Estimating Geographical PV Potential Using LiDAR Data for Buildings in Downtown San Francisco

Transactions in GIS

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 930-963

  Li, Ziqi ^a   Zhang, Zidong ^a   Davey, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; DECISION MAKING; IRRADIATION; OPTICAL RADAR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; ROOFS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BUILDING FOOTPRINT; COMPREHENSIVE METHOD; ENERGY INITIATIVES; HIGH QUALITY; PHOTOVOLTAIC POTENTIALS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SAN FRANCISCO; SOLAR IRRADIATION; SOLAR PANELS; STUDY AREAS;

BUILDINGS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BUILDING; ESTIMATION METHOD; LIDAR; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; REMOTE SENSING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER;

CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84942201034     PISSN: 13611682     EISSN: 14679671     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tgis.12140     Document Type: Article

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