A unified deep learning framework integrating OpenStreetMap for multi-domain urban planning tasks

Urban planning increasingly requires multi-source geospatial intelligence to address the complexity of modern cities. This study introduces a unified deep learning framework integrating OpenStreetMap (OSM) data with multispectral satellite imagery and demographic-environmental datasets. The framework employs task-specific architectures, including Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) for land-use classification, U-Net segmentation for building footprint extraction, Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks for traffic flow prediction, and a hybrid CNN-RNN model for air-quality forecasting. The land-use model achieved 91.6% accuracy, the U-Net building footprint extractor reached 94.0% accuracy, the LSTM traffic model obtained an RMSE of 3.6 vehicles per hour, and the hybrid air-quality model achieved an RMSE of 2.3 µg/m³. These metrics reflect performance on OSM-aligned datasets specifically curated for Krasnodar. The novelty of this work lies in establishing a multi-task, multi-source analytical workflow that unifies OSM, satellite, and temporal environmental data within a coherent deep learning system. The resulting framework provides urban planners with a scalable and low-cost approach for generating high-resolution urban intelligence to support sustainable city management.

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Scientific Reports
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2026-03-27
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-45927-x
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Geographic Information Systems Studies
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A unified deep learning framework integrating OpenStreetMap for multi-domain urban planning tasks

Waleed Afandi, Dmitry Gura, Yury Kosenok, YanHua Chen
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Geographic Information Systems Studies
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A unified deep learning framework integrating OpenStreetMap for multi-domain urban planning tasks

Waleed Afandi, Dmitry Gura, Yury Kosenok, YanHua Chen
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Abstract

Urban planning increasingly requires multi-source geospatial intelligence to address the complexity of modern cities. This study introduces a unified deep learning framework integrating OpenStreetMap (OSM) data with multispectral satellite imagery and demographic-environmental datasets. The framework employs task-specific architectures, including Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) for land-use classification, U-Net segmentation for building footprint extraction, Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks for traffic flow prediction, and a hybrid CNN-RNN model for air-quality forecasting. The land-use model achieved 91.6% accuracy, the U-Net building footprint extractor reached 94.0% accuracy, the LSTM traffic model obtained an RMSE of 3.6 vehicles per hour, and the hybrid air-quality model achieved an RMSE of 2.3 µg/m³. These metrics reflect performance on OSM-aligned datasets specifically curated for Krasnodar. The novelty of this work lies in establishing a multi-task, multi-source analytical workflow that unifies OSM, satellite, and temporal environmental data within a coherent deep learning system. The resulting framework provides urban planners with a scalable and low-cost approach for generating high-resolution urban intelligence to support sustainable city management.

Scientific Reports
King Abdulaziz University (SA), Financial University (RU), Kuban State Technological University (RU), Kuban State Agrarian University (RU), Government of Russia (RU), Neijiang Normal University (CN), Moscow Polytechnic University (RU)
Sustainable cities and communities
Openalex Percentile: Top 4%
Geographic Information Systems Studies
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