CityGen is a Matlab-based code to produce randomized city models. CityGen outputs a matrix (.inp file) which contains the coordinates for the position of buildings in the city domain. The matrix can be input into QES (QUIC-EnvSim) and be used to simulate city-scale urban environmental simulations.
For more information:
• https://mech.utah.edu/nsf-grant-environmental-sustainability/ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLl9v81064-mexnKUkV2d9DCQOxhppYIo
• https://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/174715
• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319192442_Evaluation_of_the_QUIC-URB_wind_solver_and_QESRadiant_radiation-transfer_model_using_a_dense_array_of_urban_meteorological_observations
• https://mattoverby.net/files/MattOverby_MS_CS_Thesis.pdf
CityGen requires 3 main inputs:
- plan area fraction (PAF), the ration between building rooftop area and city domain
- mu, sigma, the meand and standard deviation of building heights in the considered city domain
In order to produce the .inp file, run Citygenerator.m. The .inp file will be output in the same filder.