Table 1.
The ratios of the measured facade height, shadow length to the real building height.
| Name of the Buildings | Real BH | SPOT 5 | QuickBird | ||||
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| SL | H/SL | FH | H/FH | FH | H/FH | ||
| Jinmao | 345 | 517 | 0.67 | 185 | 1.86 | 171 | 2.02 |
| Zhongyin | 226 | 324 | 0.70 | 118 | 1.92 | 102 | 2.22 |
| Huaneng Union | 188 | 100 | 1.88 | 95 | 1.98 | ||
| Shanghai Stock Exchange | 109 | 57 | 1.91 | 54 | 2.02 | ||
| Huifeng | 203 | 319 | 0.64 | 110 | 1.85 | 95 | 2.14 |
| Average Ratio | 0.67 | 1.88 | 2.08 | ||||
| Standard Deviation | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.1 | ||||
| Coefficient of Variation | 4.5% | 1.6% | 4.8% | ||||
BH: Building Height
SL: Measured Shadow Length
FH: Measured Facade Height