Bibliography

VoxCity builds on many open datasets and tools. This page collects the works cited throughout the documentation and explains how to cite VoxCity itself. Please credit the original authors of the datasets and tools you use.

How to cite VoxCity

If you use VoxCity in a scientific publication, please cite the paper:

Fujiwara K, Tsurumi R, Kiyono T, Fan Z, Liang X, Lei B, Yap W, Ito K, Biljecki F., 2026. VoxCity: A Seamless Framework for Open Geospatial Data Integration, Grid-Based Semantic 3D City Model Generation, and Urban Environment Simulation. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 123, p.102366. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2025.102366

@article{fujiwara2025voxcity,
  title   = {VoxCity: A Seamless Framework for Open Geospatial Data Integration, Grid-Based Semantic 3D City Model Generation, and Urban Environment Simulation},
  author  = {Fujiwara, Kunihiko and Tsurumi, Ryuta and Kiyono, Tomoki and Fan, Zicheng and Liang, Xiucheng and Lei, Binyu and Yap, Winston and Ito, Koichi and Biljecki, Filip},
  journal = {Computers, Environment and Urban Systems},
  volume  = {123},
  pages   = {102366},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2025.102366}
}

Data sources and tools

For a categorized list of the datasets VoxCity can integrate (building footprints, land cover, canopy height, and DEM sources), see the Data sources reference.

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