Heat · LST
Five summer 2026 observations and a median layer. A shared colour scale supports more consistent comparisons over time.
URBAN CLIMATE INSTITUTE · SPATIAL ANALYSIS
Zadar in three
dimensions.
Our interactive map connects surface temperature, vegetation, terrain and potential surface-runoff pathways. From the peninsula to Musapstan, switch between layers and explore their spatial relationships.
Open the full-window mapThe 3D view requires WebGL. Map controls are in Croatian.
LST · NDVI · 3D · HYDROLOGY
Zadar / Musapstan
Rotate the scene, zoom into a location and compare layers.
The map loads when you launch it. Choose the full-window map for more space; on mobile, you can also rotate the screen.
Vegetation · NDVI
Sentinel-2, 2 August 2026, on a 10 m grid. It indicates vegetation, not tree counts or canopy health.
Terrain and 3D space
Orthophotography, terrain, footprints and modelled building and canopy volumes help relate the layers in space.
Water · surface runoff
An initial terrain-based model of possible runoff pathways, including D8 and MFD routing and modelled depressions.
EXPLORE THE LAYERS
One location.
Several questions.
Start with the peninsula or Musapstan. Switch on heat, then vegetation, and look for corresponding patterns. When comparing dates, use a common temperature scale: stretching the colours can change the impression without changing measured values.
Hydrology asks a different question: which way might surface water travel according to the available terrain model? It is a starting point for site investigation, alongside checks of the actual ground and drainage network.
What is measured and what is modelled?
The linked viewer is version 11 of the Zadar map. LST dates are 9 and 24 July and 2, 10 and 26 August 2026. The median requires at least four valid observations per pixel. The LST output grid is 30 m; native thermal resolution is approximately 100 m. This is not air temperature or a measurement of individual façades.
Terrain uses an older DGU model at approximately 20 m, resampled to 30 m for display, with Copernicus filling gaps. It is not a 1 m LiDAR model. Most building heights are schematic and canopy heights are estimates; the scene is not a surveyed 3D city.
Hydrology lines are modelled pathways, not surveyed watercourses. Rainfall, infiltration, karst groundwater and the drainage network are not included. Contributing area is not water volume, and depressions are not flood-depth estimates.
Sources, dates and assumptions are documented in the map’s “Podaci i metoda” panel. Sources and development notes in Croatian.
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