Urban Heat Islands – Basic analysis tutorial

This slideset is a tutorial for a basic analysis of urban heat islands. Within the tutorial SNAP, QGIS and eCognition are used.

Interpret EO-derived temperature maps.
Identify local heat islands.
See how different land cover affects temperature.
Understand how urban-scale weather/climate information may be usefully employed at urban management.

Links to concepts from the EO4GEO Body of Knowledge used in this course:

> AM | Analytical Methods
- > AM5 | Basic analytical methods
> CV | Cartography and Visualization
- > CV6 | Usability of maps
  - > CV6-2 | Map reading and interpretation
> GD | Geospatial Data
- > GD1 | Geolocating Data to Earth
> IP | Image processing and analysis
- > IP3 | Image understanding
  - > IP3-4 |Image classification
  - > IP3-5 | Image segmentation
> PS | Platforms, sensors and digital imagery
- > PS4 | Databases of satellite and airborne sensors and missions
> TA | Thematic and application domains
- > TA11 | User community of EO services and applications
- > TA12 | EO for societal and environmental challenges
- > TA13 | EO services and applications
  - > TA13-1 | Monitor the atmosphere and climate
  - > TA13-5 | Monitor the built environment
    - > TA13-5-1 | Monitor urban areas

Designed and developed by: Veronika Krieger, Spatial Services GmbH.

Contributors: Zahra Dabiri, Sara Wimann.

License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike.

EQF 6 (what is this?)

English

2020-07-21

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