Deep learning and earth observation to support the sustainable development goals: Current approaches, open challenges, and future opportunities

C Persello, JD Wegner, R Hänsch… - … and Remote Sensing …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The synergistic combination of deep learning (DL) models and Earth observation (EO)
promises significant advances to support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). New …

Using satellite imagery to understand and promote sustainable development

M Burke, A Driscoll, DB Lobell, S Ermon - Science, 2021 - science.org
BACKGROUND Accurate and comprehensive measurements of a range of sustainable
development outcomes are fundamental inputs into both research and policy. For instance …

[HTML][HTML] Semantic segmentation of slums in satellite images using transfer learning on fully convolutional neural networks

M Wurm, T Stark, XX Zhu, M Weigand… - ISPRS journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Unprecedented urbanization in particular in countries of the global south result in informal
urban development processes, especially in mega cities. With an estimated 1 billion slum …

[HTML][HTML] Slums from space—15 years of slum mapping using remote sensing

M Kuffer, K Pfeffer, R Sliuzas - Remote Sensing, 2016 - mdpi.com
The body of scientific literature on slum mapping employing remote sensing methods has
increased since the availability of more very-high-resolution (VHR) sensors. This improves …

[HTML][HTML] Deep learning segmentation and classification for urban village using a worldview satellite image based on U-Net

Z Pan, J Xu, Y Guo, Y Hu, G Wang - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Unplanned urban settlements exist worldwide. The geospatial information of these areas is
critical for urban management and reconstruction planning but usually unavailable …

Deep fully convolutional networks for the detection of informal settlements in VHR images

C Persello, A Stein - IEEE geoscience and remote sensing …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter investigates fully convolutional networks (FCNs) for the detection of informal
settlements in very high resolution (VHR) satellite images. Informal settlements or slums are …

[HTML][HTML] The morphology of the Arrival City-A global categorization based on literature surveys and remotely sensed data

H Taubenböck, NJ Kraff, M Wurm - Applied Geography, 2018 - Elsevier
When we think about living environments of the urban poor, slums might be the most
immediate association. These slums evoke a more or less stereotype impression of built …

[HTML][HTML] A critical review of high and very high-resolution remote sensing approaches for detecting and mapping slums: Trends, challenges and emerging …

R Mahabir, A Croitoru, AT Crooks, P Agouris… - Urban Science, 2018 - mdpi.com
Slums are a global urban challenge, with less developed countries being particularly
impacted. To adequately detect and map them, data is needed on their location, spatial …

Computational socioeconomics

J Gao, YC Zhang, T Zhou - Physics Reports, 2019 - Elsevier
Uncovering the structure of socioeconomic systems and timely estimation of socioeconomic
status are significant for economic development. The understanding of socioeconomic …

[HTML][HTML] The temporal dynamics of slums employing a CNN-based change detection approach

R Liu, M Kuffer, C Persello - Remote sensing, 2019 - mdpi.com
Along with rapid urbanization, the growth and persistence of slums is a global challenge.
While remote sensing imagery is increasingly used for producing slum maps, only a few …