Service-oriented, standards-based 3D geovisualization: Potential and challenges

Hildebrandt, Dieter; Döllner, Jürgen

doi:10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2010.05.003

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“…CMV is a key technique for exploratory visualization where multiple views present data to a user and operations on the views are coordinated [12]. We describe an adoption of an existing model for CMV [14] to SOA ( Figure 5, Viewer 1 and Viewer 2 represent the same user viewing two different, but coordinated displays) [10]. The model is chosen because it is based on the visualization pipeline model and can be used to describe a wide range of instances of CMV [14].…”

Section: Cataloguementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Instead, it relies on being provided with base or derived input geodata. General key requirements for the system relating to technology are identified in [10].…”

Section: Enterprise Viewpointmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…We choose RM-ODP for organization, since it is already proposed and used to model SOAs in general and in the geospatial domain [19,[80][81][82]93]. For informing the design of the proposed SRA (Section 4), its applications (Section 5) and their evaluation (Section 6), we reuse a set of generic requirements published in [10].…”

Section: Software Architecture Viewsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Such systems must meet various general requirements [10], including support for high interactivity, high-quality visualization, collaborative visualization (CV) [11][12][13] and coordinated multiple views (CMV) [14,15]. For this, such systems combine and integrate various technologies from domains, such as geovisualization, GIScience, computer graphics and software engineering.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Software Reference Architecture for Service-Oriented 3D Geovisualization Systems

Hildebrandt

2014

IJGI

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Modern 3D geovisualization systems (3DGeoVSs) are complex and evolving systems that are required to be adaptable and leverage distributed resources, including massive geodata. This article focuses on 3DGeoVSs built based on the principles of service-oriented architectures, standards and image-based representations (SSI) to address practically relevant challenges and potentials. Such systems facilitate resource sharing and agile and efficient system construction and change in an interoperable manner, while exploiting images as efficient, decoupled and interoperable representations. The software architecture of a 3DGeoVS and its underlying visualization model have strong effects on the system's quality attributes and support various system life cycle activities. This article contributes a software reference architecture (SRA) for 3DGeoVSs based on SSI that can be used to design, describe and analyze concrete software architectures with the intended primary benefit of an increase in effectiveness and efficiency in such activities. The SRA integrates existing, proven technology and novel contributions in a unique manner. As the foundation for the SRA, we propose the generalized visualization pipeline model that generalizes and overcomes expressiveness limitations of the prevalent visualization pipeline model. To facilitate exploiting image-based representations (IReps), the SRA integrates approaches for the representation, provisioning and styling of and interaction with IReps. Five applications of the SRA provide proofs of concept for the general applicability and utility of the SRA. A qualitative evaluation indicates the overall suitability of the SRA, its applications and the general approach of building 3DGeoVSs based on SSI.

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confidence: 99%

“…Instead, it relies on being provided with base or derived input geodata. General key requirements for the system relating to technology are identified in [10].…”

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2014

IJGI

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“…Considering the advantages and disadvantages of Google Earth, a number of alternative technologies such as WebGL, 3D web rendering services and visualization pipeline (Hildebrandt & Dollner 2010;Wood et al 2008), and CityGML and VRML viewers (Dollner et al 2006;Elwannas 2011) can be considered to be utilized as the viewer for the platform.…”

Section: Implementation Architecturementioning

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An Integrated Web-Based 3d Modeling and Visualization Platform to Support Sustainable Cities

Amirebrahimi

Rajabifard

2012

ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.

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ABSTRACT:Sustainable Development is found as the key solution to preserve the sustainability of cities in oppose to ongoing population growth and its negative impacts. This is complex and requires a holistic and multidisciplinary decision making. Variety of stakeholders with different backgrounds also needs to be considered and involved. Numerous web-based modeling and visualization tools have been designed and developed to support this process. There have been some success stories; however, majority failed to bring a comprehensive platform to support different aspects of sustainable development. In this work, in the context of SDI and Land Administration, CSDILA Platform -a 3D visualization and modeling platform -was proposed which can be used to model and visualize different dimensions to facilitate the achievement of sustainability, in particular, in urban context. The methodology involved the design of a generic framework for development of an analytical and visualization tool over the web. CSDILA Platform was then implemented via number of technologies based on the guidelines provided by the framework. The platform has a modular structure and uses Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). It is capable of managing spatial objects in a 4D data store and can flexibly incorporate a variety of developed models using the platform's API. Development scenarios can be modeled and tested using the analysis and modeling component in the platform and the results are visualized in seamless 3D environment. The platform was further tested using number of scenarios and showed promising results and potentials to serve a wider need. In this paper, the design process of the generic framework, the implementation of CSDILA Platform and technologies used, and also findings and future research directions will be presented and discussed.

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