Igor Musikhin^*

Revue Internationale de Géomatique, Vol.34, pp. 939-957, 2025, DOI:10.32604/rig.2025.071168 - 09 December 2025

Abstract Urban environmental quality research is crucial, as cities become competitive centers concentrating human talent, industrial activity, and financial resources, contributing significantly to national economies. Municipal and government priorities include retaining residents, preventing skilled worker outflow, and meeting the evolving needs of urban populations. The study presents the development and application of a scenario-based spatial analysis tool for assessing urban environmental quality at a detailed spatial scale within the city of Novosibirsk. Using advanced geoinformatics, GIS techniques, and an expert knowledge base, the tool integrates diverse thematic data layers with user-defined scenarios to compute and visualize… More >

Huiru Cao¹, Shaoxin Li², Xiaomin Li^3,*, Yongxin Liu⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.83, No.3, pp. 5575-5593, 2025, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2025.061954 - 19 May 2025

Abstract Efficient flight path design for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in urban environmental event monitoring remains a critical challenge, particularly in prioritizing high-risk zones within complex urban landscapes. Current UAV path planning methodologies often inadequately account for environmental risk factors and exhibit limitations in balancing global and local optimization efficiency. To address these gaps, this study proposes a hybrid path planning framework integrating an improved Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) algorithm with an Orthogonal Jump Point Search (OJPS) algorithm. Firstly, a two-dimensional grid model is constructed to simulate urban environments, with key monitoring nodes selected based on… More >

Yahia Said^1,*, Yahya Alassaf², Taoufik Saidani³, Refka Ghodhbani³, Olfa Ben Rhaiem⁴, Ali Ahmad Alalawi¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.81, No.3, pp. 4349-4370, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2024.058903 - 19 December 2024

Abstract The integration of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) into Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) holds transformative potential for real-time traffic monitoring, a critical component of emerging smart city infrastructure. UAVs offer unique advantages over stationary traffic cameras, including greater flexibility in monitoring large and dynamic urban areas. However, detecting small, densely packed vehicles in UAV imagery remains a significant challenge due to occlusion, variations in lighting, and the complexity of urban landscapes. Conventional models often struggle with these issues, leading to inaccurate detections and reduced performance in practical applications. To address these challenges, this paper introduces CFEMNet,… More >

Gagan Deep^*, Jyoti Verma

Journal on Artificial Intelligence, Vol.5, pp. 57-73, 2023, DOI:10.32604/jai.2023.043329 - 22 September 2023

Abstract This research explores the increasing importance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) with relation to smart cities. It discusses the AI and ML’s ability to revolutionize various aspects of urban environments, including infrastructure, governance, public safety, and sustainability. The research presents the definition and characteristics of smart cities, highlighting the key components and technologies driving initiatives for smart cities. The methodology employed in this study involved a comprehensive review of relevant literature, research papers, and reports on the subject of AI and ML in smart cities. Various sources were consulted to gather information… More >

Hao Chen¹, Jie Xu¹, Yibo Hu¹, Fuzhou Niu^1,*, Zhiyan Li², Dan Wang², Guizhong Fu¹, Chuanxin Li^3,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.134, No.2, pp. 1251-1262, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2022.022279 - 31 August 2022

Abstract Aiming at the in situ and mobile observation of urban environmental air pollution, a portable instrument using ultraviolet spectrum retrieval algorithm was developed based on the basis of Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (DOAS) and multiple-pass cell technique. Typical trace gas pollutants, NH₃, SO₂, and NO₂, were explored using their optical spectral characteristics in deep ultraviolet wavelength range from 210 to 215 nm. The gas concentration was retrieved by Lambert-Beer's law and nonlinear least square method. With an optimized optical alignment, the detection limits of NH₃, SO₂, NO₂ were estimated to be 2.2, 2.3, and 36.2 ppb, respectively. The More >