Warrington 3D Model Helps Change

The Bluesky model was supplied ready for use in the Council's Computer Aided Design software application - AutoCAD and in Google SketchUp. The 3D model, derived from the most up to date stereo aerial photography, includes the surface of the earth or terrain together with all buildings and trees in the urban centre. Using existing software Warrington Borough Council can model proposed works or new developments in order to visualise, communicate and assess their impact on the urban environment.

"The Bluesky model gives a unified spatial vision of the structures within and the extent of the current town centre," commented Zuned Vorajee, Urban and Rural Designer at Warrington Borough Council. "Using existing software we can add or remove buildings or public amenities in order to model the impact of proposed regeneration schemes and other outcomes of the Council's Town Centre Urban Design Masterplan and the model is excellent tool for communicating ideas and plans to Councillors and members of the public."

Bluesky Building Models are created from the most up to date, high-resolution, stereo aerial photography. Accurate to +/- 25cm in most urban areas the Bluesky city models also include road detail and an underlying Digital Terrain Map (DTM) to place the urban representation in its true world context.