January 01, 2024 preprint Open access Aachen paper

Leveraging Machine Learning to Generate a Unified and Complete Building Height Dataset for Germany

SSRN Electronic Journal

DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4791799 Full text (OA) OpenAlex

Authors 4

Kristina Dabrock corresponding

Forschungszentrum Jülich

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Research Centre Jülich

Research Centre Jülich, Germany
Noah Pflugradt

Forschungszentrum Jülich

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Research Centre Jülich

Research Centre Jülich, Germany
Jann Michael Weinand

Forschungszentrum Jülich

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Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
Detlef Stolten Aachen

Forschungszentrum Jülich · RWTH Aachen University

Affiliation as printed

RWTH Aachen University

Research Centre Jülich

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