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SVF - IU - Sky view factor

• Brief
  • Sky View Factor from fisheye digital images
• Manual
  • Output, File generated: svf_res.txt
    • SVF 1-SVF WHITE BLACK %WHITE nring ny ichoice FOV Input File
  • Input, File with list of files: file_in.svf
    • contents: list of filenames with images to be analysed - quote marks should be around each filename
  • Format of files analyzed: pgm format
    • can be generated using IfranView The image should only have two colors (black and white)
  • Language
    • Fortran
    • Array size should be changed to meet camera resolution
• Reference
  • Grimmond CSB, SK Potter, HN Zutter, C Souch 2001: Rapid methods to estimate sky view factors applied to urban areas. International Journal of Climatology 21 903-913
  • Lindberg F, CSB Grimmond 2010: Continuous sky view factor from high resolution urban digital elevation models [Climate Research 42: 177-183 doi:10.3354/cr00882]
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