[HTML][HTML] Combining ICESat-2 photons and Google Earth Satellite images for building height extraction

Y Zhao, B Wu, Q Li, L Yang, H Fan, J Wu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Building heights are one of the crucial data for comprehending the functions of urban
systems. Employing optical remote sensing imagery, the shadow-based method is one of …

[HTML][HTML] Global spatial patterns between nighttime light intensity and urban building morphology

B Wu, H Huang, Y Wang, S Shi, J Wu, B Yu - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The comprehensive characterization of global urbanization requires consideration of both
human activities and urban physical structures. Both human activities and urban physical …

[HTML][HTML] The changes in nighttime lights caused by the Turkey–Syria earthquake using NOAA-20 VIIRS day/night band data

Y Yuan, C Wang, S Liu, Z Chen, X Ma, W Li, L Zhang… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Turkey–Syria earthquake on 6 February 2023 resulted in losses such as casualties,
road damage, and building collapses. We mapped and quantified the areas impacted by the …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy of the SDGSAT-1 glimmer imagery in measuring sustainable development goal indicators 7.1. 1, 11.5. 2, and target 7.3

S Liu, C Wang, Z Chen, W Li, L Zhang, B Wu… - Remote Sensing of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Sustainable Development Goals Satellite 1 (SDGSAT-1), equipped with the
Glimmer Imager (GLI), provides high-resolution nighttime light (NTL) data across multiple …

[HTML][HTML] Spatiotemporal evolution and correlation analysis of carbon emissions in the nine provinces along the Yellow River since the 21st century using nighttime …

Y Liu, W Liu, P Qiu, J Zhou, L Pang - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
Monitoring carbon emissions is crucial for assessing and addressing economic
development and climate change, particularly in regions like the nine provinces along the …

The Synergy Between Remote Sensing and Social Sensing in Urban Studies: Review and perspectives

X Xing, B Yu, C Kang, B Huang… - IEEE Geoscience and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Urban studies require a rich set of information sources and techniques that enable a
comprehensive depiction of urban environments. Remote sensing captures physical …

Impacts of COVID-19 on urban networks: Evidence from a novel approach of flow measurement based on nighttime light data

C Wang, Z Chen, B Yu, B Wu, Y Wei, Y Yuan… - … Environment and Urban …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused significant changes in
urban networks due to epidemic prevention policies (eg, social distancing strategies) and …

[HTML][HTML] Utilizing building offset and shadow to retrieve urban building heights with ICESat-2 photons

B Wu, H Huang, Y Zhao - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Building height serves as an essential feature of urban morphology that provides valuable
insights into human socio-cultural behaviors and their impact on the environment in an …

A study on siting of emergency shelters for dam failure floods considering population distribution and weather effects

Y Jiao, Z Li, W Ge, L Jing, M Wu, T Wang, H Sun… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, dam failures have occurred frequently because of extreme weather, posing
a significant threat to downstream residents. The establishment of emergency shelters is …

A vegetation nighttime condition index derived from the triangular feature space between nighttime light intensity and vegetation index

B Wu, Z Song, Q Wu, J Wu, B Yu - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Nighttime light (NTL) data have been commonly used as a proxy for characterizing
socioeconomic activities. Vegetation coverage has been found to be closely and inversely …