In my experience, most land planning is done (or at least, starts) with a pencil on paper, even today. Technicians then take over the work of making it a detail

In my experience, most land planning is done (or at least, starts) with a pencil on paper, even today. Technicians then take over the work of making it a detailed digital reality. The computer is wonderful in so many ways, but it does not yet (in common usage) replicate the direct physical connection, the casual efficiency and universal understanding of the real world pencil-on-paper tool.