UrbanSim
Support planning and analysis of urban development, incorporating the interactions between land use, transportation, the economy, and the environment. Explore the effects of infrastructure and policy choices on community outcomes such as motorized and non-motorized accessibility, housing affordability, greenhouse gas emissions, and the protection of open space and environmentally sensitive habitats. Quickly configure and launch UrbanSim simulations harnessing cloud-based scalability. Deliver actionable insights regardless of in-house technical expertise. The block-level UrbanSim template comes ready to go with employment, household, and socioeconomic data for almost 400 Metropolitan Planning Organizations across the United States and street networks from OpenStreetMap to compute accessibility metrics.
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UrbanFootprint
Assess risk, understand markets, and make better decisions with the most powerful and comprehensive urban, climate, and community resilience data platform available anywhere. Assess existing conditions and land use down to the parcel level with granular urban, environmental, and mobility data. Analyze and intersect vulnerabilities, impacts, and policy interventions at the state, city, and neighborhood level. Evaluate the impacts of climate change and natural hazards on communities, resources, and infrastructure. Design the future with the next generation of urban and mobility planning using granular parcel, transport, and environmental data. Drive ESG reporting with effective, meaningful, data‑driven assessments of social and environmental impacts. Build more resilient and equitable communities with targeted climate, hazard, urban, and community vulnerability data.
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ENVI-met
ENVI-met is a 3D microclimate simulation software. The software is used for a wide range of applications, including urban planning, building design, and energy efficiency, considering not only one single climate parameter, but all of them. ENVI-met can simulate a variety of climate conditions, including day- and night-time temperatures, humidity, wind speed, and solar radiation in cities. The software can also simulate the effects of different building materials, such as glass and stone, on the climate of the surrounding environments. The program is used to predict the effects of urban design changes on the microclimate environment and human thermal comfort for people in cities worldwide. As climate change is having a major impact on our planet, it is essential, that more healthier and resilient cities are developed. To support these goals ENVI-met can be used to assess the potential of new buildings, green spaces, and urban planning and to make informed decisions.
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ArcGIS Urban
Issues like housing availability, sustainability goals, and economic changes are compelling cities to better plan for the future. ArcGIS Urban enables planners and design professionals to collaborate across teams with a web-based 3D application that supports scenario planning and impact assessment. ArcGIS Urban enables the digital transformation of city and regional planning to encourage collaboration with community stakeholders and help all groups work toward a more sustainable future. Create, track, and review development projects with a digital twin of your city. Incorporating building information modeling (BIM) and other types of 3D information throughout the project review process gives planners and developers a common view of urban development guidelines and reduces the time required for building applications. ArcGIS Urban makes creating, editing, and managing land-use and zoning plans simple with an interactive 3D environment built with planners in mind.
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