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International Journal of Digital Earth Volume 13, 2020 - Issue 1: Patterns and Processes of Global Human Settlement Development and Dynamics
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Digital world meets urban planet – new prospects for evidence-based urban studies arising from joint exploitation of big earth data, information technology and shared knowledge

Thomas EschGerman Aerospace Center (DLR), German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD), Weßling, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hubert AsamerGerman Aerospace Center (DLR), German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD), Weßling, GermanyView further author information
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Felix BachoferGerman Aerospace Center (DLR), German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD), Weßling, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6181-0187View further author information
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Jakub BalharGISAT s.r.o., Prague, Czech RepublicView further author information
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Martin BoettcherBrockmann Consult GmbH, Geesthacht, GermanyView further author information
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Enguerran BoissierTerradue Srl, Rome, ItalyView further author information
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Pablo d' AngeloGerman Aerospace Center (DLR), German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD), Weßling, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8541-3856View further author information
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Caroline M. GevaertInternational Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ICT), Universiteit Twente, Enschede, NetherlandsView further author information
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Andreas HirnerGerman Aerospace Center (DLR), German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD), Weßling, GermanyView further author information
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Katerina JupovaGISAT s.r.o., Prague, Czech RepublicView further author information
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Franz KurzGerman Aerospace Center (DLR), German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD), Weßling, GermanyView further author information
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Andy Yaw KwartengRemote Sensing and GIS Center, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, OmanView further author information
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Emmanuel MathotTerradue Srl, Rome, ItalyView further author information
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Mattia MarconciniGerman Aerospace Center (DLR), German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD), Weßling, GermanyView further author information
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Alessandro MarinEuropean Space Agency (ESA), Frascati, ItalyView further author information
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Annekatrin Metz-MarconciniGerman Aerospace Center (DLR), German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD), Weßling, GermanyView further author information
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Fabrizio PaciniTerradue Srl, Rome, ItalyView further author information
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Marc PaganiniEuropean Space Agency (ESA), Frascati, ItalyView further author information
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Hans PermanaBrockmann Consult GmbH, Geesthacht, GermanyView further author information
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Tomas SoukupGISAT s.r.o., Prague, Czech RepublicView further author information
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Soner UereyenGerman Aerospace Center (DLR), German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD), Weßling, GermanyView further author information
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Christopher SmallDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Vaclav SvatonVSB Technical University of Ostrava, IT4Innovations, Ostrava, Czech RepublicView further author information
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Julian Nils ZeidlerGerman Aerospace Center (DLR), German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD), Weßling, GermanyView further author information
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Pages 136-157 | Received 28 May 2018, Accepted 11 Nov 2018, Published online: 29 Nov 2018

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