2004 UC Proceedings Abstract
 Info-GIS: A Cross-Platform Integrated Approach for Community Planners Track: Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Author(s): Rahul Kulkarni In a world dominated by emerging technologies such as information management, traditional professions like planning and landscape architecture are undergoing fundamental transformation. With the availability of modern tools and extensive multi-format GIS data, community planners are continually faced with challenges of visualizing and displaying information across various media. This paper presents 'Info-GIS', a cross-platform integrated approach to reference, analyze, and present community planning solutions applying the concepts of information design to GIS-based data using compatible modern tools. Through a series of graphics and examples, the paper demonstrates how 'Info-GIS' was successfully used to furnish a "Greenprint" Plan for St. Simons Island, Georgia. A further discussion involves an overview of Esri software capabilities and its compatibility with Information Design tools for community planning purposes. Rahul Kulkarni PBS&J Planning & Landscape Architecture 5665 New Northside Drive Suite 400 Atlanta , GA 30328 US Phone: (770) 933-0280 Fax: (770) 933-0971 E-mail: rrkulkarni@pbsj.com |
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