parameters using street-level and satellite imagery

K Fujiwara, M Khomiakov, W Yap, M Ignatius… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2024 - Elsevier
High-resolution microclimate data is essential for capturing spatio-temporal heterogeneity of
urban climate and heat health management. However, previous studies have relied on …

Assessment of convolutional neural network pre-trained models for detection and orientation of cracks

W Qayyum, R Ehtisham, A Bahrami, C Camp, J Mir… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Failure due to cracks is a major structural safety issue for engineering constructions. Human
examination is the most common method for detecting crack failure, although it is subjective …

[HTML][HTML] A panorama-based technique to estimate sky view factor and solar irradiance considering transmittance of tree canopies

K Fujiwara, K Ito, M Ignatius, F Biljecki - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Street-view-based techniques for assessing the sky view factor (SVF) and solar irradiance
under trees are gaining attention as tools for evaluating trees as nature-based solutions to …

Deep Learning for Earthquake Disaster Assessment: Objects, Data, Models, Stages, Challenges, and Opportunities

J Jia, W Ye - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Earthquake Disaster Assessment (EDA) plays a critical role in earthquake disaster
prevention, evacuation, and rescue efforts. Deep learning (DL), which boasts advantages in …

Beyond geo-localization: Fine-grained orientation of street-view images by cross-view matching with satellite imagery

W Hu, Y Zhang, Y Liang, Y Yin, A Georgescu… - Proceedings of the 30th …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Street-view imagery provides us with novel experiences to explore different places remotely.
Carefully calibrated street-view images (eg, Google Street View) can be used for different …