TECH-260: CommunityViz Suitability

This one-hour hands-on webinar will introduce you to the Suitability tool included in CommunityViz. The wizard-based tool identifies the best locations for various activities. The Suitability Wizard guides the user in measuring that layer’s proximity (or overlap) with each potential site and weighing the importance of that factor to create a score. ArcGIS symbolization illustrates the score by ramping the colors from best to worst. Whether you wish to avoid hazards, calculate walkability, phase infrastructure or protect natural resources, Suitability offers a simpler way to integrate GIS into your spatial analysis.

You may simply watch the presentation or if you wish to work concurrently, registrants will receive instructions to download a 30 day evaluation version of CommunityViz *(requires ArcGIS 9.2 or above).

This is the second of four webinars that will explore wizard-driven planning analysis using CommunityViz. The other topics include build-out, land use allocation and sustainability impact calculations. Each webinar will stand alone or all four can be taken together.

• Webinar Outline
• Date and Time
• About the Instructor
• Student Testimonials
• Prerequisites
• Additional Notes
• Video Recording
• CommunityViz Webinar Series
• Purchasing Information

Webinar Outline

1. Project Setup
2. Analysis Layer
3. Suitability Measures
4. Weighting Assumptions
5. Symbolizing the Results
6. Changing the Weights
7. Comparing Scenarios

• The webinar will be conducted using GoToWebinar.
• You will need Internet access, a web browser, and access to a telephone to call into the audio portion of the webinar.
• The registration details will be emailed to you 48 hour prior to the webinar start date and time.
• Please login to the webinar 10 minutes prior to the planned start time to ensure that you are able to access GoToWebinar and download the required plugins. (You can attend GoToWebinars using both MacOS and Windows.)

About the Instructor

Charles A. Donley, AICP is an urban planner who specializes in applying technology to planning issues. Chuck is president of Donley & Associates, where he has worked on projects nationally and internationally. Chuck brings 25 years of experience in public and private sector planning, working on current and long range processes. As Technical Director for CommunityViz, he guided training, professional services, technical support, and software development.

Student Testimonials

"The entire experience was very smooth."
--Laurel Hammig, Regional Planner

Prerequisites for Concurrent Participation

Note that if you just wish to just see Suitability in action, you can skip these steps. To participate concurrently in the webinar, you must meet the following pre-requisites, and perform the following activities at least one day prior to the webinar.

• Installed version of ArcGIS 9.2 or 9.3
• Computer with Internet access
• Windows 2000, Professional, or Windows XP
• Placeways is offering a 30-day demo version of CommunityViz for students of this course. You will receive access to a free download of CommunityViz a few days prior to the webinar. Note that Placeways provides this software and all associated support.
• You should download and print the course outline Introduction to CommunityViz Suitability. You will receive this outline via email a few days prior to the webinar.
  Note: You must have a working knowledge of the ArcGIS interface (navigation, loading layers and layer controls).
• You must download SuitabilityWebinar.zip, which are the course materials. Unzip the file to your desktop.
• Ensure that the computer you are using to participate in the webinar has Internet access.
• Ensure that the computer you are using meets or exceeds the following recommended system requirements for running CommunityViz:

Additional Notes

• This course assumes that you are comfortable using a computer and basic ArcGIS. If you don’t feel confident using a computer, this course is not for you.
• The course will be presented at a slow pace, so that you can complete the tasks on your own computer. Note that you must install ArcGIS and CommunityViz in advance (these may be eval versions). Alternatively, you can watch the webinar to understand the process and learn about its potential.
• We try to accommodate different learning styles. Toward this end, we will provide a detailed, step-by-step script of the hands-on exercises 48 hours prior to the webinar start time.
• Cancellations must be made three days prior to the webinar. Cancellations made within 72 hours of the webinar start time will forfeit the course registration fee.
• If you require a certificate of completion, we will (a) evaluate performance based on your participation in the full webinar (as audited by GoToWebinar); and, (b) your satisfactory completion of the course activities, as demonstrated by a screen shot from Google Earth upon conclusion of the hands-on activities. Please request your certificate of completion following the webinar by sending an email to editor@planetizen.com.

Video Notes

A video recording of this live webinar is also available. This video is a screen and audio recording of a live webinar, covering all the topics mentioned above. This video can be viewed at any time, irrespective of the next scheduled webinar.

Registration for this video course is $34.95.

CommunityViz Webinar Series

TECH-260 is just one of a series of webinars that teach how to use CommunityViz in planning. TECH-250: CommunityViz Build-Out shows you how to use CommunityViz to calculate build-out of a zoning or land use plan. Topics include setting densities, adjusting for existing structures, eliminating constrained lands, siting proposed structures, and exporting the results to Google Earth.

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