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Global Urban Footprint

Global settlement layer from radar data

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At a glance

Region
Global
Coverage
Global 12m resolution
Access
Registration Required
Category
Academic
Last updated
2024

What's inside

  • Urban Footprint
  • SAR Data
  • Settlement Mapping
  • 12m Resolution

What you can do with it

Typical work that data of this type supports.

  1. 01

    No-gauge areas

    Monitor places with no ground stations.

    Because it has: SAR Data

  2. 02

    Long records

    Use consistent records going back decades.

  3. 03

    Change mapping

    Map changes in water, land and vegetation.

Where AI adds value

Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.

  1. 01

    Segmentation

    Map water, crops and land use pixel by pixel with deep learning.

  2. 02

    Data fusion

    Blend satellite and ground data into one better estimate.

  3. 03

    Change detection

    Find what changed, at national scale, automatically.

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