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US 2014/0207431 A1Published application
Urban mapping technique for photovoltaic potential of rooftops
AssigneeMassachusetts Institute of Technology
InventorsChristoph F. Reinhart, John Alstan Jakubiec
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Abstract
A photovoltaic map generator is provided that includes a data generator that provides LiDAR data illustrating detailed information of a geographic area. A model generator receives the LiDAR data and uniformly resamples the LiDAR data over a plan grid of specified spacing to produce simplified LiDAR data. The data points of the simplified LiDAR data are triangulated using a Delaunay algorithm to produce a highly accurate and detailed 3-D model of the geographic area.
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A photovoltaic map generator comprising;
- a data generator that provides LiDAR data illustrating detailed information of a geographic area;
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- a model generator that receives the LiDAR data and uniformly resamples the LiDAR data over a plan grid of specified spacing to produce simplified LiDAR data, the data points of the simplified LiDAR data are triangulated using a Delaunay algorithm to produce a highly accurate and detailed 3-D model of the geographic area.
A method for generating a photovoltaic map comprising;
- providing LiDAR based data illustrating detailed information of a geographic area;
- receiving the LiDAR data and uniformly resamplingthe LiDAR data over a plan grid of specified spacing to produce simplified LiDAR data using a model generator using a model generator;
- and
- triangulating the data points of the simplified LiDAR data using a Delaunay algorithm to produce a highly accurate and detailed 3-D model of the geographic area.
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