More than just a piece of technology, CommunityViz is a method, a way of planning that allows people to think and act like citizens — beyond their own backyards and bottom lines — by employing the shared language of visualization. It helps people with different viewpoints and backgrounds engage in collaborative, informed and equitable decision-making about their common future, turning civic innovation into everyday practice.

CommunityViz is a GIS extension to ESRI products that can be linked to InfraCycle to permit data transfer from GIS databases and analysis of land use scenarios.