Visual Landscape Character in the Approach of GeoDesign

Jan SZTEJN, Piotr ŁABĘDŹ and Paweł OZIMEK

Attempt of develop a monitoring tool to visual landscape changing.

"a clear, recognizable, coherent system of

elements in the landscape, which makes the landscape different from the others ...". (SWANWICK, 2002).

landscape character

Characteristic elements of the landscape of Wroclaw suburban area: •buildings •forests •roads •mid-field greenery •water •hedgerows

The diagram showing steps of implementation of visibility map and landscape resource visibility map

Digitization of landscape elements

Digitization of landscape elements

3D model of the landscape in an orthogonal projection

An example of a virtual panorama (left) and the same view in orthogonal projection (right).

Comparing of the real situation and the virtual panorama

Visibility map Percentage share of buildings in the panorama. South direction, state of 1982.

Visibility map Percentage share of buildings in the panorama. South direction, state of 2004.

Visibility map Percentage share of buildings in the panorama. South direction, state of 2009.

Change of the buildings visibility in the panorama of the years 1982-2004.

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