Sapphos Environmental, Inc. takes a systematic approach to the analysis of aesthetics and visual resources to logically assess visible change in the physical environment and the anticipated viewer’s response to that change. A visual resources analysis examines aesthetic qualities such as light, glare, shading, visual character, scenic quality, landscape coverage, visibility from designated scenic resources, and other aesthetic features. Visual resources analyses provide clients, the public, and decision makers with the information needed to design projects to better suit their environmental surroundings and ensure compliance with federal, state, county, and city regulations. Aesthetics, as addressed in CEQA, refers to visual considerations in the physical environment. Because a person’s reaction and attachment to a given view are subjective, visual changes inherently affect viewers differently. Accordingly, Sapphos Environmental, Inc. takes a systematic approach to the analysis of aesthetics and visual resources to logically assess visible change in the physical environment and the anticipated viewer’s response to that change. A visual resources analysis examines aesthetic qualities such as light, glare, shading, visual character, scenic quality, landscape coverage, visibility from designated scenic resources, and other aesthetic features. Visual resources analyses provide clients, the public, and decision makers with the information needed to design projects to better suit their environmental surroundings.
Using ESRI-based software, including ArcGIS and associated extensions like Spatial Analyst and 3D Analyst, along with Ashtech sub-meter GPS units, Google Sketchup, Google Earth Pro, Adobe Creative Suite, and WindPRO’s Photomontage module, Sapphos Environmental, Inc. provides a visual impact analysis that ensures compliance with federal, state, county, and city regulations.
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