Title
Methodology for the Efficient Progressive Distribution and Visualization of 3D Building Objects.
Abstract
Three-dimensional (3D), city models have been applied in a variety of fields. One of the main problems in 3D city model utilization, however, is the large volume of data. In this paper, a method is proposed to generalize the 3D building objects in 3D city models at different levels of detail, and to combine multiple Levels of Detail (LODs) for a progressive distribution and visualization of the city models. First, an extended structure for multiple LODs of building objects, BuildingTree, is introduced that supports both single buildings and building groups; second, constructive solid geometry (CSG) representations of buildings are created and generalized. Finally, the BuildingTree is stored in the NoSQL database MongoDB for dynamic visualization requests. The experimental results indicate that the proposed progressive method can efficiently visualize 3D city models, especially for large areas.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.3390/ijgi5100185
ISPRS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEO-INFORMATION
Keywords
Field
DocType
3D city models,symbolization,visualization,CSG representation,X3D,NoSQL
Computer graphics (images),Visualization,Computer science,Constructive solid geometry,NoSQL,X3D,3D city models
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
5
10
2220-9964
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.39
0
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Bo Mao1165.03
Lars Harrie26813.37