“Visualisation of the natural and the as-built worlds, the real and the imagined worlds, makes experts of us all”.

Water Utilities will spend billions of dollars over the next decade upgrading existing networks, implementing new technology to address the many needs for water of growing urban populations and business while ensuring environmental protection. 

Visualisation: Providing a new generation of solutions

Combining information using one system – The Visual City platform which is capable of producing 3D visualisations for a variety of purposes – construction costs will be reduced and operations improved better protecting the environment.

 The Visual City platform provides multiple ways to develop unique and robust applications and significant benefits for water utilities. Visualisation is key; visualisation of the natural and the built worlds, the real and the imagined worlds. 3D visualisation technology transforms the integrated data and information from flat, static imagery into dynamic, quality, content rich applications for city services, systems and community engagement.

For more on the Visual Water discussion please follow the links below:

Visual Water Executive Summary

Visual Water Whitepaper

Visualising the Sub-terrain: South East Water Case Study

Expert Panel for UN World Water Day

Public debate on Auckland’s future has focused on transport, but what about other critical infrastructure that isn’t in plain view?

On March 21st, the day before World Water Day, we’re bringing this topic to the surface with an expert panel and public forum on water and how it can impact environmental, social and economic well-beings.

This event builds on our first panel last November presenting options for a Spatial Plan supported by an interactive 3D digital platform – the Visual City. Now we are taking this one step further, and considering how we can meet the urban challenges for our most critical, yet scarcest resource: water.

Join us on Monday, March 21 to hear experts debate the issues and demonstrate how other fast-growing cities are using visual media to collectively solve critical urban planning issues, sustainably manage water resources, and create economic opportunities.

Panelists:

• Heather Stonyer, NZ Business Council for Sustainable Development
• Dr Maggie Lawton, Manager of Water Policy for Auckland Council, formerly COO Landcare Research
• Richard Simpson, Nextspace, Executive Committee member of International Society of Digital Earth (ISDE), Chair Digital Cities working group, former Auckland City Councillor and Chair of Transport
• Rod Oram, Financial journalist, and adjunct professor in the Faculty of Creative Industries and Business at Unitec

Please click on the links below to listen to the audio recording of the event:

Introduction
How can we manage water scarcity in an increasingly thirsty city?
How can we learn from what other cities are doing?
What are the opportunities for Auckland from a multidimensional spatial plan that includes critical infrastructure like water?
Discussion Summary

Please click on the link below to view the South East Water_3D Visualisation video that played at the event:

South East Water_3D Visualisation

For the press release and photos from the event, click here.