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Detecting and mapping slums using open data: a case study in Kenya

Ron MahabirDepartment of Geography and Geoinformation Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA;Center for Geoinformatics and Geospatial Intelligence, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Peggy AgourisDepartment of Geography and Geoinformation Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA;Center for Earth Observing and Space Research, College of Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA
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Anthony StefanidisDepartment of Geography and Geoinformation Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA;Center for Geoinformatics and Geospatial Intelligence, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA;Criminal Investigations and Network Analysis Center, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8165-0667
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Arie CroitoruDepartment of Geography and Geoinformation Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA;Center for Geoinformatics and Geospatial Intelligence, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8470-9273
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Andrew T. CrooksDepartment of Geography and Geoinformation Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA;Center for Geoinformatics and Geospatial Intelligence, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA;Department of Computational and Data Sciences, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5034-6654
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Pages 683-707 | Received 10 Jul 2018, Accepted 26 Nov 2018, Published online: 04 Dec 2018

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