Automated Extraction of Built-Up Areas by Fusing VIIRS Nighttime Lights and Landsat-8 Data

Automated Extraction of Built-Up Areas by Fusing VIIRS Nighttime Lights and Landsat-8 Data

As the world urbanizes and builds more infrastructure, the extraction of built-up areas using remote sensing is crucial for monitoring land cover changes and understanding urban environments. Previous studies have proposed a variety of methods for mapping regional and global built-up areas. However,...

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Main Authors: Chang Liu, Kang Yang, Mia M. Bennett, Ziyan Guo, Liang Cheng, Manchun Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
built-up area
image classification
data fusion
nighttime lights
VIIRS
Landsat-8
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/11/13/1571

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