CommunityViz® Training by Geodata Services, Inc.
The sections below describe upcoming workshops and training sessions and Geodata's regular training offerings for CommunityViz users. Ken Wall has 20 years experience in GIS and geospatial technologies. He has been using CommunityViz 8 years since the first year it was released. He has extensive project experience applying the software to projects ranging from regional to local scale. He has also designed and carried out CommunityViz projects in both urban and rural environments, and designed templates that can be applied in greenfield and brownfield settings, urban redevelopment and renewal, natural resource planning, local government comprehensive planning and other environments. Ken is an authorized CommunityViz training instructor.
GIS and 3D Visualization
Intermountain GIS Conference, Missoula, Montana April 7, 2008 (8am-5pm) limited to 36 participants. Cost $150
Every GIS map is an abstract version of reality, but 3D GIS allows users to explore and work with maps in a more understandable and realistic way. This is a full day hands on training workshop in 3D visualization and modeling including building, manipulating and deploying GIS maps in multiple dimensions. This workshop will introduce you to the techniques for converting GIS data into 3D scenes, graphics and video. We will cover the use of commercial and open source free software for 3D GIS applications. Software to be covered will include ESRI 3D Analyst, ArcGISExplorer, CommunityViz, SketchUp and Google Earth. Through lectures and a custom tutorial you will learn how to combine the software tools to create mashups and dynamic, visually compelling and realistic scenes for users to view, experience, and fly or walk through. Specific techniques will cover tips and tricks to prepare GIS data for 3D visualizations, building models of structures, vegetation, street furniture, and other components, texturing surfaces, mashups of GIS and Google Earth, 3D viewing software, 3D graphing, and output as still images and videos. To view the tutorial outline and learn more about this workshop, click the following link. To view the tutorial outline and learn more about this workshop, click the following link - Learn more...
CommunityViz® for Planners Intermountain GIS Conference, Missoula, Montana April 8, 2008 (8am-Noon) limited to 36 participants. Cost $80
CommunityViz® is advanced yet easy to use GIS software that is designed to help people visualize, analyze, and communicate about important land use decision. This is a hands-on workshop designed for planners with little or no GIS experience. You will learn the essential basics to operate ArcView GIS and a typical planning model in CommunityViz. We will also explain when, why and how a planner, consultant, citizen volunteer, or staff member of an NGO would use GIS and decision support tools. We will also instruct participants in the use of a popular land use sketch tool, and simple steps to export and view 3D scenes and models of planning areas using Google Earth. Throughout the Northern Rockies population is shifting with some areas experiencing rapid growth and others decline and the need for revitalization. Communities need to respond and shape their future, and decide how economic, environmental and social considerations can be addressed. CommunityViz is the ideal tool to assist in these decisions and facilitate understanding and visualization. All participants will receive a free version of the CommunityViz Analysis Viewer to be used on their own computers. To view the tutorial outline and learn more about this workshop, click the following link - Learn more...