Basel 3D Planning Overview — A desktop urban design workspace showing Basel’s Rhine corridor, redevelopment parcels, rail and bridge context, proposed massing, GIS layers, and project metrics for planning review.

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Urban Planning Intelligence

BasePlan Basel

Basel Rhine corridor planning app combining ArcGIS scenes, CAD massing, Swiss planning data, sunlight, and transit analysis.

Year

2025

Duration

5 months

Location

Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland

Surfaces

Stack

Architecture

GCPPostgreSQL with PostGIS

Mapping

ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScriptArcGIS SceneViewArcGIS WebSceneArcGIS Scene LayersSwiss cadastral dataTerrain and elevation modelsZoning, transit, flood-risk, and parcel layersCAD-derived 3D massing assets

Code

ReactNext.jsTypeScriptReact NativeWebGLNode.jsPython geospatial processingGDAL

OpenAI Responses APIGeminiPlanning review agentsConstraint summary agentsScenario comparisonParcel scoringNatural-language GIS query support

Conceptual application work, created with the listed platforms and APIs and tested across the indicated surfaces.

Details

Desktop and tablet planning application completed in 2025 for urban design review around Basel’s Rhine corridor

Combined ArcGIS 3D scenes, CAD-derived building massing, Swiss cadastral parcels, zoning, terrain, transit, flood-risk, and public-realm data

Supported citywide context review, district parcel planning, technical constraint analysis, and mobile project summaries from one shared data model

Used a single ArcGIS mapping stack for 3D scene rendering, layer control, spatial overlays, terrain, scene layers, and camera-based review workflows

Integrated AutoCAD-derived planning geometry through preprocessing workflows that converted massing, floor plates, and envelope studies into web-ready 3D assets

Included sunlight and shadow review for assessing how proposed massing affects adjacent buildings, courtyards, streets, and the Rhine promenade

Modeled walkability, transit catchments, public-space access, flood exposure, zoning envelope, height limits, and view corridors for planning review

Used AI-assisted summaries to explain constraints, compare scenarios, highlight conflicts, score parcels, and generate concise planning notes for stakeholders