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Feb 01
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Landing at LAX in Twilight: The City Grid

By City Grid, City Structure, LAX, Los Angeles One Comment

The movie below provides a stunning view of Los Angeles at twilight. Recorded on a Canon S95 and running at 8x speed it allows you to appreciate the size and extensive network of the city:

We note the authors (surfbum) reason for making the clip ‘main purpose for making this video was for the benefit of my airline friends who have kids. They have an attention span of three minutes and want to see exactly what it is Daddy or Mommy does. It’s just meant to be fun and somewhat educational. Plus I thought it looked kind of cool.’

Very nice…

Jan 31
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London Bus Flows: An URBAGRAM Animation

By Bus networks, london, London Transport, Transport Visualisation 5 Comments

Cities can be considered “flows of information, vehicles and people” (Sheller, 2007) transported along diverse urban networks. In the Flowprint of London below, the city’s extensive bus network is used to sketch an animated portrait of the living city, its wonderful:

LDN Flowprint from Anil Bawa-Cavia on Vimeo.

The system was developed by Anil Bawa-Cavia of CASA, another example of the kind of data that is currently being processed and visualised in the lab. Take a look at URBAGRAM for more insight into the work.

Would you like to join the team at CASA? We have two lecturing posistions currently available, accepting new PhD students and of course our MRes in Advanced Spatial Analysis and Visualisation (ASAV).

Jan 19
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XBox Kinect Hack – 3D Room Scanning and Model Construction

By 3D scanner, Kinect, Xbox 360 One Comment

We have been sitting back recently and watching the various XBox Kinect hacks with interest. It was only a matter of time – 3D room scanning and model construction:

I find it amazing that you can pop into your local retail outlet and purchase a 3D scanning device for £100. Created by Nicolas Burrus you can head over to his site and grab the Mac/PC/Linux code to try it out.

http://kinecthacks.net/ is also well worth a bookmark to keep up with the latest development.

Thanks go Marek from English Heritage for sending in the link.

Jan 18
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Lecturer in Advanced Spatial Analysis and Visualisation (2 positions available)

By CASA, Jobs No Comments

University College London – UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis

Full Time
The appointment will be on UCL Grade 8, salary range will be £39,510 – £46,635 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance.
The Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, home of Digital Urban, is an international research centre developing state of the art computer technologies for applications relating to urban spatial systems.
The main purpose of the job is to carry out research, teaching and administration within the Department, especially in the areas of urban modelling, spatial analysis and visualisation forming part of the MRes in Advanced Spatial Analysis and Visualisation (ASAV).
Applicants must hold a PhD and have experience in research & teaching in geographic information systems, data visualisation techniques and/or urban modelling. Candidates must be able to demonstrate a proven ability and commitment to conduct high quality research with a strong publication record, and have experience of supervision and assessment of academic work by undergraduates, masters and/or doctoral students.
For further details about the vacancy and how to apply on line please go to http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/jobs/ and search on Reference Number 1173359.
Closing Date: 11th February 2011
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