visualization digital for planners
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overview website design
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base map construction and field assignment image processing i
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image processing ii modeling a building in an urban setting thematic mapping urban 3d exercise credits
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overview
the purpose of digital visualization for planners: plan211, is to explore planning through digital technology. it also provides a good start to learning how planners can effectively represent their work. i learned a great deal in this course by exploring different technologies like the adobe photoshop, adobe dreamweaver, adobe indesign, arcgis, arcscene, and sketchup. i was very interested in how all of these different tools can be used individually as well as together to layer information and make a clear argument. this class also gave me the ability to explore current planning issues and topics and respond to them.
web page design
intention
to analyze albemarle and burlington county planning web sites. to create a web page that critiques the quality of these web pages.
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method & process
i began this project by looking at the albemarle county, va web page and comparing and contrasting it with the burlington county, nj web page . i looked at how each of these web sites conveyed information about relevant issues and how easy they were to use. more specifically, i looked at key planning issues each site covered. for instance, community development, zoning, environmental preservation, gis and mapping, comprehensive plans, etc. were all topics i discussed. furthermore, a major part of this project was creating a web page in adobe dreamweaver. i used the pages i researched as examples of how to make a clear and easy to use web page
digital technology
adobe dreamweaver, adobe photoshop, adobe illustrator
web address : http://people.virginia.edu/~kns5e/
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intention
to learn how to use arcgis software to create base maps for the belmont neighborhood. then, using this information, to visit the neighborhood with the base maps to make observations and record data.
method & process
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i learned how to use arcgis to obtain and layer information to create informative maps about belmont. i constructed aerial maps and building outlines at different scales to use with me in the field. while i was in the field, i used these maps to help orient myself and locate key buildings. i also recorded information like building heights and basic visual characteristics of buildings in my study area. furthermore, i recorded and did extensive sketches of a particular building that i would investigate to a greater extent later. after this task was complete, i used adobe dreamweaver to create a web site that documented all of my information.
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Bellmont Map Aerial Photograph with Primary and Secondary Study Buildings
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base map construction and field assignment
Belmont Study Buildings and Roads
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base map construction and field assignment Document Untitled
site sketches web page
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Assignment 2
I keyur home page I plan 211 home page This page documents the photographs and GIS maps that I accumulated for the Belmont neighborhood
PDF Site Aerial
PDF Study Buildings
PDF Study Buildings Zoom
Neighborhood Picture
Neighborhood Picture
Building 1 East Elevation
Building 1 North Elevation
Lot 5
image processing i
intention
to take the digital images recorded from the belmont neighborhood, and transform and edit them using adobe before photoshop so that they could be used in a graphic publication.
keyur shah
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method process
i & began this assignment by taking each image and cropping and adjusting it so it was level and would read well. then, with the brick building, i used the clone stamp tool and copied and pasted items to eradicate unsightly elements. i also adjusted the brightness/contrast as well as filtered the image with a warm photo filter. this made the building appear softer and also before adjusted for a cleaner looking sky. in the white single family house, i used many of the same techniques as in the previous. however, i did use the blur and burn tool to help soften up certain edges. for example, after getting rid of the tree, i had to make the edges of the building not pop out as much and blend in with the background. i also added plants and modified their appearance with the burn tool.
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digital technology
adobe photoshop
image processing ii
intention
to create a poster of the belmont neighborhood that uses multiple layers and techniques to convey information. to create a poster that explores how the sidewalks of belmont create community and areas that are conducive to interaction.
keyur shah
method & process
i first constructed my background image from an aerial gis image. i took the image and put it through multiple photoshop filters to produce the desired result. the glowing edges filter made the image much more dynamic and gave it the neon effect. i also created an underlay for the background that effectively highlighted the region of belmont that i was working in. i then placed a white rectangle that i modified the opacity of to act as a banner through the middle of the poster. then i placed my significant images on this banner to tie them all together. in order to balance the composition, i added an additional black and white gis aerial on the bottom right of the page.
digital technology
adobe photoshop
modeling a building in an urban setting
intention
to create a 3d model of a building in the belmont neighborhood using sketchup.
keyur shah
method & process
i familiarized myself with sketchup through this process. i began with the footprint of the building and worked my way up. after i extruded the basic geometry, i added the details to the building. For instance, i added windows and doors as well as objects like trees and railings. Then, i placed textures in the model. For the building faces, i used the photograph seen below to map these on faces in the model. i had to also manipulate brick colors to match the areas where i did not map on textures from the photograph. i also matched the day lighting from the time that the picture was taken.
digital technology
sketchup and adobe photoshop
photograph
thematic mapping
intention
to use arcgis and arcscene to create thematic maps that represent characteristics of the 25 - 34 year old age range in the belmont neighborhood.
keyur shah
method & process
upon visiting the belmont neighborhood, i saw many young people and families in the area. i tried to reinforce this initial observation ...