Advances in 3D Geoinformation Systems [electronic resource] / edited by Peter Oosterom, Sisi Zlatanova, Friso Penninga, Elfriede M. Fendel.

Keynotes -- Maps Get Real: Digital Maps evolving from mathematical line graphs to virtual reality models -- On Valid and Invalid Three-Dimensional Geometries -- Papers -- Navigable Space in 3D City Models for Pedestrians -- Towards 3D Spatial Data Infrastructures (3D-SDI) based on open standards experiences, results and future issues -- Re-using laser scanner data in applications for 3D topography -- Using Raster DTM for Dike Modelling -- Development of a Web Geological Feature Server (WGFS) for sharing and querying of 3D objects -- Using 3D-Laser-Scanners and Image-Recognition for Volume-Based Single-Tree-Delineation and -Parameterization for 3D-GIS-Applications -- Automatic building modeling from terrestrial laser scanning -- 3D City Modelling from LIDAR Data -- First implementation results and open issues on the PoincarȨ-TEN data structure -- Drainage reality in terrains with higher-order Delaunay triangulations -- Surface Reconstruction from Contour Lines or LIDAR elevations by Least Squared-error Approximation using Tensor-Product Cubic B-splines -- Modelling and Managing Topology in 3D Geoinformation Systems -- Mathematically provable correct implementation of integrated 2D and 3D representations -- 3D Solids and Their Management In DBMS -- Implementation alternatives for an integrated 3D Information Model -- Serving CityGML via Web Feature Services in the OGC Web Services - Phase 4 Testbed -- Towards 3D environmental impact studies: example of noise -- The Kinetic 3D Voronoi Diagram: A Tool for Simulating Environmental Processes -- Techniques for Generalizing Building Geometry of Complex Virtual 3D City Models -- Automatic Generation of Residential Areas using Geo-Demographics -- Position papers -- Working Group I Requirements and Applications Position Paper: Requirements for 3D in Geographic Information Systems Applications -- Working Group II Acquisition Position Paper: Data collection and 3D reconstruction -- Working Group III Modelling Position Paper: Modelling 3D Geo-Information -- Working Group IV Analysis Position Paper: Spatial Data Analysis in 3D GIS -- Working Group V Visualization Position Paper: 3D Geo-Visualization.

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