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Richard N Belcher

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Isovists using uniform ray casting in R
Isovists are polygons of visible areas from a point. They remove the two-dimensional area of views that are blocked by objects, typically buildings. They can be used to understand the existing impact of, or where to place urban design features that can change people's behaviour (e.g. advertising boards, security cameras or trees). Here I present a function that creates a visibility polygon (isovist) using a custom uniform ray casting "physical" algorithm in R.