Hi I'll propose for QGis Globe plugin, here the text i'll be submitting as idea, do you have any feedbacks?
Idea: Google earth made the masses unconsciously aware of what GIS actually is and for what it can be used for, nowadays most GIS students would explain to their parents that what they do is somehow related to Google earth. And this is great because now we can easily explain a small part of what we do: data visualization. On the other hand there are other very important tasks in GIS: data exploration and data analysis. Globe Plugin aims at the real time visualisation of the Qgis map canvas on a 3D (true 3D as well) globe to allow data analysis, exploration and visualization all using the same Software package. This approach has the advantage that all data can be studied while looking at the topography of the terrain. Therefore the topography is directly present and doesn't need to use a further visual variable. Furthermore this approach would allow GIS users to produce high quality 3D output and visualizations without having to export or convert their data to other formats. The first part of the project would aim at a stabilization, performance increasing and bug fixing of the current code-base. The second part would be dedicated to the following features implementation: - user selectable Real time Synchronisation with map canvas - Creation of Signals for symbolization updates - Use of 3D models in QGIS symbolization - Python bindings - Packaging - Nicer “fly to” paths - Navigation with Wiimote or Kinect In the future the Globe Plugin could be the precursor for a complete 3D data visualisation and analysis tool in Qgis. ciao Marco -- Marco Bernasocchi www.bernawebdesign.ch skype: mbernasocchi _______________________________________________ Qgis-developer mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
