Virtual Reality in Cartography: Immersive 3D Visualization of the Arctic Clyde Inlet (Canada) Using Digital Elevation Models and Bathymetric Data
Due to rapid technological development, virtual reality (VR) is becoming an accessible and important tool for many applications in science, industry, and economy. Being immersed in a 3D environment offers numerous advantages especially for the presentation of geographical data that is usually depict...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:e0c165dc281c4f40a75f26fb36fbffd4 2023-05-15T14:58:45+02:00 Virtual Reality in Cartography: Immersive 3D Visualization of the Arctic Clyde Inlet (Canada) Using Digital Elevation Models and Bathymetric Data Mona Lütjens Thomas P. Kersten Boris Dorschel Felix Tschirschwitz 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/mti3010009 https://doaj.org/article/e0c165dc281c4f40a75f26fb36fbffd4 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2414-4088/3/1/9 https://doaj.org/toc/2414-4088 2414-4088 doi:10.3390/mti3010009 https://doaj.org/article/e0c165dc281c4f40a75f26fb36fbffd4 Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, Vol 3, Iss 1, p 9 (2019) 3D terrain modelling 3D representation virtual reality bathymetry game engine level of detail (LOD) level streaming Technology T Science Q article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/mti3010009 2022-12-31T03:41:06Z Due to rapid technological development, virtual reality (VR) is becoming an accessible and important tool for many applications in science, industry, and economy. Being immersed in a 3D environment offers numerous advantages especially for the presentation of geographical data that is usually depicted in 2D maps or pseudo 3D models on the monitor screen. This study investigated advantages, limitations, and possible applications for immersive and intuitive 3D terrain visualizations in VR. Additionally, in view of ever-increasing data volumes, this study developed a workflow to present large scale terrain datasets in VR for current mid-end computers. The developed immersive VR application depicts the Arctic fjord Clyde Inlet in its 160 km × 80 km dimensions at 5 m spatial resolution. Techniques, such as level of detail algorithms, tiling, and level streaming, were applied to run the more than one gigabyte large dataset at an acceptable frame rate. The immersive VR application offered the possibility to explore the terrain with or without water surface by various modes of locomotion. Terrain textures could also be altered and measurements conducted to receive necessary information for further terrain analysis. The potential of VR was assessed in a user survey of persons from six different professions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Clyde Inlet Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Canada Clyde Inlet ENVELOPE(-69.492,-69.492,70.199,70.199) Multimodal Technologies and Interaction 3 1 9 |
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Due to rapid technological development, virtual reality (VR) is becoming an accessible and important tool for many applications in science, industry, and economy. Being immersed in a 3D environment offers numerous advantages especially for the presentation of geographical data that is usually depicted in 2D maps or pseudo 3D models on the monitor screen. This study investigated advantages, limitations, and possible applications for immersive and intuitive 3D terrain visualizations in VR. Additionally, in view of ever-increasing data volumes, this study developed a workflow to present large scale terrain datasets in VR for current mid-end computers. The developed immersive VR application depicts the Arctic fjord Clyde Inlet in its 160 km × 80 km dimensions at 5 m spatial resolution. Techniques, such as level of detail algorithms, tiling, and level streaming, were applied to run the more than one gigabyte large dataset at an acceptable frame rate. The immersive VR application offered the possibility to explore the terrain with or without water surface by various modes of locomotion. Terrain textures could also be altered and measurements conducted to receive necessary information for further terrain analysis. The potential of VR was assessed in a user survey of persons from six different professions. |
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Virtual Reality in Cartography: Immersive 3D Visualization of the Arctic Clyde Inlet (Canada) Using Digital Elevation Models and Bathymetric Data |
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Virtual Reality in Cartography: Immersive 3D Visualization of the Arctic Clyde Inlet (Canada) Using Digital Elevation Models and Bathymetric Data |
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Virtual Reality in Cartography: Immersive 3D Visualization of the Arctic Clyde Inlet (Canada) Using Digital Elevation Models and Bathymetric Data |
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Virtual Reality in Cartography: Immersive 3D Visualization of the Arctic Clyde Inlet (Canada) Using Digital Elevation Models and Bathymetric Data |
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virtual reality in cartography: immersive 3d visualization of the arctic clyde inlet (canada) using digital elevation models and bathymetric data |
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