Visualising the city – towards an open solution Dave Harte Economic Development Manager, Digital Birmingham [email_address] www.digitalbirmingham.co.uk/blog 07500 882980

Visualising the city Key city development projects Engaging the public using digital tools Making Birmingham an ‘open’ digital city

Key city development projects

Engaging the public using digital tools

Making Birmingham an ‘open’ digital city

Eastside vision by children from St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School

Eastside vision by children from St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School

Key Issue Every project has a digital bit in it Digital Birmingham asked to advise Wants to give advice that balances: appropriate solution for the project creates opportunities for digital businesses pitches Birmingham as innovating in this area

Every project has a digital bit in it

Digital Birmingham asked to advise

Wants to give advice that balances:

appropriate solution for the project

creates opportunities for digital businesses

pitches Birmingham as innovating in this area

Key city things Birmingham House New street station Wholesale Markets Longbridge Icknield Port Loop East Birmingham

Birmingham House

New street station

Wholesale Markets

Longbridge

Icknield Port Loop

East Birmingham

Key city things Library of Birmingham Eastside Park Digital District Commercial developments Education developments

Library of Birmingham

Eastside

Park

Digital District

Commercial developments

Education developments

Key agendas Local Strategic Partnership Local and National Indicators NI4 % of people who feel they can influence decision making NI5 % of people overall satisfaction with local area

Local Strategic Partnership

Local and National Indicators

NI4 % of people who feel they can influence decision making

NI5 % of people overall satisfaction with local area

Engaging the public Increased use of social media tools Big City Plan/Talk E-petitions Social Media in constituencies NI4 driving initiatives

Increased use of social media tools

Big City Plan/Talk

E-petitions

Social Media in constituencies

NI4 driving initiatives

Engaging the public What role for visualisation? 3d models Maps Games Virtual worlds

What role for visualisation?

3d models

Maps

Games

Virtual worlds

Visualisation to stimulate investment

Visualisation for consultation: Grangegorman, North Dublin Dublin Institute of Technology Crytek 3D game engine to create visualisations for consultation (http://bit.ly/crydit)

Grangegorman, North Dublin

Dublin Institute of Technology

Crytek 3D game engine to create visualisations for consultation (http://bit.ly/crydit)

Visualisation for consultation

Visualisation for consultation Grangegorgan issues Accuracy of data in order to be useful Manual measurement of listed buildings Architect plans for new buildings Digital asset creation: “ As Farcry is a tropical island based game, the library of textures and foliage was unsuitable for downtown Dublin”

Grangegorgan issues

Accuracy of data in order to be useful

Manual measurement of listed buildings

Architect plans for new buildings

Digital asset creation:

“ As Farcry is a tropical island based game, the library of textures and foliage was unsuitable for downtown Dublin”

Birmingham Second Life Island

Key issues for Digital Birmingham Who’s innovating? Not just technology but engagement Being open in approach Sharing digital assets, data Funding City Technology Strategy Board Science City Supporting the Digital & Creative Industries

Who’s innovating?

Not just technology but engagement

Being open in approach

Sharing digital assets, data

Funding

City

Technology Strategy Board

Science City

Supporting the Digital & Creative Industries

Coming together Workshop in September Planners/architects/city officers/creatives etc. etc. Discuss opportunities in detail Guidance for city officers Towards a collaborative approach to developing Birmingham as an Open Digital City

Workshop in September

Planners/architects/city officers/creatives etc. etc.

Discuss opportunities in detail

Guidance for city officers