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CommunityViz Introduction

In this course you will learn practical applications for CommunityViz, one of the world's premiere GeoDesign and planning scenario tools. Planners, resource managers, local and regional governments, and others use CommunityViz to help them make decisions about development, land use, transportation, conservation and more. 

Doug Walker
Taught By Doug Walker
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Course Info

  • Duration 8 video lessons (72 Mins)
  • Published Published
    2013
  • 4.21
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    Imagine...
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    GeoDesign and CommunityViz
    Chapter Duration 6 mins
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    A powerful Tool
    Chapter Duration 9 mins
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    Site Design
    Chapter Duration 8 mins
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    Regional Scale
    Chapter Duration 13 mins
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    Site Suitability
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    Setting up a GeoDesign Analysis 1
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    Setting up a GeoDesign Analysis 2 & Review
    Chapter Duration 15 mins

Course Description

In this course you will learn practical applications for CommunityViz, one of the world's premiere GeoDesign and planning scenario tools. Planners, resource managers, local and regional governments, and others use CommunityViz to help them make decisions about development, land use, transportation, conservation and more. A GIS-based decision-support tool, CommunityViz "shows" you the implications of different plans and choices. This course demonstrates in detail the tool's functionality for site design and suitability analysis among other applications. Both flexible and robust, CommunityViz supports scenario planning, sketch planning, 3-D visualization, suitability analysis, impact assessment, growth modeling and other popular techniques.

CommunityViz planning software is an extension for ArcGIS Desktop.

 

Learn these skills

  • 3D Modeling
  • Civic Engagement
  • Data Visualization
  • GIS
  • Mapping
  • Modeling & Simulation
  • Technology
  • ArcGIS
  • CommunityViz

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Doug Walker

Doug Walker

Doug Walker, is the President and Principal of CommunityViz's parent company, Placeways, LLC.

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