QBuildings
QBuildings is a GIS project, with a spatial database and a python repository, designed for the characterisation of the territory from an energy perspective.
Database
A PostgreSQL database, with PostGIS extension
Repository
A repository used to generate the database
In this documentation, the goal is to present the database, its content and its usage.
The database is hosted in PostgreSQL, which is the principal open-access relational database management system. It has the PostGIS extension which allows to combine a table of attributes to a position and shape for every item.
We do not provide a specific API to access the database, as it does not present any interest at the moment.
Contacts and credits
This project was conducted within IPESE laboratory of Pr. François Maréchal. Following the idea and the work of Girardin (2012), the database was built through Loustau (2022) thesis.
Use of QBuildings data for academic or commercial purpose, as well as any related work should be properly cited with:
QBuildings, Loustau and Lepour, IPESE, 2023, qbuildings.epfl.ch
| Name | Address | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Dorsan Lepour | dorsan.lepour@epfl.ch | contact person |
| Joseph Loustau | joseph.loustau@epfl.ch | current maintainer |
Fundings
Services Industriels de Genève (SIG)
Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SWEET–SWICE)
