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    Space Junk

    By Joshua Cohen / March 29, 2021

    How a real-time 3d satellite tracker is driving public understanding of the need to address a looming environmental catastrophe in Earth orbit.

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    • transportation
    • environment
    • geomodeling
    • mapping

    Working with 3d Terrain in SketchUp

    By Joel Newman / Oct. 16, 2020

    We compare detail levels for 4 different sources for terrain data– ranging from the built-in SketchUp terrain importer to Portland's hyper-detailed 1-foot contour map.

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    • construction
    • transportation
    • geomodeling
    • SceneViz

    Replacing the Burnside Bridge

    By Joel Newman / Aug. 12, 2020

    See our work in an online open house for Multnomah County's Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge project.

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    • transportation
    • geomodeling
    • SceneViz
    • animation

    Anacortes Complete Street Project

    By Joel Newman / April 17, 2020

    A SketchUp model helps illustrate design options and simulate traffic patterns.

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    • environment
    • geomodeling
    • SceneViz

    Oil Train Derailed

    By Jazzy Winston / June 14, 2019


    Uh-oh! Rail operators have a generally good safety record, but accidents happen. The question is, are city agencies prepared to respond to a crude oil spill?

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    • transportation
    • geomodeling
    • animation
    • inspiration
    • software

    The Threshold of Detectability

    By Jannine Hanczarek / July 6, 2017

    Eyal Weizman’s book, Forensic Architecture: Violence at the Threshold of Detectability discusses the divide between reality and possibility.

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    • geomodeling
    • mapping
    • photogrammetry
    • tips and tricks
    • creative community

    Placemaker Extension

    By Yelena Prusakova / March 2, 2017

    Beta test results for a game-changing SketchUp extension that generates context models in seconds.

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    • transportation
    • geomodeling
    • SceneViz

    Vision Zero Action

    By Ady Leverette / Dec. 7, 2016

    Portland City Council looks at what it needs to do to reach Vision Zero.

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    • transportation
    • geomodeling
    • photogrammetry
    • SceneViz

    Sullivan's Crossing

    By Hunter Kirkland / Sept. 1, 2016

    Visualizations of conceptual engineering drawings for Sullivan's Crossing, a key connector for the Green Loop.

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    • environment
    • geomodeling
    • mapping
    • video

    Understanding the City Conveyance System

    By Ady Leverette / Nov. 11, 2015

    A detailed video that explains Portland's stormwater drainage system.

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