Urban Morphology and computers

Elwin Koster

doi:10.51347/jum.v2i1.3876

Urban Morphology and computers

Authors

Elwin Koster Instituut voor Kunst- en Architectuurgeschiedenis, Faculteit der Letteren, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51347/jum.v2i1.3876

Keywords:

urban morphology, computers, historical plans, GIS, Groningen

Abstract

The use of image processing and GIS in urban morphology research in the Department of Art and Architectural History in Groningen University is described. Attention is focused on a research project on the development of the town plan of the city of Groningen since the early seventeenth century. The potential of the computer is demonstrated, not only for the comparison of historical plans but also for visualizaton and analysis.