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Virtual Reality for Planners 4: Refining the End User Experience

Virtual Reality for Planners 4: Refining the End User Experience

Instructor: Chase Mullen

Creating a VR experience is one thing, but managing its use at public events and integrating it into the urban design workflow is an extra, separate step. This course considers the bigger picture and covers a few ways to fine-tune the user’s experience for maximum success.

74 Mins
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD
Virtual Reality for Planners 3: Working with Unity

Virtual Reality for Planners 3: Working with Unity

Instructor: Chase Mullen

This course provides a high-level overview of the process involved in creating a virtual reality application and teaches viewers how to assemble a virtual reality application from scratch using Unity how to make the process as successful as possible.

64 Mins
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD
Virtual Reality for Planners 2: Modeling in SketchUp

Virtual Reality for Planners 2: Modeling in SketchUp

Instructor: Chase Mullen

This course provides a step-by-step SketchUp tutorial and teaches users how to create content appropriate for a virtual reality environment. Viewers will learn how to optimize the performance of their software and ensure success in the next steps of the process, including final model export to Unity.

72 Mins
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD
Urban Design for Planners 2: Getting Started with QGIS and SketchUp

Urban Design for Planners 2: Getting Started with QGIS and SketchUp

Instructor: Emily Talen

Course instructor Emily Talen guides viewers through the process of transferring a shapefile of building outlines into SketchUp and processes of basic manipulation necessary to create a 3D model. Learn how to load data into QGIS, set the coordinate reference system, and change the graphic display of data layers.

46 Mins
AICP CM
CNU-A
SACPLAN CPD
GIS Walkability Modeling

GIS Walkability Modeling

Instructor: Steph A. Nelson

As the field of planning continues to trend toward multi-modal, sustainable transportation practices, tools to model or analyze the walkability of a given area have grown in number and complexity. In this course, students will learn how to apply ArcMap and the Spatial Analyst extension to model walkability. The course assumes students have a working knowledge of GIS and basic familiarity with Spatial Analyst.

46 Mins
SACPLAN CPD
Introductory Population Analysis with Excel

Introductory Population Analysis with Excel

Instructor: William Riggs

Whether you're new to population analysis or just need a refresher, this course offers a comprehensive overview of the steps necessary to conduct analysis and develop projections using publicly available data. The course reviews Census data and builds skills, such as population projection, cohort survival, and concentration calculations that are essential for every professional in the planning and design community.

50 Mins
SACPLAN CPD
Introductory Urban Economics Analysis with Excel

Introductory Urban Economics Analysis with Excel

Instructor: William Riggs

Economic data is all around us. When we buy coffee or go to the movies, each of those actions involve an economic exchange or a trade of resources. This course teaches Microsoft Excel in applying the concepts of economics to the work of planners. By discussing data analysis techniques, such as sector analysis and economic base calculation with location quotient, you will gain the skills to work with economic data and become a more informed participant in the economic marketplace.

28 Mins
SACPLAN CPD

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