Abstract

City of Portland 3D Building Model
Track: Architecture, Engineering, and Construction
Author(s): Kevin Martin

The City of Portland's Bureau of Planning created and maintains a 3D model of all of the buildings in downtown Portland. We've been using various applications - primarily ArcGIS, SketchUp, and Google Earth - to analyze, visualize, and present this 3D information to both City staff and the public. We have been working with the architect and developer community to acquire 3D models that they create and incorporate them into a "building repository" that will be publicly accessible. And recent acquisition of LiDAR data is expanding the model to other areas of Portland. The purpose of this presentation is to provide an overview of how this 3D model was developed and how it is used.

Kevin Martin
City of Portland Bureau of Planning
1900 SW 4th Ave
Suite 7100
Portland , Oregon 97201
United States
Phone: 503-823-7710
E-mail: kmartin@ci.portland.or.us