A highly integrated Horizontal coordinate-based tool for architecture

Chi-Li Cheng*, June-Hao Hou

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this research, we attempt to develop a tool which integrates certain common geographic information from OpenStreetMap and Open Topography into Grasshopper. We name it as OSMKIT temporarily. Besides, in order to make the integration in the design process easier, this tool includes the bilateral conversion function of coordinate in Rhinoceros 3D and the coordinate of the World Geodetic System. These characteristics bring about several possibilities for further usage. This paper contains explanations of functions and examples. For instance, it can be employed for data visualization on a map when these data contain coordinate information. Additionally, since this tool is simple and intuitive to convert points into GPS coordinates, it can make users plan drone for photogrammetry and deal with other related tasks on the rhinoceros 3D interface, helping them to gain most current urban models. Moreover, architects or designers can be not only users but also contributors for open source map system such as OpenStreetMap; the process of sharing the mode which user measure is demonstrated in this paper. To sum up, this coordinate system based tool is designed to be multifunctional and suitable for interdisciplinary usages in grasshopper.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationECAADE SIGRADI 2019: ARCHITECTURE IN THE AGE OF THE 4TH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, VOLUME 3
EditorsJP Sousa, GC Henriques, JP Xavier
PublisherECAADE-EDUCATION & RESEARCH COMPUTER AIDED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN EUROPE
Pages305-312
Number of pages8
DOIs
StatePublished - 11 Sep 2019
Event37th Conference on Education-and-Research-in-Computer-Aided-Architectural-Design-in-Europe (eCAADe) / 23rd Conference of the Iberoamerican-Society-Digital-Graphics (SIGraDi) - Porto, Portugal
Duration: 11 Sep 201913 Sep 2019

Conference

Conference37th Conference on Education-and-Research-in-Computer-Aided-Architectural-Design-in-Europe (eCAADe) / 23rd Conference of the Iberoamerican-Society-Digital-Graphics (SIGraDi)
Country/TerritoryPortugal
CityPorto
Period11/09/1913/09/19

Keywords

  • open-source maps
  • data visualization
  • geographic information system
  • urban research
  • parametric design
  • interdisciplinary

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