GPU-based roofs' solar potential estimation using LiDAR data

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 34-41

  Lukač, Niko ^a   Žalik, Borut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

CUDA; GPU; LiDAR; Solar potential

Indexed keywords

CUDA; FAST COMPUTATION; GPU; GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNITS; IRRADIANCE MEASUREMENT; LIDAR DATA; MULTI CORE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; SOLAR POTENTIAL;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; ESTIMATION; HEURISTIC METHODS; OPTICAL RADAR; PROGRAM PROCESSORS; ROOFS;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

DATA PROCESSING; GRAPHICAL METHOD; IRRADIANCE; LIDAR; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; ROOF; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 84870155991     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2012.10.010     Document Type: Article

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