AN INTEGRATED WEB-BASED 3D MODELING AND VISUALIZATION PLATFORM TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE CITIES
Sustainable Development is found as the key solution to preserve the sustainability of cities in oppose to ongoing population growth and its negative impacts. This is complex and requires a holistic and multidisciplinary decision making. Variety of stakeholders with different backgrounds also needs...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2012-07-01
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| Series: | ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.isprs-ann-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/I-4/299/2012/isprsannals-I-4-299-2012.pdf |
| Summary: | Sustainable Development is found as the key solution to preserve the sustainability of cities in oppose to ongoing population growth
and its negative impacts. This is complex and requires a holistic and multidisciplinary decision making. Variety of stakeholders with
different backgrounds also needs to be considered and involved. Numerous web-based modeling and visualization tools have been
designed and developed to support this process. There have been some success stories; however, majority failed to bring a
comprehensive platform to support different aspects of sustainable development. In this work, in the context of SDI and Land
Administration, CSDILA Platform – a 3D visualization and modeling platform –was proposed which can be used to model and
visualize different dimensions to facilitate the achievement of sustainability, in particular, in urban context. The methodology
involved the design of a generic framework for development of an analytical and visualization tool over the web. CSDILA Platform
was then implemented via number of technologies based on the guidelines provided by the framework. The platform has a modular
structure and uses Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). It is capable of managing spatial objects in a 4D data store and can flexibly
incorporate a variety of developed models using the platform's API. Development scenarios can be modeled and tested using the
analysis and modeling component in the platform and the results are visualized in seamless 3D environment. The platform was
further tested using number of scenarios and showed promising results and potentials to serve a wider need. In this paper, the design
process of the generic framework, the implementation of CSDILA Platform and technologies used, and also findings and future
research directions will be presented and discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 2194-9042 2194-9050 |