Street view imagery has rapidly ascended as an important data source for geospatial data
collection and urban analytics, deriving insights and supporting informed decisions. Such …

The energy transition is increasingly being discussed and implemented to cope with the
growing environmental crisis. However, great challenges remain for effectively harvesting …

The visual landscape plays a pivotal role in urban planning and healthy cities. Recent
studies of visual evaluation focus on either objective or subjective approach, while …

This study aims to assess the impact of neighborhood-scale urban heat island (UHI) on the
energy performance of buildings. Hourly air temperature and relative humidity were …

Shading effectively alleviates heat stress caused by heatwaves and urban heat islands.
Artificial shading is a viable alternative to urban greenery when tree planting is …

Public open space (POS) is essential to urban areas. Assessing them usually requires
tedious approaches such as fieldwork and manual processes. Street View Imagery (SVI) …

This study investigated the role of urban geometry and urban shading in improving the
pedestrians' thermal comfort in hot climate of Ahvaz, Iran. Six urban canyons are selected in …

Accurate rooftop solar energy potential characterization is critically important for promoting
the wide penetration of renewable energy in high-density cities. However, it has been a long …

Urban tree planting has the potential to reduce urban heat island intensity and building
energy consumption. However, the heterogeneity of cities makes it difficult to quantitatively …

Abstract Street View Imagery (SVI) is crucial in estimating indicators such as Sky View Factor
(SVF) and Green View Index (GVI), but (1) approaches and terminology differ across fields …