Spatial Data Modelling for 3D GIS

✍ Scribed by Alias Abdul-Rahman, Morakot Pilouk (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 290
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book covers fundamental aspects of spatial data modelling specifically on the aspect of three-dimensional (3D) modelling and structuring. Realisation of "true" 3D GIS spatial system needs a lot of efforts, and the process is taking place in various research centres and universities in some countries. The development of spatial data modelling for 3D objects is the focus of this book. The book begins with some problems and motivations, the fundamental theories, the implementation, and some applications developed based on the concepts. The book is intended for various geoinformation related professionals like GIS engineers, GIS software developers, photogrammetrists, land surveyors, mapping specialists, researchers, postgraduate students, and lecturers.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Introduction....Pages 1-13
An Overview of 3D Gis Development....Pages 15-23
2D and 3D Spatial Data Representations....Pages 25-42
The Fundamentals of Geo-Spatial Modelling....Pages 43-85
The Conceptual Design....Pages 87-108
The Logical Design....Pages 109-131
Object-Orientation of Tins Spatial Data....Pages 133-151
The Supporting Algorithms....Pages 153-205
Applications of the Model....Pages 207-231
The Web and 3D Gis....Pages 233-255
Conclusion and Further Outlook....Pages 257-266
Back Matter....Pages 267-289

✦ Subjects

Geographical Information Systems/Cartography; Information Systems and Communication Service; Geophysics/Geodesy; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry; Physical Geography; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning