Minimum of 12 slides.

The assignment is really in two parts:
1. Base maps of the city.
2. Combined maps/theme maps that explain something important about Copenhagen.
12 Slides: dominant maps and text
1. Municipal boundary
2. Water
3. Parks / green space
4. Major roads
5. Transit
6. Historical growth / districts
7. Combined: transit + growth
8. Combined: water + urban form
9. Combined: green space + development
10. Theme: Five Finger Plan
11. Theme: Five Finger Plan + transit overlay
12. Regional context: Copenhagen and Malmö / Øresund link
A SLIDES (6 MAPS)
1. Boundary
2. Water
3. Parks
4. Roads
5. Transit
6. Theme (Five Finger Plan + growth + regional)
B SLIDES (6 SUPPORT)
1. Boundary references
2. Water references
3. Parks references
4. Roads references
5. Transit references
6. Theme references
For every A slide, do this:
1. Open Google Earth
2. Zoom to the correct Copenhagen view
3. Take a screenshot
4. Insert screenshot into Google Slides
5. Crop it so every related A slide matches
6. Trace or overlay only the layer for that slide
7. Add title
8. Add scale
9. Add 1–3 short sentences of observation
SLIDE 1A — Municipal Boundary
Goal
Show the shape of Copenhagen first. The first drawing should clearly mark the municipal outline, and
the base map assignment begins with “Shape of the City.”
In Google Earth
1. Open Google Earth.
2. Search Copenhagen, Denmark.
3. Zoom out until you can clearly see the full municipal area you want to use as your project frame.
4. Turn off extra clutter if possible.
5. Take a screenshot.
In Google Slides
1. Open a blank slide.
2. Insert the screenshot.
3. Resize it to fill most of the slide.
4. Duplicate this slide immediately and label the duplicate “MASTER BASE” so you can reuse it
later.
Trace the boundary
1. Use Insert → Line → Curve.
2. Carefully trace the Copenhagen municipal boundary.
3. Make the line:
○ red
○ 3–5 px thick
○ no fill
Add title
At top center:
Copenhagen – Municipal Boundary
Add scale
Bottom right:
Scale
Then a simple graphic line under it.
Add tiny note
Bottom left or side:
“Copenhagen’s municipal form is irregular and strongly shaped by its coastal edge.”
What this should look like
Exactly like the Lisbon municipal boundary sample in structure: map background + red boundary + scale.
SLIDE 1B — Boundary Support / Reference
Goal
Show where your boundary understanding came from.
Use these kinds of images
● historical Copenhagen map
● current Google Earth screenshot
● maybe a simplified boundary screenshot
Layout
● left: historical map
● right: Google Earth screenshot
● bottom: one short note
Text
“The municipal boundary establishes the base map that will be repeated throughout the project.”
Do not overload this slide. It is just support.
SLIDE 2A — Water
Goal
Show natural features, especially water. The assignment lists natural features as a core base-map
category, and the sample isolates water as its own map.
In Google Earth
1. Go back to the same Copenhagen view.
2. Take the exact same screenshot if needed.
In Google Slides
1. Duplicate Slide 1A.
2. Keep the same boundary.
3. Add blue overlays for:
○ harbor water
○ coastline water
○ major internal water cuts/canals if visible at this scale
You can do this two ways:
● trace water edges with blue line
● or draw blue semi-transparent shapes
Keep
● the red boundary
● the same cropping
● same title placement
● same scale position
Title
Water – Harbor and Coastline
Text
“Water defines Copenhagen’s edge and helps structure its urban form.”
Design tip
If the water is already clear enough in the screenshot, you can slightly fade the rest of the map and outline
the water instead of filling everything.
What it should resemble
Like Lisbon’s water slide: same base, same red boundary, water emphasized.
SLIDE 2B — Water Support
Goal
Support the water argument visually.
Put on this slide
● satellite harbor image
● historical waterfront image
● maybe one old map showing the fortified harbor or coastal relation
Text
“Copenhagen’s relationship to water is both defensive, commercial, and spatially formative.”
Keep this slide clean and image-heavy.
SLIDE 3A — Parks / Green Space
Goal
Show green space as its own base-map category, just like the Lisbon sample does.
In Google Earth
1. Use the same base screenshot.
2. Identify major green areas only.
In Google Slides
1. Duplicate Slide 1A again.
2. Keep the red boundary.
3. Use green shapes or outlines to mark:
○ larger parks
○ major green zones
○ very important open spaces
Important
Do not mark every tiny green patch. Only include what reads clearly.
Title
Parks and Green Space
Text
“Green space is distributed across Copenhagen and helps structure transitions between dense urban areas
and open land.”
Visual tip
Use medium green with 25–40% transparency so the base remains visible.
SLIDE 3B — Green Space Support
Goal
Show the reference source for your green-space interpretation.
Put on this slide
● your land-use / green-red map
● maybe one close-up of a major green area
● one aerial image if useful
Text
“Large green areas reveal another layer of urban organization beyond streets and water.”
SLIDE 4A — Major Roads
Goal
Show circulation through major roads, one of the listed categories. The Lisbon sample does this with
clear highlighted road lines.
In Google Earth
1. Use the same screenshot.
2. Identify only primary roads and major connectors.
In Google Slides
1. Duplicate Slide 1A.
2. Keep boundary.
3. Trace major roads using yellow or orange.
4. Use thicker lines than ordinary streets.
What to include
● major radial roads
● major ring roads
● large connectors
What not to include
● neighborhood streets
● tiny streets downtown
Title
Major Roads
Text
“Major roads connect outer districts to the center and reveal the larger circulation structure of the city.”
Visual tip
If the roads are too dense, zoom one step out and simplify.
This follows the Lisbon road-slide logic.
SLIDE 4B — Road Support
Put on this slide
● your road network reference image
● one Google Earth view showing ring/radial pattern
● one simplified road diagram if needed
Text
“The major road network clarifies how the city is connected beyond the local street grid.”
SLIDE 5A — Transit
Goal
Show rail / transit as its own layer, like the Lisbon transit slide.
In Google Earth / with references
You may need to combine Google Earth with your transit map reference.
In Google Slides
1. Duplicate Slide 1A.
2. Keep the red boundary.
3. Overlay transit lines:
○ one color for metro
○ another color for regional rail / S-train if relevant
Add a small key
Right side:
● blue = metro
● yellow = rail
or whatever colors you choose
Title
Transit Network
Text
“Transit lines organize movement across Copenhagen and connect the center to wider development
corridors.”
Important
Keep transit lines legible. Do not try to include every tiny stop.
SLIDE 5B — Transit Support
Put on this slide
● your rail lines image
● close-up transit system diagram
● one supporting station or corridor image if useful
Text
“Transit is not just a transport system; it is a structural framework for urban growth.”
SLIDE 6A — Historical Growth / Districts
Goal
This slide fulfills the “development” category: districts, character, historical development. The assignment
explicitly names development as a base-map category.
Best approach for Copenhagen
Use your historical sequence and simplify it into a growth narrative.
In Google Slides
1. Use the same base format if possible.
2. Either:
○ overlay older core vs later expansion
○ or show key district/growth zones in 2–4 colors
Simplest strong version
Show:
● historic core
● later outward growth zones
● harbor/industrial extension
● newer planned areas if relevant
Title
Historical Growth and District Structure
Text
“Copenhagen’s form reflects layered development, from its historic core to later outward expansion.”
Important
Do not make this slide a history collage. It still needs to read like a map.
SLIDE 6B — Historical Support
Put on this slide
● your historical map sequence
● a caption for each date if used
● maybe a small note on the fortified city/core
Text
“Historical mapping shows how Copenhagen expanded from a compact urban core into a broader
metropolitan structure.”
NOW THEME / COMBINED PART
The assignment’s second part is to combine categories and show relationships that build your story.
For Copenhagen, your strongest story is:
planned growth along transit corridors, structured by the Five Finger Plan, and positioned
regionally across Øresund.
So your combined/theme slides should lead to that.
SLIDE 7A — Combined: Transit + Growth
Goal
Show that growth follows transport corridors.
In Google Slides
1. Start from your historical growth slide or transit slide.
2. Overlay transit lines over simplified growth zones.
3. Make sure both are readable.
Title
Transit and Urban Growth
Text
“Growth is not random; it aligns with major transit corridors extending outward from the center.”
Visual tip
Use transparent growth zones and strong transit lines.
SLIDE 7B — Combined Support
Put on this slide
● transit reference
● historical map
● one aerial showing linear outward development
Text
“The relationship between transit and urban expansion becomes clearer when the categories are
combined.”
SLIDE 8A — Combined: Water + Urban Form
Goal
Show how the urban form responds to waterfront and harbor shape.
In Google Slides
1. Duplicate the water slide.
2. Add a simplified highlight of the urban core or dense development shape.
3. Use a neutral fill or outline to show the built form relation.
Title
Water and Urban Form
Text
“The city’s shape and development are strongly conditioned by its waterfront and harbor structure.”
SLIDE 8B — Combined Support
Put on this slide
● harbor aerial
● old waterfront map
● one close-up of urban edge along water
Text
“The edge between land and water helps explain both the form and orientation of Copenhagen.”
SLIDE 9A — Combined: Green Space + Development
Goal
Show the relation between green areas and development pattern.
In Google Slides
1. Start from your parks slide.
2. Add growth or district pattern lightly.
3. Use only enough to show the relationship.
Title
Green Space and Development
Text
“Green areas help define the structure of development and the balance between urban density and open
space.”
SLIDE 9B — Combined Support
Put on this slide
● land-use/green reference image
● one aerial showing edge between built and green
● any planning diagram relevant to open-space structure
Text
“Combining green space with development reveals how open land participates in the city’s organization.”
SLIDE 10A — Theme: Five Finger Plan
Goal
This is your big thematic slide.
Why this works
Your professor says your focus should emerge from the exercise. This is exactly that: a theme discovered
through the base maps and combined maps.
In Google Slides
1. Use a broader Copenhagen metro view if needed.
2. Draw the five directional development “fingers.”
3. Keep them diagrammatic, not literal.
4. Show the center clearly.
5. Use a clean planning-diagram style.
Title
The Five Finger Plan
Text
“Copenhagen’s growth follows a planned pattern of outward development along major corridors.”
Visual tip
This can be more diagrammatic than previous slides. It does not have to be a simple Google Earth trace.
SLIDE 10B — Theme Support
Put on this slide
● the Five Finger Plan reference image
● one annotation if needed
● one sentence explaining its planning importance
Text
“The Five Finger Plan offers a clear framework for understanding Copenhagen’s metropolitan
expansion.”
SLIDE 11A — Theme: Five Finger Plan + Transit Overlay
Goal
Prove the Five Finger Plan is tied to transit.
In Google Slides
1. Duplicate Slide 10A.
2. Overlay your transit lines on the fingers.
3. Keep both visible and clean.
Title
Five Finger Plan and Transit Structure
Text
“The plan is reinforced by transit, showing how infrastructure guides metropolitan growth.”
This is one of your strongest A-level slides if done clearly.
SLIDE 11B — Theme Support
Put on this slide
● transit map
● Five Finger Plan image
● one broad aerial or regional image
Text
“The connection between transit and planned outward growth is central to Copenhagen’s structure.”
SLIDE 12A — Regional Context: Copenhagen and Malmö /
Øresund
Goal
End with regional context. This makes the project feel complete and intelligent.
In Google Earth
1. Zoom out to show Copenhagen, Malmö, and the Øresund connection.
2. Take screenshot.
In Google Slides
1. Trace or highlight:
○ Copenhagen
○ Malmö
○ Øresund corridor / bridge link
2. Show the relation clearly.
Title
Regional Context: Copenhagen and Malmö
Text
“Copenhagen functions not only as a city, but as part of a larger regional system connected across
Øresund.”
SLIDE 12B — Regional Support
Put on this slide
● wider regional map
● bridge/connection reference
● one short note
Text
“The regional scale shows Copenhagen’s position within a larger cross-border urban network.”
HOW TO TRACE IN GOOGLE SLIDES,
STEP BY STEP
Because you asked for detail:
To trace lines
1. Insert screenshot
2. Go to Insert
3. Click Line
4. Choose Curve
5. Click small points around the boundary/road/water edge
6. Double click to finish
7. Format line color and weight
To make filled areas
1. Insert
2. Shape
3. Choose freeform or polygon-like shape if available
4. Trace the green/water area
5. Fill with color
6. Lower transparency if needed
To duplicate base consistently
1. Make Slide 1A
2. Duplicate it 5–6 times
3. Remove old overlays and replace with new ones
4. This keeps scale, crop, and alignment consistent
HOW TO USE GOOGLE EARTH WELL
For base slides
Use a view where:
● city is centered
● north stays up
● enough context is visible
● labels are not overwhelming
For regional slide
Zoom much farther out
For support slides
Use more varied views:
● historic
● aerial
● close-up
● satellite

copenhagen map analysis assignment due april 20th