Urban Observation and Social Sensing
$166.01
- Hardcover
168 pages
- Release Date
6 August 2026
Summary
Urban Observation and Social Sensing helps readers see cities in a way they have seldom imagined before. Advanced technologies such as satellites in space, near surface drones, or even smartphones, can be used to explain how a city functions, or why certain areas are more populated than others. It examines the science of capturing city images and information gathered from above the ground combined with the information from social media and mobile data on the ground, and how to make s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781032776538 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1032776536 |
| Author: | Bin Chen, Fan Zhang |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | CRC Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 168 |
| Release Date: | 6 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 490g |
| Dimensions: | 156mm x 234mm |
| Series: | The Urban-Environment-Sustainability-Technology Nexus |
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Bin Chen
Dr. Bin Chen
Dr. Bin Chen is an Associate Professor and Director of the Future Urbanity & Sustainable Environment (FUSE) Lab at The University of Hong Kong. He earned his BSc in Geographical Information Systems from Wuhan University and his PhD in Global Environmental Change from Beijing Normal University. Prior to joining The University of Hong Kong in 2021, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Davis.
Dr. Chen’s research integrates geospatial big data, data-model fusion, and advanced interdisciplinary methodologies to explore the feedback loops between environmental change, human activities, and public health. His primary research areas include the remote sensing of built and natural environmental changes; modeling spatiotemporal interactions between humans and the environment; and assessing the impact of environmental factors and human activities on public health. He has authored over 80 peer-reviewed publications in leading academic journals. His contributions have garnered international acclaim, including recognition as one of Geospatial World’s 50 Rising Stars (2024), the International Society of Digital Earth Young Scientist Award, the American Association of Geographers Early Career Award in Remote Sensing, and the HKU-100 Scholars Award and Outstanding Young Researcher Award.
Dr. Fan Zhang
Dr. Fan Zhang is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Remote Sensing and GIS, Peking University. Previously, he was a Senior Research Fellow at MIT, where he led the Urban Visual AI group at the MIT Senseable City Lab. His research interests lie in geographical artificial intelligence and data-driven urban studies, with a specific focus on developing urban visual intelligence through the analysis of street-level imagery. Dr. Zhang’s work has been published in prominent academic journals, and he currently contributes as an Associate Editor and Editorial Board Member for several journals. His notable accolades include the CPGIS Young Scholar Award (2024), the Geospatial World 50 Rising Stars Award (2022), and the Global Young Scientist Award in Frontier Science and Technology from WGDC (2020).
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