Towards a normalised 3D Geovisualisation : the viewpoint management

[en] This paper deals with the viewpoint management in 3D environments considering an allocentric environment. The recent advances in computer sciences and the growing number of affordable remote sensors lead to impressive improvements in the 3D visualisation. Despite some research relating to the analysis of visual variables used in 3D environments, we notice that it lacks a real standardisation of 3D representation rules. In this paper we study the “viewpoint” as being the first considered parameter for a normalised visualisation of 3D data. Unlike in a 2D environment, the viewing direction is not only fixed in a top down direction in 3D. A non-optimal camera location means a poor 3D representation in terms of relayed information. Based on this statement we propose a model based on the analysis of the computational display pixels that determines a viewpoint maximising the relayed information according to one kind of query. We developed an OpenGL prototype working on screen pixels that allows to determine the optimal camera location based on a screen pixels colour algorithm. The viewpoint management constitutes a first step towards a normalised 3D geovisualisation.

Disciplines :

Architecture
Earth sciences & physical geography
Computer science

Author, co-author :

Neuville, Romain ; Université de Liège > Département de géographie > Unité de Géomatique - Topographie et géométrologie

Poux, Florent ; Université de Liège > Département de géographie > Unité de Géomatique - Topographie et géométrologie

Hallot, Pierre ; Université de Liège > Département de géographie > Architecture Site Lambert Lombard

Billen, Roland ; Université de Liège > Département de géographie > Unité de Géomatique - Topographie et géométrologie

Language :

English

Title :

Towards a normalised 3D Geovisualisation : the viewpoint management

Alternative titles :

[fr] Vers une standardisation de la Géovisualisation 3D : la gestion du point de vue
[de] Auf dem Weg zu einer normalisierten 3D-Geovisualisierung: das Management der Sichtweise
[nl] Op weg naar een genormaliseerd 3D Geovisualisation: het beheer van het gezichtspunt
[es] Hacia un normalizado 3D Geovisualización: la gestión de punto de vista
[it] Verso una normalizzato 3D Geovisualisation: la gestione punto di vista

Publication date :

05 October 2016

Event name :

11th 3D GEOINFO CONFERENCE

Event organizer :

Efi Dimopoulou
Peter Van Oosterom

Event place :

Athens, Greece

Event date :

du 18 octobre au 21 octobre 2016

Audience :

International

Journal title :

ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences

ISSN :

2194-9042

eISSN :

2194-9050

Publisher :

Copernicus Publications, Göttingen, Germany

Special issue title :

11th 3D GeoInfo Conference

Volume :

IV-2

Issue :

Pages :

179-186

Peer reviewed :

Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

Additional URL :

http://www.isprs-ann-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/IV-2-W1/179/2016/

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since 28 October 2016

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