MC / HEATRO

Bucharest · public edition · 16 August 2026

Heat on foot

A shelter can exist on a map. Between a person and its door remain shade, water, crossings and time.

This first edition follows Bucharest and leaves streets without a score until the data support a verifiable calculation.

See what needs measuring
Conceptual diagram: from a person to a public relief point
Conceptual diagram: from a person to a public relief pointhome, crossing, water, shelterhomecrossingwatershelterbuilt from public sources

272

listed entries

public-list snapshot

50 m²

minimum for an outdoor shelter

H160/2026 municipal criterion

0,25°

UTCI grid

regional hourly context

~3 km

surface temperature

global CLMS observation

01 · The field question

A point map leaves the walk outside

Bucharest Resilient brings shelters, drinking fountains and public toilets into one network. Its list includes address, hours, area, facilities and, for some points, capacity.

For someone walking, a point begins another question. How long does it take to get there? Where is the shade? Can a person stop? Is the door open when they arrive?

Change the unit of reading

A point locates a relief place and its published attributes.

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The line is an analysis schema, not a real route and not a navigation recommendation.

02 · Scale changes meaning

Each source sees a different part of the city

Words such as heat, shade and access change meaning when the data change scale and what they measure.

selected layer

UTCI, regional context

0.25°

What it can say

It combines temperature, humidity, wind and radiation into an hourly UTCI estimate.

What still needs checking

The grid describes regional atmospheric context. It does not describe sidewalk shade or time to a door.

base sourceCopernicus ERA5-HEATUTCI and mean radiant temperature, 0.25° grid

03 · Relief has criteria

A shelter has criteria. A walk has others.

HCGMB 160/2026 separates indoor and outdoor shelters and lists concrete conditions. A drinking fountain or pharmacy adds another kind of pause.

Choose a relief type

Indoor shelter

  • maximum 27°C during hot periods
  • ventilation
  • water
  • trained staff

What it can mean for a person

It can offer a pause with defined hours and conditions.

The question that remains

The public list still needs checking at the time of the visit.

base sourceBucharest Council Decision 160/2026criteria for climate shelters

04 · The route sheet

A walk has segments, waits and stopping points

These are the fields a real walk would need. Check what you could document. The interaction counts completed fields. It does not calculate thermal comfort.

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To publish a route, we need frozen geometry, date and time, sources for each segment and a field check. Without those, the page keeps uncertainty visible.

05 · What we can say now

Say what is measured

The labels separate source observations, calculations that join sources, proposed measurements and unknowns. The page claims no more than the evidence supports.

observation

The municipal list displayed 272 entries on 16 August 2026. It is a snapshot, not a permanent total.

criterion

H160/2026 sets a minimum of 50 m² for an outdoor shelter and a maximum of 27°C for an indoor one during hot periods.

synthesis

The useful question moves from pin to passage when the relief network is placed beside the real scales of the data.

unknown

For a published route, we do not yet have verified segment shade, waiting time, live status or observed capacity.

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We do not publish city rankings, sidewalk-level temperatures or effects of an intervention. Those require different data and validation.

06 · The source file

Every claim leaves a trace

These sources support the dated facts, scales and criteria used here. Retrieval date: 16 August 2026. Point counts and opening hours can change, so check them again before practical use.

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