Spatial Analysis of Terrain in Virtual Reality
Rolf Westerteiger, Andreas Gerndt, Bernd Hamann, Hans Hagen · elib (German Aerospace Center) · 2012
We extend an existing virtual reality terrain visualization framework to support spatial analysis tasks for geoscientific purposes. We demonstrate both interactive measurement of height profiles as well as volume measurement within polygonal footprints. In this application, virtual reality technology enables superior perception of the placement of these lines with respect to terrain features.