Thursday 16 April 2009

New York City 2259 3D model

A new update on the excellent Procedural Inc website (the creators of the CityEngine modelling tool) showcases the creation process of NYC 2259, the extrapolation of New York city 250 years into the future, inspired by the great 1998 motion picture The Fifth Element. Today's street network of NY, imported from http://www.openstreetmap.org/, has been extended to a bigger area, available due to the lower water levels in the future. The example includes grammar rules to create futuristic skyscrapers in two levels of detail as well as flying cars.

This showcase is a fascinating insight into both the CityEngine tool but also in what it can achieve using GIS data. More info, the complete video of the process with a very informative commentary and finally pics can be found here.

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