CommunityViz 4.2 Features

• New charting platform – Version 4.2 introduces an all-new platform for Scenario 360 charts that gives them a modern look, more flexibility, and makes them more robust than ever.
• Updated sketch tools – this version introduces enhanced Scenario Sketch tools. CommunityViz improves its geodesign capabilities by seamlessly integrating with existing ArcGIS templates and increasing design efficiently with an accessible workflow.
• System-wide updates and refinements to existing capabilities – improvements for wizards, functions, interface, and default assumptions values.

CommunityViz 4.2 is designed for ArcGIS 10. Customers with a current technical support contract and ArcGIS 10 can receive free upgrades to the CommunityViz 4.2 release here!

Visualize...

• Scenario 3D makes information rich, interactive 3D scenes from your 2D map. It takes advantage of the latest advances in 3D technology to provide great performance, high levels of realism, and compatibility with industry-standard 3D modeling tools like SketchUp and most CAD systems.
• Google Earth Exporter quickly and easily creates 3D versions of your analysis for viewing in Google Earth and other KMZ-compatible viewers.
• Great Presentation Features – Saved Views of screen configurations, TimeScope™ animations, intuitive Assumption Slider Bars, and more.
• ArcScene-compatible for tightly integrated 3D analysis.

Analyze...

• Scenario 360 is the interactive, real-time analysis framework of CommunityViz. Use it for geodesign and scenario planning.
• Build-Out Wizard projects future building that regulations will allow.
• Common Impacts Wizard automatically analyzes a dozen economic, social, and environmental impacts associated with new development.
• Custom Impacts Wizard makes it easy to set up custom impact studies.
• Scenario Sketch Tools "paint" your maps with proposed land-use styles and all their attributes, then see the resulting effects in real time.
• Suitability Wizard creates an analysis to determine which locations are best for particular uses; results can be color-coded on a map and updated in real time.
• TimeScope™, the slider bar for time, lets you show and study landscape changes year-by-year. Watch as a community grows over time.
• Land-Use Designer – Sketch land uses on a map and get detailed impact analysis in real time.
• LandFrag Wizard* – Measures the impact of new roads, buildings and other development on the natural landscape.
• External Table Interface – Connect CommunityViz analysis to Excel® spreadsheets and other external models.
• Assumption slider bars let you change inputs and variables.
• Dynamic charts update automatically as you work.
• Allocator* places new buildings on the landscape according to rules of supply and demand – ideal for projecting where growth will occur.
• Optimizer* chooses the best combination of features to meet certain goals.
• Formula Wizard lets you create your own impact formulas using over 75 sophisticated functions.
• Interoperable (if desired) with Network Analyst, Spatial Analyst, 3D Analyst, and practically any software that uses GIS data, databases or tables.

Communicate...

• WebShots allow you to share your analysis results over the web in a free, partly interactive viewer including maps, charts, variable assumptions and more.
• Sharable 3D models that anyone can view and navigate using the free Scenario 3D Viewer. Or create KMZ files for Google Earth.
• Multimedia Alerts can be designated to launch videos, audio clips and other media when updates to your analysis trigger events or cross thresholds. Try it for storytelling, planning games, and creative public meetings.
• Dynamic charts update automatically as you work with your map, scenarios and assumptions.
• Web-ready reports display details or summaries of your work.
• Analysis diagrams illustrate your logic with interactive flow charts.
• Compare scenarios side-by-side within a single analysis.

...and more

• Convenient downloadable tutorials, sample data, and excellent documentation
• Extensive on-line resources, including examples, FAQs and forums
• Available full-service technical support, including live consulting and free upgrades