Building Stock and Building Typology of Kigali, Rwanda

Felix Bachofer, Andreas Braun, Florian Adamietz, Sally Murray, Pablo d’Angelo, Edward Kyazze, Abias Philippe Mumuhire and Jonathan Bower
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Felix Bachofer: German Aerospace Center (DLR), Earth Observation Center (EOC), 82334 Wessling, Germany
Andreas Braun: Department of Geosciences, University of Tuebingen, 72070 Tuebingen, Germany
Florian Adamietz: Department of Geosciences, University of Tuebingen, 72070 Tuebingen, Germany
Sally Murray: International Growth Centre (IGC), KG 12 Ave, Kigali 3004, Rwanda
Pablo d’Angelo: German Aerospace Center (DLR), Earth Observation Center (EOC), 82334 Wessling, Germany
Edward Kyazze: Ministry of Infrastructure (MININFRA), Urbanization and Human Settlements Division, KG 7 Ave, Kigali 24, Rwanda
Abias Philippe Mumuhire: City of Kigali, Urban Planning and Construction One Stop Center Unit, KN 3 Ave, Kigali 3527, Rwanda
Jonathan Bower: International Growth Centre (IGC), KG 12 Ave, Kigali 3004, Rwanda

Data, 2019, vol. 4, issue 3, 1-9

Abstract: This study uses very high-resolution Pléiades imagery for the densely built-up central part of the City of Kigali for the year 2015 in order to derive urban morphology data on building footprints, building archetypes and building heights. Aerial images of the study area from 2008–2009 were used in combination with the 2015 dataset to create a change monitoring dataset on a single building basis. A semi-automated approach was chosen which combined an object-based image analysis with an expert-based revision. The result is a geospatial dataset that detects 165,625 buildings for 2008–2009 and 211,458 for 2015. The dataset includes information on the type of changes between the two dates. Analysis of this geospatial dataset can be used for a range of research applications in economics and the social sciences, as well as a range of policy applications in urban planning and municipal finance administration.

Keywords: building inventory; building types; change detection; remote sensing; Kigali; Rwanda (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C8 C80 C81 C82 C83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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