Urban Geometry Parameters and UTCI Thermal Comfort Data for Cairo

A dataset supporting a parametric optimization study of urban geometry design for outdoor thermal comfort in Cairo, Egypt. The data includes input parameters like building heights and street widths, and output Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) values for multiple geometry configurations. It was created by Yasser Ibrahim of the University of Bath using Grasshopper for Rhino3D and Ladybug-tools for environmental analysis.

Use Cases

• Optimizing urban geometry for thermal comfort based on building height and street width parameters.
• Analyzing the effect of street orientation on outdoor thermal conditions using the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI).
• Training predictive models for UTCI based on parametric inputs like aspect ratio (H/W).
• Conducting sensitivity analysis of urban design parameters on microclimate outcomes.

Strengths

• Data is structured with clearly labeled input and output files (prefixed 'in:' and 'out:'), which suggests organized processing phases.
• Focuses on a specific, well-defined geographic context: Cairo, Egypt.
• Derived from a defined methodology using Grasshopper for Rhino3D and Ladybug-tools for environmental analysis.

Limitations

• Row count, file size, and specific file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Yasser Ibrahim, University of Bath, via paperswithcode.

Collection Method

Generated using Grasshopper for Rhino3D and its environmental plugins, Ladybug-tools, to analyze thermal comfort.

Geography

Cairo, Egypt