Presentation delivered at DIALOG Design in Vancouver on May 28th, 2015.

1. GIS For Planning + Design
Anthony Smith

2. OUTLINE
1. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
2. Interactive Software Demo
3. Recent DIALOG Project Work
4. Other Planning + Design Project Examples
5. Summary of Key Benefits

3. WHY STORY
HOW GIS
WHAT MAP

9. What is GIS and
what can you do with it?

11. The first law of geography:
“Everything is related to
everything else, but near things
are more related than distant
things.”
~ Waldo Tobler

19. GIS lets you query tabular and
spatial attributes of your
geographic data

24. Export to .KML and .DWG

25. Software Demo

26. DIALOG Project Examples

42. June 2, 2015 42
Urban Planning + Design

43. Urban Planning + Design Topics
Land use
Zoning
Transportation
Urban design
Parks
Trails
Walkability
Census/NHS data
Network analysis
Greenhouse gas
emissions inventories
Storm water
management
Public Consultation &
Engagement
Visualization

111. June 2, 2015 111Environmental Assessment

112. Environmental Impact Topics
Vegetation
Wildlife
Fish habitat
Marine habitat
Surface & ground water
Marine transportation
Natural hazards
Air Quality
Noise
Light
Visual aesthetics
Socio-economics
Archaeology
First nations

116. Martin Prosperity Institute

120. Ryerson School of Urban +
Regional Planning

127. 833,688
263,729
424,355
Current DRL SmartTrack

129. $65,071
$55,837
$57,867
Current DRL SmartTrack

131. 58% 58%
54%
Current DRL SmartTrack

133. Summary of Key Benefits of GIS
- Efficient software for mapping and analysis
- Lots of open data available
- Features have attributes
- Works at all scales
- Scripting can increase efficiency
- Advanced layout and design options
- Provides context for GeoDesign

134. Questions?