Isovist high-resolution spatial analysis application
- Submitting institution
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University for the Creative Arts
- Unit of assessment
- 32 - Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
- Output identifier
- McElhinney, S. 2019. Is
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- T - Other
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- Brief description of type
- T – Other; multi-component output comprising software and 2 journal articles containing theoretical and contextual research. Both journal articles are out of scope for Open Access requirements..
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
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- Year
- 2019
- URL
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https://research.uca.ac.uk/4248/
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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- Research group(s)
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5 - Space and Place
- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- Isovist_App is a free multi-platform software tool designed as an intuitive interface to advance the learning and adoption of spatial analysis techniques at all levels from undergraduate learning to advanced research and in design practice. It is based upon the spatial unit of the ‘isovist’, defined as the finite volume of space that is visible at any given point at which a perceiver might exist.
The software is available for download on isovists.org, an online platform that includes user manuals and a growing library of case studies and applications. A series of CPD workshops have led to the software being increasingly adopted in industry as a diagnostic design tool to determine evidence for and justify design proposals.
The research has made a significant contribution to the design processes of individual professionals and practices’ client-facing communication. Architectural practices adopting the software include Spacelab, Waugh Thistleton Architects; CBRE LAB Real Estate, and Spacon & X. Isovist_App is also widely used within academia for teaching and research.
Since October 2018, c.16,000 individual uses of the software have been recorded across 54 countries. A total of 1,065 validated users have registered on the isovists.org website; approximately 50% have self-identified as student users, 23% as educators or researchers, and the remainder as design practitioners. Significant use beyond the UK (3,252 single uses) appears to be centred in China (2,090), the USA (1,420), Switzerland (1,390), India (1,110), Germany (640), Iran (624), the Netherlands (593), Japan (574), and Mexico (500).
The supporting portfolio includes evidence of the research aims, context and processes which led to new insights. It includes print-screens of Isovist analysis interface, a PDF of the two journal papers containing theoretical and contextual research, and the user guide. Isovist_App is free to download, and to view the community blog and case studies see www.isovists.org.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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