Virtual Reality in Cartography: Immersive 3D Visualization of the Arctic Clyde Inlet (Canada) Using Digital Elevation Models and Bathymetric Data

• Published in: Multimodal Technologies and Interaction
• Main Authors: Mona Lütjens, Thomas P. Kersten, Boris Dorschel, Felix Tschirschwitz
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2019
• Subjects: 3D terrain modelling; 3D representation; virtual reality; bathymetry; game engine; level of detail (LOD); level streaming; Technology; T; Science; Q; Arctic; Canada; Clyde Inlet
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/mti3010009; https://doaj.org/article/e0c165dc281c4f40a75f26fb36fbffd4

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...