NEST UBEM processing tools

This repository includes a set of QGIS processing models to create UBEM input dataset for a quick simulation in the EUReCA environment, starting from national GIS datasets. The project has been carried on in the context of the PNRR project NEST, task 8.4.7 (see below for futher information).

Download the repository

Download the repository to your local storage either using the zip file, going to:

Code -> Download ZIP

or directly cloning the repository.

git clone https://github.com/BETALAB-team/NEST-UBEM-processing-tools.git

*Note: If you download the file as a zip file, you should first extract it.

Setup QGIS

Models path config

This tools are based on the QGIS software. Be sure QGIS is installed on your PC.

To load the NEST processing tools:

1. Open QGIS
2. Go to Setting -> Options
3. Move to the Processing tab, inside models.
4. Add the path/to/the/repo/collections/nest_processing_tools/models path to your list of models paths:

5. Click ok to load the models.
6. Inside yor processing toolbar, in the models section, you can find the NEST UBEM processing algorithms

OSM plugin installation

The tools provided by this repo rely on the QuickOSM plugin. This plugin is used to get the data from OpenStreetMap database. If you have not yet installed this plugin go to the following section from the menu bar:

Menu ribbon -> Plugin -> Manage and Install Plugins

Here search for the QuickOSM plugin and install it. If necessary, refer to the official QGIS plugin guide.

Run a first example

Processing national datasets to extract significant UBEM features

Example files concerning Padova and Cagliari are provided with proper documentation. Try to open one project extract from national databases

Acknowledgements

• Funder: Project funded under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), Mission 4 Component 2 Investment 1.3 - Call for tender No. 1561 of 11.10.2022 of Ministero dell’Uni- versità e della Ricerca (MUR); funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU

• Award Number: Project code PE0000021, Concession Decree No. 1561 of 11.10.2022 adop- ted by Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca (MUR), CUP - to be indicated by each Beneficiary, according to attachment E of Decree No. 1561/2022, Project title “Network 4 Energy Sustainable Transition – NEST”