4 papers · 1 filter
Context-Aware Slum Mapping in Sub-Saharan Africa Using Sentinel-1 Texture and Local Climate Zones
Peterson Chepkilot, Babak Memar, Paolo Gamba
Accurate mapping of informal settlements remains a major challenge in Sub-Saharan African (SSA) cities because optical imagery often fails to distinguish Informal Settlements (defi…
A Quantum-assisted Attention U-Net for Building Segmentation over Tunis using Sentinel-1 Data
Luigi Russo, Francesco Mauro, Babak Memar +3
Building segmentation in urban areas is essential in fields such as urban planning, disaster response, and population mapping. Yet accurately segmenting buildings in dense urban re…
An Object-Based Deep Learning Approach for Building Height Estimation from Single SAR Images
Babak Memar, Luigi Russo, Silvia Liberata Ullo +1
Accurate estimation of building heights using very high resolution (VHR) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery is crucial for various urban applications. This paper introduces a D…
Using Multi-Temporal Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 data for water bodies mapping
Luigi Russo, Francesco Mauro, Babak Memar +3
Climate change is intensifying extreme weather events, causing both water scarcity and severe rainfall unpredictability, and posing threats to sustainable development, biodiversity…