Auckland to unveil 3D Digital Plan

Auckland’s Chief Planner will unveil a 3D Digital Commons Plan for the city at a national planning conference in April.

It will be the first announcement of a 3D map to integrate Auckland’s planning and infrastructure services and will take place at NZPI’s Back to the Future 2015 national conference.

Auckland Council Chief Planning Officer Dr Roger Blakeley will deliver his keynote speech ‘The Auckland Story’ and detail the plans for the 3D map development during the conference on April 15.

It is the story of how Ngati Whatua kicked off Auckland planning with the sale of the city to Governor Hobson, and the subsequent series of visionary planners who brought us to the Super City and beyond.

Dr Blakeley won’t reveal everything until April 15.

“I will have a spectacular 3D visualisation of downtown Auckland to show, done by Ian Taylor of Animation Research who did the graphics for the America’s Cup when it was in Auckland.”

“We’re creating a 3D digital model of Auckland which will be useful in the process of planning. From volcanic cones to just a house, all those things could be provided online through digital means. We’re currently doing a business case on the preparation of Digital Auckland.”

“We’ll start [the 3D map] on the Waterfront and gradually develop it across Auckland.”

Dr Blakeley said Auckland’s digital commons should store information on water, roads and electricity supply.
“At the moment you get this ridiculous situation where an infrastructure provider doesn’t share information about digging up roads [with other providers], leading to wastefulness.”

“A digital commons would mean you could plan ahead.”

Tenders to create the 3D system have not yet been announced.

The NZPI conference is the focal point of the planning community nationwide, and especially in Auckland.

Speakers across the Young Planners Congress and National Conference will include Open Data Day organiser Nick Williamson, Building & Housing and Environment minister Dr Nick Smith, MP Julie Anne Genter, and a range of international experts on planning, design and architecture.

The conference begins April 14. Book here.

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