A GIS Open Source Software application for mapping solar energy resources in urban areas

M Pietras-Szewczyk - E3S Web of Conferences, 2019 - e3s-conferences.org
… for mapping solar energy resources for urban areas. The main goal of this work is to demonstrate
the potential usesolar radiation for urban areas. Modelling of the spatial distribution of …

Open-source integrated mapping of urban form and solar radiation for environmental design

M Morganti, M Clementi, A Rogora - Sustainability in Energy and …, 2021 - Springer
… GIS modelling environment, we make use of … solar availability in urban areas and associated
solar potential. Due to similar characteristics of the cases, urban form does not affect solar

Combining solar resource mapping and energy system integration methods for realistic valuation of urban solar energy potential

P Wegertseder, P Lund, J Mikkola, RG Alvarado - Solar Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
use of solar energy in cities, this paper proposes an integrated model for urban solar mapping
combining solar … and reflected solar radiation) plotted on a map of the urban area in order …

Three-dimensional urban solar potential maps: Case study of the i-Scope Project

DD Protić, M Kilibarda, M Nenković-Riznić… - Thermal …, 2018 - raumplan.iaus.ac.rs
… Of a particular interest is to obtain information on solar potential in urban environments due
… of them use web solar maps as a tool to achieve that aim. The term solar map here refers to a …

3D urban solar potential maps-case study of the i-SCOPE project

D Protić, S Kilibarda Milan… - Thermal …, 2018 - grafar.grf.bg.ac.rs
… Of a particular interest is to obtain information on solar potential in urban environments due
… of them use web solar maps as a tool to achieve that aim. The term solar map here refers to a …

[HTML][HTML] GPU-enabled shadow casting for solar potential estimation in large urban areas. Application to the solar cadaster of Greater Geneva

N Stendardo, G Desthieux, N Abdennadher… - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
… with the description of a software solution for mapping out solar potential in a large scale and
in … as use off-the-shelf components to compute an average weather pattern for a given area. …

[HTML][HTML] Roofpedia: Automatic mapping of green and solar roofs for an open roofscape registry and evaluation of urban sustainability

AN Wu, F Biljecki - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2021 - Elsevier
… to be more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly, and one method of increasing the
… there is a multitude of potential uses including civic spaces, urban farms, and solar power. …

[HTML][HTML] Development and application of an urban solar photovoltaic opportunity mapping tool

R McGhee, JA Clarke, K Svehla - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
… GOMap generates opportunity maps in the form of available land estimates which can be
extrapolated by an in-built solar PV model to quantify annual energy generation based on local …

Spatiotemporal patterns of street-level solar radiation estimated using Google Street View in a high-density urban environment

FY Gong, ZC Zeng, E Ng, LK Norford - Building and Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
… this study is used to map the street-level solar irradiance, including … urban areas of Hong
Kong. In this study, we consistently usesolar irradiance” when referring to the intensity of solar

Comprehensive feasibility assessment of building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) on building surfaces in high-density urban environments

H Sun, CK Heng, SER Tay, T Chen, T Reindl - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
… tool is developed in this study which overlays the visibility mapping onto the 3D solar
irradiation level but have low visual impact (eg rooftop areas) are beneficial for solar PV application