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VisualizationVisualization can refer to:
- Visualization as in any technique for creating images, diagrams, or animations to communicate any message.
- The technique of Visualization in alternative medicine that consists of creating a mental image of a desired outcome, and repeatedly playing that image in the mind.
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Virtual Terrain Project
Promotes development of tools for constructing any part of the real world in interactive, 3D digital form. CAD, GIS, visual simulation, surveying and remote sensing. (free, with code) [win32, unix]
http://vterrain.org/
Golden Software
Offers Surfer and MapViewer software programs.
http://www.golden.com/
3D Graphical Map Viewer (g3DGVM)
A free 3D viewer for Digital Elevation Model (DEM ) and Digital Line Graphs (DLG ) maps. (free, with code) [linux, requires GTK+]
http://g3dgmv.sourceforge.net/
Virtual Frontier - Spatial Insights, Inc.
Combine terrain visualization and thematic mapping in a dynamic 3D environment, allowing you to navigate geospatial data in near-real or real time. [Win9x/NT]
http://www.spatialinsights.com/software/plugins/nw/vfrontier/
Technical Division - ViewTec Ltd.
Desktop and web-based software for real-time interactive 3D terrain modelling, from broad country wide scales to focussed urban areas, virtual tourism and real estate. [Win98/Me/NT/2k]
http://www.viewtec.ch/techdiv/techdiv_e.html
Satellite Tool Kit - Visualization Option (STK/VO)
A 3D visualization environment providing a view of mission and orbit geometries by displaying realistic 3D views of space, airborne and terrestrial assets, sensor projections, and orbit trajectories. [NT, Unix]
http://www.stk.com/products/explore/products/vo_prod_desc.cfm?cfid=1050479&cftoken=55132279
TerrainView
Interactive realtime 3D terrain viewer with the ability to overlay orthophotos, satellite images and vector data. [Win98/Me/NT/2k]
http://www.viewtec.ch/techdiv/terrainview_e.html
FAA Obstacle Evaluation Software
Analysis software for design of tall architectural structures compliant to aviation regulations.
http://airspaceusa.com/
Rapid Imaging Software: LandForm
Realistic flight and terrain visualization with full 6 degrees of freedom of motion. Features simultaneous 3-D view and map views, and saving flights as movies or VRML files. [Windows]
http://www.landform.com/
Optiroads
Software for engineering and building related to roads.
http://www.optimization.co.il/
Geomantics
Provide photorealistic landscape services and develop visualization software for same.
http://www.geomantics.com/
Digital Terrain Modeling and Mapping
Provides information about generating 3D digital terrain models and maps, free data and software. Several SDTS file conversion utilities available for download.
http://terrainmap.com/
GeoVRML.org
Website of the official Web3D Consortium working group, with the goal of developing tools and recommended practice for the representation of geographical data using the Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML).
http://www.geovrml.org/
Digital Earth
An initiative to create virtual representation of our planet that enables a person to explore and interact with the vast amounts of natural and cultural information gathered about the Earth. Sponsored by United States federal government.
http://www.digitalearth.gov/
SINTEF Virtual Globe
A Java client-server application for displaying very large (global scale) terrain models. (free, with code) [unix, win32]
http://globe.sintef.no/
NetVis Module - Dynamic Visualization of Social Networks
The NetVis Module is an open source web-based tool for researchers to simulate, analyze, and visualize social networks using data from online surveys, imported csv files, and electronic discussion groups.
http://www.netvis.org/
My3D, LLC
Custom data conversion and visualization solutions, specializing in terrain, instrumentation, and infrastructure applications, using programming and commercial off the shelf tools.
http://www.my3d.com/
TopoWeb DEM Quick Start
Tutorial for 3D landscape visualization utilising USGS DEM files and the 3Dem program.
http://www.cis.ksu.edu/~dha5446/topoweb/demquick.html
hftools Page - Landscape Utilities for Unix
Tools for creation, manipulation, and rendering of virtual landscapes. (free, with code) [unix]
http://mark.technolope.org/pages/hftools.html
Geospatial Explorer
3D Environmental Modeling Software, FIELDS (Fully Integrated Environmental Location Decision Support) 3D Viewer
http://www.cyze.com/
MAPSLab Research: Spatial Databases and Visual Simulation
Automated construction of virtual worlds using spatial databases.
http://www.maps.cs.cmu.edu/research/databases.html
CommunityViz
ArcGIS and ArcView extensions providing decision support for planning and resource management. Software enables quantitative impact analysis and visualization of alternatives in 2D and 3D.
http://www.communityviz.com/
GISAR Project
Open source GIS visualization program to created 2D,3D dynamic models of real objects.
http://gisar.sourceforge.net
Fledermaus - from Interactive Visualization Systems
Interactive 3D data visualization system that is used for a variety of applications including swath bathymetry editing and quality control, environmental impact assessment, mining, geology, cable laying and dredge planning. [OpenGL; Unix, NT/2k/XP]
http://www.ivs.unb.ca/products/fledermaus/
TerraTools
A tool set for constructing virtual worlds from standard cartographic data sources using Integrated Triangulated Irregular Network (ITIN) and intelligent feature generalization (maintains topology). [IRIX, NT/2k]
http://www.terrasim.com/products.html
STEMgis
STEMgis is a 4D spatio-temporal GIS that lets you archive, visualize, analyse and publish any geographic data including those that vary through 3D space and time.
http://www.stemgis.co.uk
SCS Mothership
Proprietary terrain visualization graphics engine designed to be embedded in 3rd party systems. Claims that 2000km2 terrains can be interacted with at speeds > 60 fps. Export restrictions may apply.
http://www.scs-mothership.com/
CarteGraph
Public works and utilities software designed for maintaining transportation and water systems.
http://www.cartegraph.com/
3D Nature LLC
World Construction Set and Visual Nature Studio are photorealistic modeling, rendering and animation of landscape elements. Foresters, Land Planners, Golf Course Architects, Cartographers, Natural Resource Managers and others rely on these software products. [Win32, PowerMac, DEC Alpha]
http://www.3DNature.com
GeoView 3D
Interactive real-time visualization and spatial analysis. Features support for virtual reality, 3D digitizing, hypermaps, and TIN generation. [Windows]
http://www.geoanalytika.com/geoview3d.html
EDGE Product Family
A set of visualization and analysis tools for creating synthetic environments.
http://washops.boeing.com/products/index.cfm?content=edge_pf
Landscape Explorer 2000
Interactive 3D viewer with a focus on accurate rendition rather than photorealism. Free for non-commercial and educational use - requires registration for commercial users.
http://www.geomantics.com/le2000.html
3D Analyst
An ArcView extension to enable generic surface modelling, including support for triangulated irregular networks (TINs) and simple three-dimensional vector geometry, as well as interactive perspective viewing. [ArcView 3.x, Unix or NT]
http://www.esri.com/software/arcview/extensions/3dext.html
Genesis II
Photorealistic landscape rendering application using ArcView or MapInfo data for precise placement of trees, and roads. [Windows]
http://www.geomantics.com/genesisII.html
ERDAS Imagine + Virtual GIS
Brings realtime 3D visualization capabilities to the commercial image processing / remote sensing suite IMAGINE. [NT/2k,SGI,unix]
http://www.erdas.com/software/ProductModules.asp?SubGroupID=513&GroupID=1
Ecomodeler
Converts geographic and forestry attribute information directly into World Construction Set compatible data. [Win9x/NT/2k, WCSv5-SE]
http://viewscape3d.com/
3D visualization software for GIS data
openGL 3D GIS data viewer with real time animation, zoom, and Fly-by capabilities. [Windows]
http://www.msmacrosystem.nl/Ilwis/IlwisHome.html
Virtual Field Course
Distributed java based visual environment for exploring spatially referenced information. In development.
http://www.geog.le.ac.uk/vfc/
LandSerf
Software for visualisation and analysis of continuous terrain surfaces.
http://www.soi.city.ac.uk/~jwo/landserf/
Terrain Visualization for KDE
A Linux program for displaying United States Geological Survey DEMs.
http://www.mindspring.com/~jamoyers/kdem/
Kashmir 3D
Generate photo-realistic images and movies of landscapes using Digital Elevation Model files from the United States Geological Survey and the Swiss Federal Office of Topography. [Win 95/98/NT]
http://www.kashmir3d.com/index-e.html
TopoVista
3D viewer that allows user to interactively walk or fly on a surface defined by a DEM.
http://www.cs.arizona.edu/topovista/
Terraform
Open source interactive height field generation and manipulation program with realtime preview. [unix]
http://terraform.sourceforge.net/
DEMViewer
A digital elevation model viewer for ArcInfo Grid ASCII export files. Can combine it with other data such as other DEMs and/or Jpeg/Gif images. (free, with code) [Java]
http://www.geogr.uni-jena.de/~p6taug/demviewer/
EarthVision by Dynamic Graphics Inc.
Software for 3D terrain model building and visualization. Example uses are accurate well positioning, reservoir characterization, and environmental analysis. [WinNT/2k,Unix,SGI]
http://www.dgi.com/earthvision/index.shtml
SiteBuilder 3D
An ArcView v3.x extension which promises a "highly realistic, fully interactive, realtime 3D environment". The Spatial and 3D Analyst extensions are recommended but not required. [Windows NT/2k]
http://www.sitebuilder3d.com/
MicroDEM
Display and merge DEMs, satellite imagery, scanned maps, vector data and GIS databases from a variety formats. Supports multiple projections, file conversion (read & write) and 3D views. [Win9x/Me/NT/2k]
http://www.usna.edu/Users/oceano/pguth/website/microdem.htm
OpenEV
An open source library and reference application for viewing and analysing raster and vector geospatial data. Handles raster and vector data, 2d and 3d display, and other image processing tools. (free, with code) [Win32, Unix, SGI]
http://openev.sourceforge.net/
TerrainBaseII
A version of MicroDEM specialized for miltary applications.
http://www.wood.army.mil/TVC/
tsmApi
Tile Set Manager (TSM) Application Programming Interface (API) is an Open Source library of high level C functions for reading, writing, and processing the terrain data used by the TerraVision terrain visualization application. The library acts as an abstraction layer between the application program and the terrain data
http://www.tsmapi.com/
Rez
A java tool for translating topological grids and generating multiresolution 3D terrains optimised for web browsing.
http://www.surak.com.au/~chris/vrml/RezIndex.html
Digital Earth: TerraVision
Navigate in real time across terrabyte-sized distributed datasets from multiple servers across the Web, 3-D VRML and GeoVRML overlays, different size, resolution, and coordinate system are supported. (free, with code) [SGI, Linux, Windows; client-server architecture]
http://www.ai.sri.com/TerraVision/
Atoll Land Surface
Suite of 3D surface building and viewing programs designed for people with a CAD background.
http://www.atoll-geocad.com/landsurf.htm
Applet for Choropleth Maps and Cartograms
A free Java applet for unclassed choropleth maps and cartograms (continous area and circle). Data: .txt, geometry: .shp and other formats. Thematic generalization by a polygon filter.
http://www.mapresso.com
YDreams
3D visualization solutions, specialising in spatial database-enabled interactive virtual worlds that can be displayed in PCs, interactive outdoor panels, mobile phones and PDAs.
http://www.ydreams.com
TFMAKE
A console program to retrieve USGS DEMs from online servers, get the corresponding texture from the U.S. Bureau of Census server and adapt the two data sources such that they fit together perfectly as elevation.tga and texture.tga.
http://www.truflite.com/text/demo.htm#TFMAKE
TruFlite's 3D World
3D landscape rendering system to create animations and high resolution images of landscapes. [Win3.x/95/NT]
http://www.truflite.com/
ShapeViz
A simple program geared towards people who don't know about GIS to view multiple Shape files Can export to Virtual Reality Markup Language. [Win98/NT]
http://www.my3d.com/ShapeViz.htm
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