ALTELYS: Monitoring Urban Heat Islands (UHIs)
- Creators
- Space for Climate Observatory
- Contact persons:
- LETG Rennes
- Alkante
- CNES
- Other:
- UNESP, Presidente Prudente
Description
The ALTELYS project addresses the challenge of monitoring urban heat islands (UHIs) by developing a tool that combines data from connected sensors and multi-source satellite data. This tool aims to support territorial and energy transitions in urban areas, improving resilience to climate change.
Details
ALTELYS uses a new method to map urban heat islands (UHIs), starting with an in-depth analysis of local data, then extending it using satellite data. This enables the creation of reference libraries linked to buildings and weather models, improving our understanding of climate and energy dynamics inside and outside buildings.
In addition, the project emphasizes citizen participation by collecting local data and making the tool accessible to various user groups, including land managers, residents and researchers, in order to be as close as possible to local realities.
Data sources include satellite imagery, IoT sensor networks, vector data and tabular data, enabling detailed spatialization of UHI indoors and outdoors.
More
To find out more about the application, please explore the Space for Climate Observatory website. The site is available in English and French.