Visualizing n-dimensional implications of two-dimensional design decisions

Author

Ervin, Stephen M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Landscape Archit., Harvard Univ., Graduate Sch. of Design, Cambridge, MA, USA

fYear

1992

fDate

19-23 Oct 1992

Firstpage

356

Lastpage

360

Abstract

Experiments in visualizing implications of landscape planning and design decisions using a combination of GIS, CAD, and video animation technology are described. Simple grid-cell GIS databases and site-scale polygonal models are used to provide visualizations of site planning design proposals and environmental impact, with both static and animated images. Rather than pursuing photo-realistic simulations, the focus is on how abstractions and representational conventions can be used to gauge visual and environmental effects of proposals for landscape change, in a dynamic interactive computer-aided design environment

Keywords

CAD; civil engineering computing; computer graphics; geographic information systems; CAD; GIS; design decisions; grid-cell GIS databases; interactive computer-aided design environment; landscape planning; site-scale polygonal models; video animation technology; Animation; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Design automation; Geographic Information Systems; Image databases; Proposals; Technology planning; Visual databases; Visualization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Visualization, 1992. Visualization '92, Proceedings., IEEE Conference on

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2897-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VISUAL.1992.235188

Filename

235188