Publications

Do-it-yourself built-up mapping tool: A practical cloud-based solution using Sentinel imagery for mapping urban expansion in Africa

Published in International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 2026

Recommended citation: Sapena, M., Mast, J., Schoepfer, E., & Taubenböck, H. (2026). "Do-it-yourself built-up mapping tool: A practical cloud-based solution using Sentinel imagery for mapping urban expansion in Africa." International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 146, 105153.
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Using geolocated social media data for understanding the relationships between language, topic and mobility: A case study on a local use of English in Nigeria

Published in Geolingual Studies on Urban Space, 2026

Recommended citation: Mast, J., Heps, D., Sapena, M., & Taubenböck, H. (2025). "Using geolocated social media data for understanding the relationships between language, topic and mobility: A case study on a local use of English in Nigeria." Geolingual Studies on Urban Space.

The digital urban frontier: Disparities in social media activity between consolidated and newly urbanized areas in Africa

Published in Applied Geography, 2025

Recommended citation: Mast, J., Sapena, M., Debray, H., Inkoom, J. N., Lemoine-Rodríguez, R., Geiß, C., & Taubenböck, H. (2025). "The digital urban frontier: Disparities in social media activity between consolidated and newly urbanized areas in Africa." Applied Geography, 181, 103687.
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Was Global Urbanization from 1985 to 2015 Efficient in Terms of Land Consumption?

Published in Habitat International, 2025

Recommended citation: Taubenböck, H., Mast, J., Lemoine Rodríguez, R., Debray, H., Wurm, M., & Geiß, C. (2025). "Was Global Urbanization from 1985 to 2015 Efficient in Terms of Land Consumption?" Habitat International, 160, 103397.
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Geospatiality: The effect of topics on the presence of geolocation in English text data

Published in International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 2025

Recommended citation: Mast, J., Lemoine-Rodriguez, R., Rittlinger, V., Geiß, C., Biewer, C., & Taubenböck, H. (2025). "Geospatiality: The effect of topics on the presence of geolocation in English text data." International Journal of Geographical Information Science.
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Dynamics of intra-urban employment geographies: A comparative study of U.S. and German metropolitan areas

Published in Journal of Urban Affairs, 2024

Recommended citation: Heider, B., Mast, J., Roth, D., Standfuß, I., Siedentop, S., & Taubenböck, H. (2024). "Dynamics of intra-urban employment geographies: A comparative study of U.S. and German metropolitan areas." Journal of Urban Affairs, 46(7), 1287–1307.
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Global differences in urbanization dynamics from 1985 to 2015 and outlook considering IPCC climate scenarios

Published in Cities, 2024

Recommended citation: Taubenböck, H., Mast, J., Geiß, C., Wurm, M., Esch, T., & Seto, K. C. (2024). "Global differences in urbanization dynamics from 1985 to 2015 and outlook considering IPCC climate scenarios." Cities, 151, 105117.
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The migrant perspective: Measuring migrants’ movements and interests using geolocated tweets

Published in Population, Space and Place, 2023

Recommended citation: Mast, J., Sapena, M., Mühlbauer, M., Biewer, C., & Taubenböck, H. (2024). "The migrant perspective: Measuring migrants' movements and interests using geolocated tweets." Population, Space and Place, 30(2), e2732.
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Space lidar for archaeology? Reanalyzing GEDI data for detection of ancient Maya buildings

Published in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2021

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Recommended citation: Ziga Kokalj, Johannes Mast, "Space lidar for archaeology? Reanalyzing GEDI data for detection of ancient Maya buildings." Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2021.
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Mapping urban villages using fully convolutional neural networks

Published in Remote Sensing Letters, 2020

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Recommended citation: J. Mast, C. Wei, M. Wurm, "Mapping urban villages using fully convolutional neural networks." Remote Sensing Letters, 2020.
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Assessing the potential of social media data to support remote sensing data in migration analysis – An explorative modelling approach for Ghana, 2015-2020

Published in ESA Living Planet Symposium 2025, 2026

ESA Living Planet Symposium 2025, Vienna, Austria.

Recommended citation: Mast, J., Sapena Moll, M., Geiß, C., & Taubenböck, H. (2025). "Assessing the potential of social media data to support remote sensing data in migration analysis – An explorative modelling approach for Ghana, 2015-2020." ESA Living Planet Symposium 2025, Vienna, Austria.

Geospatiality of Topics in English Text Data

Published in International Conference for Computational Social Science (IC2S2), 2025

International Conference for Computational Social Science (IC2S2), Norrköping, Sweden.

Recommended citation: Mast, J., Geiß, C., & Taubenböck, H. (2025). "Geospatiality of Topics in English Text Data." International Conference for Computational Social Science (IC2S2), Norrköping, Sweden.

Spatial delineations of cities based on web content and built-up age—A case study on North African growth poles from 2010 to 2020

Published in 17th International Conference on Joint Urban Remote Sensing (JURSE 2025), 2025

Recommended citation: Mast, J., Geiß, C., & Taubenböck, H. (2025). "Spatial delineations of cities based on web content and built-up age—A case study on North African growth poles from 2010 to 2020." 17th International Conference on Joint Urban Remote Sensing (JURSE 2025), Tunis, Tunisia.
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Comparing Geospatiality of Topics between Geotag- and Geoparsing-based Geolocations

Published in 3rd International Workshop on Geographic Information Extraction from Texts Workshop, GeoExT 2025, at the European Conference for Information Retrieval (ECIR) 2025, 2025

3rd International Workshop on Geographic Information Extraction from Texts Workshop, GeoExT 2025, at the European Conference for Information Retrieval (ECIR) 2025.

Recommended citation: Mast, J., Lemoine-Rodriguez, R., Rittlinger, V., Geiß, C., & Taubenböck, H. (2025). "Comparing Geospatiality of Topics between Geotag- and Geoparsing-based Geolocations." 3rd International Workshop on Geographic Information Extraction from Texts Workshop, GeoExT 2025, at the European Conference for Information Retrieval (ECIR) 2025.

Mobility analysis using big data approaches

Published in Migraware validation workshop, 2024

Migraware validation workshop, Abuja, Nigeria.

Recommended citation: Sapena, M., Mast, J. & Taubenböck, H. (2024). "Mobility analysis using big data approaches." Migraware validation workshop, Abuja, Nigeria.

Geolingual Studies: Combining linguistics, remote sensing, and digital humanities to assess the interrelation of physical and social spaces

Published in Spatial Humanities Conference 2024, 2024

Spatial Humanities Conference 2024, Bamberg, Germany.

Recommended citation: Mast, J. & Lemoine-Rodriguez, R. (2024). "Geolingual Studies: Combining linguistics, remote sensing, and digital humanities to assess the interrelation of physical and social spaces." Spatial Humanities Conference 2024, Bamberg, Germany.

Introduction to DIY-BU-Mapping Tool: Mapping Urban Expansion in Africa on the Cloud

Published in 43rd EARSeL Symposium, 2024

43rd EARSeL Symposium, Manchester, UK.

Recommended citation: Sapena Moll, M., Mast, J., Geiß, C., & Taubenböck, H. (2024). "Introduction to DIY-BU-Mapping Tool: Mapping Urban Expansion in Africa on the Cloud." 43rd EARSeL Symposium, Manchester, UK.

The Spatiality of Topics In Typical Sources of Text Data

Published in 16th ACM Web Science Conference 2024, 2024

16th ACM Web Science Conference 2024, Stuttgart, Germany.

Recommended citation: Mast, J. (2024). "The Spatiality of Topics In Typical Sources of Text Data." 16th ACM Web Science Conference 2024, Stuttgart, Germany.

Integrating multi-source remote sensing data for monitoring urban development in West Africa

Published in 2023 Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event, 2023

2023 Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event. Heraklion, Greece.

Recommended citation: Sapena Moll, M., Inkoom, J. N., Umaru, E. T., Mast, J., Okhimamhe, A. A., & Taubenböck, H. (2023). "Integrating multi-source remote sensing data for monitoring urban development in West Africa." 2023 Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event. Heraklion, Greece.

Linking remote sensing data and online engagement in flood events in Nigeria

Published in 2023 Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event, 2023

2023 Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event. Heraklion, Greece.

Recommended citation: Mast, J., Sapena, M., Geiß, C., & Taubenböck, H. (2023). "Linking remote sensing data and online engagement in flood events in Nigeria." 2023 Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event. Heraklion, Greece.

Are citizens’ perceptions on urban green spaces influenced by their immediate environment? The case of Grand Nokoue, Benin Republic

Published in 2023 Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event, 2023

2023 Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event. Heraklion, Greece.

Recommended citation: Tohoun, B. A., Sapena Moll, M., Mast, J., Taubenböck, H., Haruna, I., Orekan, V., & Okhimamhe, A. A. (2023). "Are citizens' perceptions on urban green spaces influenced by their immediate environment? The case of Grand Nokoue, Benin Republic." 2023 Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event. Heraklion, Greece.

Multilingual Topic Modeling of Geolocated Tweets for Assessing Interests of Migrants in West Africa

Published in WASCAL Symposium, 2022

WASCAL Symposium, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Recommended citation: Mast, J., Sapena, M., Thiel, M., Fürst, C., Biewer, C. & Taubenböck, H. (2022). "Multilingual Topic Modeling of Geolocated Tweets for Assessing Interests of Migrants in West Africa." WASCAL Symposium, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Enhancing Earth Observation of Migration with Insights from Social Media

Published in ESA Living Planet Symposium 2022, 2022

ESA Living Planet Symposium 2022, Bonn, Germany.

Recommended citation: Mast, J., Sapena, M., Okhimamhe, L. A. A., Fürst, C., Biewer, C. & Taubenböck, H. (2022). "Enhancing Earth Observation of Migration with Insights from Social Media." ESA Living Planet Symposium 2022, Bonn, Germany.