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Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Contact: Tom Argles
t.w.argles@open.ac.uk
Month
year
Oct - 08
Sept
– 06
Feb
- 05
Universal delivery modes for Geographic Information System (GIS) content
Multilayered maps in pdf
Movies with ‘real’ landscape data
Technology
3D landscapes created from GIS data, in a
ubiquitous format (pdf) that allows user to
manipulate and explore model
Technology
Multiple maps, satellite images, aerial
photographs and data as layers in a pdf file.
Semi-transparent overlays and annotations
can be included. User-driven comparison of
maps and data for a specific area
Existing applications
Part of multimedia materials accessed from
DVD for a second-level geoscience course,
supporting virtual field trips and other
activities
Opportunities for companies
Easy client access to multiple datasets;
embedded in web page,
or powerpoint file;
low cost
A series
of screenshots of
a multilayered pdf
file, showing layers combined
in different combinations
3D model landscapes in pdf
Existing applications
Developed for a second-level geoscience
course for delivery on DVD
Embedded Flash movie of Cuillin ridge, Skye
Technology
Data and imagery exported from 3D ArcGIS
software (ArcScene) as animations or still
images are assembled in Microsoft
MovieMaker. Resulting movies are
converted to Flash (.flv) format for delivery
Existing applications
Embedded in web browser interface for a
distance-learning geoscience course
Opportunities for companies
Can be embedded in web pages, pdfs,
powerpoint files for seamless presentation;
small file sizes facilitates delivery and utility
Opportunities for companies
Low-cost presentation of 3D models in pdf
Screenshot of 3D pdf model of
volcanic landscape, N. Chile