Developments in 3D Geo-Information Sciences (eBook)

Tijs Neutens, Philippe De Maeyer (Herausgeber)

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2009 | 2010
XIII, 219 Seiten
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-04791-6 (ISBN)

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Realistically representing our three-dimensional world has been the subject of many (philosophical) discussions since ancient times. While the recognition of the globular shape of the Earth goes back to Pythagoras' statements of the sixth century B. C. , the two-dimensional, circular depiction of the Earth's surface has remained prevailing and also dominated the art of painting until the late Middle Ages. Given the immature technological means, objects on the Earth's surface were often represented in academic and technical disciplines by two-dimensional cross-sections oriented along combinations of three mutually perpendicular directions. As soon as computer science evolved, scientists have steadily been improving the three-dimensional representation of the Earth and developed techniques to analyze the many natural processes and phenomena taking part on its surface. Both computer aided design (CAD) and geographical information systems (GIS) have been developed in parallel during the last three decades. While the former concentrates more on the detailed design of geometric models of object shapes, the latter emphasizes the topological relationships between geographical objects and analysis of spatial patterns. Nonetheless, this distinction has become increasingly blurred and both approaches have been integrated into commercial software packages. In recent years, an active line of inquiry has emerged along the junctures of CAD and GIS, viz. 3D geoinformation science. Studies along this line have recently made significant inroads in terms of 3D modeling and data acquisition.

Inhalt

188275_1_En_BookFrontmatter_OnlinePDF.pdf 2
Preface - 3D Geoinfo.pdf 5
Contents.pdf 9
Contributing Authors.pdf 11
188275_1_En_1_Chapter_OnlinePDF.pdf 14
188275_1_En_2_Chapter_OnlinePDF.pdf 30
188275_1_En_3_Chapter_OnlinePDF.pdf 46
188275_1_En_4_Chapter_OnlinePDF.pdf 65
188275_1_En_5_Chapter_OnlinePDF.pdf 84
188275_1_En_6_Chapter_OnlinePDF.pdf 105
188275_1_En_7_Chapter_OnlinePDF.pdf 136
188275_1_En_8_Chapter_OnlinePDF.pdf 156
188275_1_En_9_Chapter_OnlinePDF.pdf 170
188275_1_En_10_Chapter_OnlinePDF.pdf 194
188275_1_En_11_Chapter_OnlinePDF.pdf 213
188275_1_En_BookBackmatter_OnlinePDF.pdf 233
Preface - 3D Geoinfo.pdf 233

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.10.2009
• Reihe/Serie: Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography
• Reihe/Serie: Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography
• Zusatzinfo: XIII, 219 p. 110 illus., 3 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: Berlin
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: 3D Applications • 3D Data Modelling • 3D Geo-DBMS • 3D Spatial Analysis • Cadastre • Geoinformation • Geoinformationssysteme • Virtual Environments
• ISBN-10: 3-642-04791-2 / 3642047912
• ISBN-13: 978-3-642-04791-6 / 9783642047916