Welcome to the UMEP tutorial websiteΒΆ
To help users getting started with UMEP, the community is working on setting up tutorials and instructions for different parts of the UMEP tool. The tutorials available are found in the table below.
Note
One essential part when working with geodata in a GIS is to make sure that a common coordinate reference system (CRS) is used, both for the data itself and the current QGIS-project you are working in. For more info, see here. It is strongly recommended to reproject/transform all geodatasets into the same projected coordinate system before any processing starts as well using a CRS that is based on meters.
| Topic | Parts of UMEP | Name | Application | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introducing UMEP - Daily shading | Processor and Post-processor | A First QGIS and UMEP activity | Shadow patterns for pedestrians | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Solar Energy | Pre-Processor, Processor and Post-processor | Solar Energy - Introduction to SEBE | Amount of solar energy received on building facets | Gothenburg, Sweden; London, UK |
| Urban energy balance | Processor | Urban Energy Balance - SUEWS Introduction | Energy, water and radiation fluxes for one location | London, UK |
| Spatial data | Pre-Processor | Spatial data - Generate a digital surface model | Generating DSMs using Open Street Map data | Gothenburg, Sweden (World) |
| Spatial data | Pre-Processor and FUSION/LDV | Spatial data - Generating UMEP input data from a LiDAR point cloud | Generating UMEP input data from a LiDAR point cloud | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Urban energy balance | Pre-Processor and Processor | Urban Energy Balance - SUEWS Advanced | Energy, water and radiation fluxes for one location | London, UK |
| Source Area Footprint | Pre-Processor | Footprint modelling | Interpretation of eddy covariance flux source areas | London, UK |
| Urban energy balance | Pre-Processor, Processor and Post-processor | Urban Energy Balance - SUEWS Spatial | Energy, water and radiation fluxes for a spatial grid | New York City, US |
| Urban energy balance | Pre-Processor, Processor and Post-processor | Urban Energy Balance - SUEWS and WUDAPT | Making use of WUDAPT local climate zones in SUEWS | New York City, US |
| Outdoor thermal comfort | Pre-Processor, Processor and Post-processor | Thermal Comfort - Introduction to SOLWEIG | Mean radiation temperature modelling in complex urban settings | Gothenburg, Sweden; New York City, US |
| Anthropogenic heat | Processor | Anthropogenic heat - GQF | Anthropogenic heat modelling in London using GQF (uses the GreaterQF methodology) | London, UK |
| Anthropogenic heat | Processor | Anthropogenic heat - LQF | Anthropogenic heat modelling in London using LQF (uses the LUCY methodology) | London, UK |
| UMEP for Processing | Pre-Processor, Processor | Introduction to UMEP and the QGIS Processing framework | Create UMEP workflows using the Processing Toolbox in QGIS | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Outdoor Thermal Comfort | Pre-Processor, Processor | Thermal Comfort - Introduction to TreePlanter | Locating trees to mitigate heat stress | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Urban Heat Island | Pre-Processor, Processor, Post-processor | Urban Heat Island - Urban Weather Generator | Spatial variation of UHI | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Python Scripting | Processor | Introduction to UMEP Python scripting | Python in QGIS/UMEP and Jupyter Notebook for Windows | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Python Scripting | Pre-Processor, Processor | Python for processing (SOLWEIG) | Python in QGIS/UMEP for processing in Linux/Mac | Gothenburg, Sweden |