Monika Kuffer

69 papers C 13Journal 37Unranked 19
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2025 — conf
Comparative Analysis of Manual Slum Identification Using Satellite Data: A Case Study of Medellin, Colombia.
JURSE
John Friesen, Nicolas Johannes Kraff, Monika Kuffer, Stefanos Georganos, Henri Debray, Hannes Taubenböck, Jota Samper
2025 — conf
Evaluating the Ability to Map the Degree of Informality within a City using a Scalable, Machine Learning Methodology in Nairobi, Kenya.
JURSE
Ryan N. Engstrom, Akhil Bharadwaj, Maxwell Owusu, Qunshan Zhao, Sebastian Hafner, Monika Kuffer, Francis C. Onyambu, Caroline Kabaria, Peter Elias, Oluwatoyin Odulana, Grant Tregonning, Bunmi Alugbin, Kehinda Baruwa, Dana R. Thomson, João Porto de Albuquerque
2025 J jnl
Foreword to the Special Issue "Exploring the Potential of Urban Remote Sensing".
IEEE J. Sel. Top. Appl. Earth Obs. Remote. Sens.
Nektarios Chrysoulakis, Giorgos Somarakis, Monika Kuffer, Clément Mallet, Hannes Taubenböck
2025 — conf
Mapping Deprived Urban Areas with an Optimized Loss-weight Feature-guided Deep Learning Model.
JURSE
Paulo Silva Filho, Bedru Tareke, Claudio Persello, Raian Vargas Maretto, Renato Machado, Monika Kuffer, Ángela Abascal, Jon Wang
2025 — conf
Mapping Indicators for Morphological Informality in Nairobi, Kenya Using Satellite Imagery.
JURSE
Sebastian Hafner, Manuella Comerio de Paulo, Qunshan Zhao, Monika Kuffer, Ryan N. Engstrom, Dana R. Thomson, Francis C. Onyambu, Caroline Kabaria, Peter Elias, Ángela Abascal, Grant Tregonning, Oluwatoyin Odulana, Adenike Shonowo, Bunmi Alugbin, Kehinde Baruwa, Alexandra Middleton, João Porto de Albuquerque
2025 — conf
Measuring change and location of informal settlements at a national level: The Argentinian case.
JURSE
Jota Samper, Julio Cesar Pedrassoli, Anthony Boanada-Fuchs, Monika Kuffer, Malena Jaramillo Espinosa, Juan Manuel D'Attoli
2025 J jnl
Predicting Household Income with Sentinel and Street View Imagery: A Comparative Study across Amsterdam, Sydney, and New York.
Int. J. Appl. Earth Obs. Geoinformation
Oleksandr Karasov, Evelyn Uuemaa, Olle Järv, Monika Kuffer, Tiit Tammaru
2025 — conf
The SPACE4ALL Project: Accounting for the Hazard Exposure of the Urban Poor: Combining Remote Sensing and Citizen Science.
JURSE
Lorraine Trento Oliveira, Enzo Campomanes, Mariana Belgiu, Anne M. Dijkstra, Ángela Abascal, Monika Kuffer
2025 J jnl
Towards Modeling Road Access Deprivation in Sub-Saharan Africa Based on a New Accessibility Metric and Road Quality.
CoRR
Sebastian Hafner, Qunshan Zhao, Bunmi Alugbin, Kehinde Baruwa, Caleb Cheruiyot, Sabitu Sa'adu Da'u, Xingyi Du, Peter Elias, Helen Elsey, Ryan N. Engstrom, Serkan Girgin, Diego Fabian Pajarito Grajales, Esther Judith, Caroline Kabaria, Monika Kuffer, Oluwatoyin Odulana, Francis C. Onyambu, Adenike Shonowo, Dana R. Thomson, Mingyu Zhu, João Porto de Albuquerque
2025 — conf
Towards a Spatial Measure of SDG 11.1.1: Open Data for Urban Deprivation Mapping.
JURSE
Sai Ganesh Veeravalli, Florencio Campomanes V, Sebastian Hafner, Stefanos Georganos, Monika Kuffer, John Friesen, Dana R. Thomson, Robert Ndugwa, Dennis Mwaniki, Ángela Abascal, Peter Elias, Tobi Eniolu Morakinyo, Julio Cesar Pedrassoli, Gabriel de Oliveira, Anthony Boanada-Fuchs, Boris Zerjav, Juan Manuel D'Attoli
2024 C conf
Heat Exposure of Deprivation Through Air Temperature Modelling.
IGARSS
Ángela Abascal, Jon Wang, Monika Kuffer, Stefanos Georganos, Sabine Vanhuysse
2024 C conf
IDEAMAPS: Modelling Sub-Domains of Deprivation with EO and AI.
IGARSS
Monika Kuffer, Ángela Abascal, Ryan N. Engstrom, Dana R. Thomson, Grant Tregonning, Adenike Shonowo, Qunshan Zhao, João Porto de Albuquerque, Peter Elias, Francis C. Onyambu, Caroline Kabaria
2024 C conf
Large Area Mapping of Urban Deprivation from Sentinel-2 and Google Open Buildings using Deep Learning.
IGARSS
Ryan N. Engstrom, Maxwell Owusu, Mina Hanna, Amir Jafari, Dana R. Thomson, Monika Kuffer
2024 C conf
ONEKANA: Modelling Thermal Inequalities in African Cities.
IGARSS
Sabine Vanhuysse, Ángela Abascal, Stefanos Georganos, Jon Wang, Monika Kuffer
2024 C conf
Semi-Supervised 'Soft' Extraction of Urban Types Associated with Deprivation.
IGARSS
Sabine Vanhuysse, Ángela Abascal, Jon Wang, Stefanos Georganos, Monika Kuffer, Eléonore Wolff
2024 J jnl
Towards a scalable and transferable approach to map deprived areas using Sentinel-2 images and machine learning.
Comput. Environ. Urban Syst.
Maxwell Owusu, Arathi Nair, Amir Jafari, Dana R. Thomson, Monika Kuffer, Ryan N. Engstrom
2024 C conf
User and Data-Centric Artificial Intelligence for Mapping Urban Deprivation in Multiple Cities Across the Globe.
IGARSS
Bedru Tareke, Paulo Silva Filho, Claudio Persello, Monika Kuffer, Raian Vargas Maretto, Jon Wang, Ángela Abascal, Priam V. Pillai, Binti Singh, Juan Manuel D'Attoli, Caroline Kabaria, Julio Cesar Pedrassoli, Patricia Lustosa Brito, Peter Elias, Elio Atenógenes, Andrea Ramírez Santiago
2023 C conf
Evaluating the Ability to Use Contextual Features to Map Deprived Areas 'Slums' in Multiple Cities.
IGARSS
Ryan N. Engstrom, Maxwell Owusu, Arathi Nair, Amir Jafari, Dana R. Thomson, Monika Kuffer
2023 — conf
IDeaMapSudan: Geo-Spatial Modelling of Urban Poverty.
JURSE
Monika Kuffer, Inas M. M. Ali, Asgad Gummah, Andre Da Silva Mano, Wafa Sakhi, Ibrahim Kushieb, Serkan Girgin, Nuha Eltiny, Julia Kumi, Mosub Abdallah, Maysoon Bad, Fatima Ahmed, Mustafa Hamza, Jon Wang, Taha Elzaki, Caroline Gevaert, Charlotte Flasse
2023 — conf
Mapping the Invisibles: Global Urban Inequalities through Night Lights.
JURSE
Ángela Abascal, Christopher C. M. Kyba, Franz Hölker, Monika Kuffer, Hector Linares Arroyo, Ken Walczak, Alejandro Sánchez de Miguel, Tobias Degen, Miguel O. Roman
2023 J jnl
Planning Walkable Cities: Generative Design Approach towards Digital Twin Implementation.
Remote. Sens.
Dewi Kumalasari, Mila Koeva, Faridaddin Vahdatikhaki, Dessislava Petrova-Antonova, Monika Kuffer
2023 J jnl
Three-Dimensional Modelling of Past and Present Shahjahanabad through Multi-Temporal Remotely Sensed Data.
Remote. Sens.
Vaibhav Rajan, Mila Koeva, Monika Kuffer, Andre Da Silva Mano, Shubham Mishra
2023 J jnl
Toward 3D Property Valuation - A Review of Urban 3D Modelling Methods for Digital Twin Creation.
ISPRS Int. J. Geo Inf.
Yue Ying, Mila Koeva, Monika Kuffer, Jaap Zevenbergen
2022 J jnl
"Domains of deprivation framework" for mapping slums, informal settlements, and other deprived areas in LMICs to improve urban planning and policy: A scoping review.
Comput. Environ. Urban Syst.
Ángela Abascal, Natalie Rothwell, Adenike Shonowo, Dana R. Thomson, Peter Eliás, Helen Elsey, Godwin Yeboah, Monika Kuffer
2022 J jnl
A census from heaven: Unraveling the potential of deep learning and Earth Observation for intra-urban population mapping in data scarce environments.
Int. J. Appl. Earth Obs. Geoinformation
Stefanos Georganos, Sebastian Hafner, Monika Kuffer, Catherine Linard, Yifang Ban
2022 J jnl
Identifying degrees of deprivation from space using deep learning and morphological spatial analysis of deprived urban areas.
Comput. Environ. Urban Syst.
Ángela Abascal, Ignacio Rodríguez-Carreño, Sabine Vanhuysse, Stefanos Georganos, Richard Sliuzas, Eléonore Wolff, Monika Kuffer
2022 J jnl
In-Between the Lines and Pixels: Cartography's Transition from Tool of the State to Humanitarian Mapping of Deprived Urban Areas.
Digit. Soc.
Isaac Oluoch, Monika Kuffer, Michael H. Nagenborg
2022 J jnl
Integrating Remote Sensing and Street View Imagery for Mapping Slums.
ISPRS Int. J. Geo Inf.
Abbas Najmi, Caroline M. Gevaert, Divyani Kohli, Monika Kuffer, Jati Pratomo
2022 J jnl
On the knowledge gain of urban morphology from space.
Comput. Environ. Urban Syst.
Jiong Wang, Stefanos Georganos, Monika Kuffer, Ángela Abascal, Sabine Vanhuysse
2022 J jnl
The Missing Millions in Maps: Exploring Causes of Uncertainties in Global Gridded Population Datasets.
ISPRS Int. J. Geo Inf.
Monika Kuffer, Maxwell Owusu, Lorraine Oliveira, Richard Sliuzas, Frank van Rijn
2021 C conf
Development of a Multi-City Deprived Area Mapping Ecosystem.
IGARSS
Ryan N. Engstrom, Dana R. Thomson, Julia Ek, Monika Kuffer
2021 C conf
EO-Based Low-Cost Frameworks to Address Global Urban Data GAPS on Deprivation and Multiple Hazards.
IGARSS
Monika Kuffer, Dana R. Thomson, Andrew Maki, Sabine Vanhuysse, Stefanos Georganos, Richard Sliuzas, Claudio Persello
2021 C conf
Extracting Urban Deprivation Indicators Using Superspectral Very-High-Resolution Satellite Imagery.
IGARSS
Stefanos Georganos, Sabine Vanhuysse, Ángela Abascal, Monika Kuffer
2021 C conf
Geo-Ethics in Slum Mapping.
IGARSS
Maxwell Owusu, Monika Kuffer, Mariana Belgiu, Taïs Grippa, Moritz Lennert, Stefanos Georganos, Sabine Vanhuysse
2021 C conf
Gridded Urban Deprivation Probability from Open Optical Imagery and Dual-Pol Sar Data.
IGARSS
Sabine Vanhuysse, Stefanos Georganos, Monika Kuffer, Taïs Grippa, Moritz Lennert, Eléonore Wolff
2021 J jnl
Is It All the Same? Mapping and Characterizing Deprived Urban Areas Using WorldView-3 Superspectral Imagery. A Case Study in Nairobi, Kenya.
Remote. Sens.
Stefanos Georganos, Ángela Abascal, Monika Kuffer, Jiong Wang, Maxwell Owusu, Eléonore Wolff, Sabine Vanhuysse
2021 J jnl
Special Issue "Remote-Sensing-Based Urban Planning Indicators".
Remote. Sens.
Monika Kuffer, Karin Pfeffer, Claudio Persello
2021 J jnl
Towards user-driven earth observation-based slum mapping.
Comput. Environ. Urban Syst.
Maxwell Owusu, Monika Kuffer, Mariana Belgiu, Taïs Grippa, Moritz Lennert, Stefanos Georganos, Sabine Vanhuysse
2020 J jnl
Analysing Urban Development Patterns in a Conflict Zone: A Case Study of Kabul.
Remote. Sens.
Vineet Chaturvedi, Monika Kuffer, Divyani Kohli
2020 J jnl
Cloud Computation Using High-Resolution Images for Improving the SDG Indicator on Open Spaces.
Remote. Sens.
Rosa Aguilar, Monika Kuffer
2020 J jnl
Foreword to the Special Issue on Paving the Way for the Future of Urban Remote Sensing.
IEEE J. Sel. Top. Appl. Earth Obs. Remote. Sens.
Sébastien Lefèvre, Thomas Corpetti, Monika Kuffer, Hannes Taubenböck, Clément Mallet
2020 J jnl
Misperceptions of Predominant Slum Locations? Spatial Analysis of Slum Locations in Terms of Topography Based on Earth Observation Data.
Remote. Sens.
Inken Müller, Hannes Taubenböck, Monika Kuffer, Michael Wurm
2020 J jnl
The Role of Earth Observation in an Integrated Deprived Area Mapping "System" for Low-to-Middle Income Countries.
Remote. Sens.
Monika Kuffer, Dana R. Thomson, Gianluca Boo, Ron Mahabir, Taïs Grippa, Sabine Vanhuysse, Ryan N. Engstrom, Robert Ndugwa, Jack Makau, Edith Darin, João Porto de Albuquerque, Caroline Kabaria
2020 J jnl
The Spatial Dimension of COVID-19: The Potential of Earth Observation Data in Support of Slum Communities with Evidence from Brazil.
ISPRS Int. J. Geo Inf.
Patricia Lustosa Brito, Monika Kuffer, Mila Koeva, Julio Cesar Pedrassoli, Jiong Wang, Federico Costa, Anderson Dias de Freitas
2020 C conf
Towards Uncovering Socio-Economic Inequalities Using VHR Satellite Images and Deep Learning.
IGARSS
Claudio Persello, Monika Kuffer
2019 — conf
Challenges of mapping the missing spaces.
JURSE
Caroline M. Gevaert, Divyani Kohli, Monika Kuffer
2019 — conf
Detection of Informal Graveyards in Lima using Fully Convolutional Network with VHR Images.
JURSE
Henri Debray, Monika Kuffer, Claudio Persello, Christien Klaufus, Karin Pfeffer
2019 — conf
Do we underestimate the global slum population?
JURSE
Monika Kuffer, Claudio Persello, Karin Pfeffer, Richard Sliuzas, Vinodkumar Rao
2019 J jnl
Identifying a Slums' Degree of Deprivation from VHR Images Using Convolutional Neural Networks.
Remote. Sens.
Alireza Ajami, Monika Kuffer, Claudio Persello, Karin Pfeffer
2019 J jnl
Post-Disaster Recovery Assessment with Machine Learning-Derived Land Cover and Land Use Information.
Remote. Sens.
Mohammadreza Sheykhmousa, Norman Kerle, Monika Kuffer, Saman Ghaffarian
2019 — conf
The Generic Slum Ontology: Can a Global Slum Repository be created?
JURSE
Divyani Kohli, Monika Kuffer, Caroline M. Gevaert
2019 J jnl
The Temporal Dynamics of Slums Employing a CNN-Based Change Detection Approach.
Remote. Sens.
Ruoyun Liu, Monika Kuffer, Claudio Persello
2019 J jnl
The role of spatial heterogeneity in detecting urban slums.
Comput. Environ. Urban Syst.
Jiong Wang, Monika Kuffer, Karin Pfeffer
2018 J jnl
Capturing the Urban Divide in Nighttime Light Images From the International Space Station.
IEEE J. Sel. Top. Appl. Earth Obs. Remote. Sens.
Monika Kuffer, Karin Pfeffer, Richard Sliuzas, Hannes Taubenböck, Isa Baud, Martin van Maarseveen
2018 J jnl
Machine Learning-Based Slum Mapping in Support of Slum Upgrading Programs: The Case of Bandung City, Indonesia.
Remote. Sens.
Gina Leonita, Monika Kuffer, Richard Sliuzas, Claudio Persello
2018 J jnl
The Scope of Earth-Observation to Improve the Consistency of the SDG Slum Indicator.
ISPRS Int. J. Geo Inf.
Monika Kuffer, Jiong Wang, Michael H. Nagenborg, Karin Pfeffer, Divyani Kohli, Richard Sliuzas, Claudio Persello
2017 — conf
Assessing the quality of Global Human Settlement Layer products for Kampala, Uganda.
JURSE
Richard Sliuzas, Monika Kuffer, Thomas Kemper
2017 J jnl
Capturing the Diversity of Deprived Areas with Image-Based Features: The Case of Mumbai.
Remote. Sens.
Monika Kuffer, Karin Pfeffer, Richard Sliuzas, Isa Baud, Martin van Maarseveen
2017 — conf
City nighttime light variations using ISS images.
JURSE
Monika Kuffer, Richard Sliuzas, Martin van Maarseveen, Karin Pfeffer, Isa Baud
2017 J jnl
Coupling Uncertainties with Accuracy Assessment in Object-Based Slum Detections, Case Study: Jakarta, Indonesia.
Remote. Sens.
Jati Pratomo, Monika Kuffer, Javier Martinez Martin, Divyani Kohli
2017 — conf
Slum mapping.
JURSE
Richard Sliuzas, Monika Kuffer, Caroline Gevaert, Claudio Persello, Karin Pfeffer
2017 — conf
Spatial patterns of slums: Comparing African and Asian cities.
JURSE
Monika Kuffer, Felix Orina, Richard Sliuzas, Hannes Taubenböck
2016 J jnl
Extraction of Slum Areas From VHR Imagery Using GLCM Variance.
IEEE J. Sel. Top. Appl. Earth Obs. Remote. Sens.
Monika Kuffer, Karin Pfeffer, Richard Sliuzas, Isa Baud
2016 J jnl
Slums from Space - 15 Years of Slum Mapping Using Remote Sensing.
Remote. Sens.
Monika Kuffer, Karin Pfeffer, Richard Sliuzas
2015 — conf
The utility of the co-occurrence matrix to extract slum areas from VHR imagery.
JURSE
Monika Kuffer, Richard Sliuzas, Karin Pfeffer, Isa Baud
2014 J jnl
The development of a morphological unplanned settlement index using very-high-resolution (VHR) imagery.
Comput. Environ. Urban Syst.
Monika Kuffer, Joana Barros, Richard Sliuzas
2011 — conf
An exploration of natural capital in the context of multiple deprivations.
JURSE
Shubham Mishra, Monika Kuffer, Javier Martinez Martin, Karin Pfeffer
2011 J jnl
An integrative methodology to improve brownfield redevelopment planning in Chinese cities: A case study of Futian, Shenzhen.
Comput. Environ. Urban Syst.
Fangfang Cheng, Stan C. M. Geertman, Monika Kuffer, Qingming Zhan
2010 J jnl
Understanding heterogeneity in metropolitan India: The added value of remote sensing data for analyzing sub-standard residential areas.
Int. J. Appl. Earth Obs. Geoinformation
Isa Baud, Monika Kuffer, Karin Pfeffer, Richard Sliuzas, Sadasivam Karuppannan