TY  - JOUR
A1  - Semmo, Amir
A1  - Hildebrandt, Dieter
A1  - Trapp, Matthias
A1  - Döllner, Jürgen Roland Friedrich
T1  - Concepts for cartography-oriented visualization of virtual 3D city models
JF  - Photogrammetrie, Fernerkundung, Geoinformation
N2  - Virtual 3D city models serve as an effective medium with manifold applications in geoinformation systems and services. To date, most 3D city models are visualized using photorealistic graphics. But an effective communication of geoinformation significantly depends on how important information is designed and cognitively processed in the given application context. One possibility to visually emphasize important information is based on non-photorealistic rendering, which comprehends artistic depiction styles and is characterized by its expressiveness and communication aspects. However, a direct application of non-photorealistic rendering techniques primarily results in monotonic visualization that lacks cartographic design aspects. In this work, we present concepts for cartography-oriented visualization of virtual 3D city models. These are based on coupling non-photorealistic rendering techniques and semantics-based information for a user, context, and media-dependent representation of thematic information. This work highlights challenges for cartography-oriented visualization of 3D geovirtual environments, presents stylization techniques and discusses their applications and ideas for a standardized visualization. In particular, the presented concepts enable a real-time and dynamic visualization of thematic geoinformation.
KW  - 3D city models
KW  - cartography-oriented visualization
KW  - style description languages
KW  - real-time rendering
Y1  - 2012
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1127/1432-8364/2012/0131
SN  - 1432-8364
IS  - 4
SP  - 455
EP  - 465
PB  - Schweizerbart
CY  - Stuttgart
ER  -