ALL THE ELEMENTS

Tangalooma as an environment is characterised by interactions between different forces and elements: Urban, geographic and organic. Its position on the coastline influences the organic development of the native flora as much as the presence of artificial construction. Similarly the growth vegetation ultimately dictates the countrous in the environment over a period of time.

LAYERS:

Although clearly definied, the distict elements of Tangalooma each interact with each other to form the diverse, dynamic environment the site has become so famous for.

VEGETATION:

The organic elements of Tangalooma consist of swamps; heathlands; and open woodlands dominated by Scribbly Gum and Pink Bloodwood trees. Salt-resistant ground-cover plants play an important role in protecting the sand dunes by trapping and binding the sand, which allows other plant species to thrive.

PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT

Step 1:

Download LiDAR data from ELVIS Geoscience for the location.

Step 2:

Merge Multiple LAS files in CloudCompare. Trim the specific area.

Step 3:

Extract seperate data sets based on each classification. Assign a layer for each

Step 4:

Colour each data set individually using extraction and colourise.

Step 5:

Merge each data set together to form the combined model.

URBAN:

The urban elements of Tangalooma are primarilly concentrated around the resort area. Outside of residential accomodation, the prescence of artificial structure is relatively minor with access to the facility being primarilly achieved via ferry rather than road.

LANDMASS:

The physical landscape of Tangalooma is composed entirely from dunes formed by natural process of erosion, accretion and stabilisation by vegetation. The only rock on Moreton island is located kilometres north at the headlands of cape Moreton.