The ASLA Digital Technology Professional Practice Network aims to capture the state of software use amongst landscape architecture firms / organizations within ASLA membership. The survey should only take about 5-7 minutes and your participation is greatly appreciated.
ABOUT YOUR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE:

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* 1. Which of the following best describes your firm or organization?

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* 2. How many employees does your firm have, including yourself?

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* 3. My office zip code:

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* 4. What computer do you primarily use in your office?

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* 5. Does your firm have designated IT staff?

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* 6. In which of the following market sectors does your firm operate (both as a primary focus and secondary areas of focus, if applicable - select all that apply)?

For the next ten questions, you are asked to assign a value from 0-4, describing how important the following software is in your workflow.
  • 0 – My firm does not use this software in our workflow
  • 1 – Not very important for our workflow (we could easily complete our work without it)
  • 2 – Moderately important for our workflow (it would be inconvenient to complete our work without it)
  • 3 – Very important for our workflow (it would be difficult to complete our work without it)
  • 4 – Extremely important for our workflow (it would be nearly impossible to complete our work without it)

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* 7. Drafting and modeling software importance in our workflow:

  0 – My firm does not use this software in our workflow 1 – Not very important for our workflow 2 – Moderately important for our workflow 3 – Very important for our workflow 4 – Extremely important for our workflow
AutoCAD
Civil 3D
Dynascape
LandFX
Revit
Vectorworks
Rhino
Realtime Landscaping Architect/Pro
Other (please specify)

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* 8. Geospatial software importance in our workflow:

  0 – My firm does not use this software in our workflow 1 – Not very important for our workflow 2 – Moderately important for our workflow 3 – Very important for our workflow 4 – Extremely important for our workflow
Agisoft
ArcGIS
ArcGIS Story Map
City Engine
Google Earth
Grass GIS
InVest
Infraworks
Metashape
Pix4D
QGIS
Other (please specify)

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* 9. 2D rendering software importance in our workflow:

  0 – My firm does not use this software in our workflow 1 – Not very important for our workflow 2 – Moderately important for our workflow 3 – Very important for our workflow 4 – Extremely important for our workflow
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
GIMP
Inkscape
Other (please specify)

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* 10. 3D modeling software importance in our workflow:

  0 – My firm does not use this software in our workflow 1 – Not very important for our workflow 2 – Moderately important for our workflow 3 – Very important for our workflow 4 – Extremely important for our workflow
3ds Max
Form Z
Maya
Revit
Rhino
Sketchup
Vectorworks
Vue
Other (please specify)

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* 11. 3d Modeling Plug-in, add-on, and renderer importance in our workflow:

  0 – My firm does not use this software in our workflow 1 – Not very important for our workflow 2 – Moderately important for our workflow 3 – Very important for our workflow 4 – Extremely important for our workflow
Enscape
Environment for Revit
Grasshopper
Kerkythea
Land Kit
Lumion
Maxwell Render
Podium
Rhino Terrain
Twin Motion
Unreal Engine
Vray
Other (please specify)

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* 12. Desktop publishing software importance in our workflow

  0 – My firm does not use this software in our workflow 1 – Not very important for our workflow 2 – Moderately important for our workflow 3 – Very important for our workflow 4 – Extremely important for our workflow
Adobe InDesign
Apple Pages
Microsoft Publisher
Other (please specify)

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* 13. Additional software importance in our workflow:

  0 – My firm does not use this software in our workflow 1 – Not very important for our workflow 2 – Moderately important for our workflow 3 – Very important for our workflow 4 – Extremely important for our workflow
After Effects
Arduino
iMovie
Adobe Premiere
R (programming language for statistical computing)
IBM SPSS Statistics
Other (please specify)

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* 14. Mobile applications importance in our workflow:

  0 – My firm does not use this software in our workflow 1 – Not very important for our workflow 2 – Moderately important for our workflow 3 – Very important for our workflow 4 – Extremely important for our workflow
Autodesk Sketchbook
Concepts
Morpholio
Polycam
Procreate
Reality Scan
SketchUp Mobile
Vectorworks Nomad
Other (please specify)

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* 15. Virtual reality applications importance in our workflow:

  0 – My firm does not use this software in our workflow 1 – Not very important for our workflow 2 – Moderately important for our workflow 3 – Very important for our workflow 4 – Extremely important for our workflow
Enscape
Gravity Sketch
Prospect/Iris VR
Lumion Stereoscopic
Tilt Brush
VR Sketch
Other (please specify)

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* 16. Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications importance in our workflow:

  0 – My firm does not use this software in our workflow 1 – Not very important for our workflow 2 – Moderately important for our workflow 3 – Very important for our workflow 4 – Extremely important for our workflow
Adobe AI
Aino
ArkoAI
Autodesk Forma
Blue Willow AI
Chat GPT
Dall-E
Google Gemini (formerly Bard)
Masterplan AI
Midjourney
Nvidia Canvas
PromeAI
Stable Diffusion
TestFit Site Solver
Veras
Zapier
Other (please specify)

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* 17. Which technologies are you or your firm currently using (check all that apply)?

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* 18. Which technologies or software are you or your firm not currently using but interested in pursuing (check all that apply)?

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* 19. Who in your firm uses business/project management software? (mark all that apply)

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* 20. What programs are you using due to required collaboration between disciplines?

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