1. Los Angeles City of four million (ten million in the Los Angeles hinterland) Largest city in the United States after New York World city status 1994 Northridge earthquake: redevelopment schemes for much of the city

2. UCLA Virtual Los Angeles Project Real-time simulation of Los Angeles basin (10k sq. mi.) “Accurate enough for the graffiti on walls and signs in windows to be legible” Developed using Multigen software Requires very advanced computing hardware and resources Downtown LA & LAX Airport

3. 3D Metric Orange County Virtual simulation tool for planning wireless communications Building-by-building database Little known about cost of development or maintenance Orange County, California

4. Planet 9 Virtual Los Angeles Web-based VRML models Los Angeles County, Downtown, Convention Center, Beverly Hills Commercial demo., community outreach, virtual information tool Los Angeles County & Rodeo Drive

5. San Francisco San Francisco Bay Area: San Jose, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland Earthquake redevelopment Financial District dominated by banking and investment houses

6. Planet 9 Virtual Bay Area Commissioned by NASA Impressively detailed: 4000 buildings, each texture mapped Impressive vistas as a backdrop to the built environment High end simulation Bay Area

7. Planet 9 Virtual San Francisco 2.0 Commissioned by NASA Impressively detailed: 4000 buildings, each texture mapped Impressive vistas as a backdrop to the built environment High end simulation Downtown San Francisco

8. Planet 9 Online Models Moscone Center, Rincon Hill, SOMA, W. SOMA, South Beach, Union District, Financial District VRML based online models Advertising, information, community resources, e- commerce Desktop solution SOMA and Union Districts

9. Chicago Third largest city in the United States Regional capital for the Midwest Historical epicentre for the ‘Chicago School of Urban Geography’ Financial district, the Loop, houses the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)

10. Planet 9 Virtual Chicago Web-based virtual environment Accessible with minimal computing resources Potential for interactive functionality: e-commerce, information tool Not as fully developed as San Francisco online models Chicago skyline and detail

11. 3D Metric Chicago Virtual simulation tool for planning wireless communications Building-by-building database containing information such as building heights, foliage, etc. Downtown Chicago

12. Urban Data Solutions Chicago Integrated CAD, GIS, and VR models ‘On-Net’: an online environment for organizing infromation High-end PC hardware Microstation software Medium cost solution Downtown Chicago