Convolutional and adversarial networks are found in various fields of knowledge and
activities. One such field is building design, a multi-disciplinary and multi-task process …

Building footprint information is one foundation for understanding urban processes and
hence a program for environmentally sustainable urbanization. For most cities, municipal …

Spatially consistent and up-to-date maps of human settlements are crucial for addressing
policies related to urbanization and sustainability, especially in the era of an increasingly …

Accurate roof information of buildings can be obtained from UAV high-resolution images.
The large-scale accurate recognition of roof types (such as gabled, flat, hipped, complex and …

Cities are responsible for a large share of the global energy consumption. A third of the total
greenhouse gas emissions are related to the buildings sector, making it an important target …

In recent years, remote sensing images has become one of the most popular directions in
image processing. A small feature gap exists between satellite and natural images …

In the course of global urbanization, poverty in cities has been observed to increase,
especially in the Global South. Poverty is one of the major challenges for our society in the …

Remote sensing is an effective method of evaluating building damage after a large-scale
natural disaster, such as an earthquake or a typhoon. In recent years, with the development …

Increasing demand for significant volumes of construction materials, especially sand for use
in concrete, in rapidly developing urban environments is becoming a significant socio …

The management of protected areas and other recreational landscapes is subject to a
variety of challenges. One aspect hereof, visitor monitoring, is crucial for many management …