Uh, but what about, you know, sensitive, you know, visual resources such as parks, historic sites, some of these scenic byways that are identified, and how are those factored into an assess- uh, into an assessment?

Yeah.

There's kinda two sides to visual assessment.

Um, in New York State, under SEQR more specifically, um- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, uh, DEC, has a policy, um, to determine whether a project would have a significant adverse visual impact.

And significant adverse visual impact is, is really defined as a project that would, uh, diminish public enjoyment of a listed resource.

Um, and listed resources are places that are recognized in some form of regulation, uh, as being of val- aesthetic value to the community.

So this may be, um, state parks, state forests, uh, any place the public enjoys, uh, recreating, uh, largely due to the aesthetic.

[laughs] Um, so let me get into maybe s- a little more of the, uh, the technical side of things and how you generate some of these, these visuals, right? So what are the strengths and limitations of, uh, line of sight profiles compared to GIS-based viewshed mapping?