{"id":2956290,"date":"2026-02-20T18:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T02:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&p=2956290"},"modified":"2026-02-23T19:02:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T03:02:37","slug":"a-full-loop-workflow-with-gis-for-landscape-architecture","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/aec\/a-full-loop-workflow-with-gis-for-landscape-architecture","title":{"rendered":"A Full Loop Design Workflow with GIS"},"author":56081,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23771,615021,37151],"tags":[780944,763022,756352],"industry":[],"product":[36781,36561,409602],"class_list":["post-2956290","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-3d-gis","category-aec","category-design-planning","tag-landscape-architecture","tag-simulation","tag-urban-design","product-city-engine","product-arcgis-pro","product-urban"],"acf":{"short_description":"Follow a full loop workflow where GIS is used to analyze and assess a landscape design proposal.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

GIS is often used in the fields of Landscape and Urban Design for unpacking existing conditions and driving design decisions. But how can analysis with GIS also be used for evaluating the design interventions that are being proposed?<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2957412,"id":2957412,"title":"Workflow DiagramF-01","filename":"Workflow-DiagramF-01-scaled.jpg","filesize":179944,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Workflow-DiagramF-01-scaled.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/aec\/a-full-loop-workflow-with-gis-for-landscape-architecture\/workflow-diagramf-01","alt":"","author":"56081","description":"","caption":"","name":"workflow-diagramf-01","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2956290,"date":"2026-02-23 21:18:38","modified":"2026-02-23 21:18:38","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2560,"height":987,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Workflow-DiagramF-01-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Workflow-DiagramF-01-scaled.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":179,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Workflow-DiagramF-01-scaled.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":296,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Workflow-DiagramF-01-scaled.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":740,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Workflow-DiagramF-01-1536x592.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":592,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Workflow-DiagramF-01-2048x790.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":790,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Workflow-DiagramF-01-826x319.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":319,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Workflow-DiagramF-01-1920x740.jpg","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":740}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

For example, let’s take a landscape proposal for sea level rise mitigation. We will use GIS in the design process to make assessments and test the performance of the landscape infrastructure in a 100-year storm event.<\/p>\n

Program Distribution and Schematic Design<\/strong><\/h3>\n

An easy way to start with programming and massing studies is by leveraging ArcGIS Urban. If zoning is not part of the project\u2019s agenda, generate massing using custom building footprints from Rhino, AutoCAD, or SketchUp. Overlay on the site any type of analysis to guide the design, such as FEMA\u2019s flood risk zones.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2957025,"id":2957025,"title":"MassingUrban_Crop","filename":"MassingUrban_Crop.gif","filesize":43152830,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MassingUrban_Crop.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/aec\/a-full-loop-workflow-with-gis-for-landscape-architecture\/massingurban_crop","alt":"","author":"56081","description":"","caption":"programming and massing with ArcGIS Urban","name":"massingurban_crop","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2956290,"date":"2026-02-20 22:49:49","modified":"2026-02-20 22:58:15","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1728,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MassingUrban_Crop-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MassingUrban_Crop.gif","medium-width":418,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MassingUrban_Crop.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":480,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MassingUrban_Crop.gif","large-width":1728,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MassingUrban_Crop-1536x960.gif","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":960,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MassingUrban_Crop.gif","2048x2048-width":1728,"2048x2048-height":1080,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MassingUrban_Crop-744x465.gif","card_image-width":744,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MassingUrban_Crop.gif","wide_image-width":1728,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

The advantage of creating the programming and massing studies in ArcGIS Urban is that you can quickly calculate their outputs and compare different scenarios. The metrics are completely customizable so anything can be calculated\u2013 from how many housing units you are adding, to energy use.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2956822,"id":2956822,"title":"Outputs","filename":"Outputs.gif","filesize":13171811,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Outputs.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/aec\/a-full-loop-workflow-with-gis-for-landscape-architecture\/outputs-2","alt":"","author":"56081","description":"","caption":"scenario output metrics in ArcGIS Urban","name":"outputs-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2956290,"date":"2026-02-19 07:29:23","modified":"2026-02-19 07:29:57","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1728,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Outputs.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":133,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Outputs.gif","medium-width":418,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Outputs.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":480,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Outputs.gif","large-width":1728,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Outputs.gif","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":960,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Outputs.gif","2048x2048-width":1728,"2048x2048-height":1080,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Outputs.gif","card_image-width":744,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Outputs.gif","wide_image-width":1728,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Landscape Design<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Sync<\/a> your schematic design between ArcGIS Urban and CityEngine to design elements such as circulation, blocks, and landscape. For terrain alterations, use CityEngine’s terrain edit brush<\/em><\/a> tool. Export the new elevation data from CityEngine as a DEM for analysis in ArcGIS Pro.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2957010,"id":2957010,"title":"TerrainBrush_Crop","filename":"TerrainBrush_Crop.gif","filesize":37504476,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TerrainBrush_Crop.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/aec\/a-full-loop-workflow-with-gis-for-landscape-architecture\/terrainbrush_crop","alt":"","author":"56081","description":"","caption":"terrain editing with CityEngine","name":"terrainbrush_crop","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2956290,"date":"2026-02-20 21:46:10","modified":"2026-02-20 22:58:36","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1728,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TerrainBrush_Crop-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TerrainBrush_Crop.gif","medium-width":418,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TerrainBrush_Crop.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":480,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TerrainBrush_Crop.gif","large-width":1728,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TerrainBrush_Crop-1536x960.gif","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":960,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TerrainBrush_Crop.gif","2048x2048-width":1728,"2048x2048-height":1080,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TerrainBrush_Crop-744x465.gif","card_image-width":744,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TerrainBrush_Crop.gif","wide_image-width":1728,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

If the proposed landscape is created in a design software, such as Rhino, you need the terrain\u2019s contours to generate a DEM in ArcGIS Pro for the next step.<\/p>\n

Proposal Analysis<\/strong><\/h3>\n

To test the proposed landscape infrastructure against sea-level rise, move the design into ArcGIS Pro. Use the DEM created with CityEngine or with contours to run a 3D flood simulation<\/a>. Compare performance against flooding of both the existing and the proposed site to support your design decisions and identify areas for improvement.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2956551,"id":2956551,"title":"FloodSimulation_BothLow","filename":"FloodSimulation_BothLow.gif","filesize":72550016,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/FloodSimulation_BothLow.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/aec\/a-full-loop-workflow-with-gis-for-landscape-architecture\/floodsimulation_bothlow","alt":"","author":"56081","description":"","caption":"flood simulation of existing and proposed conditions","name":"floodsimulation_bothlow","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2956290,"date":"2026-02-18 06:10:25","modified":"2026-02-19 06:36:52","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1728,"height":750,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/FloodSimulation_BothLow-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/FloodSimulation_BothLow.gif","medium-width":464,"medium-height":201,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/FloodSimulation_BothLow.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":333,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/FloodSimulation_BothLow.gif","large-width":1728,"large-height":750,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/FloodSimulation_BothLow-1536x667.gif","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":667,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/FloodSimulation_BothLow.gif","2048x2048-width":1728,"2048x2048-height":750,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/FloodSimulation_BothLow-826x359.gif","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":359,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/FloodSimulation_BothLow.gif","wide_image-width":1728,"wide_image-height":750}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Design Development and Representation<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The design can be further advanced in CityEngine with procedural rules for vegetation, building envelope components, or streetscapes.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2957013,"id":2957013,"title":"CERules_Crop","filename":"CERules_Crop.gif","filesize":13117319,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CERules_Crop.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/aec\/a-full-loop-workflow-with-gis-for-landscape-architecture\/cerules_crop","alt":"","author":"56081","description":"","caption":"procedural design development in CityEngine","name":"cerules_crop","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2956290,"date":"2026-02-20 22:12:01","modified":"2026-02-20 22:51:20","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1728,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CERules_Crop-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CERules_Crop.gif","medium-width":418,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CERules_Crop.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":480,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CERules_Crop.gif","large-width":1728,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CERules_Crop-1536x960.gif","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":960,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CERules_Crop.gif","2048x2048-width":1728,"2048x2048-height":1080,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CERules_Crop-744x465.gif","card_image-width":744,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CERules_Crop.gif","wide_image-width":1728,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

CityEngine\u2019s rules can also be used in Rhino with the ArcGIS CityEngine for Rhino<\/a><\/em>\u00a0plug-in for Grasshopper. Design elements (landscape, buildings, circulation) can be moved between CityEngine and Rhino as .obj files.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2957018,"id":2957018,"title":"RhinoCE_Crop2","filename":"RhinoCE_Crop2.gif","filesize":33091748,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RhinoCE_Crop2.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/aec\/a-full-loop-workflow-with-gis-for-landscape-architecture\/rhinoce_crop2","alt":"","author":"56081","description":"","caption":"design development in Rhino with CityEngine rules","name":"rhinoce_crop2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":2956290,"date":"2026-02-20 22:40:25","modified":"2026-02-20 22:51:48","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1728,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RhinoCE_Crop2-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RhinoCE_Crop2.gif","medium-width":418,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RhinoCE_Crop2.gif","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":480,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RhinoCE_Crop2.gif","large-width":1728,"large-height":1080,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RhinoCE_Crop2-1536x960.gif","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":960,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RhinoCE_Crop2.gif","2048x2048-width":1728,"2048x2048-height":1080,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RhinoCE_Crop2-744x465.gif","card_image-width":744,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RhinoCE_Crop2.gif","wide_image-width":1728,"wide_image-height":1080}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Once you have completed your design, export it from CityEngine to Unreal or Twinmotion<\/a> for rendering, or to ArcGIS Online for various community engagement solutions.<\/p>\n

This full loop workflow represents a system of solutions and integrations. You can create your own workflows, choosing what tools and connections you want to make. Have fun exploring!<\/p>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":56081,"user_firstname":"Renia","user_lastname":"Kagkou","nickname":"Renia Kagkou","user_nicename":"rkagkou","display_name":"Renia Kagkou","user_email":"rkagkou@esri.com","user_url":"https:\/\/renia-kagkou.com\/","user_registered":"2020-06-25 23:40:55","user_description":"Renia is a Senior Solution Engineer at Esri's AEC (Architecture, Engineering, Construction) team. At Esri, she develops workflows that integrate geospatial analysis, scenario testing, and impact assessment, for decision-making in planning and designing the built environment. \r\n\r\nRenia is from Athens, Greece and she holds a Master of Architecture in Urban Design (MAUD) and a Master of Design Studies in Urbanism, Landscape, and Ecology (MDes ULE) from Harvard GSD (2018), and a Bachelor of Architecture from Pratt Institute, New York (2014). \r\n\r\nPrior to joining Esri, she worked as an architect in New York, and as a GIS specialist for Urban Planning firms and University projects in Cambridge and Boston, MA. 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