Viewsphere: A GIS-based 3D visibility analysis for urban design evaluation

Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 971-992

  Yang, Perry Pei Ju ^a   Putra, Simon Yunuar ^a   Li, Wenjing ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GIS; MAPPING; URBAN DESIGN; VISIBILITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 38149094220     PISSN: 02658135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/b32142     Document Type: Article

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