Advancing Urban Analytics and Sensing for Sustainable Cities
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 January 2026 | Viewed by 81
Special Issue Editors
Interests: GIScience; urban resilience; human mobility; spatial data analytics
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Interests: urban informatics; seamless positioning and navigation; mobile mapping; geospatial data analytics
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Interests: GIS; remote sensing; coastal mapping; geospatial big data; geospatial cloud computing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Urban environments are evolving rapidly, driven by technological advancements and growing societal challenges. This Special Issue aims to explore cutting-edge developments in urban analytics and sensing technologies, fostering innovative research that enhances our understanding of cities. We invite contributions from a wide range of disciplines, including, but not limited to, geospatial science, urban informatics, and smart city technologies.
Key topics of interest include leveraging geospatial data and sensing technologies for urban planning, the real-time monitoring of urban dynamics, and addressing pressing issues such as sustainability, social equity, and urban resilience. Submissions may focus on novel methods, such as machine learning, big data analytics, and sensor networks, to analyze urban phenomena. We also welcome case studies demonstrating practical applications in urban mobility, environmental monitoring, and public health.
This Special Issue provides a platform to showcase interdisciplinary research that integrates advanced sensing, data-driven insights, and actionable solutions to create smarter, more sustainable urban environments. By bridging theory and practice, we aim to inspire innovative approaches and cross-disciplinary collaborations for the future of cities.
Dr. Zhewei Liu
Dr. Yue Yu
Dr. Chao Xu
Dr. Hanlin Zhou
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- urban analytics
- geospatial science
- smart cities
- urban sensing
- sustainability
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