An assessment of the utility of LiDAR data in extracting base-year floorspace and a comparison with census-based approach
| dc.contributor.advisor | Zhong, Ming | |
| dc.contributor.author | Shiravi-Khozani, Sajad | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-03-01T16:34:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-03-01T16:34:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2023-03-01T15:02:43Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Planning models require accurate base-year floorspace data to properly allocate/predict activities and study the interactions between different land uses. Currently, most planning models estimate base-year floorspace data according to limited population/employment data provided by the census and in general their accuracy is unknown. In this study, building information is extracted from LiDAR data using a free LiDAR classification software. In addition, through a novel machine learning approach, the extracted buildings are further enhanced by systematically considering a set of LiDAR features in the classification process. The accuracy of building information extracted from LiDAR data and the geographic building footprint layer are then examined and validated through a field survey. It is found that LiDAR data can provide building height, footprint and, therefore, floorspace estimates with a good accuracy. Furthermore, two base-year floorspace estimation methods, one is based on the LiDAR data and the other is based on census data, are compared for sample zones and distinguished by land-use category. The results of this study show that the traditional census-based approach may be very unreliable in estimating base-year floorspace. Comparisons reveal differences as high as 37% for the Residential category. The errors are even higher for the non-residential categories, with average absolute percent errors ranging from 39% for the Office floorspace to 190% for the Accommodation and Recreation. Overall, the results obtained from this study indicate that the traditional census-based approach is very unreliable and inaccurate for modelers/planners to prepare their base-year floorspace, and therefore suggest that LiDAR data be used as a powerful add-on for planning models. | |
| dc.description.copyright | © Sajad Shiravi-Khozani, 2013 | |
| dc.format | text/xml | |
| dc.format.extent | xi, 148 pages | |
| dc.format.medium | electronic | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/14123 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_CA | |
| dc.publisher | University of New Brunswick | |
| dc.rights | http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2 | |
| dc.subject.discipline | Civil Engineering | |
| dc.title | An assessment of the utility of LiDAR data in extracting base-year floorspace and a comparison with census-based approach | |
| dc.type | master thesis | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Civil Engineering | |
| thesis.degree.fullname | Master of Science in Engineering | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of New Brunswick | |
| thesis.degree.level | masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | M.Sc.E. |
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