tahamukhtar20/informal-settlements-of-lahore

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Dataset Summary

This dataset contains KML files representing the informal settlements of Lahore. The dataset was created from scratch by the authors of the paper titled: [Add paper title here] ([Add paper link here]).

Supported Tasks

This dataset is valuable for anyone interested in studying informal settlements in Lahore. Potential applications include academic research, urban planning, policy-making, and geospatial analysis.

Source Data

Data Collection and Processing

The data was sourced from the Kacha Abadis Directorate of Pakistan. Boundaries were delineated through manual interpretation, based on assumptions and reference to boundaries visible in Google Earth Pro. You can find the raw sources in this Google Drive Link: Raw Sources.

Annotations

• Annotation Process: Manual creation of polygons.
• Annotators: The first and second authors of the associated paper.

Licensing

This dataset is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). See the LICENSE file for details.

Citation

Acknowledgments

This work was made possible through the financial support provided by the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service), which enabled the completion of this project. We also gratefully acknowledge the valuable resources and infrastructure provided by the DFKI (Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz), which were critical to the success of this research.

We extend our sincere appreciation to all who contributed directly or indirectly, through their encouragement and support throughout this work.