October 15, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. Learn from been-there case studies and discuss actionable procedures to make communities more eco-effective.
October 15, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. Learn from been-there case studies and discuss actionable procedures to make communities more eco-effective.
I’m conducting research about technology for urban planning. I’m wondering what technology skills planners working the field would like to acquire that they don’t currently have. What is a mystery such as making your own Google Earth map or perhaps setting up an online community on Facebook? Do you think planning could be better “packaged” to communities through web sites that help facilitate the implementation of a plan? Do you find it difficult to keep up with all the tools available and when to use what? Don’t you think there needs to be a better tool to publish zoning ordinances online, especially for form based codes?
Is it just me or do you think/worry about these things also?
Demand: Community presentations and materials can be viewed on the project web site.
The most likely time period stakeholders and residents are going to review and explore your expert opinion is within 24 hours of your presentation. If you don’t provide these materials within this short window, you loose what might be your last opportunity for your point to stick. Learn how to convert your presentation into a web friendly format, how to add audio to your visuals and get it online without technical skill. Everyone in your organization should be able to record their presentation and submit it to the web site.
Demand: Clients ask you to guide them to the most affordable GIS solution
There are more than a few ways to create an interactive geographic information system. Learn what your options are and how to present them to your clients. Learn how to increase your value as a planning consultant to utilize these tools and integrate them into the planning process.
Demand: Clients request documents to be online.
When your clients want their documents online, they don’t mean a list of PDFs. Don’t underestimate the value of live text. HTML is easier to read on the screen and saves trees. If you don’t know how to post live text to the web, then you need a tool to help you. In a matter of seconds your documents can exist on the web, be scanned by Google, and returned as a link from a search query. PDFs take much longer to be noticed by search engines and load on the screen.
Demand: Co-create the plan with others without wasting time on the process of collaboration.
Document management, project collaboration, co-authoring live text are things you can use to work faster. The demand to do more instantly and stay organized in the process is a daily strain on workflow. Learn how to use web-based applications that actually curb the development time of documents and keep your team organized.
Demand: Higher levels of expectations from the public driven by the movie and gaming industries lead most people to expect a certain degree of realism from your 3D presentations.
Just because you can doesn’t mean you should. Budgeting is no longer a prohibiting factor to construct 3D models of cities rapidly but do you take it too far? Learn when to go 3D and when 2D will suffice to be effective. Learn when photorealism is necessary and when it is not.
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