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City planning in 3D 

COWI advises city planners, architects and decision-makers on the virtual effects on the environment (VVP) in large urban building projects.
The ability of assessing future building work already at the draft stage ensures that other buildings as well as the public sphere of the city are taken into consideration when designing buildings.

VVP city models allow you to compare the volume of the building work to the existing buildings and to assess the proportions and architecture in the city environment.

Skyline software

COWI's VVP models run in the Skyline software environment, which makes it possible to assess the design of new buildings from the air.

The 3D city models are created on the basis of already established map and height data. Height models are covered with orthophotos and buildings are covered with photos of the facades. The result is a very realistic representation of city environments.
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Improved basis for decision-making

Visualizations make it possible to present complex problems in a reasonable way and are therefore especially suitable for public discussions about positive and negative consequences of a building project.

Many cities experience large changes, including rebuilding of squares, new road surfacing and construction of new buildings. Apart from visual purposes, VVP models can also be used for traffic analyses, to demonstrate the effects of the shadowing from a high building or of traffic noise and pollution, etc.