Propagation of positional error in 3D GIS: estimation of the solar irradiation of building roofs

International Journal of Geographical Information Science

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 2269-2294

  Biljecki, Filip ^a   Heuvelink, Gerard B M ^b   Ledoux, Hugo ^a   Stoter, Jantien ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

3D GIS; CityGML; error propagation; photovoltaic potential; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; GIS; IRRADIATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; ROOF; SOLAR RADIATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DELFT; NETHERLANDS; SOUTH HOLLAND;

EID: 84942192508     PISSN: 13658816     EISSN: 13623087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13658816.2015.1073292     Document Type: Article

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