Title :
Visualization of geographic data using VRML-an Internet client, for a geographic information system (GIS)
Author :
Stuwe, J.D. ; Lenz, Ch ; Domik, G.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Gesamthochschule Paderborn, Germany
Abstract :
For centuries, geographic data has been visualized and published in the form of static maps and displays. However with the advent of geographic information systems (GIS) it becomes possible to make use of new electronical means for both publishing and visualizing geographic data. The paper describes the concept of a World Wide Web client that can directly request data from a GIS, displaying it as a three dimensional VRML world. For an evaluation of this concept and for performance testing, a first prototype has been realized
Keywords :
Internet; client-server systems; data visualisation; geographic information systems; simulation languages; virtual reality; Internet client; VRML; World Wide Web client; geographic data visualization; geographic information system; performance testing; three dimensional VRML world; Cities and towns; Data visualization; Electrical capacitance tomography; Geographic Information Systems; Internet; Planing; Postal services; Process planning; Web pages; World Wide Web;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Graphics International, 1998. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Hannover
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8445-3
DOI :
10.1109/CGI.1998.694258
