From CFD to GIS: a methodology to implement urban microclimate georeferenced databases

The objective of this paper is to present a methodology for the integration of a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) microclimate simulation and a Geographic Information System (GIS). The first workflow involves the attribution of spatial coordinates to the point data extracted from the CFD, the impl...

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Main Authors: Matteo Trane, Guglielmo Ricciardi, Mattia Scalas, Marta Ellena
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Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2023-05-01
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Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/techne/article/view/13661
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description The objective of this paper is to present a methodology for the integration of a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) microclimate simulation and a Geographic Information System (GIS). The first workflow involves the attribution of spatial coordinates to the point data extracted from the CFD, the implementation of an SQLite database, and the connection to the database to visualise and use information on environmental and comfort variables. The second workflow involves georeferencing the CFD raster output, attributing an ID to the point data, creating a point grid in a GIS environment, and merging these with the point data on the microclimate. For demonstration purposes, the methodology is tested on a real case study using ENVI-met and ArcGIS Pro.
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spelling doaj-art-d74d227928d646359124babbe9d4ef592025-08-20T03:22:21ZengFirenze University PressTechne2239-02432023-05-012510.36253/techne-13661From CFD to GIS: a methodology to implement urban microclimate georeferenced databasesMatteo Trane0Guglielmo Ricciardi1Mattia Scalas2Marta Ellena3Dipartimento Interateneo di Scienze, Progetto e Politiche del Territorio, Politecnico di TorinoDipartimento di Architettura e Design, Politecnico di TorinoDipartimento Interateneo di Scienze, Progetto e Politiche del Territorio, Politecnico di TorinoCentro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici (CMCC) Foundation, Regional Model and Geo-Hydrological Impacts (REMHI) DivisionThe objective of this paper is to present a methodology for the integration of a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) microclimate simulation and a Geographic Information System (GIS). The first workflow involves the attribution of spatial coordinates to the point data extracted from the CFD, the implementation of an SQLite database, and the connection to the database to visualise and use information on environmental and comfort variables. The second workflow involves georeferencing the CFD raster output, attributing an ID to the point data, creating a point grid in a GIS environment, and merging these with the point data on the microclimate. For demonstration purposes, the methodology is tested on a real case study using ENVI-met and ArcGIS Pro. https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/techne/article/view/13661 Urban microclimateCFDENVI-metGISSoftware interoperability
spellingShingle Matteo Trane
Guglielmo Ricciardi
Mattia Scalas
Marta Ellena
From CFD to GIS: a methodology to implement urban microclimate georeferenced databases
Techne
Urban microclimate
CFD
ENVI-met
GIS
Software interoperability
title From CFD to GIS: a methodology to implement urban microclimate georeferenced databases
title_full From CFD to GIS: a methodology to implement urban microclimate georeferenced databases
title_fullStr From CFD to GIS: a methodology to implement urban microclimate georeferenced databases
title_full_unstemmed From CFD to GIS: a methodology to implement urban microclimate georeferenced databases
title_short From CFD to GIS: a methodology to implement urban microclimate georeferenced databases
title_sort from cfd to gis a methodology to implement urban microclimate georeferenced databases
topic Urban microclimate
CFD
ENVI-met
GIS
Software interoperability
url https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/techne/article/view/13661
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