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This paper introduces a data-driven approach to estimate precipitation rates from Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) at a spatial resolution of 200 meters per pixel. It addresses previous challenges related to the collocation of SAR and weather…
Frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar is widely used in autonomous driving and industrial inspection due to its high-resolution target location and velocity estimation capability. However, the plethora of connected devices in…
This article focuses on the use of Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) method to correct air quality low-cost sensors measurements. Those sensors are of major interest in the current era of high-resolution air quality monitoring at…
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Integrating efficient connectivity, positioning and sensing functionalities into 5G New Radio (NR) and beyond mobile cellular systems is one timely research paradigm, especially at mm-wave and sub-THz bands. In this article, we address the…
Lawn area measurement is an application of image processing and deep learning. Researchers have been used hierarchical networks, segmented images and many other methods to measure lawn area. Methods effectiveness and accuracy varies. In…
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