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land cover/use change, urban climatology, remote sensing and GIS, sustainable development
China

Biography

Motto:

As with any academic journey, there will inevitably be challenges along the way. However, it is important to remember never to give up and always maintain a positive attitude. With determination and perseverance, anything is possible. As the saying goes, where there is a will, there is a way.

Biography:

Dr. Shisong Cao (also known as ‘’曹诗颂‘’) holds several important positions at Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture. He is the Director of the Center for Urbanization and Climate Change (CUC2), the Assistant Director of the School of Geomatics and Urban Spatial Informatics, and an Associate Professor of Geographical Information System (GIS). He is also a member of the CAST UN Consultative Committee on Information and Communication Technology, a member of the International Commission on Climate Change and Disaster Management Science, and a visiting scholar at the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom.

Cao earned his Ph.D. degree in geography from Capital Normal University in 2019. His remarkable contributions to spatial information technology (SIT) applications in China's poverty alleviation efforts earned him the prestigious First Prize of the Science and Technology Progress (STP) Award from the Chinese Association of Geographic Information Society (CAGIS) in 2017. The coupling system of poverty reduction and GIS, which he and his supervisor developed, has been extensively utilized in poverty alleviation initiatives, benefiting the largest impoverished population worldwide (details can be found at https://www.bjcc.gov.cn/vplay/3/0/0/107558.html). In recognition of his academic achievements, Cao was selected for the Beijing Science and Technology Youth Talent Support Program in 2021 and awarded the title of "One Hundred Pacesetter of Graduate Party Member" in 2018, an honor bestowed upon only 100 master's and doctoral students every two years in China. In 2020, he received the Second Prize of the STP Award from the Ministry of Education of China for his contributions to urban renewal and Internet of Things applications in Beijing city. Cao was also given another First Prize of the STP Award from CAGIS in 2022 for his significant contributions to urban remote sensing. Additionally, he received outstanding graduate honors from the government of Beijing, China and the prestigious "4th May" Youth Medal from Capital Normal University in 2019, which is awarded to young teachers and students under the age of 45. Cao's accomplishments have also led him to be recognized as one of the First Graduate Annual Persons of CNU in 2018, being the only Ph.D. candidate to receive this honor.

So far, Cao has published three academic monographs and over 60 peer-reviewed papers, with more than 40 papers indexed in SCI. He serves as an external reviewer for prestigious domestic and international journals such as ISPRS Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, and IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. His expertise in remote sensing, urban planning, thermal environment, and global climate change has led him to be invited to organize many special issues for influential journals.

Cao's research primarily focuses on land-use and land-cover changes, urban climatology, GIS, remote sensing, and sustainable development. His research has been supported by funding agencies including the National Natural Science Foundation, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the Beijing Municipal Education Commission.

Email: caoshisong@gmail.com; caoshisong@bucea.edu.cn.

Activities

Employment (4)

Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture: Beijing, China, CN

2024-01-01 to present | Associate Professor (School of Geomatics and Urban Spatial Informatics)
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Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture: Beijing, CN

2019-07-01 to 2023-12-31 | Assistant Professor (School of Geomatics and Urban Spatial Informatics)
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Capital Normal University: Beijing, CN

2015-09-01 to 2017-06-31 | Teacher in charge of GIS2015 (College of Resource Environment and Tourism)
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South Digital Technology Co., LTD: Guangzhou, CN

2010-09-01 to 2013-06-31 | Product Manager
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Education and qualifications (3)

Capital Normal University College of Resources Environment and Tourism: Beijing, Beijing, CN

2013-09-01 to 2019-06-30 | Ph. D.
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University of Warwick: Coventry, West Midlands, GB

2017-11-19 to 2017-12-15 | Short-term paper writing study
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Wuhan University of Technology: Wuhan, CN

2006-09-01 to 2010-06-31 | Bachelor (College of Resource and Environment Engineering)
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Works (43)

Provincial localization framework for SDGs in China: Enhancing support for sustainable governance

Applied Geography
2025-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Wen Song; Shisong Cao; Mingyi Du; Linlin Lu; Huadong Guo; Sirui Wang; Yue Liu; Xiaoxuan Li
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Characterizing annual dynamics of two- and three-dimensional urban structures and their impact on land surface temperature using dense time-series Landsat images

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation
2024-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Ying Liang; Shisong Cao; You Mo; Mingyi Du; Xudong Wang
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Feature-Selection-Based Unsupervised Transfer Learning for Change Detection from VHR Optical Images

Remote Sensing
2024-09-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Qiang Chen; Peng Yue; Yingjun Xu; Shisong Cao; Lei Zhou; Yang Liu; Jianhui Luo
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Aligning territorial spatial planning with sustainable development goals: A comprehensive analysis of production, living, and ecological spaces in China

Ecological Indicators
2024-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Wen Song; Shisong Cao; Mingyi Du; Ziyue He
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Urban Functional Zone Classification Using Light-Detection-and-Ranging Point Clouds, Aerial Images, and Point-of-Interest Data

Remote Sensing
2024-01-18 | Journal article
Contributors: You Mo; Zhaocheng Guo; Ruofei Zhong; Wen Song; Shisong Cao
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Local climate zone mapping using remote sensing: a synergetic use of daytime multi-view Ziyuan-3 stereo imageries and Luojia-1 nighttime light data

International Journal of Digital Earth
2023-12-31 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1753-8947
Part of ISSN: 1753-8955
Contributors: Ying Liang; Shisong Cao; Mingyi Du; Linlin Lu; Jie Jiang; Jinling Quan; Meizi Yang
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Identifying Major Diurnal Patterns and Drivers of Surface Urban Heat Island Intensities across Local Climate Zones

Remote Sensing
2023-10-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Yongjuan Guan; Jinling Quan; Ting Ma; Shisong Cao; Chengdong Xu; Jiali Guo
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Spatially Explicit Modeling of Anthropogenic Heat Intensity in Beijing Center Area: An Investigation of Driving Factors with Urban Spatial Forms

Sensors
2023-09-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Meizi Yang; Shisong Cao; Dayu Zhang
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Local Climate Zone Classification Using Daytime Zhuhai-1 Hyperspectral Imagery and Nighttime Light Data

Remote Sensing
2023-06-30 | Journal article
Contributors: Ying Liang; Wen Song; Shisong Cao; Mingyi Du
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Evaluating the impact of sky view factor and building shadow ratio on air temperature in different residential and commercial building scenarios: A case study of Beijing, China

Urban Climate
2023-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2212-0955
Contributors: Qiang Chen; Rui Liu; Qianhao Cheng; Yunhao Chen; Shisong Cao; Mingyi Du; Kangning Li
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Local Climate Zone Classification by Seasonal and Diurnal Satellite Observations: An Integration of Daytime Thermal Infrared Multispectral Imageries and High-Resolution Night-Time Light Data

Remote Sensing
2023-05-16 | Journal article
Contributors: Ziyu Wang; Shisong Cao; Mingyi Du; Wen Song; Jinling Quan; Yang Lv
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Distinctive roles of land-use efficiency in sustainable development goals: An investigation of trade-offs and synergies in China

Journal of Cleaner Production
2023-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0959-6526
Contributors: Wen Song; Shisong Cao; Mingyi Du; Linlin Lu
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Seasonal and diurnal surface urban heat islands in China: an investigation of driving factors with three-dimensional urban morphological parameters

GIScience and Remote Sensing
2022-12-31 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1548-1603
Part of ISSN: 1943-7226
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Distinctive roles of two- and three-dimensional urban structures in surface urban heat islands over the conterminous United States

Urban Climate
2022-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Shisong Cao; Qihao Weng; Linlin Lu
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Investigation of compound drought risk and driving factors in Nepal

Natural Hazards
2022-06-15 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0921-030X
Part of ISSN: 1573-0840
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Spatiotemporal Patterns and Dominant Factors of Urban Particulate Matter Islands: New Evidence from 240 Cities in China

Sustainability
2022-05-18 | Journal article
Contributors: Ziqiang Peng; Shisong Cao; Mingyi Du; Meizi Yang; Linlin Lu; Yile Cai; You Mo; Wenji Zhao
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Identification of construction and demolition waste based on change detection and deep learning

International Journal of Remote Sensing
2022-03-19 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0143-1161
Part of ISSN: 1366-5901
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The Influence of Sky View Factor on Daytime and Nighttime Urban Land Surface Temperature in Different Spatial-Temporal Scales: A Case Study of Beijing

Remote Sensing
2021-10-14 | Journal article
Contributors: Qiang Chen; Qianhao Cheng; Yunhao Chen; Kangning Li; Dandan Wang; Shisong Cao
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How Do Two- and Three-Dimensional Urban Structures Impact Seasonal Land Surface Temperatures at Various Spatial Scales? A Case Study for the Northern Part of Brooklyn, New York, USA

Remote Sensing
2021-08-19 | Journal article
Contributors: Wen He; Shisong Cao; Mingyi Du; Deyong Hu; You Mo; Manqing Liu; Jianghong Zhao; Yuee Cao
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Urban Sprawl and Changes in Land-Use Efficiency in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region, China from 2000 to 2020: A Spatiotemporal Analysis Using Earth Observation Data

Remote Sensing
2021-07-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Meiling Zhou; Linlin Lu; Huadong Guo; Qihao Weng; Shisong Cao; Shuangcheng Zhang; Qingting Li
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Integrating Aerial LiDAR and Very-High-Resolution Images for Urban Functional Zone Mapping

Remote Sensing
2021-07-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Siji Sanlang; Shisong Cao; Mingyi Du; You Mo; Qiang Chen; Wen He
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Orbita hyperspectral satellite image for land cover classification using random forest classifier

Journal of Applied Remote Sensing
2021-03-17 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1931-3195
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Multi-scale three-dimensional detection of urban buildings using aerial LiDAR data

GIScience and Remote Sensing
2020-11-18 | Journal article
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Shisong Cao

Multi-level monitoring of three-dimensional building changes for megacities: Trajectory, morphology, and landscape

ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
2020-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Shisong Cao; Mingyi Du; Wenji Zhao; Yungang Hu; You Mo; Shanshan Chen; Yile Cai; Ziqiang Peng; Chaoyi Zhang
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Fractional vegetation coverage response to climatic factors based on grey relational analysis during the 2000-2017 growing season in Sichuan Province, China

International Journal of Remote Sensing
2020-02-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Peng Li; Zhengwei He; Dong He; Dongjian Xue; Ying Wang; Shisong Cao
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Integrating multiview optical point clouds and multispectral images from ZiYuan-3 satellite remote sensing data to generate an urban digital surface model

Journal of Applied Remote Sensing
2020-01-14 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1931-3195
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Shisong Cao
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Characterizing spatiotemporal dynamics of anthropogenic heat fluxes: A 20-year case study in Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region in China

Environmental Pollution
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85064197967

Part of ISBN:

18736424 02697491

Contributors: Chen, S.; Hu, D.; Wong, M.S.; Ren, H.; Cao, S.; Yu, C.; Ho, H.C.
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Spatiotemporal Variations In Agricultural Flooding In Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River From 1970 to 2018

Sustainability
2019-11-22 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2071-1050
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Shisong Cao
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Integrated Airborne LiDAR Data and Imagery for Suburban Land Cover Classification Using Machine Learning Methods

Sensors
2019-04-28 | Journal article
Contributors: You Mo; Ruofei Zhong; Haili Sun; Qiong Wu; Liming Du; Yuxin Geng; Shisong Cao
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Monitoring changes in the impervious surfaces of urban functional zones using multisource remote sensing data: a case study of Tianjin, China

GIScience & Remote Sensing
2019-03-29 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1548-1603
Part of ISSN: 1943-7226
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Comparison of spatial structures of urban agglomerations between the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and Boswash based on the subpixel-level impervious surface coverage product

Journal of Geographical Sciences
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85040842099

Contributors: Cao, S.; Hu, D.; Hu, Z.; Zhao, W.; Chen, S.; Yu, C.
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Shisong Cao via Scopus - Elsevier

Examining the distribution and dynamics of impervious surface in different function zones in Beijing

Journal of Geographical Sciences
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85044229789

Part of ISBN:

1009637X

Contributors: Qiao, K.; Zhu, W.; Hu, D.; Hao, M.; Chen, S.; Cao, S.
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Shisong Cao via Scopus - Elsevier

An integrated soft and hard classification approach for evaluating urban expansion from multisource remote sensing data: a case study of the Beijing–Tianjin–Tangshan metropolitan region, China

International Journal of Remote Sensing
2018-06-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Shisong Cao; Deyong Hu; Zhuowei Hu; Wenji Zhao; You Mo; Kun Qiao
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Comparison of remotely sensed PM 2.5 concentrations between developed and developing countries: Results from the US, Europe, China, and India

Journal of Cleaner Production
2018-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0959-6526
Contributors: Cao Shisong; Zhao Wenji; Guan Hongliang; Hu Deyong; Mo You; Zhao Wenhui; Li Shanshan
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Examining the distribution and dynamics of impervious surface in different functional zones of Beijing

Dili Xuebao/Acta Geographica Sinica
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85048209867

Part of ISBN:

03755444

Contributors: Qiao, K.; Zhu, W.; Hu, D.; Hao, M.; Chen, S.; Cao, S.
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Shisong Cao via Scopus - Elsevier

Integrating CART algorithm and multi-source remote sensing data to estimate sub-pixel impervious surface coverage: a case study from Beijing Municipality, China

Chinese Geographical Science
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85021220753

Contributors: Hu, D.; Chen, S.; Qiao, K.; Cao, S.
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Shisong Cao via Scopus - Elsevier

Monitoring spatial patterns and changes of ecology, production, and living land in Chinese urban agglomerations: 35 years after reform and opening up, where, how and why?

Sustainability (Switzerland)
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85019111318

Contributors: Cao, S.; Hu, D.; Zhao, W.; Mo, Y.; Chen, S.
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Monitoring spatial patterns and changes of surface net radiation in urban and suburban areas using satellite remote-sensing data

International Journal of Remote Sensing
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85010450400

Contributors: Hu, D.; Cao, S.; Chen, S.; Deng, L.; Feng, N.
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Shisong Cao via Scopus - Elsevier

Spatial structure comparison of urban agglomerations between China and USA in a perspective of impervious surface coverage: A case study of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and Boswash

Dili Xuebao/Acta Geographica Sinica
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85028969580

Contributors: Cao, S.; Hu, D.; Zhao, W.; Chen, S.; Cheng, Q.
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Shisong Cao via Scopus - Elsevier

Examining the distribution and dynamics of impervious surface in different functional zones of Beijing

Acta Geographica Sinica
2017-11-15 | Journal article
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Coupling between ecological vulnerability and economic poverty in contiguous destitute areas, China: Empirical analysis of 714 poverty-stricken counties

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84991035943

Contributors: Cao, S.-S.; Wang, Y.; Duan, F.-Z.; Zhao, W.-J.; Wang, Z.-H.; Fang, N.
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Shisong Cao via Scopus - Elsevier

Mapping aerodynamic roughness length with multi-source remote sensing data

4th International Workshop on Earth Observation and Remote Sensing Applications, EORSA 2016 - Proceedings
2016 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-84988008264

Contributors: Hu, D.; Cao, S.; Chen, S.; Feng, N.
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Shisong Cao via Scopus - Elsevier

Coupling Relation Analysis between ecological value and economic poverty of Contiguous Destitute Areas in Qinling-Dabashan Region

GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH
2015-08-08 | Journal article
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Shisong Cao

Peer review (8 reviews for 3 publications/grants)

Review activity for Applied geography : (2)
Review activity for ISPRS journal of photogrammetry and remote sensing. (3)
Review activity for Journal of cleaner production. (3)