Ontologies for the Integration of Air Quality Models and 3D City Models

In the perspective of a sustainable urban planning, it is necessary to investigate cities in a holistic way and to accept surprises in the response of urban environments to a particular set of strategies. For example, the process of inner-city densification may limit air pollution, carbon emissions, and energy use through reduced transportation; on the other hand, the resulting street canyons could lead to local levels of pollution that could be higher than in a low-density urban setting. The holistic approach to sustainable urban planning implies using different models in an integrated way that is capable of simulating the urban system. As the interconnection of such models is not a trivial task, one of the key elements that may be applied is the description of the urban geometric properties in an “interoperable” way. Focusing on air quality as one of the most pronounced urban problems, the geometric aspects of a city may be described by objects such as those defined in CityGML, ...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2012
• Where: CORR
• Authors: Claudine Métral, Gilles Falquet, Kostas Karatzas
• Keywords: 3D City Models, Air Quality Models, Carbon Emissions, CORR 2012, Education