Web-based three-dimensional geo-referenced visualization
1999; Elsevier BV; Volume: 25; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0098-3004(99)00076-x
ISSN1873-7803
AutoresHui Lin, Jianhua Gong, Freeman Wang,
Tópico(s)Geographic Information Systems Studies
ResumoThis paper addresses several approaches to implementing web-based, three-dimensional (3-D), geo-referenced visualization. The discussion focuses on the relationship between multi-dimensional data sets and applications, as well as the thick/thin client and heavy/light server structure. Two models of data sets are addressed in this paper. One is the use of traditional 3-D data format such as 3-D Studio Max, Open Inventor 2.0, Vis5D and OBJ. The other is modelled by a web-based language such as VRML. Also, traditional languages such as C and C++, as well as web-based programming tools such as Java, Java3D and ActiveX, can be used for developing applications. The strengths and weaknesses of each approach are elaborated. Four practical solutions for using VRML and Java, Java and Java3D, VRML and ActiveX and Java wrapper classes (Java and C/C++), to develop applications are presented for web-based, real-time interactive and explorative visualization.
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