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TL;DR: In this paper, the Global Urban Footprint (GUF) raster map is used for the analysis of global urbanization and peri-urbanization patterns, population estimation, vulnerability assessment, or the modeling of diseases and phenomena of global change in general.

TL;DR: The novel implementation of a fully automated processing system for the delineation of human settlements worldwide based on the SAR data acquired in the context of the TDM to provide highly accurate geo-data for an improved global mapping of human settlement.

TL;DR: In this paper, a multi-stage processing system for flexible calculation of urban land cover indicators is presented and applied to a study area in Munich, Germany, using hyperspectral images and height information and includes the stages (1) preprocessing, (2) surface material mapping, (3) indicator calculation and (4) multi-level validation.

TL;DR: In this article, the Global Urban Footprint (GUF) raster map has been used for the analysis of global urbanization and peri-urbanization patterns, population estimation or vulnerability assessment.

TL;DR: In this paper, the capabilities of the TanDEM-X mission in terms of supporting the analysis and monitoring of global human settlement patterns are explored and demonstrated, and the basic methodology for a fully-operational detection and delineation of built-up areas from very high resolution (VHR) SAR data is presented along with a description of the resulting geo-information product-the urban footprint (UF) mask.