Some areas that 3-D map navigation can be useful: Look to GIS for ideas and research...
Realistic 3-D portrayal of buildings on map: 1. Emergency response preparation -- for example fire fighters checking 3-D maps of area as they approach a fire to decide best way to approach it. 2. Urban/transportation planning -- trouble shooting of designs, for example: impact of project's height on surrounding neighborhood -- shadowing, sight line obstruction etc. 3. Public planning -- Public participation presentations -- again to help public understand proposed community design plans by giving them a 3-D view of their neighborhoods -- allows them to more easily recognize their neighborhood in relation to proposed plans. A lot of people do not easily read maps -- 3-D visualization helps make it clearer -- Use of 3-D to portray another variable: 1. Abstract extrusions of map polygons can show from their height another variable attribute on a map, ex: map colors show industry type, and height of extrusions show amount of profit by industry type in a given year. Catherine Emond ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
