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2025

Li, Tian; Hofer, Stefan; Moholdt, Geir; Igneczi, Adam; Heidler, Konrad; Zhu, Xiao Xiang; Bamber, Jonathan

Pervasive glacier retreats across Svalbard from 1985 to 2023 Journal Article

Nature Communications, 16 (1), pp. 705, 2025, ISSN: 2041-1723.

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Tong, Xin-Yi; Dong, Runmin; Zhu, Xiao Xiang

Global high categorical resolution land cover mapping via weak supervision Journal Article

ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 220 , pp. 535-549, 2025, ISSN: 0924-2716.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Land cover mapping Classification Deep learning Transfer learning Weakly supervised learning Domain adaptation PlanetScope Gaofen-1 Sentinel-2

Wang, Y; Hernández, H H; Albrecht, C M; Zhu, X X

Feature Guided Masked Autoencoder for Self-Supervised Learning in Remote Sensing Journal Article

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 18 , pp. 321-336, 2025, ISSN: 2151-1535.

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2024

Chen, Zhaiyu; Shi, Yilei; Nan, Liangliang; Xiong, Zhitong; Zhu, Xiao Xiang

PolyGNN: Polyhedron-based graph neural network for 3D building reconstruction from point clouds Journal Article

ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 218 , pp. 693-706, 2024, ISSN: 0924-2716.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: 3D reconstruction Building model Graph neural network Point cloud Polyhedron

Doda, Sugandha; Kahl, Matthias; Ouan, Kim; Obadic, Ivica; Wang, Yuanyuan; Taubenböck, Hannes; Zhu, Xiao Xiang

Interpretable deep learning for consistent large-scale urban population estimation using Earth observation data Journal Article

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 128 , pp. 103731, 2024, ISSN: 1569-8432.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Population estimation Urbanization Remote sensing Deep learning Interpretability Explainable AI

Fan, Fan; Shi, Yilei; Zhu, Xiao Xiang

Land Cover Classification From Sentinel-2 Images With Quantum-Classical Convolutional Neural Networks Journal Article

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 17 , pp. 12477-12489, 2024.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Feature extraction Integrated circuit modeling Land surface Earth Computational modeling Analytical models Qubit Earth observation (EO) land cover classification multispectral imagery quantum circuit quantum machine learning (QML) remote sensing sentinel-2 data

Guo, Jianhua; Hong, Danfeng; Liu, Zhiheng; Zhu, Xiao Xiang

Continent-wide urban tree canopy fine-scale mapping and coverage assessment in South America with high-resolution satellite images Journal Article

ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 212 , pp. 251-273, 2024, ISSN: 0924-2716.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: South America Urban tree canopy Remote sensing Deep learning Urban sustainable development

Guo, Jianhua; Hong, Danfeng; Zhu, Xiao Xiang

High-resolution satellite images reveal the prevalent positive indirect impact of urbanization on urban tree canopy coverage in South America Journal Article

Landscape and Urban Planning, 247 , pp. 105076, 2024, ISSN: 0169-2046.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: South America Urban tree coverage Urbanization impacts Remote sensing Urban sustainable development

Höhl, A; Obadic, I; Fernández-Torres, M Á; Najjar, H; Oliveira, D A B; Akata, Z; Dengel, A; Zhu, X X

Opening the Black Box: A systematic review on explainable artificial intelligence in remote sensing Journal Article

IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine, 12 (4), pp. 261-304, 2024, ISSN: 2168-6831.

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Huang, Wei; Shi, Yilei; Xiong, Zhitong; Zhu, Xiao Xiang

Decouple and weight semi-supervised semantic segmentation of remote sensing images Journal Article

ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 212 , pp. 13-26, 2024, ISSN: 0924-2716.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Remote sensing Semi-supervised semantic segmentation Decoupled learning Weighting learning

Koller, C; Jung, P; Zhu, X X

Can Land Cover Classification Models Benefit From Distance-Aware Architectures? Journal Article

IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 21 , pp. 1-5, 2024, ISSN: 1558-0571.

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Li, Qingyu; Krapf, Sebastian; Mou, Lichao; Shi, Yilei; Zhu, Xiao Xiang

Deep learning-based framework for city-scale rooftop solar potential estimation by considering roof superstructures Journal Article

Applied Energy, 374 , pp. 123839, 2024, ISSN: 0306-2619.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Convolutional neural network Remote sensing Roof superstructure Solar potential Local climate zone

Li, X; Wen, C; Hu, Y; Yuan, Z; Zhu, X X

Vision-Language Models in Remote Sensing: Current progress and future trends Journal Article

IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine, pp. 2-36, 2024, ISSN: 2168-6831.

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Liu, C; Albrecht, C M; Wang, Y; Li, Q; Zhu, X X

AIO2: Online Correction of Object Labels for Deep Learning With Incomplete Annotation in Remote Sensing Image Segmentation Journal Article

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 62 , pp. 1-17, 2024, ISSN: 1558-0644.

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Stark, T; Wurm, M; Zhu, X X; Taubenböck, H

Quantifying Uncertainty in Slum Detection: Advancing Transfer Learning With Limited Data in Noisy Urban Environments Journal Article

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 17 , pp. 4552-4565, 2024, ISSN: 2151-1535.

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Steidl, V; Bamber, J L; Zhu, X X

Physics-aware Machine Learning for Glacier Ice Thickness Estimation: A Case Study for Svalbard Journal Article

EGUsphere, 2024 , pp. 1-19, 2024.

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Wang, Yi; Albrecht, Conrad; Zhu, Xiao

Multi-Label Guided Soft Contrastive Learning for Efficient Earth Observation Pretraining Book

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Xie, Y; Yuan, X; Zhu, X X; Tian, J

Multimodal Co-Learning for Building Change Detection: A Domain Adaptation Framework Using VHR Images and Digital Surface Models Journal Article

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 62 , pp. 1-20, 2024, ISSN: 1558-0644.

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Xiong, Z; Chen, S; Shi, Y; Zhu, X X

Self-Supervised Pretraining With Monocular Height Estimation for Semantic Segmentation Journal Article

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 62 , pp. 1-12, 2024, ISSN: 1558-0644.

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Xiong, Z; Zhang, F; Wang, Y; Shi, Y; Zhu, X X

EarthNets: Empowering artificial intelligence for Earth observation Journal Article

IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine, pp. 2-36, 2024, ISSN: 2168-6831.

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Xu, F; Shi, Y; Ebel, P; Yang, W; Zhu, X X

Multimodal and Multiresolution Data Fusion for High-Resolution Cloud Removal: A Novel Baseline and Benchmark Journal Article

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 62 , pp. 1-15, 2024, ISSN: 1558-0644.

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Xu, Qingsong; Shi, Yilei; Bamber, Jonathan L; Ouyang, Chaojun; Zhu, Xiao Xiang

Large-scale flood modeling and forecasting with FloodCast Journal Article

Water Research, 264 , pp. 122162, 2024, ISSN: 0043-1354.

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Yin, Xueqing; Aiken, John M; Harris, Richard; Bamber, Jonathan L

A Bayesian spatio-temporal model of COVID-19 spread in England Journal Article

Scientific Reports, 14 (1), pp. 10335, 2024, ISSN: 2045-2322.

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Yuan, Z; Mou, L; Hua, Y; Zhu, X X

RRSIS: Referring Remote Sensing Image Segmentation Journal Article

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 62 , pp. 1-12, 2024, ISSN: 1558-0644.

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Yuan, Z; Xiong, Z; Mou, L; Zhu, X X

ChatEarthNet: A Global-Scale Image-Text Dataset Empowering Vision-Language Geo-Foundation Models Journal Article

Earth Syst. Sci. Data Discuss., 2024 , pp. 1-24, 2024, ISSN: 1866-3591.

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Zhang, Fahong; Shi, Yilei; Xiong, Zhitong; Zhu, Xiao Xiang

Few-Shot Object Detection in Remote Sensing: Lifting the Curse of Incompletely Annotated Novel Objects Journal Article

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 62 , pp. 1-14, 2024, ISSN: 0196-2892.

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Zhao, S; Chen, Z; Xiong, Z; Shi, Y; Saha, S; Zhu, X X

Beyond Grid Data: Exploring graph neural networks for Earth observation Journal Article

IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine, pp. 2-35, 2024, ISSN: 2168-6831.

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2023

Chen, Sining; Shi, Yilei; Xiong, Zhitong; Zhu, Xiao Xiang

HTC-DC Net: Monocular Height Estimation From Single Remote Sensing Images Journal Article

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 61 , pp. 1-18, 2023, ISSN: 0196-2892.

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Daixin, Zhao; Konrad, Heidler; Milad, Asgarimehr; Caroline, Arnold; Tianqi, Xiao; Jens, Wickert; Xiang, Zhu Xiao; Lichao, Mou

DDM-Former: Transformer networks for GNSS reflectometry global ocean wind speed estimation Journal Article

Remote Sensing of Environment, 294 , pp. 113629, 2023, ISSN: 0034-4257.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Deep learning, GNSS reflectometry, Ocean wind speed, Transformer networks

de Gélis, Iris; Saha, Sudipan; Shahzad, Muhammad; Corpetti, Thomas; Lefèvre, Sébastien; Zhu, Xiao Xiang

Deep Unsupervised Learning for 3D ALS Point Clouds Change Detection Journal Article

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, 240 , pp. 107721, 2023, ISSN: 0169-2607.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Band selection, Data gravitation, Human brain, Medical hyperspectral images

Jens, Hoffmann Eike; Karam, Abdulahhad; Xiang, Zhu Xiao

Using social media images for building function classification Journal Article

Cities, 133 , pp. 104107, 2023, ISSN: 0264-2751.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Big data analytics, Building function classification, Social media image analysis, Urban land use

Fan, Fan; Shi, Yilei; Guggemos, Tobias; Zhu, Xiao Xiang

Hybrid Quantum-Classical Convolutional Neural Network Model for Image Classification Journal Article

IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, pp. 1-15, 2023, ISSN: 2162-237X.

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Gawlikowski, Jakob; Saha, Sudipan; Niebling, Julia; Zhu, Xiao Xiang

Handling unexpected inputs: incorporating source-wise out-of-distribution detection into SAR-optical data fusion for scene classification Journal Article

EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, 2023 (1), 2023, ISSN: 1687-6180.

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Gawlikowski, Jakob; Tassi, Cedrique Rovile Njieutcheu; Ali, Mohsin; Lee, Jongseok; Humt, Matthias; Feng, Jianxiang; Kruspe, Anna; Triebel, Rudolph; Jung, Peter; Roscher, Ribana; Shahzad, Muhammad; Yang, Wen; Bamler, Richard; Zhu, Xiao Xiang

A survey of uncertainty in deep neural networks Journal Article

Artificial Intelligence Review, 56 (S1), pp. 1513-1589, 2023, ISSN: 0269-2821.

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Guo, Jianhua; Liu, Zhiheng; Zhu, Xiao Xiang

Assessing the macro-scale patterns of urban tree canopy cover in Brazil using high-resolution remote sensing images Journal Article

Sustainable Cities and Society, 100 , 2023, ISSN: 22106707.

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Heidler, Konrad; Mou, Lichao; Hu, Di; Jin, Pu; Li, Guangyao; Gan, Chuang; Wen, Ji-Rong; Zhu, Xiao Xiang

Self-supervised audiovisual representation learning for remote sensing data Journal Article

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 116 , pp. 103130, 2023, ISSN: 1569-8432.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Self-supervised learning Multi-modal learning Representation learning Audiovisual dataset

Heidler, Konrad; Mou, Lichao; Loebel, Erik; Scheinert, Mirko; Lefèvre, Sébastien; Zhu, Xiao

A Deep Active Contour Model for Delineating Glacier Calving Fronts Journal Article

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 61 (5615912), 2023, ISSN: 1558-0644.

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Hermann, Martin; Saha, Sudipan; Zhu, Xiao Xiang

Filtering Specialized Change in a Few-Shot Setting Journal Article

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 16 , pp. 1185-1196, 2023, ISSN: 1939-1404.

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Hu, Jingliang; Liu, Rong; Hong, Danfeng; Camero, Andrés; Yao, Jing; Schneider, Mathias; Kurz, Franz; Segl, Karl; Zhu, Xiao Xiang

MDAS: a new multimodal benchmark dataset for remote sensing Journal Article

Earth System Science Data, 15 (1), pp. 113-131, 2023, ISSN: 1866-3516.

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Huang, Wei; Shi, Yilei; Xiong, Zhitong; Zhu, Xiao

AdaptMatch: Adaptive Matching for Semi-supervised Binary Segmentation of Remote Sensing Images Journal Article

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, PP , pp. 1-1, 2023.

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Jianhua, Guo; Qingsong, Xu; Yue, Zeng; Zhiheng, Liu; Xiang, Zhu Xiao

Nationwide urban tree canopy mapping and coverage assessment in Brazil from high-resolution remote sensing images using deep learning Journal Article

ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 198 , pp. 1-15, 2023, ISSN: 0924-2716.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Brazil, Remote sensing, Semi-supervised learning, Urban ecosystem services, Urban tree canopy

Kondmann, Lukas; Saha, Sudipan; Zhu, Xiao Xiang

SemiSiROC: Semisupervised Change Detection With Optical Imagery and an Unsupervised Teacher Model Journal Article

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 16 , pp. 3879-3891, 2023.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Earth Training Optical sensors Optical imaging Data models Optical filters Uncertainty Change detection (CD) multitemporal optical images semisupervised unsupervised

Li, Tian; Dawson, Geoffrey J; Chuter, Stephen J; Bamber, Jonathan L

Grounding line retreat and tide-modulated ocean channels at Moscow University and Totten Glacier ice shelves, East Antarctica Journal Article

The Cryosphere, 17 (2), pp. 1003-1022, 2023, ISSN: 1994-0424.

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Qingyu, Li; Lichao, Mou; Yuansheng, Hua; Yilei, Shi; Sining, Chen; Yao, Sun; Xiang, Zhu Xiao

3DCentripetalNet: Building height retrieval from monocular remote sensing imagery Journal Article

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 120 , pp. 103311, 2023, ISSN: 1569-8432.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Building footprint generation, Building height retrieval, Height estimation, Monocular imagery

Qingyu, Li; Sebastian, Krapf; Yilei, Shi; Xiang, Zhu Xiao

SolarNet: A convolutional neural network-based framework for rooftop solar potential estimation from aerial imagery Journal Article

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 116 , pp. 103098, 2023, ISSN: 1569-8432.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Convolutional neural network, Remote sensing, Renewable energy, Roof segments and orientations, Solar potential

Runmin, Dong; Lixian, Zhang; Weijia, Li; Shuai, Yuan; Lin, Gan; Juepeng, Zheng; Haohuan, Fu; Lichao, Mou; Xiang, Zhu Xiao

An adaptive image fusion method for Sentinel-2 images and high-resolution images with long-time intervals Journal Article

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 121 , pp. 103381, 2023, ISSN: 1569-8432.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Deep learning, High-resolution remote sensing, Multi-source image, Spatial resolution, Super-resolution

Shanyu, Zhou; Lichao, Mou; Yuansheng, Hua; Lixian, Zhang; Hermann, Kaufmann; Xiang, Zhu Xiao

Can we use deep learning models to identify the functionality of plastics from space? Journal Article

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 123 , pp. 103491, 2023, ISSN: 1569-8432.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Deep learning, Environmental management, Plastic detection, Plastic functionality, Sentinel-2

Song, Qian; Albrecht, Conrad; Xiong, Zhitong; Zhu, Xiao

Biomass Estimation and Uncertainty Quantification From Tree Height Journal Article

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, PP , pp. 1-14, 2023, ( ).

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Traoré, Kalifou René; Camero, Andrés; Zhu, Xiao Xiang

A data-driven approach to neural architecture search initialization Journal Article

Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence, 2023, ISSN: 1012-2443.

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Wei, Huang; Yilei, Shi; Zhitong, Xiong; Qi, Wang; Xiang, Zhu Xiao

Semi-supervised bidirectional alignment for Remote Sensing cross-domain scene classification Journal Article

ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 195 , pp. 192-203, 2023, ISSN: 0924-2716.

Links | BibTeX | Tags: Bidirectional sample-class alignment, Cross-domain classification, Remote sensing, Semi-supervised domain adaptation

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