A new research paper has been published in Applied Geography on global morphologic categorization of living environments of the urban poor. This is an empirical baseline study of physical building types and structural patterns of cities. A building models for living places of the urban poor (such as slums, etc.) was developed using spatial characteristics allowing to characterize settlement structures. read the full article here (open access): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0143622817309955
New publication on built-up height mapping using remote sensing data
New publication on built-up height mapping using remote sensing data Researchers from the China Agricultural University in Beijing, the Meteorological Administration in Beijing, the Tsinghua University in Beijing, the East China Normal University in Shanghai,...