Urban Planning/GIS

Urban Planning
Cartographic Services
Community Outreach
Database Development and Administration
Database Analysis and Map Analysis
Field Studies
GIS Customization
GIS Presentation Graphics
Map Production
Network/Internet GIS Applications

Urban Planning
We are students of cities, constantly refining our knowledge of tools and techniques to improve and revitalize neighborhoods, expand opportunities for affordable housing, strengthen the range of community services and amenities and improve access to public transportation. Our reference frame includes our previous planning experiences in large cities, including San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, Boston, New York, Atlanta, Vancouver and Anchorage. We employ a wide variety of tools to assist in the analysis of urban patterns and trends.

Cartographic Services
Maps are the simplest and most convenient manner to convey spatial information. 3D Visions understand the need for accurate and accessible map-related information. Utilizing GIS databases, USGS topographic files, digital orthophotos and CAD drawings as source materials, 3D Visions creates maps with Freehand, AutoCAD Map and ArcView.

Community Outreach
3D Visions offers a wide range of community outreach work: developing creative campaigns to notify residents about studies and proposed projects in a number of languages. An additional area we excel in is planning and conducting public workshops, especially those that involve attendees in interactive ways. Workshop participants, as volunteer problem solvers, often provide new insights and assist our project teams in outlining new alternatives.

Database Development and Administration
3D Visions provides complete GIS database design services, including user needs assessment, data acquisition and conversion, concept design, forms and reports, CAD to GIS file translations, scanning and digitizing, and mapping documentation. We collect, prepare and validate field data specifically designed for land development and environmental projects. We apply a valid table structure to communicate with a variety of existing GIS relational databases.

Database Analysis and Map Analysis
Using an existing or in-house designed database to analyze spatial, georeferenced layers, such as land use and transportation, our staff will interpret data and recommend solutions that meet the scope of your project. We specialize in developing custom queries and summary reports of the data.

Field Studies
In conjunction with our land use database services, 3D Visions develops and conducts field survey activities. We develop digital survey instruments and work with the client to customize the data collection and provide quality control. Our staff is pioneering the use of touch-screen handheld computers to collect field survey data. This process takes advantage of digital maps, and integrates existing databases for more accurate data collection. Our handheld computers may be operated by surveyors on foot, bicycle, or in a car. We are also able to incorporate GPS coordinates into our data collection.

GIS Customization
The staff is experienced at customizing existing GIS systems and can build a system to meet the needs of your organization. Using GIS and Visual Basic programming languages, we can design a Graphical User Interface (GUI) to streamline the data entry and retrieval process.

GIS Presentation Graphics
The staff uses various presentation software to produce quality presentation graphics such as Quark's Xpress; Adobe's PageMaker, Photoshop, Premiere and Acrobat; and Macromedia's Freehand, Fireworks, Director, Shockwave and Dreamweaver software packages.

Map Production
3D Visions staff produces professional maps combining graphics and data for land use planning and environmental design analysis. Data manipulated may include Coordinate Geometry (COGO) points, Global Positioning System (GPS) points, and ArcINFO geodata sets. Our staff is trained and experienced in ESRI software, and is highly skilled in CAD programs including AutoCAD Map 2000.

Network/Internet GIS Applications
Our staff is trained to use ArcIMS, Coldfusion, Map Objects, ArcExplorer, Flash, Director and Dreamweaver to create web server applications for intranet and internet deployment. We develop GIS Internet applications and interactive mapping projects that allow your clients to query data and produce downloadable graphics.