Nighttime light observations from remote sensing provide us with a timely and spatially
explicit measure of human activities, and therefore enable a host of applications such as …

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

Artificial impervious areas are predominant indicators of human settlements. Timely,
accurate, and frequent information on artificial impervious areas is critical to understanding …

Rapid urbanization has caused radical changes in urban climates. As a result, issues
related to urban thermal environments have become more prominent. Finding a balance …

Timely and accurate extraction of urban built-up areas is crucial to addressing
environmental problems related to fast changes in urban land cover, which is fundamental …

如果从地球上空观测夜间的地球, 可以发现人类聚居区和经济带发出夺目的光芒.
当夜间的天空无云时, 遥感卫星能够捕捉到城镇灯光, 渔船灯光, 火点等可见光辐射源 …

We have produced the first 30 m resolution global land-cover maps using Landsat Thematic
Mapper (TM) and Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) data. We have classified over …

The quantitative identification and trade-off/synergy analysis of land use functions (LUFs)
form the foundation of territory spatial planning and management. However, the application …

High-resolution urban land use maps have important applications in urban planning and
management, but the availability of these maps is low in countries such as China. To …

Timely and accurate information about the dynamics of urban expansion is vital to reveal the
relationships between urban expansion and the ecosystem, to optimize land use patterns …