Feeling preparing Town scale Map

After Kotte Field visit we had to prepare a Town scale map for SriJayawardanapura kettle area. Before preparing a map we had to study in this area to get know rough area. At that moment we first of all we had to prepare town scale map in 1:10000 .So preparing a 1:10000 town scale map we used Google earth and Arc GIs .and also prepare to map we got more information and instruction from our second year and third year seniors. In prepare 1:10000 map there was 2010 quarry data and we used them. Step by step we enter data to the map. We entered building, land use, hydrology area, administration boundary like that information. We got color printout for that map. We could identity different data with different color. After getting this map we had to measure the building to identify the scale for the map. So at that moment we studied most important from our madam because there was a misunderstand earlier we thought the scale of map inn 1; 5000 after measuring it was 1: 10000 actually it was 1:10000 scale. So I think scale is the most important thing to express map. There was color and we could easy to understand water bodies, building, main road, minor road and other valuable thing.
Then we had enlarge map in 1:5000 and we go our map in color and it was big than the other because if take decrease the scale it will be increase the size of the map.as well as at that moment we had to measure the building and identify the scale of the truth consider about both of the map we could identify some our road areas in kotte field visit. And also mad said that 22 nd August tracing this map on a butter sheet.it not easy task to us because there was lot of small buildings roads for the ttreasing.and also first of all we had to sharp our pencil because our mad expect our map with neat and tidy. Until 9 p.m. we did our duty but we unable finish our work and we did our word Monday. Before preparing our 1:3000 town scale map it was big experience to us.
After finish 1:5000 map madam divide every group for preparing lot of maps for their task. On the other hand we had lucky to say that we got preparing a town scale map to Srijayawardanapura Kotte area. But it is not
easy task. Because all of the other group waited until prepare our town scale map. They based on our map for preparing their map. If consider about the 1:5000 town scale map we couldn’t use it because we wanted only our field visit area. So we spend lot of time to prepare this map because there some new quarry data in our lab and we used them and also its difficulties to printout our map it was bigger one than other. So we got our map in two A1 paper. I think in this process we got lot of time. If take 1:5000 map there was some scale problem and again we had to prepare it with our friend helping.
Next we had to treasing map for butter sheet. First of all we consider the most important area that we have cover for the example Kotte road, Nippon friendship road, Thalawatugoda road, Pagoda road, parliament area and Atulkotte area. If consider about the town scale map we had treasing only building, water bodies, major roads and minor roads.
As well as most difficulties was some area we had to update. For the example there lot buildings built in marsh areas. And also buildings not in the map example in “Diyatha Uyana” so at that situation we had to update the map. And also we had to identify the bus numbers going on that road as well as land marks in our field visit. And also we had label main road, minor road, land marks, water bodies and contours.
If we consider about the updating the map we had to go survey department, Urban Development Authority and Sri Jayawardanapura Municipal Council. If talk about Survey department There is only 2010 data for we used and when asked town scale map and there no perfect map in this area. In the Urban Development authority there is no updating data. In the Srijayawardanapura Municipal Council we could found contours map in kotte area. After get this data we had to draw our map quickly because other groups based our map for their map preparation.
And also we used only pencils for prepare our map and also we got black and white map and some part not to clear at that situation it’s very difficult to do our task however we did it.We used black pen to show road net work in our map.
There is only two variation contour line among the 10m and 20m. If consider the Kotte museum there is 20m contour line.so we can identify kotte area not highest place and there is small slopes in this area. As well as contour line show us water transportation information .And also there were “Kolonna Oya” and Diyawanna water bodies both of them connected s. If consider about water bodies its control flood situation early we could see in Colombo area if there small rain there is flood now in this Diyata uyana area develop water bodies and it control that situation .As well as lot of building located in main road. And lot of houses found in minor roads. There was big problem to divide land and water bodies so and that situation we used JeffryBawa water line pattern to them.
Finally In our map there is only black and white colour.We updated lot of information that we found. The most important thing was other group used our map as a based map.

City Planning for whom

 Every one like live without any problem so on that situation people find lot of luxury livelihood. So people live near city or in the city. If we talk about city, city included lot of features. Sometime village people like to visit city because there are lot of developed areas. And also people can get lot of jobs, there are lot of government officers we can do our things easily.There are lot educational opportunities to their children and more infrastructure in there. Support for mental health and marginalized populations. People like to satisfy more needs for their lives. So city planning is most important thing in our society.

If we consider about planners they always want to make our cities better places.  As planners if they planning a city they want to consider poor people up to rich people an

each every people for their project. Not only that we have to consider their nation, religious livelihood like that because if there changes for cities they won’t to disturb their life. Some time it will be developed or developing country we have to consider all this factors because we

planning for the people if they can’t live our city planning will unnecessary thing.

If we planning a city or develop a city environment also the main thing in a particular place because we have to use space for the best way. Some time there will be hydrology areas we have to use it best ways because people pollute hydrology area dumping the garbage. so people also should  responsible for protect their city.

If we entrance city we can see lot of people activity in that area so we want develop that area without disturb their activities. Sometime we can see temporary sellers .so they live selling goods so if we remove that sellers they difficult to live because they unable to live without money. As a planners we have think about that. Small sellers also people live in city.

As well as we have to  think about different ages in our cities sometime there will be large number of children and older people so that situation we have to develop our cities their needs for the example leisure park , free areas for espesial.and also we have to consider people feeling sometime there will be bad noises area in our cities so we have to get more details from them because their livelihood essential for us because if we disturb people day today life as a planner  we have big responsible for that. Finally people is   most important factor as a planner.

How we can make our cities livable cities

How we can make our cities livable cities

Life change with our needs. We have lot of needs to fulfill their life. But unfortunately we can’t fulfill our needs because there limitation of resources. Space all so most important thing in our world because people competitive to share their spaces. So people find a particle a places or space to live and they communicate with others. People find most important places in the life because they consider lot of factors to live for the fulfill their life with happily without problems. If we consider about factors people think about how their life continue with regularly for the example if there good climate condition people like to live that places. Other factors are all of us like to live beautiful geographical area without noise and pollution and also if there lot of develop infrastructure it easy to do our activities day today life. We can get jobs easily, there lot of popular schools, hospitals and government officers in that places.

Sometimes we can think these all factors in my city but there not been in livable cities that the problem in the present. Because people have lot of opinion and they think different ways. Not only that but also they want to fulfill their own needs. That the present situation in our society they think only their family and themselves. Sometime they put lot of garbage into environment places in city. And also it affected to people health. This garbage directly affected to environment because there will be stinking smell.

If we talking about garbage, Dengue and other health problem will be spread all over the city. As well as people habitat to write their name in public places it also affect to the beauty of city. If we change this situation we can make our cities better places. And also some big factories also affected to environment because they produce bad chemical and put into environment. If they followed correct and standard way to put the garbage it will be protect our environment for the example there are lot of example cities in our srilanka like Hanwella area Gampaha Ratupaswala Problem

If we think all the facilities in our own it will be correct way to protect the cities. And also we have good planners to make livable cities in the city because they always to make good cities in the world. We can there are lot of religious and peoples in city they want to share love affection and some time they celebrate lot of festivals like Dipavali, New year festival and Christmas etc.

If there people walk along the street chatting with others and riding the bicycle freely and happily it will be the livable city.as a planners if we think of these factors it will be make a livable cities in the world.