In the past few decades, target detection from remote sensing images gained from aircraft or
satellites has become one of the hottest topics. However, the existing algorithms are still …

Although reliable and accurate inventorying of sidewalks is time consuming, it can aid urban
planners in decision making for infrastructure development. Recent advancements in …

We conduct a methodological investigation of the spatial coverage and temporal variability
of Google Street View (GSV) images adopting a people-based approach. Specifically, we …

The study proposes a ratio of informal settlement land consumption rate to imperviousness
growth rate to understand informal settlement growth patterns. To compute this ratio …

As the fundamental unit of urban governance, communities are the grassroots for
responding to and facing disasters directly, and their resilience to disaster risks has …

Street-view images are essential data sources for advanced urban analytics. Most of the
street-view images that researchers utilize are commercial street views, which can be …

There is an old saying that a picture is worth a thousand words, but what if the picture or
image is geographical in nature? With popular sites like Flickr and Instagram, and high …

Executive summary Digital mapping is a critical activity in contemporary humanitarian
responses. It is often the first step to improving situational awareness and coordination …

In this paper, we provide an overview of how spatial video data collection enriched with
contextual mapping can be used as a universal tool to investigate sub-neighborhood scale …

Disease risk associated with contaminated water, poor sanitation, and hygiene in informal
settlement environments is conceptually well understood. From an analytical perspective …