Title :
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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Visualization, 1992. Visualization '92, Proceedings., IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2897-9
DOI :
10.1109/VISUAL.1992.235188
