SimStadt for Beginners

SimStadt Next, 17^th-18^th September 2026 SimStadt Next – Urban Energy Simulation for Sustainable and Resilient Cities

Matthias Betz & Eric Duminil

HfT Stuttgart, Building 3, Room 324

Preparation

• Installation
  • Java 17+
  • INSEL
  • SimStadt
  • TestRepository
  • CityDoctor
  • Gnuplot?

Usage

• Open-Data from https://citygml.hft-stuttgart.de (Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Hessen, Berlin, Rheinland-Pfalz, and Niedersachsen)
• Validate with CityDoctor
• View with CityGML Viewer
• Simulate with SimStadt
  • Photovoltaic potential
  • Heat Demand
  • Load Profile Generation
  • Green Water simulation?
• RegionChooser

Optional / What's next?

• https://transfer.hft-stuttgart.de/gitlab/simstadt/simstadtpy
• https://transfer.hft-stuttgart.de/gitlab/simstadt/germany-open-data-citygml
• https://simstadt.hft-stuttgart.de/advanced-topics/python-scripts/#inject_citygml_attributespy