A new multi-scale 3D-GIS-approach for the assessment and dissemination of solar income of digital city models

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 57, Issue , 2016, Pages 144-154

  Bremer, M ^a,b   Mayr, A ^a   Wichmann, V ^b   Schmidtner, K ^a,c   Rutzinger, M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b alpS Zentrum fur Naturgefahren Management   (Austria)

^c ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

Author keywords

3D city model; 3D GIS; Solar potential analysis; Texture mapping

Indexed keywords

MAPPING;

3D CITY MODELING; DIFFERENT RESOLUTIONS; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GEOMETRICAL REPRESENTATION; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; MULTI-SCALE MODELLING; SOLAR POTENTIAL; TEXTURE MAPPING;

DIGITAL STORAGE;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GIS; MAPPING; SOLAR POWER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84958986355     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2016.02.007     Document Type: Article

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