URSA: A tool to Guide Urban Planning Using Satellite Data
Peer Reviewed
Date issued
Jun 2024
Subject
Land Use;
Urbanization;
Geographic Information System;
Computer Software;
Metropolitan Area;
Urban Area;
Water and Sanitation;
Climate Change;
Remote Sensing;
Mitigation Strategy;
Flood Damage;
Science and Technology;
Urban Planning;
Urban Infrastructure;
Urban Innovation
JEL code
C80 - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology • Computer Programs: General;
R11 - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes;
R14 - Land Use Patterns
Category
Learning Materials
This learning material introduces URSA (Urban Reporting based on Satellite Analysis), an open-source tool designed to help urban planners diagnose their cities and predict future trends. It allows easy access to the enormous amount of information captured by satellite sensors, taking care of collecting, processing and presenting key information on the evolution of cities in Latin America and the Caribbean. The main functions of URSA are explained in the context of addressing the problems of urban sprawl and urban heat islands, explaining the underlying algorithms and providing step-by-step user guides. The results are displayed through detailed maps produced with the tool.
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