Uploaded on 2017-03-06 by Elizabeth Cárdenas Arroyo

This photograph was taken from a tall building in Miraflores district in Lima, Peru. Miraflores is a centric place of the city, a place for office work, residential buildings and a lot of tourism. Visible information shows * Public and green space: the view is Larco avenue towards the district central green public space, Kennedy Park (we can see the big trees above buildings). There are some trees along Largo avenue. * Density and type of building: Buildings are mostly modern and tall, built on concrete, but you can also see some older buildings that are below 3 storeys or levels. * Type of occupation: The vast majority of the buildings in this view are offices. At street level, there are shops, cafes and restaurants. * There are 3 towers, not very old but with some historical decorations. The yellow one is part of the Municipal Administration Building. The other two, that are grey, belong to the central church. Both buildings are at the edge of the park. * Mobility: At the time of the photo, vehicular traffic is not dense, but you can see the traffic lights every 2 corners. You can see one bus for public transportation. There are wide sidewalks in the street, and you can see some pedestrians * Climate information: it’s a cloudy day. Invisible information: * Public and green space: Not enough green space for the built density (even though there’s the central park hidden in the view, it’s not enough). * Density and type of building: We can see the difference between the older lower-rise and the modern high-rise buildings. That give us some data of rapid historical change and evolution of this part of the city. Also, the high density tells us that traffic must be dense at some points of the day. * Type of occupation: this is an Commercial area, with office and retail and entertainment mixed. How this invisible information can become knowledge and contribute to the planning of a more livable urban space? As we have a better understanding of this current space and how its citizens move and live, we can make better urban and planning decisions that reflect the real needs of the people. How can we make better transportation for all those people working and using services in this area? How can we find equilibrium between older and newer buildings? Is it healthy to work in a place with so little green? Does the park is enough? I think we need more data, real time data, user data, to better map all these, and with that knowledge, make important contributions to the management of the city and its future sustainable development.