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2026 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
9 - 14 August 2026 • Washington, D.C.
WE4.R16: Innovative Platforms and Emerging Applications in Urban Observation
Wednesday, 12 August, 16:15 - 17:30
Location: Lincoln East
Session Type: Oral
Session Co-Chairs: Veraldo Liesenberg, Santa Catarina State University (UDESC) and TC Chakraborty, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Track: Land Applications
Wed, 12 Aug, 16:15 - 16:30

WE4.R16.1: BENCHMARKING THE EARLIEST DETECTION OF VERTICAL URBAN GROWTH USING SENTINEL-1 PSINSAR SCATTERER LIFECYCLES
Zeeshan Afzal, Lamei Zhang, Harbin Institute of Technology
Wed, 12 Aug, 16:30 - 16:45

WE4.R16.2: Influence of background climatic and socioeconomic factors on global variations in urban versus rural vegetation density, composition, and structure
TC Chakraborty, Rohit Mukherjee, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Wed, 12 Aug, 16:45 - 17:00

WE4.R16.3: SEGMENTATION APPROACHES FOR ROOF DETECTION IN RPA IMAGES
Cindy Fernandes Mendes, Veraldo Liesenberg, Leonardo Josoe Biffi, Marcos Benedito Schimalski, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
Wed, 12 Aug, 17:00 - 17:15

WE4.R16.4: REMOTE SENSING OF VEGETATION, HEAT, AND SURFACE ALBEDO ACROSS URBAN FUNCTIONAL PLACES IN DENVER
Hexiang Wang, Rosanna Rivero, University of Georgia; Hao Yang, Cornell University; Shirin Rezaeimalek, University of Georgia