A software reference architecture for service-oriented 3D geovisualization systems
- Modern 3D geovisualization systems (3DGeoVSs) are complex and evolving systems that are required to be adaptable and leverage distributed resources, including massive geodata. This article focuses on 3DGeoVSs built based on the principles of service-oriented architectures, standards and image-based representations (SSI) to address practically relevant challenges and potentials. Such systems facilitate resource sharing and agile and efficient system construction and change in an interoperable manner, while exploiting images as efficient, decoupled and interoperable representations. The software architecture of a 3DGeoVS and its underlying visualization model have strong effects on the system's quality attributes and support various system life cycle activities. This article contributes a software reference architecture (SRA) for 3DGeoVSs based on SSI that can be used to design, describe and analyze concrete software architectures with the intended primary benefit of an increase in effectiveness and efficiency in such activities. TheModern 3D geovisualization systems (3DGeoVSs) are complex and evolving systems that are required to be adaptable and leverage distributed resources, including massive geodata. This article focuses on 3DGeoVSs built based on the principles of service-oriented architectures, standards and image-based representations (SSI) to address practically relevant challenges and potentials. Such systems facilitate resource sharing and agile and efficient system construction and change in an interoperable manner, while exploiting images as efficient, decoupled and interoperable representations. The software architecture of a 3DGeoVS and its underlying visualization model have strong effects on the system's quality attributes and support various system life cycle activities. This article contributes a software reference architecture (SRA) for 3DGeoVSs based on SSI that can be used to design, describe and analyze concrete software architectures with the intended primary benefit of an increase in effectiveness and efficiency in such activities. The SRA integrates existing, proven technology and novel contributions in a unique manner. As the foundation for the SRA, we propose the generalized visualization pipeline model that generalizes and overcomes expressiveness limitations of the prevalent visualization pipeline model. To facilitate exploiting image-based representations (IReps), the SRA integrates approaches for the representation, provisioning and styling of and interaction with IReps. Five applications of the SRA provide proofs of concept for the general applicability and utility of the SRA. A qualitative evaluation indicates the overall suitability of the SRA, its applications and the general approach of building 3DGeoVSs based on SSI.…
Verfasserangaben: | Dieter HildebrandtORCiDGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-475831 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.25932/publishup-47583 |
ISSN: | 1866-8372 |
Titel des übergeordneten Werks (Deutsch): | Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe |
Schriftenreihe (Bandnummer): | Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe (1131) |
Publikationstyp: | Postprint |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Datum der Erstveröffentlichung: | 01.03.2021 |
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2014 |
Veröffentlichende Institution: | Universität Potsdam |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 01.03.2021 |
Freies Schlagwort / Tag: | 3D geovisualization; image-based representation; service-oriented architecture; software reference architecture; spatial data infrastructure; standardization |
Ausgabe: | 1131 |
Seitenanzahl: | 48 |
Quelle: | ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 3 (2014) 4, pp. 1445-1490 DOI: 10.3390/ijgi3041445 |
Organisationseinheiten: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät |
An-Institute / Hasso-Plattner-Institut für Digital Engineering gGmbH | |
DDC-Klassifikation: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 55 Geowissenschaften, Geologie / 550 Geowissenschaften |
Peer Review: | Referiert |
Fördermittelquelle: | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) |
Publikationsweg: | Open Access / Green Open-Access |
Lizenz (Deutsch): | CC-BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |