Analyzing the Variation of Building Density Using High Spatial Resolution Satellite Images: the Example of Shanghai City

Building density is an important issue in urban planning and land management. In the article, building coverage ratio (BCR) and floor area ratio (FAR) values extracted from high resolution satellite images were used to indicate buildings’ stretching on the surface and growth along the third dim...

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Main Authors: Bo Sun, Yin Liang, Jie Chen, Qi-Guo Zhao, Xian-Zhang Pan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2008-04-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/8/4/2541/

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