3D-Visualization Techniques, Including Samples and Applications

This paper deals with new aspects of 3D- visualization techniques as state-of the-art tools for recording, documentation, interpretation. To give an idea of the outstanding documentary value of 3D-images and of its broad range of applications, masterpieces for stereoviews and for forensic 3Dphotography are initially presented. Since these samples represent huge stereoview collections, this paper also deals with international 3D- imagearchives. First time gaining "3D-niche-photography" based on a telescope-rod-Lite-platform is introduced. Finally a new way to derive terrain-heights from image-parallax-values is shown for aerial photography and for SAR-imagery, as well as a completed list of virtual 3D-visualization methodology