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Open-access model for detecting openly dumped dispersed municipal solid waste from crowdsourced UAV imagery in Sub-Saharan Africa

arXiv:2605.02316v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Managing municipal solid waste in rapidly urbanizing Sub-Saharan Africa remains challenging due to dispersed informal dumping and limited high-resolutio

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5 May 2026

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U-ViLAR: Uncertainty-Aware Visual Localization for Autonomous Driving via Differentiable Association and Registration

DGX agent

arXiv:2507.04503v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Accurate localization using visual information is a critical yet challenging task, especially in urban environments where nearby buildings and const

local-aiarxiv-cs-cv

28 Apr 2026

Towards Safe Mobility: A Unified Transportation Foundation Model enabled by Open-Ended Vision-Language Dataset

arXiv:2604.22260v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Urban transportation systems face growing safety challenges that require scalable intelligence for emerging smart mobility infrastructures. While rece

safetyarxiv-cs-ai

27 Apr 2026

There are so many AI ads in NYC

Jerry Liu observes the proliferation of AI-related advertisements throughout New York City, likely reflecting the rapid commercialization and mainstream adoption of AI technologies in urban markets. T

agentsjerry-liu--x

25 Apr 2026

Radar Odometry Subject to High Tilt Dynamics of Subarctic Environments

arXiv:2604.19962v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Rotating FMCW radar odometry methods often assume flat ground conditions. While this assumption is sufficient in many scenarios, including urban environ

researcharxiv-cs-ro

23 Apr 2026

Unveiling Stochasticity: Universal Multi-modal Probabilistic Modeling for Traffic Forecasting

arXiv:2604.16084v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Traffic forecasting is a challenging spatio-temporal modeling task and a critical component of urban transportation management. Current studies mainly

applicationsarxiv-cs-ai

20 Apr 2026

SPAGBias: Uncovering and Tracing Structured Spatial Gender Bias in Large Language Models

arXiv:2604.14672v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) are being increasingly used in urban planning, but since gendered space theory highlights how gender hierarchies are embedd

safetyarxiv-cs-cl

17 Apr 2026

See&Say: Vision Language Guided Safe Zone Detection for Autonomous Package Delivery Drones

arXiv:2604.13292v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Autonomous drone delivery systems are rapidly advancing, but ensuring safe and reliable package drop-offs remains highly challenging in cluttered urban

safetyarxiv-cs-cv

16 Apr 2026

Tools

LoNdOn iS sO DiRtY

This post, shared by Swyx on X (formerly Twitter) from user @thekitze, likely expresses a personal opinion or observation about the cleanliness and urban conditions of London. The content probably ref

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14 Apr 2026

ActivityEditor: Learning to Synthesize Physically Valid Human Mobility

arXiv:2604.05529v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Human mobility modeling is indispensable for diverse urban applications. However, existing data-driven methods often suffer from data scarcity, limi

agentsarxiv-cs-ai

13 Apr 2026

Building age estimation based on widely available multi-source1 geospatial data

arXiv:2610.16320v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Building age is fundamental for urban infrastructure safety, operation, and planning, as it directly affects structural safety, and sustainable developm

14 Oct 2026

Global Disaster Risk Assessment Using World Risk Index Data: A Geospatial and Visual Analytics Approach

arXiv:2610.15064v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The world has seen several threats that include resource depletion, food security, poverty and inequality, difficulties associated with urbanization, mi

researcharxiv-cs-cv

14 Oct 2026

CityDeploy-Bench: Benchmarking Physics-Grounded Spatial Set Planning for Multi-Transmitter Network Deployment

model-releasesarxiv-cs-lg

arXiv:2610.11065v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Automating city-scale wireless deployment remains challenging under complex urban propagation and network-wide interference. We introduce extbf{CityDepl

9 Oct 2026

In-Ride Alcohol-Impairment Detection in E-Scooterists with False-Alarm Control

arXiv:2610.11783v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Shared e-scooter services have become a widely adopted urban transport mode. While most users ride responsibly, alcohol intoxication stands out among th

9 Oct 2026

Puffin: Probabilistic Learning of Spatial Detail From Coarse Observations

arXiv:2610.11914v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: High-resolution socioeconomic variables are important for applications such as urban planning, public health, disaster response, and resource allocation

9 Oct 2026

Autonomous Driving Research Requires a Community-Driven Data Paradigm

arXiv:2610.08825v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Autonomous driving has made remarkable progress, with recent AI advances enabling commercial deployments that are reshaping urban mobility. Yet the fiel

Controllable Crowd Generation through World-Model Planning

arXiv:2610.09438v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Crowd simulation plays a central role in robot navigation, autonomous driving, and urban planning. For these applications, realistic simulation requires

agentsarxiv-cs-cv

HydroSphere: A Framework for Governed, Self-Healing Wastewater Infrastructure

arXiv:2610.08819v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Rapid industrialization and urban growth are increasing pressure on water quality and wastewater treatment systems, while conventional treatment plants

safetyarxiv-cs-lg

Just for FUNS: LLM-Guided Spatio-Temporal Graph Node Generation for Forecasting Unobserved Node States

arXiv:2610.08818v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Spatio-temporal forecasting is a cornerstone of logistics, urban planning, and intelligent transportation systems. However, constrained by deployment

researcharxiv-cs-cl

Bayesian Data Augmentation for DNN Retraining with Binomial Outcomes in Vision-Based UAV Landing

arXiv:2610.05674v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: In GPS-denied or cluttered urban environments, vision-based landing is essential for reliable UAV missions. Real-world landing sites are often unstruc

applicationsarxiv-cs-cv

ReDiffNet: Differential RGB-Infrared Learning for Low-Light UAV Oriented Vehicle Detection

arXiv:2610.05074v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Low-light UAV-based RGB-infrared oriented small-vehicle detection is important for nighttime traffic monitoring, emergency response, and urban inspectio

local-aiarxiv-cs-lg

Synergizing Drone Delivery Order Pooling and Road Network Monitoring through Monitoring-Task Orderization

arXiv:2610.05270v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: This paper investigates the real-time dispatch of a shared drone fleet for on-demand food delivery and urban road network monitoring. We consider a co

agentsarxiv-cs-lg

Hardware

Vision Transformer Ensembles for Panoramic Street Segmentation

arXiv:2610.06063v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Semantic segmentation of street panoramas can support detailed descriptions of urban environments, yet small datasets and unequal training costs make mo

hardwarearxiv-cs-cv

Physical AI Smart Spaces: A Large-Scale Benchmark for Multi-Camera 3D Perception in Smart Spaces

arXiv:2610.02580v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Physical AI Smart Spaces is, to the best of our knowledge, the first benchmark to simultaneously provide large-scale, multi-class, and multi-camera 3D p

5 Oct 2026

Smart Sensing for Safer Bridges: From Sensor Signals to AI-Driven Anomaly Detection

arXiv:2610.03082v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Bridges contribute significantly to transportation connectivity and urban development. Therefore, reliable bridge monitoring is crucial for protecting p

safetyarxiv-cs-lg

5 Oct 2026

Less is more: error-distance scaling relation for data-efficient kilometer-scale downscaling of extreme heat

arXiv:2609.40140v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Extreme heat is where urban adaptation needs kilometer-scale data the most, but the simulations training a downscaler can cost more than they save, an

1 Oct 2026

CrossTimeEdit: A Decade-Spanning Cross-View Dataset and Reward-Guided Editing for Historical Street-View Generation

arXiv:2609.36616v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Historical street-view imagery records urban evolution, but uneven coverage leaves substantial gaps in historical records. Generating plausible past app

local-aiarxiv-cs-cv

30 Sept 2026

UniBuild: Unified Building Mapping From Multi-Source Optical Remote Sensing Imagery With Detail Decoding and Geometry Regularization

arXiv:2609.37031v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Building extraction from optical remote sensing (RS) imagery is fundamental to urban mapping, yet existing methods are often dataset-specific and genera

30 Sept 2026

A Game-Theoretic Spatio-Temporal Reinforcement Learning Framework for Collaborative Public Resource Allocation

arXiv:2510.26184v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Public resource allocation involves distributing resources, including urban infrastructure, energy, and transportation, which are typically limited

applicationsarxiv-cs-lg

Coordinated Lane-Level Variable Speed Limits and Ramp Metering for Successive Weaving Segments Considering Merging/Diverging Risks: A Hybrid Model Predictive Control and Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning Approach

arXiv:2609.35152v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Successive weaving segments (SWSs) on urban expressways are bottlenecks prone to recurrent congestion and collisions, requiring fine-grained active tr

agentsarxiv-cs-lg

Cross-Modal Knowledge Distillation for Acoustic Pedestrian Detection

arXiv:2609.31785v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Audio-only pedestrian detection is attractive for urban sensing but limited by weak acoustic cues. An appealing strategy is cross-modal knowledge dist

One Perception, All Maneuvers: Directional Traffic Signal Understanding for Maneuver-Level Signal Intent Prediction

arXiv:2609.32316v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Traffic lights are a key regulatory signal for autonomous driving at urban intersections, yet existing traffic signal perception is still predominantly

Task-Oriented Communications for Edge-Assisted Multi-View Localization

arXiv:2609.35173v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) often lose satellite positioning in urban canyons, indoor facilities, and jammed o

applicationsarxiv-cs-ro

INTERACT: Interactive Planning for Autonomous Driving via Anchor-Conditioned Prediction and Trust-Region Refinement

model-releasesarxiv-cs-ro

arXiv:2609.31137v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Driving in dense urban traffic is interactive: whether a merge or an unprotected turn succeeds depends on how surrounding agents respond to the ego vehi

28 Sept 2026

Tutorials

From Change Captions to Change Detection: Semantic-Appearance Agreement Framework for Remote Sensing Change Detection

arXiv:2609.28192v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Remote sensing change detection (RSCD) is essential for monitoring land-cover changes and urban development. However, most methods demand pixel-level ch

tutorialsarxiv-cs-cv

24 Sept 2026

Reflection-Aware Reasoning for Non-Line-of-Sight Pedestrian Localization

arXiv:2609.27346v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Reliable localization of non-line-of-sight (NLOS) pedestrians is critical for safe urban autonomous driving, yet it remains highly challenging in ego-dy

agentsarxiv-cs-ro

24 Sept 2026

Reinforcement Learning for Delivery Drone-Based Participatory Sensing in Dynamic Environments

arXiv:2607.18874v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for urban sensing has emerged as a powerful paradigm to monitor the status of the city, e.g., air quality and no

applicationsarxiv-cs-lg

23 Sept 2026

Efficient LLM Distillation for Bangladesh Legal Context: A Smartphone-Compatible Retrieval-Augmented Generation Model

model-releasesarxiv-cs-cl

arXiv:2609.24177v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Legal information in Bangladesh is inaccessible to most citizens. Statutory text is English-only, trained lawyers are concentrated in urban centres, and

MMS-VPR: A Fine-Grained Multimodal Street-Level Visual Place Recognition Dataset and Evaluation Benchmark for Dense Pedestrian Environments

arXiv:2505.12254v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Existing visual place recognition (VPR) datasets predominantly rely on vehicle-mounted imagery, offer limited multimodal diversity, and underreprese

Modelling daily activity patterns from mobile phone location data via deep representation learning

arXiv:2609.22121v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Passively collected mobile phone location data provide large-scale, longitudinal observations of human mobility but do not directly reveal activity purp

Vision-Wireless Fusion for Multi-User Localization: A Cross-Modal Transformer Approach

arXiv:2609.23372v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Accurate multi-user localization is challenging in complex urban environments, where wireless measurements can become ambiguous under noise, blockage, a

local-aiarxiv-cs-cv

FedeRICo: Federated Region-Influenced Coupling for Traffic Flow Prediction

model-releasesarxiv-cs-ai

arXiv:2609.20026v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Urban traffic forecasting often relies on information distributed across stakeholders who may be unable to share raw data due to privacy or commercial c

18 Sept 2026

HEROIC: Heterogeneous Evidential Reasoning for Open-Vocabulary Identification and Cross-Robot Collaboration

arXiv:2609.19803v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Multi-agent heterogeneous air-ground robot teams are attractive for open world search, with applications for reconnaissance, urban search and rescue mis

agentsarxiv-cs-ro

18 Sept 2026

Learning Reliable Parking Policies via Offline Reinforcement Learning with Quantized Action Representations

arXiv:2609.19894v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Parking is a routine yet safety-critical task for autonomous vehicles operating in urban environments. However, cluttered and weakly structured parking

safetyarxiv-cs-ro

18 Sept 2026

Beyond Direct Sensing: Harnessing Indirect Observations from Third-Party Sensors in Vehicle Tracking

arXiv:2609.18173v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Vehicle tracking is fundamental to applications ranging from urban mobility and public safety to security and defense. Conventional tracking relies on

safetyarxiv-cs-lg

17 Sept 2026

Can VLMs Reliably Assess Sidewalk Accessibility Attributes from Pedestrian-Level Imagery?

arXiv:2609.17882v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: An important component of urban accessibility, particularly for wheelchair users and people with reduced mobility, is sidewalk compliance with measura

17 Sept 2026

ASTRIL-MPC: Autonomous Traversal Framework of Articulated Tracked Robots with Language-Guided Neural-Kinematic MPC

arXiv:2609.13083v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: In urban search and rescue, articulated tracked robots (ATRs) must traverse structured but contact-rich environments such as stairwells and cluttered bu

safetyarxiv-cs-ro

14 Sept 2026

RouteRepair: Instance-Level Failure Diagnosis and Targeted Repair in LLM-Based Automated Heuristic Design for Routing Optimization