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Urban Heat Island Mapping
Urban Heat Island Mapping framed as a research-led urban climate & heat study.
Category
Urban Climate & Heat
Format
PDF Report
Delivery
Digital download after purchase
Price
$39
Summary
Urban heat islands (UHIs) represent one of the most pervasive anthropogenic modifications to local climate, with direct consequences for energy demand, public health, and urban livability. This study presents a systematic, multi-city assessment of surface urban heat island intensity across ten globally distributed cities spanning six Koppen climate zones, using Landsat 8/9 Collection 2 Level-2 thermal infrared data at 30 m spatial resolution. Land surface temperature (LST) was retrieved from atmospherically corrected surface temperature products with NDVI-based emissivity refinement. Normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), normalized difference built-up index (NDBI), and normalized difference water index (NDWI) were computed to characterize land cover.
What the report covers
- Maps land-surface temperature across ten cities spanning six climate zones.
- Separates vegetation, water, bare ground, and built-up surfaces using spectral indices.
- Measures urban heat island intensity between urban cores and surrounding rural reference areas.
- Flags statistically significant thermal hotspots instead of relying on visual interpretation alone.
- Relates vegetation cover to cooling potential to support location-specific mitigation priorities.
Why it matters
Urban heat mapping helps frame climate adaptation priorities, surface-temperature patterns, and potential mitigation interventions.
Intended sectors and users
CitiesReal estateClimate resiliencePublic policy
Methodology framing
The report is framed around Landsat, using the methods described in the source abstract and paper title.
Applications and use cases
Heat hotspot analysis
Cooling strategy assessment
Urban climate studies
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