Using machine learning to produce a cost-effective national building height map of Ireland to categorise local climate zones
Eoghan Keany
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Climate Services, Research and Applications Division, Met Éireann, 65/67 Glasnevin Hill, Dublin 9, D09 Y921, Ireland
Geoffrey Bessardon
Climate Services, Research and Applications Division, Met Éireann, 65/67 Glasnevin Hill, Dublin 9, D09 Y921, Ireland
Emily Gleeson
Climate Services, Research and Applications Division, Met Éireann, 65/67 Glasnevin Hill, Dublin 9, D09 Y921, Ireland
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Short summary
This work used machine learning to produce the first open source building height map of Ireland. This map is intended to more accurately determine Local Climate Zones for use in the underlying physiography dataset in the HARMONIE AROME numerical weather prediction model.
This work used machine learning to produce the first open source building height map of Ireland....