Geological and geophysical modeling on virtual globes using KML, COLLADA, and Javascript

Paor, Declan G. De; Whitmeyer, Steven J.

doi:10.1016/j.cageo.2010.05.003

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“…The use of KML and virtual globes (Ballagh et al 2011;De Paor and Whitmeyer 2011) has become one of the most promising developments in the dissemination of geological data in the last decade. These developments, in conjunction with the establishment of metadata standards, the North American Profile of ISO 19115 (Federal Geographic Data Committee 2009; Government of Canada 2012b), will lead the way to a flood of discoverable geological source information on the Internet.…”

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“…In-house custom applications have been built that scan these transcribed file systems and generate KML (Ballagh et al 2011;De Paor and Whitmeyer 2011) files that can be used as discovery interfaces to these data holdings. The KML files are thin-layered in the sense that the data are largely not contained within the KML file itself, other than the location of placemarks or line segments; the entire KML content is derived from and points to the contents of the ftp/http repository.…”

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“…Coverage and content may be perused using a KML (Ballagh et al 2011) discovery wrapper, i.e. a virtual globe (Bailey and Chen 2011;De Paor and Whitmeyer 2011) interface that displays and points to content in the ftp/http servers (Berners-Lee et al 1994;Housley and Hoffman 1999). This collection is not static and will be augmented with new data and new data types in the future.…”

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Canada GEESE 2: Visualization of Integrated Marine Geoscience Data for Canadian and Proximal Waters

Courtney

2013

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The Geological Survey of Canada has made most of its holdings of marine geoscience data available online with unrestricted access. These holdings constitute the premier collections of geological and geophysical source data for Canadian and proximal waters. Multibeam bathymetric imagery, analog high resolution seismic and sidescan sonar data, seabed photographs, grain size analyses, and radiocarbon dates can be directly downloaded from NRCan’s Geogratis (http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca) servers. KML files allow the user to discover and explore these collections, highlighting the building blocks of marine data downloadable from ftp/http servers.SOMMAIRELa Commission géologique du Canada a mis en ligne la plupart de ses fonds de données géoscientifiques marines et y donne accès sans restriction. Ces fonds constituent des collections de premier choix de données géologiques et géophysiques de base des eaux canadiennes ou proximales. On peut ainsi télécharger des serveurs Géogratis de RNCan (http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca) des données d’imagerie bathymétrique par secteurs, des données analogiques séismiques haute résolution et de levé de sonar à balayage latéral, des photographies du fond marin, des analyses granulométriques, et des datations au radiocarbone. Le format KML des fichiers permet aux utilisateurs d’exploiter facilement le contenu de ces collections, en mettant en relief les données marines de base téléchargeables depuis les serveurs FTP/HTTP.

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“…For example, De Paor and Whitmeyer [18] presented a method through which KML, COLLADA, and JavaScript can be used to create and visualize dynamic models of the Earth's internal structure. Postpischl et al [19] utilized web technologies and Google Earth to address the problem of the standardization and visualization of seismic tomographic models and earthquake focal mechanisms datasets.…”

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Visualizing the Structure of the Earth’s Lithosphere on the Google Earth Virtual-Globe Platform

Zhu

Kan

Zhang

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IJGI

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While many of the current methods for representing the existing global lithospheric models are suitable for academic investigators to conduct professional geological and geophysical research, they are not suited to visualize and disseminate the lithospheric information to non-geological users (such as atmospheric scientists, educators, policy-makers, and even the general public) as they rely on dedicated computer programs or systems to read and work with the models. This shortcoming has become more obvious as more and more people from both academic and non-academic institutions struggle to understand the structure and composition of the Earth's lithosphere. Google Earth and the concomitant Keyhole Markup Language (KML) provide a universal and user-friendly platform to represent, disseminate, and visualize the existing lithospheric models. We present a systematic framework to visualize and disseminate the structure of the Earth's lithosphere on Google Earth. A KML generator is developed to convert lithospheric information derived from the global lithospheric model LITHO1.0 into KML-formatted models, and a web application is deployed to disseminate and visualize those models on the Internet. The presented framework and associated implementations can be easily exported for application to support interactively integrating and visualizing the internal structure of the Earth with a global perspective.

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“…Technological advances enable free applications that can be implemented with a computer [16] an overview of the three-dimensional-3D-territory with different stops and geoeducational pathways and the deployment of geological mapping and other thematic maps on orthophotos, which display the different elements (i.e., roads and towns) that guide students to their locations [17][18][19]. The creation of 3D virtual flights by the teacher or the students using a joystick to simulate a game of aircraft has received increasing interest and enables a virtual global geological view [20].…”

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3D Virtual Itinerary for Education Using Google Earth as a Tool for the Recovery of the Geological Heritage of Natural Areas: Application in the “Las Batuecas Valley” Nature Park (Salamanca, Spain)

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Abstract:The objective of this study is to develop a methodology that enhances the value and position of the geological heritage of any natural area in the world using a 3D virtual itinerary. Field applications of this geological itinerary enable students to participate actively in teaching and learning theoretical concepts in the earth sciences and engineering. The educational resources, which include a virtual itinerary, a flight simulator, a field notebook with questionnaires, videos, and an augmented reality developed with Google Earth, provide a familiar and effective learning environment that can be implemented by students daily using new technologies (smartphones, tablets, and iPods) and can leverage the power of computer games to achieve the objectives of a specific curriculum. The implementation of geological content in an interactive, educational game has been employed in compulsory levels of secondary education, high school, and college in Batuecas Valley. The geomatic applications are free as they can be accessed from existing computer labs. OPEN ACCESSSustainability 2014, 6 8568

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Geological and geophysical modeling on virtual globes using KML, COLLADA, and Javascript

Cited by 61 publications

References 4 publications

Canada GEESE 2: Visualization of Integrated Marine Geoscience Data for Canadian and Proximal Waters

Canada GEESE 2: Visualization of Integrated Marine Geoscience Data for Canadian and Proximal Waters

Visualizing the Structure of the Earth’s Lithosphere on the Google Earth Virtual-Globe Platform

3D Virtual Itinerary for Education Using Google Earth as a Tool for the Recovery of the Geological Heritage of Natural Areas: Application in the “Las Batuecas Valley” Nature Park (Salamanca, Spain)

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