A New GIS-Based Framework to Detect Urban Heat Islands and Its Application on the City of Naples (Italy)
Rosa Cafaro,
Barbara Cardone,
Valeria D’Ambrosio
et al.
Abstract:This research presents a GIS-based framework used to detect urban heat islands and determine which urban settlement elements are most critical when heatwave risks exist. The proposed method uses the Iterative Self-Organizing Data Analysis (ISODATA) clustering algorithm applied to the satellite land surface temperature distribution recorded during heatwaves for the detection of urban heat islands. A pixel classification confidence level maximization approach, obtained by running a maximum likelihood classificat… Show more
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