3D Visualization for 2D GIS: an Analysis of the Users Needs and a Review of Techniques*

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dc.contributor.authorGiertsen, Christopheren_US
dc.contributor.authorLucas, Anneen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-21T07:31:12Z
dc.date.available2014-10-21T07:31:12Z
dc.date.issued1994en_US
dc.description.abstractMost of the existing geographical information systems (GIS) make limited use of algorithms for advanced computer graphics and visualization. One explanation is that few attempts are made to identify the visualization needs for different uses of GIS, and to couple such needs to the available algorithms. Another explanation is that most GIS are designed to handle two-dimensional (20) data with few obvious relationships to three-dimensional (30) visualization.In an attempt to provide a better understanding of the application of visualization in GIS, we propose a conceptual framework linking several aspects of the two fields. At the user-level, we link different uses of GIS to different categories of audience and presentation styles. At the level of implementation, we first propose different ways to create 3D data for visualization from 2D GIS data, and then we review algorithms and techniques for 3D visualization with respect to support of different presentation styles.en_US
dc.description.number3en_US
dc.description.seriesinformationComputer Graphics Forumen_US
dc.description.volume13en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/1467-8659.1330001en_US
dc.identifier.issn1467-8659en_US
dc.identifier.pages1-12en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8659.1330001en_US
dc.publisherBlackwell Science Ltd and the Eurographics Associationen_US
dc.title3D Visualization for 2D GIS: an Analysis of the Users Needs and a Review of Techniques*en_US
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