Web-based visualization of large 3D urban building models
作者:Zhang, LQ (Zhang, Liqiang)[ 1 ] ; Han, CM (Han, Chunming)[ 2 ] ; Zhang, L (Zhang, Liang)[ 1 ] ; Zhang, XK (Zhang, Xiaokun)[ 3 ] ; Li, J (Li, Jonathan)[ 4 ]
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DIGITAL EARTH
卷: 7  期: 1  页: 53-67
DOI: 10.1080/17538947.2012.667159
出版年: JAN 2 2014

摘要
Adaptive rendering of large urban building models has become an important research issue in three-dimensional (3D) geographic information system (GIS) applications. This study explores a way for rendering web-based 3D urban building models. A client-server hybrid rendering approach is presented for large 3D city models, stored on a remote server through a network. The approach combines an efficient multi-hierarchical building representation with a novel image-based method, 3D image impostor generated on demand by a remote server. This approach allows transferring complex scenes progressively while keeping high visualization quality. We also evaluated the rendering and data transferring performance of the proposed approach.

通讯作者地址: Zhang, LQ (通讯作者)
Beijing Normal Univ, State Key Lab Remote Sensing Sci, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China.
地址:
[ 1 ] Beijing Normal Univ, State Key Lab Remote Sensing Sci, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China
[ 2 ] Chinese Acad Sci, Ctr Earth Observat & Digital Earth, Beijing, Peoples R China
[ 3 ] Beijing Elect Sci & Technol Inst, Dept Comp Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China
[ 4 ] Univ Waterloo, Fac Environm, Dept Geog & Environm Management, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada