{"id":44202,"date":"2018-07-16T19:14:33","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T02:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?post_type=arcuser&p=44202"},"modified":"2024-04-30T10:53:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T17:53:03","slug":"coming-together-to-design-resilient-communities","status":"publish","type":"arcuser","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcuser\/coming-together-to-design-resilient-communities","title":{"rendered":"Coming Together to Design Resilient Communities"},"author":1031,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","castos_file_data":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[24962,10952,691],"tags":[25162,26512,441,711],"arcuser_issues":[21922],"class_list":["post-44202","arcuser","type-arcuser","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-focus","category-geodesign-summit","category-smart-communities","tag-bim-and-gis","tag-climate-change","tag-geodesign","tag-smart-cities","arcuser_issues-spring-2018"],"acf":{"short_description":"The Geodesign Summit held on January 23\u201325, 2018 at Esri in Redlands, CA focused on creating more resilient, livable communities using geodesign.","pdf":{"host_remotely":false,"file":"","file_url":""},"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"pdf","file":74432},{"acf_fc_layout":"blockquote","content":"The world\u2019s population is on track to spike by more than two billion people over the next 30 years, placing more stress on the planet and its resources."},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

It\u2019s crunch time for geodesign.<\/em><\/h2>\r\nThat was Esri president Jack Dangermond\u2019s message to attendees of the Geodesign Summit held January 23\u201325, 2018, at the Esri campus in Redlands, California. Dangermond drove home the event\u2019s theme, Resilient by Design, saying that our planet is on the precipice of change that\u2014if unaddressed\u2014will negatively affect the environment, biodiversity, infrastructure, and people\u2019s well-being. That\u2019s why it\u2019s imperative that design professionals work toward creating more resilient, livable communities using geodesign techniques and technologies.\r\n\r\n\u201cThings are not going in the right direction on so many levels,\u201d Dangermond told an audience that included urban planners, landscape architects, and GIS professionals. \u201cWe need better design, wouldn\u2019t you agree? We need to not only do better design, we [also]<\/i> need to integrate our best knowledge and science into it.\u201d\r\n\r\nGeodesign uses stakeholder input, creative design techniques, rigorous methodologies, and spatial analysis<\/a> and mapping to find the most suitable, environmentally friendly, and sustainable options for how to use space.\r\n

BIM and GIS\u2014Better Together<\/h2>\r\nHuman ingenuity has already led to the era of digital transformation that\u2019s currently changing how organizations\u2014including those that use GIS technology\u2014do business. Cloud computing, big data, the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and Web GIS are in the mix, along with a strategic vision on how to bring everything together to achieve a mission.\r\n\r\n\u201cIntegrating geodesign into everything we build requires well-thought-out technologies that work and help people,\u201d Dangermond said.\r\n\r\nBringing GIS and building information modeling (BIM) software\u2014often each an island unto itself\u2014much closer together would help the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. That\u2019s why buzz is building over plans to integrate BIM and GIS data and workflows.\r\n\r\nLate last year, Esri and Autodesk announced a strategic partnership to better connect the BIM and GIS platforms, with the aim of giving AEC professionals the ability to create better, more efficient, and sustainable designs, especially in 3D. Autodesk develops software for the AEC community, such as Revit and AutoCAD Civil 3D, which are used by architects and engineers to design real-world assets according to BIM patterns and practices."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":66172,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"\u201cBased on demand from users and partners, we know there\u2019s a tremendous demand for GIS and BIM interoperability,\u201d said Chris Andrews, 3D product manager for Esri. (See the accompanying article by Andrews, \u201cGIS and BIM Integration Leads to Smart Communities.\u201d)\r\n\r\nBIM users can work with GIS data, and GIS users can work with BIM data now, but the process was described by Autodesk\u2019s Theo Agelopoulos as \u201cpainful.\u201d He says that will change.\r\n\r\n\u201cA majority of our customers are architects, engineers, and contractors, and they are designing buildings and infrastructure such as roads, airports, dams, and plants. The assets they are building have geospatial context\u2014they exist somewhere in the real world,\u201d said Agelopoulos, director of infrastructure strategy and marketing at Autodesk. \u201cCreating a more seamless connection between BIM and GIS would allow those customers to do a better job designing and building.\u201d\r\n\r\nFor example, when designing a bridge, having the context for the surrounding terrain from the GIS data would help ensure that the bridge is going to be built in the best location, Agelopoulos said. Initiatives such as integrating BIM and GIS will \u201cproduce a better context model earlier on in the design process to enable a smarter and more optimized design,\u201d he said. \u201cWe want to better consume Esri\u2019s data to provide that project insight to help engineers do more [and]<\/i> better with less.\u201d"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":66182,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"\u201cBIM and GIS have to work hand in hand,\u201d Wacta said, following a presentation she gave at the Geodesign Summit. \u201cThose two tools should be together because they are not competing.\u201d\r\n\r\nWacta said that she has advocated for using GIS in her architecture classes and has taught her students to use Esri CityEngine to create 3D models from 2D GIS data. Her students have used both Esri and Autodesk software in their architecture courses. Models created with Esri CityEngine give architects and urban planners a realistic view of their projects, helping them see where a building that is proposed might cast shadows, reflect heat, or even block views for nearby residents."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":66192,"image_position":"left","orientation":"vertical","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Having GIS data available in software for BIM would help in site analysis, Wacta said. \u201cIn architecture, we do all the things that GIS does. We do site analysis, but we do it with our ears and our eyes and our feelings,\u201d she said. \u201cGIS makes you work smart and not hard. With BIM, we work too hard. I send the students to go trace buildings when the building footprints are already [available]<\/i>. It\u2019s [often on] <\/i>the city\u2019s website, and it\u2019s free. Why don\u2019t we make the students\u2019 lives easier so they can spend more time on design rather than busywork?\u201d\r\n

Geodesign That Improves Urban Planning\u2014and People\u2019s Lives<\/h2>\r\nThe summit delved into many aspects of geodesign and supporting technology and content. Geodesign benefits from communities\u2019 having access to data and apps that they can use to develop green infrastructure plans.\r\n\r\nMaking people\u2019s lives better is a goal for The Trust for Public Land. (TPL) \u201cOur mission is [conserving]<\/i> land for people,\u201d said Breece Robertson, the director of planning and GIS for the national conservation organization, which was founded in 1972. \u201cWe create parks and protect lands for healthy communities for generations to come.\u201d"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":66202,"image_position":"right","orientation":"vertical","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"One TPL program, Climate-Smart Cities, aims to create green infrastructure to help reduce the impact of climate change. One of the program\u2019s projects is Green Alleys. TPL reports that there are 900 miles of alleys in Los Angeles. The Green Alleys project transforms uninviting, concrete alleys into safe, green, community spaces. Working with a decision support tool that uses ArcGIS technology\u2014and factoring in other information and community input\u2014TPL identifies areas that would benefit from green alleys.\r\n\r\nNot only are the alleys cleaned and spruced up with greenery, but the impervious surfaces are also removed and replaced with pavement that reflects light and is more permeable. This helps to keep the alleys cooler and reduce the runoff of water into storm drains.\r\n\r\nGreen alleys can serve as a type of park, said Fred Gifford, TPL\u2019s GIS director. \u201cAs Breece is saying, these areas are all built up. There are not a lot of options except for tearing down houses to put in parks,\u201d he said. \u201cAlleys are one underutilized piece [of property]<\/i>.\u201d\r\n\r\nOne of the Green Alleys pilot projects was in the Avalon neighborhood of Los Angeles. \u201cThis area needed connectors for walking and biking and commuting,\u201d Robertson said. \u201cBut mostly, we were thinking about green alleys as a way to activate social cohesion in these neighborhoods\u2014to give people a place to gather [and] <\/i>places [where]<\/i> they could safely walk to the store.\u201d"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":66212,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"The Green Alleys project illustrates the Geodesign Summit\u2019s focus on sharing ideas on applying The Science of Where\u2014the science of geography and the technology of GIS\u2014to make better design decisions.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe aren\u2019t talking about the better design of a road or a bridge or even a city,\u201d Dangermond said. \u201cIt\u2019s about the better design of all that we do. If we do it right, we can transform how our cities operate.\u201d\r\n\r\nThough the challenges seem daunting, Dangermond said he sees reasons for being optimistic. \u201cWe can make a huge impact on the way it turns out, because human ingenuity will kick in, and we will create a sustainable future,\u201d he said.\r\n\r\nEsri writer Matt Ball contributed to this article.<\/em>"}],"references":null},"yoast_head":"\nComing Together to Design Resilient Communities | Spring 2018 | ArcUser<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Geodesign Summit held on January 23\u201325, 2018 at Esri in Redlands, CA focused on creating more resilient, livable communities using geodesign.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcuser\/coming-together-to-design-resilient-communities\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" 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