The knowledge of impervious surfaces, especially the magnitude, location, geometry, spatial
pattern of impervious surfaces and the perviousness–imperviousness ratio, is significant to a …

Characterizations of land-cover dynamics are among the most important applications of
Earth observation data, providing insights into management, policy and science. Recent …

Land use land cover (LULC) change detection based on remote sensing data is an
important source of information for various decision support systems. Information derived …

Timely and accurate change detection of Earth's surface features is extremely important for
understanding relationships and interactions between human and natural phenomena in …

This book provides a comprehensive discussion on urban growth and sprawl, and how they
can be analyzed using remote sensing imageries. It compiles views of numerous …

Abstract Cellular Automata (CA) & Markov-Chain modeling are concepts that are utilized in
numerous branches of science. Powerful as they are independently, these two theoretical …

Estimating the distribution of impervious surface, a major component of the vegetation–
impervious surface–soil (V–I–S) model, is important in monitoring urban areas and …

Remote Sensing (RS) data and techniques, in combination with GIS and landscape metrics,
are fundamental to analyse and characterise Land Cover (LC) and its changes. The case …

This paper reviews the potential applications of satellite remote sensing to regional science
research in urban settings. Regional science is the study of social problems that have a …

Detailed land use, which is difficult to obtain, is an integral part of urban planning. Currently,
GPS traces of vehicles are becoming readily available. It conveys human mobility and …