Comments on: Here & There: Horizonless Perspective of Manhattan http://flowingdata.com/2009/05/05/here-there-horizonless-perspective-of-manhattan/ Strength in Numbers Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:57:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matt http://flowingdata.com/2009/05/05/here-there-horizonless-perspective-of-manhattan/#comment-29346 Matt Mon, 11 May 2009 14:41:49 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1542#comment-29346 Very cool and very intuitive to me. Weird, I also thought of Arthur C. Clark's Rama... I suppose that speaks to the power of his words to convey that image so well since I don't think there were any pictures of it in the book. Very cool and very intuitive to me. Weird, I also thought of Arthur C. Clark’s Rama… I suppose that speaks to the power of his words to convey that image so well since I don’t think there were any pictures of it in the book.

]]> By: Horizonless Manhattan | The Big Picture http://flowingdata.com/2009/05/05/here-there-horizonless-perspective-of-manhattan/#comment-29170 Horizonless Manhattan | The Big Picture Sat, 09 May 2009 10:30:11 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1542#comment-29170 [...] Flowing Data [...] [...] Flowing Data [...]

]]> By: moth http://flowingdata.com/2009/05/05/here-there-horizonless-perspective-of-manhattan/#comment-28947 moth Wed, 06 May 2009 17:27:04 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1542#comment-28947 It would be fun to include quirky, permanent items in the immediate neighborhood- a sculpture, broken fenestration, a guy who is always sitting on his porch, a "secret" store or bar, a strange sign. It would be fun to include quirky, permanent items in the immediate neighborhood- a sculpture, broken fenestration, a guy who is always sitting on his porch, a “secret” store or bar, a strange sign.

]]> By: Nathan Yau http://flowingdata.com/2009/05/05/here-there-horizonless-perspective-of-manhattan/#comment-28875 Nathan Yau Wed, 06 May 2009 02:44:26 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1542#comment-28875 @Evan - thanks for the tip! i bet that'll come in handy one day :) @Evan – thanks for the tip! i bet that’ll come in handy one day :)

]]> By: Evan http://flowingdata.com/2009/05/05/here-there-horizonless-perspective-of-manhattan/#comment-28864 Evan Wed, 06 May 2009 01:08:40 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1542#comment-28864 This is incredibly easy to create, if you have access to GIS data or any other 3D version of Manhattan. Export Manhattan block boundaries, building footprints, and building heights in DWG format. Import the DWG file into Rhino. Extrude the footprints to the building heights. Add some detail to buildings near viewer and a bitmap of the street grid. Use the bend tool on the entire file. Viola! This is incredibly easy to create, if you have access to GIS data or any other 3D version of Manhattan.

Export Manhattan block boundaries, building footprints, and building heights in DWG format. Import the DWG file into Rhino.

Extrude the footprints to the building heights. Add some detail to buildings near viewer and a bitmap of the street grid. Use the bend tool on the entire file.

Viola!

]]> By: Mickey http://flowingdata.com/2009/05/05/here-there-horizonless-perspective-of-manhattan/#comment-28855 Mickey Tue, 05 May 2009 23:08:37 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1542#comment-28855 Cool map! I see my apartment building. I realize it's not the same thing, but I'm reminded of Ringworld as well, or a Dyson sphere. Cool map! I see my apartment building.

I realize it’s not the same thing, but I’m reminded of Ringworld as well, or a Dyson sphere.

]]> By: zaxl http://flowingdata.com/2009/05/05/here-there-horizonless-perspective-of-manhattan/#comment-28847 zaxl Tue, 05 May 2009 21:37:03 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1542#comment-28847 It also reminiscent of Arthur C. Clark'a "Rendezvous with Rama". It also reminiscent of Arthur C. Clark’a “Rendezvous with Rama”.

]]> By: Visio Guy http://flowingdata.com/2009/05/05/here-there-horizonless-perspective-of-manhattan/#comment-28839 Visio Guy Tue, 05 May 2009 20:22:26 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1542#comment-28839 This made immediate sense to me and I found it truly valuable. It's a good thing I'm not in charge of "Metro Signage" or the Board of Tourism for my city, as I would install these things everywhere. It seems to solve the "You are here" problem that you run into with maps around town. Yes, you are here, but it isn't clear which direction you are facing relative to the map with the red dot on it. This seems to work well in an area that is long, thin and on a grid like Manhattan or Seattle. I wonder how useful and clear it would be in a "round" city like Munich or London or Paris. This made immediate sense to me and I found it truly valuable. It’s a good thing I’m not in charge of “Metro Signage” or the Board of Tourism for my city, as I would install these things everywhere.

It seems to solve the “You are here” problem that you run into with maps around town. Yes, you are here, but it isn’t clear which direction you are facing relative to the map with the red dot on it.

This seems to work well in an area that is long, thin and on a grid like Manhattan or Seattle. I wonder how useful and clear it would be in a “round” city like Munich or London or Paris.

]]> By: Vince http://flowingdata.com/2009/05/05/here-there-horizonless-perspective-of-manhattan/#comment-28819 Vince Tue, 05 May 2009 16:08:07 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1542#comment-28819 Looks good and perhaps quite useful, but it kind of makes me dizzy... Looks good and perhaps quite useful, but it kind of makes me dizzy…

]]> By: cognitive dissident http://flowingdata.com/2009/05/05/here-there-horizonless-perspective-of-manhattan/#comment-28811 cognitive dissident Tue, 05 May 2009 13:33:42 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1542#comment-28811 This looks rather like Larry Niven's "Ringworld"... This looks rather like Larry Niven’s “Ringworld”…

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