Spatial analysis, GIS & cartography
Most spatial arguments are lost before they are made, because the condition being described was never made visible. Analysis and cartography are how a claim about a place becomes something other people can see and test.
The practice works from real datasets — OpenStreetMap, NASA SRTM elevation data, and national or local government mapping — through GIS analysis, terrain modelling and map composition, to material that is legible to a council, a client or a public meeting rather than only to another planner.
Problems this addresses
- A development capacity or infill question that needs parcel-level evidence rather than an impression
- A landmark, ridgeline or viewshed that a proposal may affect, with no analysis of what is actually visible from where
- Regional relationships — terrain, settlement, movement hierarchy — that need to be shown at one scale to be understood
- A spatial argument that will be made to non-specialists and must survive being looked at
Who this is for
- Planning and design teams needing analysis they can build a case on
- Municipalities and public-sector clients
- Developers assessing capacity, access or visibility
- Anyone who needs a place explained visually rather than described
What 34 Degrees Design contributes
Spatial data sourcing, GIS analysis, digital elevation model manipulation and terrain modelling, urban morphology and settlement structure analysis, viewshed and development-capacity assessment, and high-resolution map composition and graphic refinement using ArcGIS Pro and the Adobe Suite.
Project evidence
- Casco Viejo Urban Analysis
Ciudad de Panamá, Panama
An urban and heritage analysis framework for the historic districts of Casco Viejo, Santa Ana and El Chorrillo, supporting heritage-led revitalisation in Panama City’s UNESCO-listed urban core.
- Spatial, Cartographic & Systems Studies
Various — produced from Seattle, Washington, United States
Large-format cartographic and spatial visualisation work exploring the relationship between topography, settlement patterns, infrastructure and landscape systems across international urban and regional environments.