Paper Info
Title
The Urban Observatory: A Multi-Modal Imaging Platform For The Study Of Dynamics In Complex Urban Systems
Abstract
We describe an "Urban Observatory" facility designed for the study of complex urban systems via persistent, synoptic, and granular imaging of dynamical processes in cities. An initial deployment of the facility has been demonstrated in New York City and consists of a suite of imaging systems-both broadband and hyperspectral-sensitive to wavelengths from the visible (similar to 400 nm) to the infrared (similar to 13 micron) operating at cadences of similar to 0.01-30 Hz (characteristically similar to 0.1 Hz). Much like an astronomical survey, the facility generates a large imaging catalog from which we have extracted observables (e.g., time-dependent brightnesses, spectra, temperatures, chemical species, etc.), collecting them in a parallel source catalog. We have demonstrated that, in addition to the urban science of cities as systems, these data are applicable to a myriad of domain-specific scientific inquiries related to urban functioning including energy consumption and end use, environmental impacts of cities, and patterns of life and public health. We show that an Urban Observatory facility of this type has the potential to improve both a city's operations and the quality of life of its inhabitants.
Year
DOI
Venue
2021
10.3390/rs13081426
REMOTE SENSING
Keywords
DocType
Volume
multi-wavelength imaging, imaging data acquisition systems, complex urban system dynamics, hyperspectral imaging, infrared imaging, multi-modal data fusion, urban science
Journal
13
Issue
Citations 
PageRank 
8
0
0.34
References 
Authors
0
8
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Dobler Gregory100.68
Federica B. Bianco211.40
Sharma Mohit S.300.34
Karpf Andreas400.34
Baur Julien500.34
Masoud Ghandehari612.69
Jonathan S. Wurtele711.34
Koonin Steven E.800.34