Crystal Wilson founded PlaceVision in 2001 to help urban planners communicate effectively online with stakeholders and communities. She helps planners make visible what is otherwise misunderstood, unseen, or only imagined.
She received her Master’s in Urban Planning from University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), concentrating in Electronic Visualization in a way that merged her interests in technology and sociology. Read Entire Bio >
Urban Interactive Studio founder, Chris Haller is closely involved in the day-to-day development of interactive Web and mobile applications, as well as Software as a Service (SaaS) products like Text the Mob and others. He also designs effective online engagement projects and Social Media strategies for clients and provides related training when needed. We look forwards to continued opportunities to collaborate on civic engagement projects.
Alex Hill is a research scientist at Georgia Tech in the field of human-computer interaction whose focus is on developing augmented reality applications that leverage geospatial and ubiquitous computing. He has collaborated with Crystal on numerous projects, particularly the virtual reality manual for University of Illinois at Chicago and a cutting-edge visualization for Kenosha, WI. We look forwards to utilizing his amazing capabilities to deploy AR for urban planning & architecture projects.
Michael Topalovich is the Chief Enterprise Architect at Delivered Innovation, who provides technology and business leadership to turn ideas into Software as a Service applications. His visionary team drives execution from concept to delivery. We collaborated to develop zoning ordinance software currently in beta. We continue to look for opportunities to leverage his wisdom and expertise to assist our clients with packaging planning services.
Ken Prchal is a Rich Content Integration Engineer at Navteq and a GIS wizard. He has collaborated with PlaceVision over the years in a variety of ways. He is currently a guest writer on our blog, AR for Planning & Architecture and an adviser on emerging location-based technologies for our e-zines. He is an inventor of location-based advertising opportunities with Navteq and brings an insightful perspective on geospatial applications that make planning easier and more collaborative.
Ben Allfree of Launchpoint Software is an excellent project manager, software architect, and programmer for complex websites. We collaborated on a PlaceVision project, Online Plan Guide which automatically deploys websites and blogs for comprehensive plans. We look forwards to collaborating again on robust solutions that will save our clients time and money.
- To stay abreast of the latest technologies in viewing the built environment.
- To offer these to our clients in a way that is most economical and sensitive to their needs.
- To offer to policy makers and the public a wide range of options for creating environmentally sensitive and aesthetically pleasing developments, neighborhoods and cities.
- To promote historic preservation through innovative story-telling, accurate information and the creative use of properties.
New technologies are changing the way we view the built environment so dramatically they are virtually creating a new reality.
We see ourselves not just keeping up with this revolution but being a part of it.