Urban Planning

Automated measurement of the third dimension of urban growth is a crucial requirement for future urban planning and monitoring. Airborne Lidar is increasingly being used to produce regular time-based ...

3D city models of Helsinki, Finland’s capital and regional centre, have been created and are being used to promote commercial research and development. The initiative has been made possible by leve...

This integrated flood simulation and visualization system provides answers on the fly and presents 3D visualizations that even non-experts can understand. In flood and storm water management, simulati...

The ‘smart city’ concept entirely relies on a permanent stream of massive amounts of data acquired by a great variety of sensors distributed throughout the city. Smart use of all this data require...

The visualisation of results from urban energy modelling and simulation is a crucial part of energy research as it is the main communication tool among scientists, engineers and decision-makers. Energ...

A 3D city model enables city councils and urban planners to go beyond traditional city development and share their vision with their citizens and stakeholders, writes Ron Roth in a recent column. 3D c...