An ArcGIS ® extension for land use planning. Including Scenario 360™ and SiteBuilder 3D™ DEMONSTRATION: PLANNING GROWTH PowerPoint slides using screen images from CommunityViz Version 3.0

® With the introduction of Version 3, CommunityViz ® multi-dimensional GIS decision-making software now offers more than ever before: The next dimension of geographic decision-making. Development Conservation Community Planning Urban Planning Resource Management Transportation Parks More tools for analyzing choices about development, growth and change over the years to come. More ways to make and share decisions about your geography, your community and your land. More options for creating realistic 3D visual models of your world as it is, and as it could be. Agriculture

® Imagine a small community in a beautiful place…

® …that knows it is going to grow.

® Community members ask themselves: What pattern of growth should we choose? How fast will growth occur, and where? What impacts will be see on –our economy? – our environment? –our community’s heart and soul? What actions should we take now to set our course for the future?

® They use CommunityViz: As part of a larger process As one of many tools, technologies, and techniques As a framework for integrating diverse sources of information and expertise

® They begin with an inventory of place values Lakes Unique habitat Prime farm lands Wildlife area Historic downtown School

® They create a land-use plan…

® …a perform a “build-out” analysis.

® They analyze impacts that are important to them.

® “TimeScope” lets them examine change over time.

® An “alert” shows a capacity problem in future…

® …so a new school is “built” in the virtual model.

® To project likely land prices, desirability is analyzed:

® Desirability may also affect growth patterns.

® To help choose parcels to preserve…

® …the “Optimizer” can help choose parcels that fit a budget. “Optimizer” is an optional component

® What we know, what we value, and what we can create… Alternative scenarios Subjective values Science and analysis

® …are all used together to shape the future.

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