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1 | EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL SIMULATION TOOLS | ||||||||
2 | EVALUATION TABLE | ||||||||
3 | ID | APPLICATION FEATURES | PONDER | ENVI-met | Project Vasari | IES VE-Pro | |||
4 | 5.1 | Incoming solar radiation | 10 | 5 | -> 50 | 5 | -> 50 | 7 | -> 70 |
5 | 5.2 | Irradiation analysis | 6 | 3 | -> 18 | 0 | -> 0 | 0 | -> 0 |
6 | 5.3 | Air exhange / wind (CFD) | 10 | 8 | -> 80 | 8 | -> 80 | 9 | -> 90 |
7 | 5.4 | Materials assignment | 8 | 5 | -> 40 | 7 | -> 56 | 10 | -> 80 |
8 | 5.5 | Water bodies & evaporation | 8 | 8 | -> 64 | 0 | -> 0 | 7 | -> 56 |
9 | 5.6 | Humidity | 6 | 10 | -> 60 | 2 | -> 12 | 3 | -> 18 |
10 | 5.7 | Vegetation | 6 | 10 | -> 60 | 2 | -> 12 | 3 | -> 18 |
11 | 5.8 | Evapotranspiration | 3 | 0 | -> 0 | 0 | -> 0 | 0 | -> 0 |
12 | 5.9 | Acoustics | 3 | 0 | -> 0 | 0 | -> 0 | 0 | -> 0 |
13 | 5.1 | Albedo | 6 | 8 | -> 48 | 0 | -> 0 | 0 | -> 0 |
14 | 5.11 | Analysis accuracy | 8 | 10 | -> 80 | 8 | -> 64 | 8 | -> 64 |
15 | 5.12 | 3D modeling | 8 | 7 | -> 56 | 10 | -> 80 | 8 | -> 64 |
16 | 5.13 | Climate data loading | 10 | 10 | -> 100 | 8 | -> 80 | 10 | -> 100 |
17 | 5.14 | Open format support | 6 | 10 | -> 60 | 8 | -> 48 | 2 | -> 12 |
18 | 5.15 | Application interoperability | 4 | 6 | -> 24 | 7 | -> 28 | 6 | -> 24 |
19 | 5.16 | Application programming interface | 6 | 0 | -> 0 | 10 | -> 60 | 0 | -> 0 |
20 | FEATURES SUM | 63% | 69% | 47% | 53% | 46% | 55% | ||
21 | ID | APPLICATION USEABILITY | PONDER | ENVI-met | Project Vasari | IES VE-Pro | |||
22 | 6.1 | Calculation speed | 7 | 6 | -> 42 | 10 | -> 70 | 4 | -> 28 |
23 | 6.2 | Visual environment & feedback | 8 | 6 | -> 48 | 10 | -> 80 | 8 | -> 64 |
24 | 6.3 | UI simplicity & intuitivness | 6 | 3 | -> 18 | 8 | -> 48 | 5 | -> 30 |
25 | 6.4 | Ease of use & learning curve | 6 | 3 | -> 18 | 8 | -> 48 | 5 | -> 30 |
26 | 6.5 | Software documentation | 8 | 7 | -> 56 | 10 | -> 80 | 6 | -> 48 |
27 | 6.6 | Supported operating systems | 4 | 4 | -> 16 | 4 | -> 16 | 4 | -> 16 |
28 | 6.7 | Community & technical support | 7 | 7 | -> 49 | 7 | -> 49 | 10 | -> 70 |
29 | 6.8 | License, cost & development activity | 5 | 6 | -> 30 | 8 | -> 40 | 7 | -> 35 |
30 | USEABILITY SUM | 53% | 54% | 81% | 85% | 61% | 63% | ||
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32 | RAW VALUE | 142 | 140 | 122 | |||||
33 | PONDERED VALUE | 1017 | 1001 | 917 | |||||
34 | FINAL RANK | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
35 | ABSOLUTE RAW VALUE | 59.17 % | 58.33 % | 50.83 % | |||||
36 | RELATIVE RAW VALUE | 100.00 % | 98.59 % | 85.92 % | |||||
37 | ABSOLUTE PONDERED VALUE | 63.96 % | 62.96 % | 57.67 % | |||||
38 | RELATIVE PONDERED VALUE | 100.00 % | 98.43 % | 90.17 % | |||||
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48 | RELATIVE RAW VALUE | 100.00 % | 98.59 % | 85.92 % | |||||
49 | RELATIVE PONDERED VALUE | 100.00 % | 98.43 % | 90.17 % | |||||
50 | ABSOLUTE RAW VALUE | 59.17 % | 58.33 % | 50.83 % | |||||
51 | ABSOLUTE PONDERED VALUE | 63.96 % | 62.96 % | 57.67 % | |||||
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