True-3D in Cartography: Autostereoscopic and Solid Visualisation of Geodata

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Perspectives on 3-D Visualization of Spatial Geodata and Future Prospects....Pages 1-19
Front Matter....Pages 21-21
How true is true-3D ? – Geometry between Single Image Stereograms and Lenticular Foil Displays....Pages 23-41
Survey of True 3D and Raster Level of Detail Support in GIS Software....Pages 43-65
Think Differently: a New Method to Create Lenticular- and Integral-Pictures....Pages 67-81
Truly modelling reality...? - Let’s improve our cognitive maps with a bastard mix of algorithms to “undo” pictures, isometric mapping, high-density diagrams and comic culture as integral sign posts for software development in cartography....Pages 83-95
Front Matter....Pages 96-96
Autostereoscopic Maps on the Basis of Lenticular Foils....Pages 97-104
True-3D Visualization of Glacier Retreat in the Dachstein Massif, Austria: Hard- and Softcopy Displays....Pages 105-117
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Creating Physical 3D Maps Using Rapid Prototyping Techniques....Pages 119-134
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State of the Art of Tactile Maps for Visually Impaired People....Pages 137-151
Hypsometry in Tactile Maps....Pages 153-168
Physical 3D models from LIDAR data as tactile maps for visually impaired persons....Pages 169-183
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
Blurring Boundaries Between Real and Digital/Virtual Globes – Creating virtual globes from real ones and vice versa....Pages 187-198
The Digital True-3D Globe from Willem Janszoon Blaeu....Pages 199-213
State-of-the-art of Tactile Hyperglobes....Pages 215-226
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Explanation of the BGS Subsurface Viewer....Pages 229-237
Three-Dimensional Visualisation of the Tectonic movement over Mexico by means of the Global Positioning System (GPS) measurements....Pages 239-255
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Terrestrial Laser Scan Application in Urban Planning....Pages 259-264
3D Terrain Visualisation for GIS: A Comparison of Different Techniques....Pages 265-277
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Cartographic Representation of Dresden’s Historical Development by Projecting a Movie onto a Solid Terrain Model....Pages 281-295
Enhancing Interactive NonPlanar Projections of 3D Geovirtual Environments with Stereoscopic Imaging....Pages 297-312
Front Matter....Pages 313-314
3D Representation of Retreating Glaciers: Anaglyphs and the Geowall....Pages 315-321
High-resolution mapping and visualization of a climbing wall....Pages 323-337
TOPGIS - swisstopo’s Production System for 3D Topographic Databases....Pages 339-348
Temple complex ‘Virtual Nako’ – 3D Visualisation of cultural heritage in Google Earth....Pages 349-356
Challenges and Perspectives for True–3D in Car Navigation....Pages 357-366
Holographic Relief Map Production by using Topographic Line Maps (Digital Carto-Holograms)....Pages 367-388
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Stereoscopic 3-D solutions for online maps and virtual globes....Pages 391-412
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The Landscape Relief Model - An anachronism or still a useful object for contemplating the landscape....Pages 415-434
StereoWebMap, A Real Stereoscopic Map Server for the Internet....Pages 435-446
Back Matter....Pages 447-505