Urban Horizon

A Technical Report on the Development of a Web Application for Sky View Factor Calculation

Student report (2018)

Authors

V. Bouzas Architecture and the Built Environment
G.J. de Groot Architecture and the Built Environment
S. Sajadianjaghargh Architecture and the Built Environment
N. Tzounakos Architecture and the Built Environment
T. Wu Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

Alex Wandl Environmental Technology and Design - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
T.J.F. Commandeur Urban Data Science - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2018 Vasileios Bouzas, Rob de Groot, Melika Sajadianjaghargh, Nikos Tzounakos, Teng Wu
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Published Date

2018

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

In this report, we briefly summarize the methodology behind the development of a web application for the municipality of the Hague. This application was developed by a group of students during the Synthesis Project (academic period 2017-2018) of the MSc Geomatics programme of TU Delft University, the Netherlands. The main purpose of this application is the estimation of Sky View Factor (SVF), a necessary element for modern urban planning. To calculate SVF, the methodology used is based on 3D point clouds in order to incorporate the urban environment in its entirety (including vegetation). Development of the webpage, along with use for different location across the Hague, have shown that this approach provides a fast and at the same time, quite accurate calculation for SVF.