vector-mesh

This model takes building polygons supplied by the user, clips the data to the domain and ensures the data is in the correct projection.

Description

The CityCAT model relies on building footprint data. Open source data can be obtained from Open Street Map (https://www.openstreetmap.org/), Open Buildings (https://sites.research.google/open-buildings/) etc. This model accepts building data in .gpkg format, clips the data to the selected area, and ensures all data is in the same projection. If the file sizes are too large, multiple .gpkgs can be added directly, or zipped.

Input Parameters

*Location

• Description: The name of the place of interest outlinned by the boundary file.

Input Files (data slots)

• Vectors
  • Description: Any required vector files (buildings, greenspaces etc.) These should be saved in files of 5km OS grid cells, and zipped at the 100m grid cell level.
  • Location: /data/vectors
• Boundary
  • Description: A .gpkg of the geographical area of interest.
  • Location: /data/boundary
• Grids
  • Description: A .gpkg of the OS British National Grid cells.
  • Location: /data/grids

Outputs

The model should output only one file - a .gpkg file of the chosen area containing the vectors of interest.