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Authors: Esch, T., Heldens, W., Hirner, A., Keil, M., Marconcini, M., Roth, A., Zeidler, J., Dech, S., & Strano, E.
Affiliations: University of Würzburg (DE)
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR) (DE)
Corresponding author: Esch, Thomas
ORCID: Esch, Thomas
Heldens, Wieke
Hirner, Andreas
Marconcini, Mattia
Roth, Achim
Zeidler, Julian
Strano, Emanuele
Venue: ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2017-12
Volume: 134
Pages: 30-42
ISSN: 0924-2716 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2017.10.012
OpenAlex: W2624779149
Cited by: 403
References: 54
Citations by year: 2026: 24 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 39 · 2023: 40 · 2022: 58 · 2021: 78 · 2020: 63 · 2019: 43 · 2018: 31 · 2017: 4
FWCI: 21.57
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
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Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
www.elsevier.com/legal/tdmrep-license (tdm)
www.elsevier.com/open-access/userlicense/1.0/ (am, 340 d)
Locations: ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (acceptedVersion)
arXiv (Cornell University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
arXiv (Cornell University) (submittedVersion)
elib (German Aerospace Center) (submittedVersion)
arXiv (Cornell University)
Funders: Natural Resources Canada
European Space Agency
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (N. P2ELP2-165150)
World Bank Group
University of Oklahoma
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
University of Tsukuba
Topics: Social Sciences › Geography, Planning and Development › Remote Sensing and Land Use
Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Automated Road and Building Extraction
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Impact of Light on Environment and Health
Keywords: urbanization, rural settlement, synthetic aperture radar, TanDEM-X, TerraSAR-X, periurbanization, population estimates, open data

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