Urban Simulation Team at UCLA

The Urban Simulation Team at UCLA built this model for the Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles and the Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. In addition, the model will also be used by other stakeholders within the project’s boundaries.

The main goal for the project was to build an existing-condition virtual model of the Exposition Park/Figueroa Corridor area as well as planned improvements that would help stakeholders visualize the redevelopment projects. This portion of the model covers over 30 square kilometers of dense urban environment.

Working with Creator, the Urban Simulation Team developed the model using aerial imagery, MrSid coordinate information, and digital photography, as well as their own texture and culture libraries. Creator’s real-time texture mapping tools and scene graph controls were important in that they allowed the team to efficiently map their large databases.

The result is a detailed and large scale virtual model that can be used to demonstrate and evaluate new housing and light rail transit proposals for the area.