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Xiaohua Tong

Xiaohua Tong

D-Index & Metrics

Computer Science

D-Index
50
Citations
10465
World Ranking
5604
National Ranking
745

Overview

Xiaohua Tong is a researcher affiliated with Tongji University in China, contributing extensively to fields intersecting engineering and environmental science. Their work spans numerous disciplines, with a focus on applications in remote sensing, planetary science, and environmental engineering.

Their research has been published in a variety of academic venues, frequently contributing to:

  • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
  • IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
  • Remote Sensing
  • International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation
  • Icarus

Key fields of study for Tong include:

  • Engineering
  • Environmental Science

Within these areas, they have specialized in several subfields such as:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Media Technology
  • Environmental Engineering

The main research topics covered by their publications include:

  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Remote-Sensing Image Classification
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Xiaohua Tong showcase the diversity and interdisciplinary nature of the research:

  • Voxel-based representation of 3D point clouds: Methods, applications, and its potential use in the construction industry, 2021, Automation in Construction
  • Multi-Scale Ship Detection From SAR and Optical Imagery Via A More Accurate YOLOv3, 2021, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
  • Modeling urban growth using spatially heterogeneous cellular automata models: Comparison of spatial lag, spatial error and GWR, 2020, Computers Environment and Urban Systems
  • Virtual image pair-based spatio-temporal fusion, 2020, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Graph convolutional autoencoder model for the shape coding and cognition of buildings in maps, 2020, International Journal of Geographical Information Systems

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Tong's research contributions, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Huan Xie
  • Yongjiu Feng
  • Shijie Liu
  • Sicong Liu
  • Zhen Ye

Best Publications

  • Global land cover mapping at 30 m resolution: A POK-based operational approach

    Jun Chen;Jin Chen;Anping Liao;Xin Cao

  • Modeling dynamic urban growth using cellular automata and particle swarm optimization rules

    Yongjiu Feng;Yan Liu;Xiaohua Tong;Miaolong Liu

  • Voxel-based representation of 3D point clouds: Methods, applications, and its potential use in the construction industry

    Yusheng Xu;Xiaohua Tong;Uwe Stilla

  • Integration of UAV-Based Photogrammetry and Terrestrial Laser Scanning for the Three-Dimensional Mapping and Monitoring of Open-Pit Mine Areas

    Xiaohua Tong;Xiangfeng Liu;Peng Chen;Shijie Liu

  • A Multiscale and Hierarchical Feature Extraction Method for Terrestrial Laser Scanning Point Cloud Classification

    Zhen Wang;Liqiang Zhang;Tian Fang;P. Takis Mathiopoulos

  • Building-damage detection using pre- and post-seismic high-resolution satellite stereo imagery: A case study of the May 2008 Wenchuan earthquake

    Xiaohua Tong;Zhonghua Hong;Shijie Liu;Xue Zhang

  • A review of assessment methods for cellular automata models of land-use change and urban growth

    Xiaohua Tong;Yongjiu Feng

  • Bias-corrected rational polynomial coefficients for high accuracy geo-positioning of QuickBird stereo imagery

    Xiaohua Tong;Shijie Liu;Qihao Weng

  • Image Registration With Fourier-Based Image Correlation: A Comprehensive Review of Developments and Applications

    Xiaohua Tong;Kuifeng Luan;Uwe Stilla;Zhen Ye

  • Multi-Scale Ship Detection From SAR and Optical Imagery Via A More Accurate YOLOv3

    Zhonghua Hong;Ting Yang;Xiaohua Tong;Yun Zhang

  • A Novel Subpixel Phase Correlation Method Using Singular Value Decomposition and Unified Random Sample Consensus

    Xiaohua Tong;Zhen Ye;Yusheng Xu;Shijie Liu

  • Evaluating land ecological security and examining its relationships with driving factors using GIS and generalized additive model.

    Yongjiu Feng;Qianqian Yang;Xiaohua Tong;Lijuan Chen

  • An approach for flood monitoring by the combined use of Landsat 8 optical imagery and COSMO-SkyMed radar imagery

    Xiaohua Tong;Xin Luo;Shuguang Liu;Huan Xie

  • Spatiotemporal variation of landscape patterns and their spatial determinants in Shanghai, China

    Yongjiu Feng;Yang Liu;Xiaohua Tong

  • Dynamic land use change simulation using cellular automata with spatially nonstationary transition rules

    Yongjiu Feng;Xiaohua Tong

  • Modeling urban growth using spatially heterogeneous cellular automata models: Comparison of spatial lag, spatial error and GWR

    Chen Gao;Chen Gao;Yongjiu Feng;Xiaohua Tong;Zhenkun Lei

  • Automated Subpixel Surface Water Mapping from Heterogeneous Urban Environments Using Landsat 8 OLI Imagery

    Huan Xie;Xin Luo;Xiong Xu;Haiyan Pan

  • Virtual image pair-based spatio-temporal fusion

    Qunming Wang;Yijie Tang;Xiaohua Tong;Peter M. Atkinson;Peter M. Atkinson

  • Graph convolutional autoencoder model for the shape coding and cognition of buildings in maps

    Xiongfeng Yan;Tinghua Ai;Min Yang;Xiaohua Tong

  • Use of shadows for detection of earthquake-induced collapsed buildings in high-resolution satellite imagery

    Xiaohua Tong;Xiaofei Lin;Tiantian Feng;Huan Xie

  • A Multilevel Point-Cluster-Based Discriminative Feature for ALS Point Cloud Classification

    Zhenxin Zhang;Liqiang Zhang;Xiaohua Tong;P. Takis Mathiopoulos

  • A Three-Layered Graph-Based Learning Approach for Remote Sensing Image Retrieval

    Yuebin Wang;Liqiang Zhang;Xiaohua Tong;Liang Zhang

  • A linear road object matching method for conflation based on optimization and logistic regression

    Xiaohua Tong;Dan Liang;Yanmin Jin

Frequent Co-Authors

Qian Du
Qian Du Mississippi State University
Peter M. Atkinson
Peter M. Atkinson Lancaster University
Wenzhong Shi
Wenzhong Shi Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Uwe Stilla
Uwe Stilla Technical University of Munich
Qunming Wang
Qunming Wang Tongji University
Antonio Plaza
Antonio Plaza University of Extremadura
Lorenzo Bruzzone
Lorenzo Bruzzone University of Trento
Liangpei Zhang
Liangpei Zhang Wuhan University
Jian Kang
Jian Kang University College London
Qihao Weng
Qihao Weng Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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