Gunma Prefecture Regional Environmental Assessment
Mark Sorensen led a team of planners and GIS specialists in the analysis of Gunma Prefecture, Japan. The purpose of the assessment was to understand development opportunities and constraints, environmental preservation, urban growth and expansion, and other needs facing...
Read moreJapan Coastal Development Guidelines
Under contract to the Japan Housing Organization and the Japanese Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), GPC prepared a “Coastal Development Guidelines” booklet. This booklet is intended to help developers, government officials and public interests to understand the...
Read moreEnergy Efficient Community Planning and Design in Japan
GPC, in association with the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI®), Redlands, California and Misawa Homes, Tokyo Japan, has conducted three major energy research projects for the Japanese Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI). Mark Sorensen of GPC directed...
Read moreYokohama Waterfront Reuse Planning
GPC prepared a waterfront reuse strategy for a portion of Yokohama Bay, Japan. The methodology and resulting plan are intended to represent a new and progressive vision for the utilization of Japan’s declining industrial waterfronts. As heavy industry moves...
Read moreCommunity Information Footpath
The University of Southern California (USC) is preparing a prototype website to promote the use of the Internet for community based, economic development and information exchange. This prototype, called a “Community Information Footpath” is being developed using ESRI’s MapObjects...
Read moreWashoe County Integrated Water Management GIS
A user requirements analysis and GIS system design for a comprehensive, county-wide water resource management system. The study involved 17 local, state and federal agencies involved in water management throughout the County. The results of the study were used...
Read moreFlorida Marine Research Institute – Marine Spill Analysis System
This project involved the planning, design and implementation of a comprehensive GIS-based system to support marine spill contingency planning and response. An extensive user requirements survey was conducted, involving a wide variety of Federal, State and local government agencies...
Read moreArthur Kill Oil Spill Management Demonstration System
Mark Sorensen, GPC President, while under the employ of ESRI was the project manager for the development of an oil spill contingency planning and response demonstration system for the Arthur Kill estuary, New Jersey, USA. This was one of...
Read moreCity and County of Honolulu System Design and Implementation Plan
Design and implementation planning and implementation support for a citywide GIS for the City of Honolulu, Hawai. This four year project began with a user needs assessment and system design involving 16 different departments within the city government, and...
Read moreJapan Land Planning Projects
Conducted over seventy land planning projects in Japan between 1985 and the present. The projects ranged from Prefecture-wide environmental planning to site specific masterplans for communities and resorts. The projects were mostly commissioned by the Japan Housing Organization and...
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