HG-S04 HAMMER CLIMYX
Plan shade with data
CLIMYX is a product at concept stage: a tool for analysing urban heat islands and outdoor comfort at street level, made for urban planning. It builds on the heat-mapping projects HAMMER already delivers for municipalities, such as the Kiryat Yam pilot, where heat is mapped down to the path, the bus stop and the bench.
Concept stage
- Plan no.
- HG-S04
- Scale
- 1:1,250
- Sheet
- 04/05
- Updated
- 11.2026
- Status
- Concept stage
The problem
Heat isn't a citywide average
A satellite map shows that the city is hot. It doesn't show which bus stop stands in full sun at noon, which path never gets a moment of shade, or where a single tree or canopy would make the biggest difference. Without those answers, a shade plan stays a wish list and the budget spreads thin instead of going where it is needed.
Working today
Urban heat mapping as a municipal service
Before there is software, there is a method. HAMMER maps urban heat islands as a project service, and that method is the foundation of CLIMYX.
- Layers from aerial imagery Tree canopies and their heights, shade structures and their heights, vegetation, asphalt, pavements and paths, artificial surfaces, buildings and their heights, and open areas.
- Shade through the day Shade is computed every half hour across the day, to show where shade falls and when it disappears.
- An integrated heat model Solar radiation, sun-exposure duration, changing shade and the thermal response of materials such as asphalt, concrete, metal and wood, combined with a 3D surface model (DSM) and remote sensing.
- No street sensors The mapping is computed from spatial data, with no sensors to deploy and maintain on the street.
- A shade priority map A map that shows where shading and planting will help most. Deliverables come as GIS layers and DWG.
The method
From aerial photo to a priority map
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ST-01
Imagery and elevation
An aerial photo and a 3D surface model.
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ST-02
Layer extraction
Trees, shade structures, surface materials and buildings, each with its height.
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ST-03
Shade through the day
Shade computed every half hour.
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ST-04
Heat model
Radiation, exposure, shade and material thermal response combined.
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ST-05
Priorities
A map that shows where to start shading and planting.
From the field
The Kiryat Yam pilot
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P-04 Urban heat island mapping (video)
HAMMER's method for street-level heat mapping.
In Kiryat Yam we mapped the heat hotspots across the city's streets and built a map showing where shade and tree planting would have the most effect. That is the work CLIMYX is meant to turn into a standing tool.
Where CLIMYX is heading
A direction, not an off-the-shelf product
These are the directions we are exploring. The final scope is still being set, and nothing on this list is available as software today.
- The city in 3D Buildings and terrain in 3D on a web map.
- Radiation and heat islands Solar-radiation and heat-island indicators at street level.
- Thermal comfort Indicators such as sky view factor (SVF), mean radiant temperature (MRT) and UTCI.
- Scenario comparison Testing design alternatives against each other before money goes into construction.
Who it's for
For whoever decides where the shade goes
- Urban planners Spatial evidence of where the street is hot and where an intervention will matter most.
- Climate and sustainability teams A data foundation for a shade plan and for climate adaptation.
- Authorities that want to start now The heat-mapping service is available today, no need to wait for the software.
Deliverables
What a heat-mapping project delivers
- GIS layers Trees, shade structures, surface materials and buildings with heights
- DWG The same layers for design work
- Priority map Where to shade and plant first
Status
Concept stage
CLIMYX is not available yet: there is no customer release and no customers for the product. What is available today is HAMMER's urban heat-mapping service. Municipalities that want a say in where CLIMYX goes are welcome to talk to us.
S-09
Want to know where your city runs hottest?
We'll present the heat-mapping method and the Kiryat Yam pilot, and look at what we can map for you right now.