General interest in visualizations of digital 3D city models is growing rapidly, and several applications are already available that display such models very realistically. Many authors have emphasized the importance of the effects of realistic illumination for computer generated images, and this applies especially to the context of 3D city visualization. However, current 3D city visualization ...

The objective of this article is to present the established components with regard to the visual quality and legibility of Isfahan city according to Lynch’s theory. Data was gathered in Isfahan mainly by way of observation and interviews. Additional information was obtained from historical data and urban documents. In the opinion of the citizens, the Zayandehrood River, as a natural urban compo...

This paper presents an overview of the current state of the art in image fusion, with an emphasis on the emergence of new techniques, often issued from other domains like arti cial intelligence and uncertainty modeling. We address the two following points: rstly the aim of data fusion and its speci city when image information has to be combined, with emphasis on the respective roles of numerica...

utopian literature, in terms of content, includes the dream of a world with better and ideal conditions or an image of favorable and yet abstract (nowhere) world. based on a single main motivation, nostalgia and the desire to return to eternal origin and due to the intellectual paradigms form them, this genre has formed certain structures. from the perspective of realizing the origin and having...

People learn the layout of cities mainly through a series of trips. Wayfinders experience the city structure differently depending on the mode of transport they use. The acquired mental representation then consists of the directly observed, physically accessible parts of the city. In this paper, we propose a computational model to construct images of cities, adapting their content depending on ...

3D city models are important in urban planning for sustainable development. Urban planners draw maps for efficient land use and a compact city. 3D city models based on these maps are quite effective in understanding what, if this alternative plan is realized, the image of a sustainable city will be. However, enormous time and labour has to be consumed to create these 3D models, using 3D modelli...

The global move towards producing and consuming energy in a clean, efficient and economical way, along with the need for meeting rising consumer demand has led to significant advancements in the design of the smart grid infrastructure. However, the potential of the smart grid remains limited without the integration of renewable energy sources. Energy trading is one way forward. This refers to t...

General interest in visualizations of digital 3D city models is growing rapidly, and several applications are available that display such models realistically. Many authors have emphasized the importance of realistic illumination for computer generated images, and this applies especially to 3D city visualization. However, current 3D city visualization applications rarely implement techniques fo...

With the growing popularity of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies and sensors deployment, more and more cities are leaning towards the initiative of smart cities. Smart city applications are mostly developed with aims to solve domain-specific problems. Hence, lacking the ability to automatically discover and integrate heterogeneous sensor data streams on the fly. To provide a domain-independ...

Design for civic participation in the “smart” city requires examination of the algorithms by which computational processes organize and present geospatial information to inhabitants. How does awareness of these algorithms positively or negatively affect use? A renewed approach to one popular twentieth-century model for city design reveals potential paths for answering this question. The paper e...