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T E C H N O L O G Y A N D S O F T WA R E PRODUCT ROUND-UP 36 October 2016 Landscape and Irrigation www.landscapeirrigation.com DRAFIX SOFTWARE PRO LANDSCAPE VERSION 22 PRO Landscape Version 22 is the latest version of Drafix Software's design software for the landscape professional. PRO Landscape gives the user the power to easily and effectively design and bid a project; and, most importantly, communicate those design ideas to the customer with a visual presentation they understand. PRO Landscape will help you quickly create stunning visual designs for your customers, accurate site plans for your crews, and professional proposals that effectively communicate every aspect of the proposed project. PRO Landscape contains all the elements a designer needs — including photorealistic imaging, night and holiday lighting, CAD, estimating, 3D renderings, and mobile tablet applications — in one easy-to-learn and easy-to-use program. T E C H N O L O G Y A N D S O F T WA R E DRAFIX SOFTWARE PRO LANDSCAPE VERSION 22 OMNIEARTH YARDOGRAPHICS OmniEarth, Inc. introduced Yardographics. Powered by the OmniParcels database, which analyzes and classifies land cover from satellite and aerial imagery, Yardographics identify, categorize and analyze property attributes and landscape features within geographic areas. Yardographics provide a much more complete picture of geographic areas than demographics alone. For example, demographics reveal that the populations of Arlington and Fairfax Counties in Virginia are similar in terms of age, race, income, and education. Yardographics reveal the critical fact that residents of Fairfax are four times more likely to have single-family homes with yards than people who live in Arlington. OmniEarth's team of data scientists and remote sensing experts apply a set of proprietary algorithms to combine aerial and satellite imagery with other geospatial data to determine the existence, size and shape of property and landscape features on areas of land. Yardographics identify and quantify the footprints of buildings, impervious surfaces and turf and locate features such as pools, decks and solar panels. VECTORWORKS LANDMARK 2017 DESIGN SOFTWARE Vectorworks Landmark 2017 design software offers industry-leading tools geared toward streamlining landscape design/build profes- sionals' workflows. Whether you're transitioning from hand drawing or a general CAD application to a landscape-specific design solu- tion, Landmark lets you maintain your signature style while helping your clients visualize your plans. With features such as an extensive plant database and irrigation tools with automated system design, hardscapes and landscape areas, as well as resource libraries that include furniture and outdoor equipment lighting, you'll be able to create, model and present in one application. Design/build profession- als enjoy the cut and fill calculations automatically generated with the Site Model, sun and shade studies enabled by the Heliodon tool and the fast estimates and take-offs generated by the built-in worksheets. Additionally, high-quality sketch–style, artistic and photorealistic renderings can be created inside a Vectorworks design file, which will help you sell your ideas and earn the job. classifies land cover from satellite and aerial imagery, Yardographics identify, categorize and analyze property attributes KEYSOFT SOLUTIONS KEYSCAPE LANDCADD Keysoft Solutions recently released KeySCAPE LandCADD. Combining and extending the power and ease of use of KeySCAPE's drafting and landscape design capabilities with the updated advanced 3D, surface modeling, site analysis, and irrigation capabilities of LandCADD, KeySCAPE LandCADD allows landscape architects to quickly and effectively automate workflow processes to turn conceptual landscape designs into fully developed 2D and 3D construction plans. Using KeySCAPE LandCADD's built-in tools, landscape architects and designers can quickly and accurately create ground models, perform site analysis, lay out a site plan, produce schedules and cost estimates, as well as share plans seamlessly with internal and external design partners, professionals and clients. Landscape architects interested in achieving Building Information Management (BIM) compliance will find value in KeySCAPE LandCADD since it allows users to create 3D ground level surfaces and then build BIM objects to be placed on the surface — enabling BIM to reach early design and facilities management phases of a project.