Abstract
Abstract. Urban designers collect information about a city or neighborhood, design improvements so that the city is functional and pleasant to live in, and communicate these improvements to relevant stakeholders. The use of space and the spatial relationships between physical features play a significant role in urban design, therefore much of the information that is collected and manipulated is georeferenced. We followed a scenario-based approach for collecting requirements for urban design projects. Functional and non-functional requirements were categorized into data collection, data storage and management, and data visualization. Subsequently, we reviewed and evaluated open source geospatial tools that can be used for the collection, storage, manipulation and visualization of geospatial data in urban design projects. Based on the evaluation, we propose an open geospatial toolbox for urban design projects. The results are equally applicable for researchers and professionals in other disciplines who collect data at the neighbourhood level.
Highlights
The role of urban designers is to shape the physical features of a city with the goal of making the city functional and pleasant to live in
In this paper we review and evaluate open source geospatial tools that can be used for the collection, storage, manipulation and visualization of geospatial data in urban design projects
In this paper we reviewed and evaluated open source geospatial tools that can be used for the collection, storage, manipulation and visualization of geospatial data in urban design projects
Summary
The role of urban designers is to shape the physical features of a city with the goal of making the city functional and pleasant to live in. For this the urban designer has to gather information about the current situation, design improvements, and communicate these to stakeholders (Parsaee et al, 2015; Rautenbach et al, 2015). The use of space and the spatial relationships between physical features play a significant role in urban design, much of the information that is collected and manipulated is georeferenced. An open geospatial toolbox for urban design projects is presented
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