A photo of Erasmusbrug (Erasmus Bridge)
FC-01x Future Cities (1st Run) - Exercise 1 : "Making the Invisible - Visible"
Uploaded on 2015-04-23 by NebrasSalheb
![enter image description here][1]Location: Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Taken by: Nebras Salheb (me) Date: 20-04-2015 1-In this photo you can see Erasmus Bridge crossing the New Meuse river, it is located in the center of the city and it is a symbol of it as well, it connects the north side of the city (right side of the photo) with the south side (where the photographer is standing). It is a combined cable-stayed and bascule bridge, the bascule section is in the left side of the photo you can see in the photo that not only cars cross the bridge but also tram lines, in addition to ships and boats from beneath it. 2-One kind of invisible information is the Traffic amount in the different times of the day both public transportation and private cars, bikes... etc. and both on top of the bridge and crossing underneath it, taking into consideration that movement stops every time a high ship is going under the bridge due to the opening of the bascule section. Other kind of the invisible information is the Payloads implemented on the bridge which limits the ability of services that can be provided by the bridge. 3-By organizing the invisible information we can identify the usage amount of the bridge and predicting the range of service it can provide in the upcoming years. Based on this knowledge we can recognize two possibilities; a high usage of the bridge which can mean the need for more connections between the two sides of the city, or low usage which can mean making adjustments to make the bridge more accessible by the public. [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14298037075451744.jpg