On Wednesday 15 February 2006 14:57, Allan Doyle wrote: > On 2/14/06, Jørn Vegard Røsnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > just want to send you a hint about this 3D tool. > > http://globe.sintef.no/ > > > > It's almost like Google Earth, but with WMS support. > > Very nice! Based on the email thread, I think you are fetching > predefined areas from existing WMS servers and are caching them > locally, then feeding them to the viewers.
True. There are caching in the VG server, and also some cache prediction about the next "view" the user will request. A view consists typical of area, angle and zoomlevel. The VG server also has a internal datamodel for faster retrieval and visualization. cheers Jørn
