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Visualizing 3D Terrain, Geo-Spatial Data, and Uncertainty
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: Received: 8 December 2016 / Approved: 9 December 2016 / Online: 9 December 2016 (10:11:12 CET)
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Dübel, S.; Röhlig, M.; Tominski, C.; Schumann, H. Visualizing 3D Terrain, Geo-Spatial Data, and Uncertainty. Informatics 2017, 4, 6. Dübel, S.; Röhlig, M.; Tominski, C.; Schumann, H. Visualizing 3D Terrain, Geo-Spatial Data, and Uncertainty. Informatics 2017, 4, 6.
Abstract
Visualizing geo-spatial data embedded into a three-dimensional terrain is challenging. The problem becomes even more complex when uncertainty information needs to be presented as well. This paper addresses the question of how to visually communicate all three aspects: the 3D terrain, the geo-spatial data, and the data-associated uncertainty. We argue that visualizing all aspects with a high degree of detail will likely exceed the visual budget. Therefore, we propose a visualization strategy based on prioritizing a selected aspect and presenting the remaining two with less detail. We discuss various design options that allow us to obtain differently prioritized visual representations. Our approach has been implemented as a tool for rapid visualization prototyping in the context of avionics applications. Practical solutions are described for a use case related to the visualization of 3D terrain and uncertain weather data.
Keywords
visualization; terrain rendering; geo-spatial data; uncertainty; prioritization
Subject
Computer Science and Mathematics, Information Systems
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