Landscape Architecure and Engineering Apps Revisited
It seems like everyday, more and more new apps are given birth and it's hard to keep up! We are trying to update this post as we find more useful apps for landscape architects. Please let us know if you have any more suggestions and check out our first post with more apps that are useful for landscape architects.
“Foursquare meets nature.” Be a part of a wildlife study or know what organisms have been observed near you. Fun app to have despite your profession, age or level of training.
Useful for drafting quick, to-scale drawings.
This app could be really useful for initial site visits and for construction observation.
Clinometer- Measure Slope
We like this level because you can calibrate it.
For bloggers, students, professors or just the life-long student, Mendeley is a great way to organize your research and this app lets you take it with you wherever you go.
Be inspired on the go.
If you don't use Houzz or Pinterest already, both are great websites to use if you are looking for design inspiration, especially when choosing materials. What has impressed me the most about Houzz, is that if you ask a question about the design (like, "what kind of stone is that?"), the designers themselves and others are quick to chime in. Pinterest is unique in that you can share your "pins" with your friends on facebook.
iTunes U- Design, Architecture and Landscape Architecture University Lectures
Although not an app, iTunes U has a wealth of available lectures from a myriad of universities and departments. Some of our personal favorites include the intro design course at NC State with Dean Malecha, Design Thinking, UC Davis's Design as Activism, and Anne Whiston Spirn's lectures at MIT, Sensing Place.
This app is way better than Motion-X mentioned in the previous blog because you can upload multiple waypoints at a time and even group points and tracks.
Pair this app with a stylus on your iPad and never buy a sketch book again!
Jesse's Work Flow Suggestion
"Snap a screenshot in google earth, bring it into procreate, sketch on it, then put it right into a presentation. Uses stylus, via adapter, and costs minimum of 1.99 for procreate (sketchbook pro works too)"
Thanks again Jesse!
I use GoToMeeting at work quite a bit, and this app allows you to join meetings. It would be a lot better if you could host them, but hopefully that is soon to come.
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