Happenings in Geodesign this November

[ShannonMcElvaney]

Nov 3-5, 2014 - Geodesign and Healthy Communities

Esri Health GIS Conference had two Healthy Communities sessions which had speakers introduce geodesign and then back it up with clear case studies and applications. Partners included American Planning Association, Placeways, and Trust for Public Land. Featured applications included Esri CityEngine, GeoPlanner, and AGOL, Placeways’ CommunityViz and AGOL StoryMaps, TPL’s Park Evaluator and ParkScore. A new company called Non Sequitur gave a talk on the impact of culture and place on design. To get info on speakers and their presentations visit http://www.esri.com/events/health/

Nov 11, 2014 – Geodesign Introduced in Copenhagen

On November 11th the Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management will host a Geodesign Conference. The event is an introduction to geodesign lead by some familiar speakers from the Geodesign Summit in Redlands, including Tom Fisher, Professor and Dean at Minnesota University, Elliot Hartley, Director of Garsdale Design Limited, Michael_Flaxman, CEO at Geodesign Technologies, James_Query, Director of the MS in Geodesign Program and lecturer at Philadelphia University, and Stephen Ervin, Assistant Dean for Information Technology and lecturer at Harvard Graduate School of Design. You can bet that CityEngine will be featured prominently. For more info visit http://ign.ku.dk/english/outreach-publications/conferences-seminars/geodesign-conference/.

Nov 21-24, 2014 - Geodesign at the ASLA

Esri will be at the ASLA conference in Denver showing off the latest in geodesign technology including CityEngine and GeoPlanner. Creating evidence-and performance-based 3D urban designs and plans and sharing them with the public can improve project success. Esri staff include Brooks Patrick, Geoff Taylor, Eric Wittner, Shannon McElvaney, Robert Matthews, and Raquel Perez. In addition, Amy Anderson, from Placeways, an Esri Business Partner, will be demonstrating their flagship ArcGIS for Desktop extension CommunityViz, one of the only fully integrated geodesign tools on the market with over 180 models to support integrated, informed planning. They have incorporated USGS HAZUS models for resiliency planning and UD4H models to support healthy community planning. Visit us at Esri Booth #1236

Nov 2014 - Colorado College - Roaring Start to 'Intro to Geodesign'

Christine Siddoway, a professor at the Department of Geology at Colorado College, was so inspired by the Geodesign Summit 2014 that she created and started a geodesign course in the very same year! It already has 17 students and early indications are that it will be repeated next year and additional courses added. This newly forming geodesign program is strengthened by local community partners such as Pikes Peak Community Foundation and Colorado Department of Parks, Recreation and Urban Services. The project-based learning approach increases student learning while helping the surrounding communities plan a more resilient future. EV260/GY250: Studies in Geology: Introduction to Geodesign If you are interested in finding out more, contact Christine Siddoway at Csiddoway@coloradocollege.edu.